WHO: Crafted by Enchant Christmas (the creators of the award-winning “World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze), Houston’s Classic Christmas experience is hosting a Military Appreciation Night to support Houston’s troops and veterans. WHAT: Holiday magic comes to life at Classic Christmas, the all-new immersive holiday light experience now open through December 29. Holiday revelers can stroll through a whimsical world of larger-than-life light sculptures, plus glide along the real ice skating rink, enjoy live musical performances, take photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, […]
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Cool Congregations Cohort
4th Monday/month, 7 p.m. central, online Starts January 27, 2024 Faith communities of all faith/spiritual traditions are invited to join the Cool Congregations Cohort in 2025. The cohort will meet monthly online throughout the year, and the facilitator will work with you to accomplish two goals during the course of the year: (1) develop a plan to reduce your faith community’s carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 (in line with goals sent by climate scientists) and […]
Aristoi Classical Academy Invites Prospective Families to Open House
Join Us on January 11, 2025, to Discover What Aristoi Has to Offer! Aristoi Classical Academy warmly invites prospective students, parents, and families to attend our Open House events on January 11, 2025. As a tuition-free, K-12 public charter school, Aristoi currently operates two campuses in historic Katy, with a Grammar School for grades K-4 and a Logic & Rhetoric School for grades 5-12. In August 2024, our Aristoi Cypress campus opened its high school, and […]
40th Annual Fort Bend Regional Vegetable Conference
Join us at the 40th Anniversary of the Annual Fort Bend Regional Vegetable Conference! Register by January 24, 2025, for a discounted rate of $35.00. After January 24, the registration is $45.00. Registration will close at noon on February 4, 2025. Costs cover attendance to all sessions, refreshments, a BBQ lunch served by Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q®, and time with new and various exhibitors and co-sponsors. Five CEUs will also be offered for TDA […]
Excellence in Media Awards Nominations Open December 12
Be recognized for outstanding stories on veteran services and issues AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Excellence in Media awards recognize exemplary research, coverage and production by news media of stories which bring attention to veteran topics and issues. Nominations will be accepted Dec. 12, 2024, through Jan. 9, 2025. To be eligible for nomination, stories must have been produced, broadcast, presented and/or published between Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2024. Members of […]
Houston Man Sentenced to 75 Years in Prison for Killing 16-Year-Old Girl
A Houston man who ambushed a teenage girl he knew, fatally shooting her outside her home in 2018, was sentenced this week to 75 years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced. “No one should ever lose their life to domestic violence, and this case is especially tragic because this woman was so young and had so much to live for—we mourn her loss with her family,” Ogg said. Irbin Vargas, 29, was […]
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER CALLS ON TEXANS TO BE VIGILANT OF UNLICENSED PESTICIDE OPERATIONS
Illegal pesticide applicators are costly and dangerous to Texas communities Austin — Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) call on Texans to be vigilant against unlicensed pesticide businesses operating in their communities. These unlicensed pest control operations not only break the law but may also pose severe risks to public health and safety. Protect yourself and your community by ensuring that any pest control services you use are properly […]
Sugar Land Arts & Music Fest Searching for Accomplished Muralists
WHAT: The Sugar Land Arts & Music Fest, hosted by the Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation, seeks talented muralists to showcase their skills through live painting during the two-day event. The festival will feature four live muralists on Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land. This year’s live mural painting theme is “The Feeling of Music.” Artwork by selected muralists will be displayed at the Smart Financial Centre […]
DPS Announces Featured Fugitive for December
AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Raymond Trejo is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is now increased to $3,000 during December if the tip is received this month. Raymond Lee Trejo, 35, of Abilene, has been wanted out of Taylor Co. since May 2024 for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. In 2009, Trejo was convicted of sexual assault of a child following an incident with […]
14 Harmony Public School Seniors have been Named QuestBridge Matches
Students to Receive Full, Four-Year Scholarship to Prestigious Universities [HOUSTON] 14 Houston-area Harmony Public School seniors have been selected as 2024 QuestBridge National Scholarship program matches. These students attend: Harmony Science Academy – Houston(1) Harmony School of Innovation – Sugar Land(6) Harmony School of Innovation – Katy(1) Harmony School of Advancement- Houston(4) Harmony School of Discovery – Houston(2) They were awarded full four-year scholarships to 11 of the nation’s top colleges. The Match Scholarship is made up of […]