By Ashley Craig, Navy Office of Community Outreach MAYPORT, Fla. – Petty Officer 1st Class Nia Henderson, a native of Missouri City, Texas, serves aboard USS John Basilone, a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Mayport, Florida. Henderson graduated from […]
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Statement from Commissioner Lesley Briones on the Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting
“My heart is with the families who lost children and whose children were injured in the horrific shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. As a mother of three, I cannot fathom the intense pain these families are experiencing. As […]
Katy Retirees Choosing Houston for Retirement Living
Photo by Centre for Ageing Better Retirement has a way of reshaping how people see geography. A suburb that was once the ideal place to raise a family can start to feel a little too quiet when the kids are […]
Last Chance to Splash: Schlitterbahn Galveston and Hurricane Harbor Splashtown Close for the Season Sept. 1
Click for Schlitterbahn & Splashtown Assets HOUSTON, Tex — Summer is almost over, and Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 1) is the final chance for guests to dive in at the region’s biggest waterparks — Schlitterbahn Galveston and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown — before both […]
Houston businessman arrested for seeking sex with 15-year-old girl
A Houston man accused of seeking to have sex with a 15-year-old girl, who was actually an undercover deputy patrolling cyberspace, was arrested Tuesday, Harris County Constable Precinct One Alan Rosen said. Jeffrey Michael Broome, 47, is charged with online […]
Young Musician Rallies Support for 23,000 Homeless Pets with Benefit Concert
Houston – Twelve-year-old animal lover, pianist, percussionist, composer, and founder of Wild Tunes, a national nonprofit based in Houston, that aims to soothe shelter animals through live music, Yuvaanh “Yuvi” Agarwal will join fellow musicians on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 5 […]
Judge Hidalgo Celebrates Opening of HAY Center, A Historic Investment in At-Risk Youth
Harris County, TX, Today Judge Lina Hidalgo joined local officials to celebrate the opening of the new $41M Houston Alumni & Youth (HAY) Center Campus. The new campus, which is the only facility of its kind in the state, will provide […]
Judge Hidalgo Clarifies That Harris County Deficit is 200M+, Not $48M
Harris County, TX, August 22, 2025, Over the last year, three members of Commissioners Court consistently voted against the budget director’s recommendations, which created a $200M+ deficit that could have been avoided. Judge Hidalgo and Commissioner Rodney Ellis opposed those fiscally […]
Harris County Sheriff’s Office – Missing Persons Unit Seeks Public’s Help in Two Cases
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s assistance in generating new leads on two separate missing persons cases. To bring renewed attention to these cases, digital billboards have been launched across the Houston […]
Novel tool helps identify key targets to strengthen CAR NK cell therapies
Researchers developed the first genome-wide CRISPR screening tool for primary human natural killer (NK) cells Study revealed critical regulators of NK cell activity that can be targeted to improve chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) NK cell therapies Findings open new avenues […]
