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Katherine Tyra Branch Library

Harris County Public Library

Storytime Break August 4th-22nd Will resume August 26th PRESCHOOL STORYTIME/CRAFT Tuesdays ⁕ 10:30 to 11:15 AM For ages 3 to 6 years. ★ SUNSHINE BABYTIME Wednesdays ⁕ 10:30AM to 11:00AM For ages 0 to 18 Months ★ TODDLER STORYTIME Wednesdays ⁕ 11:30 AM to 12:00PM For ages 18 Months to 3 Years ★ WAGGING TALES: THERAPY DOG STORY TIME Saturdays ⁕ 10:30 to 11:00 AM ★ BILINGUAL STORYTIME /LA HORA DE LOS CUENTOS September 9th & 23rd ⁕ 2:00PM to 2:30PM

Houston Grand Opera Elects Astley Blair as Chairperson of the HGO Board of Directors

Houston Grand Opera

Dedicated arts advocate and veteran board member steps into key role HOUSTON— August 19, 2025—Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce Astley Blair as the company’s new Chairperson of its Board of Directors, effective as of August 1, 2025. Blair’s election comes at […]

New Law Allows Physicians to Help Patients Receive Their Medical News – Good or Bad

Texas Medical Association

A new law effective Sept. 1 will protect Texas patients from the confusion of receiving difficult-to-decipher health information in their inbox with no explanation, thanks to the efforts of Texas physicians. Instead, doctors will have time to review patients’ test results and […]

TDLR Suspends Two Behavior Analyst Licenses For Failing To Report Suspected Sexual Assault Of A Child To Law Enforcement

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has issued an emergency order suspending the licenses of two behavior analysts in Fort Bend County because they failed to report to law enforcement that one of their employees may have […]

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Historic $9.5 Million Settlement with Booking for Engaging in Deceptive “Junk Fee” Practices

Attorney General of Texas

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a historic $9.5 million settlement with Booking Holdings Inc. (“Booking”) for deceptively marketing hotel room prices to consumers by omitting mandatory fees. This settlement marks the largest amount recovered by a State […]

Sen. Bettencourt’s SB 10 Passes Texas Senate to Reduce City & County Local Gov’t Property Tax Levy Growth

The Senate of Texas

Bettencourt’s Bill lowers Voter-Approval Tax Rate from 3.5% to 2.5% for Populations Over 75,000 AUSTIN, TX — During the Second Called 89th Special Session by Governor Greg Abbott, The Texas Senate has passed Senator Paul Bettencourt’s (R-Houston) Senate Bill 10 […]