A statement from the Houston Independent School District's board of education reads:
"HID has received official notice that the Texas Education Agency intends to replace Houston ISD’s superintendent and elected trustees of the Board of Education with an appointed superintendent and board of managers in the next few months. The Board is reviewing this notice to determine next steps. In… Read more »
A small group of dignitaries held a 90-minute conversation Feb. 17 with second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and SBA administrator and Cabinet member Isabella Casillas Guzman.
U.S. Reps. Lizzie Fletcher, Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green were part of the conversation on antisemitism, security and the community, along with members of the Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee,… Read more »
Tramell Kukoyi was pinching herself, she said Friday morning, as she waited to welcome some special visitors to the store on Chimney Rock Road where she launched Pronto Shipping & Packaging Services 10 years ago.
Not only has Pronto thrived — growing to employ 10 workers and recently buying a warehouse in southeast Houston — but Kukoyi was set to host Small Business… Read more »
American Jewish Committee leaders, reflecting bipartisanship, met with Reps. Lizzie Fletcher and Randy Weber in Washington, D.C., as part of AJC fly-in. Included were David Simon, Bobby Lapin, Rep. Fletcher, Shrub Kempner and Rep. Weber. Read more »
National Council of Jewish Women’s annual luncheon honoring exceptional women was held on Friday, Feb. 3, at The Briar Club with more than 150 guests in attendance.
The Women of Influence luncheon honors extraordinary women who have made a difference in the Houston community. Honorees are selected because of their community impact and how they create meaningful change on issues related… Read more »
After nearly two years as a major construction zone, all lanes of Buffalo Speedway through West University Place will open on Friday (Feb. 17).
The city made the announcement Thursday, and indicated that crews would likely be going through the punch list of final details into April.
The $32.2 million project took about five years to plan and fund, with intensive public feedback and… Read more »
McMorris Rodgers
The House Communications and Technology Subcommittee in the 118th Congress has new leadership and members. Below we offer a brief look at the broadband priorities for this key panel.
The subcommittee has jurisdiction over “electronic communications, both interstate and foreign, including voice, video, audio and data, whether transmitted by wire or wirelessly, and… Read more »
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, millions of women were robbed of their fundamental right to make deeply personal health care decisions.
The Dobbs ruling was the inevitable outcome of former President Donald Trump’s quest to pack the Supreme Court with as many far-right justices as possible — justices who, despite what they testified to under oath, voted… Read more »
By: Scott Waldman, Adam Aton
President Joe Biden began a two-year tour to sell the climate bill Tuesday night.
His first stop was the Capitol.
Biden, the first U.S. president who can rightfully claim a massive legislative victory to combat climate change, used his State of the Union address to launch a likely reelection campaign that will feature remarkable changes to the nation’s… Read more »
By: Jennifer Bendery
On Tuesday night, millions of people tuned in to watch President Joe Biden deliver his State of the Union address to the nation.
But the best part of the night happened right after Biden’s speech was over, when most (but not all) networks weren’t airing his comments anymore and he made his way through the crowd. It was here, where the president could actually talk… Read more »
