With renters making up nearly half of Houston’s population, it’s important for tenants to know what their renters’ rights are. There are more than 500,000 apartments in the Houston area and every year the Houston Apartment Association deals with at least 10,000 complaints. Llyod Joshua Sams said he’s had a hole in his bathroom door […]
Nine Septembers have come and gone and yet, the many days that separate America now from a chilling day in its history did not dull remembrance Saturday. Once again, the nation paused in silence at 8:46 a.m., the time when the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center. A few minutes […]
On this Labor Day, the White House will put its focus squarely back on the economy, following a week where the Obama administration concentrated on Middle East peace talks and the end of America’s combat role in Iraq. The address will be the first of two speeches this week in which President Barack Obama will […]
In a news conference leading up to Sunday’s Labor Day Classic, Prairie View A&M coach Henry Frazier III said that a lot of questions would be answered in the season opener against Texas Southern. When the smoke cleared Sunday, the answers were crystal clear. • Panthers quarterback K.J. Black wasn’t ready to play because of a […]
Mary J. Blige is partnering with NASA to encourage girls and young women to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). NASA released two public service announcements featuring Blige and space shuttle astronaut Leland Melvin this week on NASA TV online. In addition, Blige, who cofounded the Foundation for the Advancement of Women […]
As Barack Obama was sworn in as president in 2009 he inherited the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression. To combat this crisis and stimulate the American economy on February 19th President Obama signed into law H.R.1 or the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Recovery Act has three immediate goals: create […]
How will the job market evolve in the next decade? As we approach the Labor Day weekend, Fortune takes a look at some of the fastest growing professions in the U.S. Nurses The number of registered nurses is expected to swell to 3.2 million by 2018, accounting for approximately 581,500 new jobs, according to […]
Several law enforcement agencies are taking part in the “No Refusal” initiative this weekend, bringing in extra officers and deputies along with judges and nurses to catch impaired drivers. Starting Saturday night at 10 p.m., Precinct 8 will team up with La Porte, Pasadena, Webster and several other police departments for a drunk-driving crackdown. The effort […]
ABC has just released the promo for its seventh season of “Desperate Housewives,” which features Vanessa Williams as the newest resident of Wisteria Lane. So far, we know that her character Renee Perry has a rocky marriage with a New York baseball superstar (Reggie Austin), a long-standing rivalry with neighbor Lynette (Felicity Huffman) and a flirtation […]
Voters will have the option of casting a paper ballot in the Nov. 2 general election because officials do not believe the county’s voting machine vendor will be able to produce all the eSlate machines Harris County needs, County Clerk Beverly Kaufman said Friday. In a letter to county elections officials across the state, Kaufman […]
Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King’s message. Civil rights leaders who accused the group of hijacking King’s legacy held their own rally and march. While Beck billed his […]
Texans coach Gary Kubiak kept returning to one thing last week as he answered question after question about his team’s effort, talent and smarts. Yes, seriously, he got all those questions in the wake of an embarrassing loss to the Saints. OK, almost all of them. I know because I had people writing me saying […]