Aldine High student receives scholarship to Texas A&M
Aldine Senior High School graduate Krystle Williams recently received a scholarship to attend Texas A&M University from A&M President Ray Bowen, pictured at right. Williams was one of …
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DOJ Grants 12-Month extension of Temporary Protected Status for eligible El Salvadorans
As part of the Administrations ongoing efforts to assist El Salvador in recovering from the devastating earthquake that affected the nation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last …
HCHD Foundation brings mobile health to north Harris County
HCHD staff and foundation members open the mobile unit for service weekly from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. throughout north Houston. (Picture by Bruce Bennett)With more than 150,000 …
West Nile virus Update
Harris County Mosquito Control has received confirmation that 16 more dead birds have tested positive with the West Nile virus – fifteen Blue Jays and one American Crow. …
Houston to host the 93rd NAACP convention
Houston will be the site of the 93rd annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention July 6-11 at the George R. Brown Convention Center.Rev. …
Public Citizen releases database with names of 1,111 Questionable Doctors in Texas – most still practicing
The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen last week released new information about 1,111 physicians who have been disciplined by Texass state medical board and other agencies for incompetence, …
Dual credit courses at HCCS give local students a head start
Future engineer and scholarship recipient Etosha Cave, third from left, is surrounded by, left to right, Alex Warren, president of the Sunrise Kiwanis Club and also an HCCS-Northeast …
West Nile Virus found in Harris County
West Nile Virus (WNV) has been identified in two dead blue jays found in northwest Harris County. WNV is a mosquito-borne disease that can cause encephalitis, a brain …
Chancellor Leslie meets with press
Dr. Bruce H. Leslie, Chancellor of the Houston Community College System met with local press representatives at a luncheon last Friday.In his informal address, Dr. Leslie discussed the …