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Taking time out from his continuing barrage of criticism aimed at President Biden and how he’s handling immigration and the border, Texas Governor Greg Abbott Wednesday announced that the state is finally releasing $11.2 billion in one-time federal sti…
Read MoreBicycle accidents happen all the time. A car driver fails to yield right of way. A road adjoining a construction site hasn’t been cleared of gravel and other debris and a rider goes into a skid. An unexpected pot hole engulfs the front tire, causing a …
Read MoreWhen one of the key aspects of your theater show is interacting with the audience and thanks to COVID-19 there’s no live audience in the room, that presents a problem. As it turns out, not an insurmountable one for the technical wizards working for Sta…
Read MoreIt’s something that Connor Walsh, principal dancer for Houston Ballet almost couldn’t believe would finally happen. But now that he and other company members have pinched themselves several times over, it has — as he puts it — kicked them all into gear…
Read MoreFrom a very young age, Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton can remember writing poetry, drawn not only to words on a page but to speaking them aloud. It was something that stayed with her as she went on to become poet laureate emeritus of Houston, published a laud…
Read MoreFifteen additional days of school have been dialed into the 2021-22 Houston ISD school calendar to help students catch up with all disruption caused by what COVID-19 did to attendance in the last year. Following state guidelines means the first day of …
Read MorePublic school districts throughout Texas were notified today that students taking the online version of the 2021 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness online tests who were having problems connecting to the test should put down their (v…
Read MoreLeaning into the comfort factor, soprano Nicole Heaston decided her concert recital recorded for Houston Grand Opera audiences would be all in English, with an emphasis on American and English composers. “Usually when a person goes to a recital you’ll …
Read MoreIt’s the return of live opera for Opera in the Heights but rather than it playing out in the cozy confines of Lambert Hall, it will be on the lawn at White Oak Music Hall this Wednesday and Thursday. Artistic Director Eiki Isomura will conduct the OH! …
Read MoreThe music of Spain — and no, get those one-note misconceptions out of your mind — will be showcased in a special program at Houston Grand Opera created by acclaimed soprano Ana MarÃa MartÃnez, who also serves as HGO’s Artistic Advisor. Premiering …
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