Author: Shafaq Patel

The South Texas College of Law will hire a program director for its new diversity center, funded by a $3 million gift. The center will be a hub for DEI-centered conversations in for the legal profession.

When Houston Methodist was deciding how to allocate its $100 million commitment to support underrepresented communities, the health system landed on longtime partner Legacy Community Health.

“We went through a process of identifying which of our comm…

She has served on the board of directors since 2012 and replaces J. Ken Johnson, who held the chair position since 2014.

“We are thrilled to welcome Kim to Locke Lord and look forward to her leadership continuing the firm’s integral work of fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. Her impressive background and experience holding both legal and corporate roles will brin…

The tech-enabled beauty platform’s seed round, expected to close at the end of the year, is led by Mercury Fund, The Artemis Fund and Next Coast Ventures.

The new Vietnamese gastropub in Spring Branch will be “MasterChef” winner Christine Ha’s largest restaurant yet, allowing her to add catering capabilities, among other things.

Along with granting $1 million to 100 Houston-area businesses, a little over 100 also received technology and marketing resources.

She has led DEI efforts for over 20 years and has spent 14 years as a litigation attorney.

Ella Russell’s dessert success came from selling cookies at concerts and serving them to artists in the greenroom.

Houston’s housing market perpetuates the country’s longtime history of leaving people of color — primarily Black and brown Americans — out of the housing market and thus displacing residents out of their communities.