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10 Houston Latino leaders you should know about

These 10 Houston Latinos are changing the city’s future for the better, including Mario Figueroa Jr., the artist who works as GONZO247:

“I just try to show them that yeah, I didn’t come from a wealthy background, I didn’t have the best grades or go off to a four-year college, but I was able to do something with myself and I was able to find something that I love to do. I never kid anybody and say it was easy, I never kid anybody and say it’s going to happen overnight. You have to put in the work. ”

MORE: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2021/houston-latino-leaders-you-should-know/

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Houston native’s horse sanctuary at risk of eviction due to COVID financial losses

Lisa Rogers lost her top sponsors after they died of COVID. The pandemic has led to an uptick in abandoned horses she has tried to rescue, as well as all but stopped her donations. She has until the end of September to move herself and 14 horses, three dogs, three cats and two donkeys onto a new property before they are evicted. But she’s not giving up without a fight.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Texas-horse-rescue-facing-eviction-after-loss-of-16410682.php#photo-21391059

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Support pours in for Houston women asked to leave restaurant over ‘inappropriate’ outfits

Support has poured in for a pregnant Houston woman and her friends after the group said they were asked to leave a restaurant because the clothing they were wearing was “inappropriate.”

Laurin Hughes said she and her friends barely made it through the door before an employee asked the group to cover up with sweaters:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/bayarea/article/Pregnant-Houston-woman-Rouxpour-Baybrook-outfit-16350027.php#photo-21295979

What do y’all think about this?

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‘She already won’: Social media reacts to Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from Olympic team event

Biles’ decision to step down sparked an onslaught of responses from social media users, mostly in support of her decision to prioritize herself. But she also received plenty of criticism from people who accused her of leaving her teammates to fend for themselves during a team event.

MORE: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/tokyo-olympics/article/Simone-Biles-social-media-responds-withdraw-Tokyo-16343830.php

What are y’all’s thoughts on this? She’s from Spring, near Houston, in case you didn’t know.

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‘We are not a club’: Houston’s Turkey Leg Hut draws ‘anti-Black’ criticism over dress code

'We are not a club': Houston's Turkey Leg Hut draws 'anti-Black' criticism over dress code

“TLH’s new dress code prohibits patrons from wearing “house attire” defined as “wave caps, du-rags, house shoes or shower caps,” among other items.” https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-Turkey-Leg-Hut-dress-code-anti-black-16291638.php

Thoughts?

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