commentary - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/commentary/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 28 Jul 2023 01:21:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 commentary - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/commentary/ 32 32 103504436 COMMENTARY: Texas does not understand power of immigrants – MyRGV.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/commentary-texas-does-not-understand-power-of-immigrants-myrgv-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commentary-texas-does-not-understand-power-of-immigrants-myrgv-com Fri, 28 Jul 2023 01:21:12 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=06a8ce6ec9fbf2f32a0a410f93071d0c Look no further than Fort Bend County, one of the richest counties in Texas. It is also the most truly diverse county in America.

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]]> 636082 Guest commentary: Despite local rain, Texas drought threatens water restrictions https://houstonnewmedia.org/guest-commentary-despite-local-rain-texas-drought-threatens-water-restrictions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-commentary-despite-local-rain-texas-drought-threatens-water-restrictions Wed, 02 Nov 2022 03:31:03 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=43f05a8b9c41458c2556ff4dced6c771 The Gulf Coast Water Authority provides water to municipalities, industries and farmers from Sugar Land to Pearland, and most of Galveston County.

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]]> 457463 COMMENTARY: No charges vs. Watson? | Opinion | thetandd.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/commentary-no-charges-vs-watson-opinion-thetandd-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commentary-no-charges-vs-watson-opinion-thetandd-com Thu, 07 Apr 2022 06:11:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8bfc8c1d33345c2bbc81694cd2ab06ef And a second Texas grand jury, in Brazoria County, declined to indict Watson (nine charges were filed in Harris County and one in Brazoria County ...

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]]> 288183 Guest commentary: Juneteenth’s legacy can be absolute equality – Galveston County Daily News https://houstonnewmedia.org/guest-commentary-juneteenths-legacy-can-be-absolute-equality-galveston-county-daily-news-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-commentary-juneteenths-legacy-can-be-absolute-equality-galveston-county-daily-news-2 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:36:27 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5e7b33a36270093cf053bc9132ad0093 ... negotiations with the Fort Bend Independent School District and the city of Sugar Land, ... Richard Vogel lives in Meadows Place, Texas.

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]]> 288174 Guest commentary: Juneteenth’s legacy can be absolute equality – Galveston County Daily News https://houstonnewmedia.org/guest-commentary-juneteenths-legacy-can-be-absolute-equality-galveston-county-daily-news-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-commentary-juneteenths-legacy-can-be-absolute-equality-galveston-county-daily-news-3 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:36:27 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=64b9acf5a566d1f086ab1441141b8fd6 Throughout the protracted negotiations with the Fort Bend Independent School District and the city of Sugar Land, I was impressed with Collins' ...

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]]> 288189 Guest commentary: Juneteenth’s legacy can be absolute equality – Galveston County Daily News https://houstonnewmedia.org/guest-commentary-juneteenths-legacy-can-be-absolute-equality-galveston-county-daily-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-commentary-juneteenths-legacy-can-be-absolute-equality-galveston-county-daily-news Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:03:15 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4ffc1e4b0d22e0c7bd16c78ac87a312d I met Sam Collins III in 2018 when he was acting as a consultant for prison activist Reginald Moore and other residents of Fort Bend County, ...

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]]> 288044 Commentary: With right policies, renewables, natural gas can build energy security while … https://houstonnewmedia.org/commentary-with-right-policies-renewables-natural-gas-can-build-energy-security-while/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commentary-with-right-policies-renewables-natural-gas-can-build-energy-security-while Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:56:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=11dec806c10cc087b33a4a7e46bbbd3f A Bahamas-flagged tanker at named the Freeport LNG export terminal near the Brazoria County town of Quintana on Tuesday. U.S. natural gas and ...

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]]> 270084 Derrick Henry is best running back to ever play | Commentary – Orlando Sentinel https://houstonnewmedia.org/derrick-henry-is-best-running-back-to-ever-play-commentary-orlando-sentinel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=derrick-henry-is-best-running-back-to-ever-play-commentary-orlando-sentinel Sat, 06 Nov 2021 01:57:45 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=79e7257ba231abeabed47b1c6271ee18 He set his eyes on the all-time record of Ken “Sugar Land Express” Hall of Sugar Land (Texas) High School in 1953. The mark was 11,232.

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]]> 196902 Guest commentary: Better storm protection on the way for Texas – Galveston County Daily News https://houstonnewmedia.org/guest-commentary-better-storm-protection-on-the-way-for-texas-galveston-county-daily-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-commentary-better-storm-protection-on-the-way-for-texas-galveston-county-daily-news Wed, 06 Oct 2021 02:37:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=423d09525d3027e7b99271b08e3b5201 The project spans nearly 4,000 square miles from Brazoria County to Orange County and includes fortifying aging levee systems, building new ones, ...

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]]> 179277 COMMENTARY: Hate Crimes Demand More Action https://houstonnewmedia.org/commentary-hate-crimes-demand-more-action/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commentary-hate-crimes-demand-more-action Fri, 03 Jan 2020 18:16:55 +0000 http://stylemagazine.com/news/2020/jan/03/commentary-hate-crimes-demand-more-action/ COMMENTARY: Hate Crimes Demand More Action

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