minority - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/minority/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:06:33 +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 minority - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/minority/ 32 32 103504436 City halts minority, women business certification program – FOX 2 https://houstonnewmedia.org/city-halts-minority-women-business-certification-program-fox-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-halts-minority-women-business-certification-program-fox-2 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:06:33 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=907e1aece65e6b155476a156bd7646a8 Community leaders are calling it a major setback for minority- and women-owned businesses.

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]]> 989332 Portugal is headed for another minority government after general election | World News | 2news.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/portugal-is-headed-for-another-minority-government-after-general-election-world-news-2news-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-is-headed-for-another-minority-government-after-general-election-world-news-2news-com Mon, 19 May 2025 04:41:24 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8b7429b5f73244fb3c09c7e73b323b53 Reno Aces shut out in series finale against Sugar Land, 3-0. Updated 6 hrs ago ...

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]]> 954935 Could women and minority-owned businesses lose their advantage on certain city contracts? https://houstonnewmedia.org/could-women-and-minority-owned-businesses-lose-their-advantage-on-certain-city-contracts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=could-women-and-minority-owned-businesses-lose-their-advantage-on-certain-city-contracts Sat, 09 Dec 2023 06:41:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=bb95c56a284602f443c94a533f536bb0 5:37 · Go to channel · Missouri City teen killed in car accident survives and thrives. FOX 26 Houston•916K views · 23:36 · Go to channel · Raniya ...

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]]> 699120 A minority in the majority | Opinion | fortbendstar.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/a-minority-in-the-majority-opinion-fortbendstar-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-minority-in-the-majority-opinion-fortbendstar-com Sun, 09 Jul 2023 15:36:55 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b5be911d811d99dcd69eb28977f5a025 [Editors' note: In the latest Census estimates, Fort Bend County is 29.5 percent white, 25.5 percent Hispanic, 22.1 percent Black, 22.1 percent ...

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]]> 626425 A minority in the majority | Opinion | fortbendstar.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/a-minority-in-the-majority-opinion-fortbendstar-com-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-minority-in-the-majority-opinion-fortbendstar-com-2 Sun, 09 Jul 2023 15:36:55 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6e94f24a92ffcb5262ff8432c7e2e86a If you are of the Caucasian persuasion you are now a minority in Texas. ... Stephen F. Austin inherited his father's Spanish land grant in 1821 ...

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]]> 626445 A minority in the majority | Opinion | fortbendstar.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/a-minority-in-the-majority-opinion-fortbendstar-com-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-minority-in-the-majority-opinion-fortbendstar-com-3 Sun, 09 Jul 2023 15:36:55 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d24d523fe286698c1c2808205893bd49 ... UH User Experience, based at Sugar Land campus, in high demand · Review: Harrison Ford and 'Indiana Jones' have fitting swan song in 'Dial of ...

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]]> 626452 A minority in the majority | Opinion | fortbendstar.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/a-minority-in-the-majority-opinion-fortbendstar-com-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-minority-in-the-majority-opinion-fortbendstar-com-4 Sun, 09 Jul 2023 15:36:55 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7a90ff10e757e149c6500d40bd93cd82 Fourth of July being celebrated across Fort Bend County · Missouri City program offers inclusion for people with autism, intellectual disabilities ...

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]]> 626509 Minority leaders call for sporting events to be moved out of Texas over Gov. Abbott’s hiring order https://houstonnewmedia.org/minority-leaders-call-for-sporting-events-to-be-moved-out-of-texas-over-gov-abbotts-hiring-order/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minority-leaders-call-for-sporting-events-to-be-moved-out-of-texas-over-gov-abbotts-hiring-order Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:39:55 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=eeeb6d0f299bf0e3ff546fcff4f7c095 Ron Reynolds (D-Missouri City). Rep. Reynolds, the chair of the Texas Black Legislative Caucus, had no love for Governor Abbott after he told ...

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]]> 548190 Residents hear from area leaders about minority business grants – Houston Chronicle https://houstonnewmedia.org/residents-hear-from-area-leaders-about-minority-business-grants-houston-chronicle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=residents-hear-from-area-leaders-about-minority-business-grants-houston-chronicle Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:22:54 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d905412493e26d2f22ea3a0ff8654ebe Federal officials are seeking to spread word in Fort Bend County about a new federal $93.5 million competitive grant program that will provide ...

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]]> 531007 Minority Rule: How 3 Percent of Texans Call the Shots for the Rest of Us – Texas Monthly https://houstonnewmedia.org/minority-rule-how-3-percent-of-texans-call-the-shots-for-the-rest-of-us-texas-monthly-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minority-rule-how-3-percent-of-texans-call-the-shots-for-the-rest-of-us-texas-monthly-2 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:28:01 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fdde6a4ce0b6159c9669e2fad06feb90 As in Fort Bend County, that transformation has been accompanied by political change. Although no Democrat has won a statewide race in Texas since ...

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]]> 445779 Minority Rule: How 3 Percent of Texans Call the Shots for the Rest of Us – Texas Monthly https://houstonnewmedia.org/minority-rule-how-3-percent-of-texans-call-the-shots-for-the-rest-of-us-texas-monthly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minority-rule-how-3-percent-of-texans-call-the-shots-for-the-rest-of-us-texas-monthly Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:38:23 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a75ee09d19d7f69d231dbe79a7628c9b If you want to see the future of Texas, take a drive down Synott Road, in Sugar Land, the booming suburb twenty miles southwest of Houston.

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]]> 445386 Las Vegas ranks No. 11 in US for most minority professionals – 8NewsNow.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/las-vegas-ranks-no-11-in-us-for-most-minority-professionals-8newsnow-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=las-vegas-ranks-no-11-in-us-for-most-minority-professionals-8newsnow-com Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:27:33 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5917964812e442e1adfdc8f37d93d8e7 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (48.4%); Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (42.9%); Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA (42.9%) ...

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]]> 427221 Cities With the Most Minority Professionals – Arizona Daily Star https://houstonnewmedia.org/cities-with-the-most-minority-professionals-arizona-daily-star/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cities-with-the-most-minority-professionals-arizona-daily-star Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:13:39 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7677ed847347f4c6ce193d08d8de78e3 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX. Photo Credit: Sean Pavone / Shutterstock. Percentage of professionals that are minorities: 48.4% ...

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]]> 426978 Cities With the Most Minority Professionals | Business & Finance | citizentribune.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/cities-with-the-most-minority-professionals-business-finance-citizentribune-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cities-with-the-most-minority-professionals-business-finance-citizentribune-com Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:12:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e10f5ca674bf95931fc153cfa1c024da Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX. Photo Credit: Sean Pavone / Shutterstock. Percentage of professionals that are minorities: 48.4% ...

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]]> 427206 Flooding and pollution in minority communities, and the impact of minority-owned businesses (June 30, 2022) https://houstonnewmedia.org/flooding-and-pollution-in-minority-communities-and-the-impact-of-minority-owned-businesses-june-30-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flooding-and-pollution-in-minority-communities-and-the-impact-of-minority-owned-businesses-june-30-2022 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:00:49 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2022/06/30/427762/flooding-and-pollution-in-minority-communities-and-the-impact-of-minority-owned-businesses-on-the-houston-economy-june-30-2022/ On Thursday's show: Increased flooding across the country is exposing more people to industrial waste, especially those in minority communities, according to new research from Rice University. And the problem is expected to get worse.
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]]> 362638 Texans’ minority owner on hiring process for coaches and improving diversity (April 28, 2022) https://houstonnewmedia.org/texans-minority-owner-on-hiring-process-for-coaches-and-improving-diversity-april-28-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texans-minority-owner-on-hiring-process-for-coaches-and-improving-diversity-april-28-2022 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:00:06 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2022/04/28/424144/texans-minority-owner-on-hiring-process-for-coaches-and-improving-diversity-april-28-2022/ On Thursday's show: We learn why the Houston Dash suspended their head coach and general manager, James Clarkson.
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]]> 307397 Cities with the most minority teachers | Lifestyles | madison.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/cities-with-the-most-minority-teachers-lifestyles-madison-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cities-with-the-most-minority-teachers-lifestyles-madison-com Fri, 01 Apr 2022 21:35:41 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e346d48f6f9c6ef2437324198fee1f7a Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX. Photo Credit: Tomas Simkus / Shutterstock. Percentage of teachers that are non-white: 50.8% ...

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]]> 283921 Cities with the most minority teachers | Lifestyles | madison.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/cities-with-the-most-minority-teachers-lifestyles-madison-com-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cities-with-the-most-minority-teachers-lifestyles-madison-com-2 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 21:35:41 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=53cdeaa3dac7e9b69d4d9155f095e764 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX. Photo Credit: Tomas Simkus / Shutterstock. Percentage of teachers that are non-white: 50.8% ...

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]]> 284006 Cities With the Most Minority Teachers | KSJB AM 600 https://houstonnewmedia.org/cities-with-the-most-minority-teachers-ksjb-am-600/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cities-with-the-most-minority-teachers-ksjb-am-600 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 04:25:01 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e6d71fd6ba8127697b2c84af16b52a3d Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX. Percentage of teachers that are non-white: 50.8%; Percentage of students that are non-white: 74.9% ...

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]]> 281899 Cities With the Most Minority Teachers https://houstonnewmedia.org/cities-with-the-most-minority-teachers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cities-with-the-most-minority-teachers Wed, 30 Mar 2022 03:22:33 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=917f8da4acffc9fe2dc373c4c64fe093 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX. Percentage of teachers that are non-white: 50.8%; Percentage of students that are non-white: 74.9% ...

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