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Shop local—including from the 100 recipients of Comcast RISE awards listed below—as part of Small Business Saturday this weekend, on Saturday, November 27, 2021 and beyond. Since its beginnings in 2010, Small Business Saturday has become a promotion focused on supporting local entrepreneurs and business owners who might get easily… Original Article: https://365thingsinhouston.com/2021/11/25/small-business-saturday-2021-presented-by-comcast/

The Defender Network is one of 100 Houston area businesses to receive the prestgious Comcast RISE Investment Fund grant. Comcast recently announced the 100 small business recipients, each of which who will receive a one-time $10,000 grant from the fund. More than 100 businesses in the area will also receive… Original Article: https://defendernetwork.com/news/local-state/defender-one-of-100-houston-businesses-awarded-comcast-rise-grant/

The Defender Network is one of 100 Houston area businesses to receive the prestgious Comcast RISE Investment Fund grant. Comcast recently announced the 100 small business recipients, each of which who will receive a one-time $10,000 grant from the fund. More than 100 businesses in the area will also receive… Original Article: https://defendernetwork.com/news/local-state/defender-one-of-100-houston-businesses-awarded-comcast-rise-grant/

In celebration of Small Business Saturday, we’ve partnered with Comcast to highlight a handful of the 100 small businesses owned by people of color in Harris and Fort Bend County and are each receiving $10,000 grants from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund. Groove Music School. Founded by Gonzalo Arjona in… Original Article: https://365thingsinhouston.com/2021/11/24/comcast-rise-small-business-highlight-groove-music-school/

In celebration of Small Business Saturday, we’ve partnered with Comcast to highlight a handful of the 100 small businesses owned by people of color in Harris and Fort Bend County and are each receiving $10,000 grants from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund. Intensity Fitness. Founded by Sid Karim in 2017,… Original Article: https://365thingsinhouston.com/2021/11/24/comcast-rise-small-business-highlight-intensity-fitness/

HOUSTON (KIAH) — Dozens of graduates are getting a big boost in their careers, with help from a local program in Missouri City. The Fort Bend Entrepreneur Business Accelerator program is recognizing it’s first graduating class at a ceremony Thursday, Nov. 18 from 4-6 p.m. at the Landmark Community Center, located at 100 Louisiana St.…

Bhagwat Patel, a finance junior at UH, has been going to Astroworld since its start in 2018. He has always had a good time listening to his favorite artists and hanging out with his friends. But this year, everything was different. Unlike some other attendees, Patel got to the festival… Original Article: https://thedailycougar.com/2021/11/16/astroworld-attendees-recall-tragedy/

HOUSTON (KIAH) — Fort Bend County Judge KP George tweeted he is in good spirits after dealing with kidney stones over the weekend. George tweeted that he was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Sugar Land early Saturday morning “due to severe and acute abdominal and stomach pain,” he said. Original Article: https://cw39.com/news/local/fort-bend-county-judge-leaves-hospital-after-dealing-with-kidney-stone/

Fort Bend Christian Academy celebrated the early period of National Signing Day with three of its top senior student-athletes, all signing with NCAA Division I colleges. Bailey Hanner signed a National Letter of Intent to attend and continue her volleyball career at Texas State University, while Reagan Heflin and Avery Hodge signed with softball scholarships…

The Cullinan Park Conservancy (CPC) raised $90,000 for park improvements at its 5th Annual Picnic for the Park held October 22. Supporters from the Fort Bend and Houston business community, the City of Sugar Land and nature lovers enjoyed an excellent and interactive presentation by guest speaker Jaime González, M.Ed., Houston Healthy Cities Director for…

Fort Bend Women’s Center (FBWC), the area’s primary provider of free, integral support services for survivors of abuse, will be adding additional housing to their Rio Bend campus, that will ultimately include four beds for domestic abuse and sexual assault survivors. HomeAid Houston is finalizing the search for a Builder Captain to construct the 3225…

Set on empowering Houston-area girls and young women, Girl Scouts supporters gathered on Oct. 28 for their first major in-person fundraiser since before the pandemic began. Roughly 550 friends of Girl Scouts attended the 11th Annual Success to Significance Luncheon at The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston. On HoustonChronicle.com:… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/sugarland/article/Nearly-100-years-in-Girls-Scouts-raise-funds-to-16583445.php

HOUSTON – A woman is behind bars Saturday after police say she shot her parents after an argument, killing her mother, in south Houston near Fort Bend County. Initial reports say it happened in the 4900 block of Ridge Harbor Dr. around 8 p.m. That’s when Houston Police say an unidentified woman in her 20s…

HOUSTON — The pandemic pushed online learning into overdrive as school districts scrambled to connect students with technology. But months after the surge in connectivity, some are now experiencing a wave of unreturned devices. A total of 27,680 computers, iPads and hot spots have gone missing at the 18 largest… Original Article: https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/10-million-computers-hot-spots-missing-school-districts/285-d42b6f4d-edfa-486a-a007-842c1f97c087

Dissecting Data: What Numbers Say About Recovery and How to Achieve It:. UpSkill Works Forum, a virtual event, hosted by the Greater Houston Partnership. Noon-1 p.m. Speaker: Parker Harvey, principal economist for the Gulf Coast Workforce Board and Workforce Solutions. Information: www.houston.org/events. Connection Sessions:. Job search networking hosted by JS101…. Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/texas-inc/article/Business-calendar-Upcoming-events-in-the-Houston-16552234.php

HOUSTON (KIAH) – As of Wednesday, the COVID-19 positivity rate for Houston and Harris County is at 8.4%. The updated threat level is now at red, which means anyone that is not vaccinated is advised to stay home and social distance. In Harris County, there are 22,762 active cases. In Montgomery… Original Article: https://cw39.com/news/coronavirus/latest-covid-19-numbers-for-houston-active-cases-decreasing-but-threat-level-remains-high/

Nearly 500 people accused of violent crimes have been arrested following a joint effort of the U.S. Marshals Service and 20 other law enforcement agencies. The suspects include alleged gang members and fugitives with outstanding warrants. “Operation Triple Beam,” an annual effort spearheaded by the Marshals, was conducted over the… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Justice-is-coming-Hundreds-of-alleged-16547108.php

HOUSTON – Houston police commanders and U.S. Marshals Service officials and other law enforcement agencies held a news conference Tuesday to announce the results of a violent crime initiative called “Operation Triple Beam.”. During the operation, spanning 10 weeks, authorities said the area’s most dangerous and violent criminals were targeted… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/10/19/houston-police-feds-to-announce-results-of-violent-crime-initiative-called-operation-triple-beam/

A 19-year-old has been charged with murder following an apparent road-rage shooting of a 20-year-old in Mission Bend Friday, according to authorities. The two men had a minor car crash Friday at the Beechnut and Addicks-Clodine intersection. Houston resident Ramon Vasquez, 19, is accused of shooting Humphrey Magwira, 20, multiple times before fleeing, according to…

HOUSTON – A car crash ended in a deadly shooting Friday in Fort Bend County, according to officials. Deputies tell us it happened near Beechnut and Addicks-Clodine Rd. sometime before 3:45 p.m. It’s unclear what caused the crash but shortly after it, investigators say one of the drivers reportedly got out of their car and…

A bold, new initiative, the Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) Arts Network and Fund, or BANF, welcomes eligible organizations and fiscally-sponsored artist collectives in Greater Houston’s Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern and other communities of color to apply for grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000. Original Article: https://theboxhouston.com/10391079/bipoc-arts-network-and-fund-2-million-grants-houston-communities-of-color/

HOUSTON – At the Texas Capitol, the Republican majority is busy “packing and cracking” new Congressional Districts to their advantage. It is the consequence, the “political spoils”, so to speak, of GOP success in the 2020 election. “If the Democrats had a majority in the House, Senate and controlled the… Original Article: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/democrats-in-fort-bend-harris-counties-protesting-new-election-boundaries

HOUSTON, Texas (KIAH) – Four horses are on the road to recovery thanks to the Houston Humane Society and will soon be ready for new homes. A buckskin horse, two mini horses and a quarter horses were are all found in poor body conditions and emaciated due to neglect. Animal cruelty investigators with the Fort…