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New Alief schools chief tackles budget, sets goals
Three months into his new job, Anthony Mays takes seriously the fact that he is the first Black superintendent of the Alief Independent School District, whose student body is 90 percent “minority.” “I don’t ta…
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Visitors sample Chinatown and beyond with homegrown tour company
Thanks to Cathy Podell, more than 600 people from near and far have made their first curious visits to Asian and South Asian restaurants …
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Vietnamese association fostering new generation of leaders
The Vietnamese Culture and Science Association has been one of Houston’s many community organization treasures since its founding in 19…
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President Biden honors super volunteer Delores “Dee” Jones
The national spotlight is shining on a local community leader. Delores “Dee” Jones, business and community partnership coordinator fo…
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HPD lion dance team to debut during Lunar New Year
By Chinese New Year in January, a team of Houston Police Department officers will take local community relations to a new level: They’l…
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Young Alief filmmaker in spotlight with city funding
Armed with a $10,000 grant from the City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Alief filmmaker Quoc Huynh is flexing his creat…
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Bangladeshi group celebrates culture & freedom
For members of the Bangladeshi-American community in Houston, maintaining their cultural identity while living far from their native Sout…
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HPD Explorers program for youth showing more strength
At the Houston Police Department’s Westside Command station, the Explorers program for residents ages 14 through 21 is making an even s…
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With over 23K members, Facebook group supports Asian restaurants
The fast-growing Chow Down in Chinatown-Houston group on Facebook hosted an unofficial fund-raising event recently to keep doing what i…
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New Alief ISD pre-K schools leapfrog traditional methods
One of the two sophisticated early childhood centers that the Alief Independent School District opened for this school year includes an I…
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Alief plays a colorful role in a new Netflix series
If they have access to shows on Netflix, residents of Alief and anyone else with connections to the area will get a chance to see the nei…
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Alief ISD gains in statewide public school ratings
Students starting the new school year will soon begin receiving grades on their various assignments. At the same time, parents and other …
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Groundbreaking HPD leader wants all officers to be role models
In spring 2021, Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner promoted Commander Yasar Bashir to be one of his eight assistant chiefs. Bas…
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