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Warner Ervin, who is the senior consultant at WeW Educational Consulting & Associates, was newly elected to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo executive committee. Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text VIP to 71007 to join! Ervin, a former principal at Madison High […]
https://twitter.com/abc13houston/status/1072567652483325957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1072567652483325957&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fabc13.com%2Fex-minister-gets-prison-for-stealing-from-first-baptist-church%2F5340226%2F A former minister who admitted to stealing more than $800,000 from Houston’s First Baptist Church has been sentenced to a decade behind bars. Jerrell G. Altic, 40, embezzled nearly $1 million from the church over a six-year period that ended in November 2017. Prosecutors and Altic’s attorney both say that he admitted to stealing […]
What would you do if you planned a graduation party and then found out that the cake you bought wasn’t chocolate or even vanilla? In fact, what would you do if that cake was Styrofoam? Nellie Flores told reporters that she and her sister, Marsy ordered a two-tier graduation cake from a Walmart in Pasadena last […]
In a shocking and chilling revelation, Quanell X says he spoke to Derion Vence, the stepfather of missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis. X told investigators into the girl’s now month-long disappearance that Vence confessed that Davis is dead and that her death was an “accident.” Speaking to reporters alongside Texas Equusearch founder Tim Miller, X says […]
Texas billionaire Robert F. Smith‘s grand gesture of paying off the student loan debt of the Morehouse graduating class of 2019 has made them internationally known. On Sunday, Smith gave the commencement address to a class of approximately 400 students and told them, “My family is making a debt to eliminate your student loans!” The […]
A social media post from a student at Houston-area Memorial High School went viral late Tuesday after the school held one of its annual themed dress days to celebrate the end of the school year. It was supposed to be “jersey day” on the campus but instead some students took it a step further, adding […]
The stepfather of missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis has been arrested for evidence tampering. According to KTRK, Darion Vence was taken into custody Saturday, a week after first reporting Maleah’s disappearance. He was the last one to see her. Per multiple reports, Vence became a person of interest in the case after authorities determined that his […]
Anita Baker has announced that she is rescheduling her sold-out Houston show due to weather concerns. https://twitter.com/IAMANITABAKER/status/1126518082266996736 The show was set for tomorrow, May 10 at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land. A makeup date has not been announced yet. Baker is currently in the midst of her farewell tour and a Texas swing was […]
Despite newly surfaced video evidence from Sandra Bland‘s point of view during her ill-fated 2015 arrest, Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis has no desire to re-open her case. “Five special prosecutors were appointed to consider the evidence. The grand jury was diligent and considering the facts and circumstances considering the arrest and her subsequent death […]
The May 7 severe weather has caused a slew of Houston area schools to be closed tomorrow (May 8). New Caney ISD has already informed students that classes will be canceled after high water kept students on campus late into Tuesday afternoon. Same for Cleveland ISD. Sugar Land officials revealed that all roads are impassable […]
Graduation season is approaching and so are the stories of black men and women breaking barriers academically. Alvin High School just saw a barrier of theirs be crossed as a black teen became the first Black valedictorian in school history. Tobechukwu “Tobi” Phillips was officially named valedictorian earlier this month. She is the first Black valedictorian […]
Kellin McGowan just did something no one in the 119-year history of St. Thomas High School has done. McGowan became the first black student to become valedictorian, the first such valedictorian at the all-boys college preparatory school. St. Thomas was founded in 1900. McGowan told KHOU 11 he was shocked when he received the honor. […]
