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Houston Area Pastor Council leaders and pastors F.N. Williams Sr., F. N. Williams II, Willie Davis (now At Large City Council Pos. 2), Hernan Castano, and Dave Welch met with Houston Mayor John Whitmire as part of the launch of an exciting new phase for church/city relationship in the fourth largest city in America!

When disaster strikes, the first place many people go is to a church. In Sunnyside, that’s exactly what hundreds did in the days after Hurricane Beryl left well over two million Houstonians in the dark amid triple-digit heat index temperatures. At the First Missionary Baptist Church in Sunnyside, they were welcomed with open arms. However, it comes at a cost for the congregation ...

The controversial sculpture “Witness” by Shahzia Sikander, which is on display at the Cullen Family Plaza at the University of Houston (UH), was beheaded during Hurricane Beryl last week ...

On Sunday morning, Gregg Matte, senior pastor at Houston's First Baptist near Memorial Park, said he returned from sabbatical a week early because he believed the megachurch's "sheep and the shepherd needed to be together" in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl ...

The concept of safety is often a topic of conversation here in the state’s most populous city as we grapple with an array of public policy proposals to address flooding, traffic dangers, and crime. The latter was again thrust to the forefront last month with news of the brutal murder of ...

A Houston doctor has been indicted for obtaining the records of pediatric patients at Texas Children's Hospital who were not under his care and without authorization, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani ...

H. Edwin Young, senior pastor of Second Baptist in Houston, announced Sunday morning that he was resigning from his leadership post at the church, ending his 46-year tenure as one of America's most prominent, charismatic and high-profile pastors ...

Meet Sherrel Lemon -- a very unconventional mom who got pregnant at 14. Her story will bring tears to your eyes and a smile to your heart. Lemon, who owns restaurant and bar Tipsy Treats, has been working since before she could drive ...

Four-term State Representative Shawn Thierry is ferociously fighting to keep her job - a battle for political survival triggered by a single vote of conscience on the floor of the Texas House ...

Most high school yearbooks feature club photos and class superlatives. Funniest Laugh. Most Likely to Succeed. But at Bellaire High School in Houston the yearbook dedicated a section to the Palestinians ...