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Lisa Hall, president and CEO of the Calvert Foundation; Jason Baron, U.S. Trust senior vice president and architect of the U.S. Trust's Socially Innovative Investment Portfolio; and Roslyn Dawson-Thompson, leader of the Dallas Women's Foundation, discussed socially responsible investing for the security of women.

The Last American City: Douglas Milburn's second pedestrian guidebook to Houston, written in 1979, when pedestrianism here was truly heroic.

On Wednesday, the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation will hear proposals the could reshape the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Students from Sam Rayburn High School spruce up the yard of a home in South Houston during the 2011 Seniors Helping Seniors fix-up spree.

Three former Houstonians who have been included in the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Country Music defy all odds.

Ferry Corsten, Lawrence & Celauro Rich's May 18, 2012 What better way to start your weekend than with the Ferry Corsten WKND tour? Corsten may have fallen in the ranks of DJ Magazine 's yearly Top 100 DJ Poll , from No.

When Hugh Rafferty was `13, he helped his late father, John H. Rafferty - pictured in a monument dedicated to him at Willow Waterhold Greenspace Conservancy - keep track of rising waters in 1937.

A Harris County Civil Court judge says he is disappointed that a series of radio and robo-call campaign ads by a well-funded opponent are targeting his drunk driving arrests that happened three decades ago.

Community leaders met with the Harris County district attorney Friday morning to discuss the not guilty verdict in the case of a former police officer who was accused of beating a teenage burglary suspect.

As founder and president of Healthcare for the Homeless -- Houston , Dr. David Buck is a busy man.

Dozens of Houstonians voiced their outrage at the not guilty verdict in the case of a former police officer who was accused of beating a teenage burglary suspect.

Though some bemoan the increasingly popular practice of "National [Insert Food Here] Month," I couldn't be happier that the 31 days of May are devoted to celebrating the enchilada.

Manning Pool Service , a Houston-area pool company offering more than 50 years of combined experience, is committed to ensuring that customers get the most from their swimming pools.

Another man prosecutors say is pretending to be something he's not and Houstonians are demanding a CEO step down.

After recent bouts of severe weather and flooding rains, probably the last thing that Houstonians want to see in the forecast is a chance for thunderstorms.

A Even with all these amenities,A Meadowlake does not offer veterinarian care, and often seeks advice from localA veterinarians.

Because of the enormous devastation caused by Hurricane Ike, there's still too many Houstonians and whole neighborhoods that are reeling... Artist Dennis McNett poses with the art car he calls, an "Apocalyptic Mayan." Photo by Brett Coomer Dennis McNett is best known for...

Hundreds of local bargain-hunters are now a part of history, having stopped by one of the most anticipated high end-tag sales ever held in the Bayou City.

President Barack Obama 's support of gay marriage on Wednesday evoked a range of responses from Houstonians and surprised Mayor Annise Parker , who in March said she would be "shocked" to see such an endorsement.

Categories: Barack Obama , Tweets of the Day , White House Tags: Barack Obama , gay marriage , same-sex marriage , Tweets of the Day Reporter in the Washington, D.C. Bureau for Hearst Newspapers and the Houston Chronicle.