HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – More than $800,000 aimed at boosting youth voter turnout in Harris County has been awarded — and the decisions were made by the community itself.
Through a unique participatory grantmaking process hosted by Collective Action for You... See more
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – Leaders in Montgomery County are taking a major step toward addressing one of the area’s biggest challenges: traffic. County commissioners have approved the first-ever countywide transportation mobility study, a comprehensive 10... See more
In this week’s Our Town , we head to Channelview — a close-knit community surrounded by petrochemical plants and the environmental pressures that often come with them. Now, a unique partnership is taking root, putting free trees into the hands of families... See more
At Sylvan Rodriguez Elementary in Gulfton, fifth-grade math teacher Christian Ramos is doing more than teaching equations, he’s teaching his students to believe in what’s possible. “I can help them see that their effort matters,” Ramos said. “No matter th... See more
Once known as “The Garden City of the South,” Acres Homes was built on self-sufficiency, a place where Black families could own land, raise livestock, and grow enough vegetables to feed entire blocks from their backyard gardens. It was a community rooted ... See more
