The University Leadership Initiative, a student organization at the University of Texas that promotes the DREAM Act, condemned a petition circulated by the Texas Aggie Conservatives on Monday. The petition from TAC, a registered student organization at Texas A&M, calls for a special session to reverse legislation that allows …

Pollo Campero, the Guatemalan-based chicken restaurant chain, has revitalized their look to appeal to U.S. customers, and Houstonians are the first to get a taste with the opening of a new restaurant in Webster.

  Hundreds of fed up taxpayers participated in Occupy Houston on Thursday in downtown Houston’s Market Square, armed with colorful signs blaming the titans of Wall Street for the country’s economic woes and alleged corporate greed. “The people united, will never be defeated,” cried the young and old on the …

On Saturday, October 1, Marina Ouano and Antonina Kurtova were finally able to reap the benefits of months of preparation for their second annual, “Artsy Affair” Cocktail Party that also served as an art auction for patients at Texas Children’s Hospital.

If you want to commit a murder make sure you are white, have a fat wallet for a good legal defense and kill a person of color, recommended David R. Dow, the moderator of Black, Brown and Invisible: Minorities on Death Row, a roundtable discussion about the death penalty at …

      While most of the country was asleep, Netflx co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings sent an apology letter to customers acknowledging they made a huge public relations mistake when they began the separation of their DVD and streaming services. In July, the company announced they would start offering …

  In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, which was observed during the week that included Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. The observance was expanded in 1988 by Congress to a monthlong celebration (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15), effective the following year. …

Mayor Annise Parker spoke to University of Houston students about water conservation and the ongoing drought at the World Affairs lounge on campus on Tuesday. To combat these on-going issues in the city, Parker will be working with City Council to enact a burn ban that could be implemented as …

  El poeta mexicano Efraín Bartolomé sufrió un desastroso allanamiento de morada por parte de la Policía Federal de México. El pasado 11 de agosto del 2011 a las 2:43 de la madrugada, los policías federales irrumpieron en el hogar de la familia Bartolomé destruyendo puertas, ventanas e incluso el …

  The collegiate staff of The Venture reflect on their experiences during 9/11. Though many were still too young to comprehend the full scope of the tragedy at the time, the experience has had a profound effect on their lives. Students are from the University of Houston unless otherwise noted. …