Past Articles by Brenda Salinas
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Why Texas Summer Camps Attract Kids Across The Country As the school year comes to a close, parents look to summer camps to keep their kids entertained. For those campsites, it's the eleventh hour. They're hurrying to put the final touches on their program before they open their doors for the summer. |
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Rice Students Make A Better Cup Of Space Coffee Since the days of the Apollo Program, astronauts have been complaining about the coffee. For consumption in space, it comes freeze dried in aluminum pouches, and the taste isn't very good. A group of engineering students from Rice University set out to make space station more like the real thing. It turns out their design may be useful on the International Space Station for more than just a cup of joe. |
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Furry Friends Help Rice Students De-Stress During Finals Finals are a source of stress for many university students this time of year. Schools have been offering extended library hours and extra counseling sessions for a long time, but some colleges are coming up with quirky ways to help students tackle exams. |
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Alley Theater Announces $73 Million Renovation To 'Ensure The Theatre's Future' The Alley Theater announced plans to renovate its iconic downtown building. The renovations will bring changes to the lobby and to the theatre's main stage. |
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Houston Students Celebrate Latino Culture Through Mariachi Music Students in Patrick Henry Middle School in Northeast Houston can learn traditional Mexican music as part of their curriculum. The style of music is called Mariachi. It's full of energy and conflicting emotions — and it's giving the school's predominately Latino students a way to explore their roots. |
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US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Sits With Students To Discuss Gun Violence Before flying to Washington to advocate for a vote on gun legislation, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson made a pit stop in Southeast Houston to meet with local teachers and students. |
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Cuban Border Crossers Make Houston Their Home Last year the number of Cuban immigrants coming to Texas jumped by 60 percent. Recent changes in Cuban law make it easier for people to travel to South America. From there, they can reach the American border on land. |
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Should Hospitals Have Facebook Pages? The Texas Medical Center has been generating a lot of buzz on Facebook lately. And a new study, published in the American Journal of Hospital Quality, suggests they're right on track. |
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Barrel Racers Compete For Cash Prizes The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo brings in cowboys and cowgirls from all over the country. Women compete in the sport of barrel racing, where they trace a pattern on horseback against the clock for prize money. Brenda Salinas met one of these riders competing for the grand prize of 50,000 |
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View our 2013 Go Texan Day Slideshow In honor of Go Texan Day, visiting Kroc Fellow Brenda Salinas went into the community to document the dress and the style of our fellow Houstonians. |
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A local organization steps in to help instill good work ethics to 40 middle-schoolers through sharing a workday with their adult mentors. |
