Schools are hiring instructors with different types of backgrounds to deal with critical staff shortages.

Researchers hope to understand the barriers faced by eligible-to-naturalize residents and co-design and implement interventions with community partners with the goal of increasing the region’s naturalization rates.

Local artist Guadalupe Hernandez will showcase his series, Con Cariño, in a solo exhibition of the Jones Artist Awards Program.

3,360 people were sworn in as U.S. citizens during Houston’s largest-ever naturalization ceremony, led by a coalition of county and community organizations.

Tabitha Rice, a visionary leader with more than 20 years of experience serving the Houston community joins the Foundation on July 22. She will serve as a member of the executive leadership team and oversee grantmaking activities.

An initiative called Educator Preparation Partnership Pathways from grantee U.S. Prep relies on collaboration to offer teacher candidates a stronger support system for their career path.

Nine local artists were selected out of 100 submissions to receive recognition for their work exhibiting themes of time and memory.

As Jones Artist Award recipients, Krista Leigh Steinke, Tiffany Heng-Hui Lee, Venessa Monokian, Christopher Blay, Guadalupe Hernandez, Kim Le, Kaima Akarue, Jean Shon, and Stanley Bermudez will receive support and the opportunity to exhibit their work on a rotating basis in Houston Endowment’s headquarters.

“Mr. Houston,” was arguably the savior of the American economy. In celebration of his 150th birthday, we reflect on Jones’ life, his legacy and the lessons he has left those of us working to solve the problems of Houston today.