Heroes Among Us
With governments increasingly incapable of addressing everything from homelessness to veterans’ needs, ordinary Texans are stepping into the breach.
With governments increasingly incapable of addressing everything from homelessness to veterans’ needs, ordinary Texans are stepping into the breach.
James Beard Award nominee Chris Williams wants to give the residents of Kendleton, a historically Black town in southeast Texas, job opportunities in agriculture.
Seeing a need in the community, Willa Johnson started Feeding Kids Right, a mobile meal delivery service in Athens.
Orion Jean has also donated 100,984 meals and 619 toys, making the rest of us look lazy.
When eating here, you can do far more with your money than enjoy great food and drinks.
KHOU’s Brandi Smith got a pleasant surprise.
As our hearts break for Houston, the Gulf Coast, and other affected areas, here are ways to contribute.
The shirts are intended to raise awareness. For what? Livin.
With their forthcoming EP, the singer-songwriters seek to raise awareness for an issue that hits both of them close to home.
From the Altshulers to the Zales, the state’s top philanthropists support a range of causes but have at least one thing in common: their selflessness.
He gave millions—and he did it in a novel way.
His artful gift to the city of Dallas ensures his legacy.
They give to the neediest Texans.
A hunger for feeding children.
When rich Texas hostesses want to put on the biggest charity bash of the summer, where do they go? New Mexico, of course.
One day in 1962 Ross Perot read Thoreau’s insight that the “mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” The country hasn’t been the same since.
The continuing saga of the Hermann estate scandal was a shocking lesson in how Houston’s most-respected philanthropists, civic leaders, and biggest deal makers had abused their power.
The Hermann estate scandal exposed Houston’s most powerful deal makers, most respected philanthropist, and leading lawvers to the harsh glare of publicity. It was a shocking lesson in the abuses of power.
Meet some of Texas' secular latter-day saints: volunteers.