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The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston is a religious institute of women begun in 1866, at the request of French-born Claude Marie Dubuis, the second Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Galveston, which then included the entire state of Texas. Texas was suffering from the ravages of the Civil War, coupled with ...
Ima Hogg, c. 1900 Ima Hogg (July 10, 1882 – August 19, 1975), known as "The First Lady of Texas", [1] was an American society leader, philanthropist, mental health advocate, patron and collector of the arts, and one of the most respected women in Texas during the 20th century. [2]
The student body represents fifty-one Catholic parishes and 101 zip codes across the Houston metropolitan area and is a community of 348 young women. As of the 2017–2018 school year, school's racial percentages are as follows: [2] Hispanic: 24%; White American: 48%; African-American: 9%; Multi-racial: 11%; Asian/Pacific Islander: 8%
The Angel Tree program for donating gifts to children in need has been around since 1979, but received new attention this year on social media. Some videos have amassed millions of views.
Houston facility for young children, pregnant girls, and teenage mothers—Southwest Key has leased a 53,600-square-foot building—419 Emancipation Avenue—formerly occupied by the non-profit Star of Hope in Houston, Texas, and applied to use it as an immigrant children's shelter for up to 200 migrant youth "from age 0 to 17."
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Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart (/ dj uː ˈ ʃ ɛ n / dew-SHEN) [1] is a combined primary and secondary independent girls' school located at 10202 Memorial Drive in Houston, Texas. A member of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools , it offers a college preparatory curriculum for girls.
Her name may sound like the heroine of a flowery romance novel, but tastemaker, party planner, PR dynamo and all-around cool chick Heather Hope-Allison is anything but a shrinking violet. A woman ...