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The Texas Task Force on Concert Safety (TFCS), which was launched in the wake of last year’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, has released what Governor Greg Abbott says will be its final report. The report is billed as the “culmination of the work done by the TFCS,” including recommendations inspired by identified “gaps” that contributed […]
Snootie Wild’s family has issued a statement following the 36-year-old Memphis rapper’s tragic death in Houston. “We are devastated by the untimely passing of our beloved LePreston Porter, known to the world as gold-selling and Billboard charting Hip Hop recording artist Snootie Wild,” the post begins. “He meant the world to us. A son, loving boyfriend, brother to […]
Rap-A-Lot Records CEO J. Prince is speaking out after bounty hunters reportedly shot and killed Walter Hutchins in Houston last week. Fox 26 Houston reports that a group of men, who identified themselves to police as bounty hunters, were executing a warrant which resulted in the fatal shooting of the 31-year-old Hutchins on Wednesday night. […]
Megan Thee Stallion is launching a new nonprofit organization named after her late parents, with the Something for Thee Hotties artist saying the foundation marks one of the “most significant endeavors” of her career. The Pete and Thomas Foundation, per a press release, is aimed at uplifting and helping women, children, senior citizens, and underserved […]
It doesn’t look like James Harden was aware of a new report that suggested there’s a chance that his time in Brooklyn might be coming to an end sooner rather than later. The Nets star said as much when being interviewed on Tuesday. “I don’t know what you talking about… I don’t know about no reports,” Harden said. Said report, which […]
The Houston Police Department has released bodycam footage of an officer hitting and killing a pedestrian with a police vehicle last month, the Houston Chronicle reports. On the evening of Dec. 4, an HPD SUV was driving in the city’s Sunnyside area with its emergency lights on, and ended up striking Michael Wayne Jackson before colliding […]
Travis Scott is bringing some holiday cheer to the city that raised him. According to the multiple outlets, the rapper’s Cactus Jack Foundation hosted its second annual toy drive on Thursday, providing more than 5,000 gifts to children across Houston. The non-profit shared photos from the event on social media, highlighting some of the toys—including bikes, dolls, golf sets, […]
There’s nothing hotter than being a hero. Megan Thee Stallion was honored by Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee with the 18th congressional district of Texas hero award, just a day after walking the stage and earning her Bachelor of Science from Texas Southern University on Saturday, per ABC 13. During a Sunday ceremony, Lee shared that the award is rarely presented, […]
On Nov. 5, the first day of Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, multiple attendees were killed in what’s widely been referred to as a crowd-crush incident. All told, eight people died on the evening of Scott’s set, while two others died following hospitalization. In the weeks since, a slew of lawsuits have been filed […]
Houston legend Lil Troy is thanking God after he escaped a potentially deadly situation this week. The 55-year-old, real name Troy Birklett, was traveling home from Arkansas on Monday when he noticed smoke coming from under his 18-wheeler’s hood. Birklett, best known for his 1999 hit “Wanna Be A Baller,” said he immediately pulled over on Interstate 10 to […]
