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Why Blogging Is Important When Promoting Memorial Park Apartments?
Blogs are popular these days. Why? They are easy to create. They are easy to rank them. They are easy to maintain. Search Engines love them. And they are cheap to create. Use a blog to promote your Memorial Park apartments.
Do not create a blog if you are not committed to blogging. Hundreds of blogs are created daily. However, most of these blogs fail. Do you know why? They donâ??t get enough traffic. And the people who created them are not committed to blogging so they give up easily.
The following are the best reasons why blogging is important when promoting apartments in Memorial Park.
1. Easy to Create
It is easy to create a blog. You donâ??t have to learn HTML. It takes a short time to create a professional looking blog. And you can do it in less than an hour. Do not hire a website designer because there are tools online that make it easier to create a blog. Make sure that your blog loads quickly and is mobile friendly.
2. It is Cheap
When creating your blog, you donâ??t have to hire an expensive web designer to design a good blog. There are several blogging platforms online. Some of these blogging platforms are free. Use them, especially if you are creating a blog for the first them. Learn from these platforms. Move to the paid platforms once you are getting some traffic to your blog.
3. Easy to Maintain
How much does it cost to maintain a blog? It is cheap to maintain a blog. Once your blog is live, spend more time creating quality blog posts. And do not write your blog posts if you hate writing. You will never write great content.
Hire a ghostwriter to write your content. If you are hiring writers, this is the only money you will spend when running your blog. If you are a good writer, write your own blog posts.
4. It is Easy to Get Backlinks
Backlinks increase the rankings of a website or blog. How do you get backlinks? Write useful and relevant blog posts. Quality blog posts attract new readers. In fact, some of the people who read your blog posts have their blogs. They can link back to your blog posts on their websites and blogs. The backlinks are great because they help your blog rank higher in the search engines.
5. Build Trust
People rent or buy apartments of real estate companies they know and trust. Use a blog to build your brand. A lot of people will read your blog posts so they will know about your company. They will check out your Memorial Park apartments. If they leave comments on your blog, answer these comments. Do not ignore your readers. If people see that you are willing to help them, they will trust you. And some of them will become your loyal tenants.
You now know why blogging is important when promoting your memorial park apartments. Blogs are popular because they are easy to rank, they can help you build a good reputation, and they are easy to create and maintain.
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Researchers available to discuss new Rice U. report on Houston refugees
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Researchers available to discuss new Rice U. report on Houston refugees
HOUSTON — (June 7, 2018) – A new report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research finds that an emphasis on short-term, rapid employment has prevented Texas refugees from accessing opportunities for education and language acquisition. Researchers Yan Digilov and Yehuda Sharim are available to discuss the report and implications for the refugee community in Houston.
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“Refugee Realities: Between National Challenges and Local Responsibilities in Houston, Texas,” examines the history of refugees in Houston from the 1980s to today. It highlights statistics ranging from financial support received to employment rates and offers recommendations on improving life for refugees.
The report’s key finding is that support for refugees fell from an average of about $12,500 per capita in the 1980s to about $3,500 in 2015. Policymakers, backed by faulty 1980s dependency metrics on the degree to which refugees remained dependent on welfare, decided new arrivals could be forced into rapid employment simply by reducing aid being given, the researchers said.
This emphasis on short-term, rapid employment for Texas refugees, which forces people to accept any job offered to them within weeks of arrival, prevented refugees from accessing opportunities for education and language acquisition, the researchers said. In the 1990s, 10 percent of refugees on average had not learned to speak English after five years of living in the U.S. By the next decade, this statistic grew to 14 percent.
“The consequences of rapid employment have unquestionably been most harmful to the most vulnerable arrivals, such as single mothers, large families and the elderly,” Digilov said. “Especially in Texas, where public assistance is below a livable threshold, no steps are taken to ensure these community members can survive after 90 to 180 days in the country.”
Based on the report’s findings, the researchers say investments must be made in many areas, including community infrastructure, outcome tracking among refugee populations, housing and transportation solutions, hiring incentives and educational support.
“In this historic moment, when the number of displaced communities is unprecedented, we should and could do better and begin imagining a new standard of care for one another,” Sharim said. “Our standards of care should not be decided by a few individuals and lobbyists in closed rooms, but should be part of our democratic space, for all of us to decide how we would like to treat our communities, youth and new arrivals.”
The report is available online at https://kinder.rice.edu/.
To schedule an interview with the researchers, contact David Ruth, director of national media relations at Rice, at 713-348-6327.
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Located on a 300-acre forested campus in Houston, Rice University is consistently ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has highly respected schools of Architecture, Business, Continuing Studies, Engineering, Humanities, Music, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and is home to the Baker Institute for Public Policy. With 3,970 undergraduates and 2,934 graduate students, Rice’s undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is just under 6-to-1. Its residential college system builds close-knit communities and lifelong friendships, just one reason why Rice is ranked No. 1 for quality of life and for lots of race/class interaction and No. 2 for happiest students by the Princeton Review. Rice is also rated as a best value among private universities by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. To read “What they’re saying about Rice,” go to http://tinyurl.com/RiceUniversityoverview.
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Texas TV Station Flooded During Live Harvey Coverage Sold
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston TV station that flooded during live coverage of Hurricane Harvey last year is set for demolition.
The Houston Chronicle reports that the former KHOU-TV complex property along Buffalo Bayou has also been sold. Appraisal records estimate the site is worth at least $13 million.
KHOU posted video of water pushing through a front door and staff evacuating as the lobby flooded on Aug. 27. The hurricane and heavy rains that followed devastated parts of Houston and the Texas coast.
KHOU is a CBS affiliate. It’s been operating in temporary studios at Houston Public Media. In March, the station announced plans for a new complex in the Galleria area.
The property was sold to a group associated with funeral home and cemetery conglomerate Service Corporation International. The property is near SCI headquarters. Terms weren’t released.
A Houston TV station that flooded during live coverage of Hurricane Harvey last year is set for demolition.
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Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston New Home Markets Continue to Diverge
HomesUSA.com “Days on Market” Index, Other Data Trends Show Differences
DALLAS, May 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Once again the two biggest new home markets in Texas went in opposite directions. Last month Dallas-Ft. Worth, the state and nation’s biggest new home market in total sales volume, saw a faster sales pace of new home sales and a jump in average home prices in April.
Houston, the second biggest new home sales market in Texas, saw its new home sales pace slow in April and its average sales price fall, according to the HomesUSA.com New Homes Sales Index and other information released today based on data from local Multiple Listing Services. Both Dallas-Ft. Worth and Houston reported similar news for February home sales activity.
The HomesUSA.com Index is a 12-month rolling average of the Days on Market (DOM) for new homes listed in the local Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) for the four largest Texas markets, including Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
The pace of new home sales slowed statewide in April, from 122.49 in March to 123.78 in April. However, the sales of new homes in Dallas-Ft. Worth accelerated. The DOM decreased in Dallas from 115.39 days in March to 114.53 days in April. In Houston – as was reported for February activity – the opposite happened. Its DOM increased nearly 5 days, from 140.76 days in March to 145.37 days in April.
The new home sales pace slowed in Austin, as its DOM increased from 112.91 days in March to 113.20 days in April, while the new home sales pace ramped up in San Antonio, with the DOM decreasing from 107.57 in March to 105.93 days in April.
Ben Caballero, owner of HomesUSA.com and recently named by Guinness World Records as the top ranked real estate agent in the world based on home sales, is sharing this Texas new homes data in advance of tomorrow’s announcement by the Commerce Department on New Home Sales for March. The Commerce Department will report nationwide new home construction data at 10:00 am Eastern, tomorrow, Wednesday, May 23.
“If you look at the trend lines over the last year, when it comes to the pace of new home sales, Dallas and Houston are going in the opposite direction,” said Caballero. “The strength of the Dallas-Ft. Worth new home sales market continues to impress,” he said, adding, “and the slowing sales pace in Houston is looking more like a trend than a bump in the road. Overall, Austin and San Antonio are still posting impressive new home market numbers, and the Texas economy is not showing any major signs of slowing down.”
New home prices continue to stabilize
Statewide home prices remain fairly stable, which is great news for new home buyers. The statewide average new home price fell slightly from $350,301 in March to $349,542 in April.
Dallas-Ft. Worth average new home prices went higher in April, climbing from $356,108 in March to $357,340. Houston’s average new home prices fell significantly, from $357,414 in March to $354,750.
In Austin, the average new home price fell slightly from $369,407 in March to $368,643 in April. The average new home price in San Antonio dropped slightly $292,866 in March to $292,648 in April. (See Chart 1 – Texas New Home Sale Prices)
Texas New Home Sales Strong, But Growth Relatively Flat
While new home sales were strong statewide in Texas for April, sales growth was relatively flat. The rolling 12-month average of new home sales statewide was up from 3,655 in March to 3,672 in April. That’s according to data compiled by HomesUSA.com from local MLS and trade associations, including the Houston Association of REALTORS, North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, San Antonio Board of REALTORS and the Austin Board of REALTORS.
The state’s two biggest markets – Dallas-Ft. Worth and Houston – both experienced relatively flat home sales in April. According to HomesUSA.com, Dallas-Ft. Worth home sales in April were 1,338, down slightly from 1,340 sales in March. Houston home sales in April were 1,207, up from 1,198 sales in March.
New home sales were up in Austin from 638 in March to 644 in April. In San Antonio, home sales were also higher last month with 483 sales in April, up from 479 sales in March. (See Chart 2 – New Home Sales | Texas)
Understanding the new “Days on Market” Index
Caballero notes the average Days on Market for New Homes “is about 65 days higher for new homes than for existing or ‘pre-owned’ homes.” Why?
“There’s a huge difference between selling a new home and a pre-owned or existing home,” Caballero explained. “New homes are often listed for sale during the early stages of construction. This early market exposure allows buyers the opportunity to customize the home. Plus, by placing more inventory on the market, as it is being built, expands the inventory of available homes, and that’s especially helpful for buyers and agents in a tight housing market.”
(See Chart 3 – New Home Sales Index – Days on Market – Monthly numbers1)
The HomesUSA.com® New Home Sales Index is the first index to track new home sales. Created by Caballero, who was named “Most Innovative Real Estate Agent” by real estate news firm Inman News, the index is an analysis by HomesUSA.com of sales of homes listed in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio local Multiple Listing Services (MLS). (See Chart 4 – New Home Sales Index – Days on Market – Tracking)
1Prior month DOM numbers are subject to adjustment
Please note that the monthly data is based on information reported to the MLS that may be incomplete or subject to further revision by the MLS. While licensed real estate professionals are required to report closed sales to their local MLS in Texas within 72 hours of a closed sale, not all sales, unfortunately, are reported promptly, and some are published more than 30 days later. This late reporting causes the prior month’s reported index number to change to include newly reported sales. Only the previous month index number is impacted and that number, once adjusted, is the final and correct index number. All averages for data provided are based on 12-month rolling averages.
About Ben Caballero and HomesUSA.com®
Ben Caballero is the world’s most productive real estate agent, as recognized by Guinness World Records. Top-ranked in America by REAL Trends since 2013, as published in the Wall Street Journal, he is also the only agent to exceed $1 billion in residential sales transactions in a single year; a feat first achieved in 2015 and repeated each year since. An award-winning innovator, Caballero is the founder and CEO of HomesUSA.com®, Inc., working with 64 home builders in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio. Learn more at HomesUSA.com |Twitter: @bcaballero – @HomesUSA | Facebook: /HomesUSAdotcom.
Note for journalists: You may contact Ben Caballero directly on his cell at (214) 616-9222 or by email at ben@homesusa.com.
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5 Deadly Crashes Over Mother’s Day Weekend In Houston
HOUSTON, TX — Mother’s Day weekend turned out to be dealt on the streets of Houston, with five reported crashes that had fatalities. The first was Friday night (May 11) on Southwest Freeway and the fifth deadly crash was Sunday morning (May 13). Here are the five crashes resulting in deaths.
Friday, 11:35 p.m.
8800 SW Freeway (U.S. 59 South)
A 33-year-old man was a passenger in a white Nissan Altima traveling inbound (northbound) on the freeway. For unknown reasons, the driver stated the man exited the vehicle as it was in motion and was then killed when struck by several vehicles. The female driver of the Nissan was not injured.
She stated she tried to stop the victim from exiting the vehicle. No charges have been filed at this time as the investigation is continuing. The man’s identity is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
Saturday, 9:35 a.m.
4300 West Airport Boulevard
A man was driving a burgundy Ford F-150 pickup truck eastbound on Airport Blvd. when he failed to maintain a single lane, left the roadway and struck a curb. The impact caused the truck to spin and roll over, dislodging steel and concrete barriers in an esplanade. The truck then caught fire.
Witnesses arrived and assisted in pulling the victim from the burning truck. Paramedics arrived and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. No other persons or vehicles were involved in the crash. The investigation is continuing.
Saturday, 9:35 p.m.
13500 Hooper Road
A 31-year-old man was driving a black Dodge Charger northbound on Hooper Road when he failed to drive in a single lane and crashed into a ditch.
The impact caused the driver to be ejected from the vehicle. Paramedics arrived and took him to Memorial Hermann Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The identity of the man is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
No other persons or vehicles were involved in the crash. The investigation is continuing.
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
1400 Congress
Witnesses stated the driver of a blue Hyundai Sonata was traveling westbound on Congress when she changed lanes and then ran the red light at a high rate of speed. The vehicle left the roadway, drove up onto a curb and struck a pedestrian, a 26-year-old man.
The car continued on and struck a building. Paramedics took the victim to St. Joseph Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The driver sustained two broken ankles and was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital. The identity of the man is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
No charges have been filed at this time as the investigation is continuing.
Sunday, 11:35 a.m.
2400 Berry Road
The identity of the male victim, 25, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.HPD Vehicular Crimes Division Sergeant S. Linscomb and Officer D. Jones reported:A 26-year-old man was operating a black Yamaha R6 motorcycle eastbound on Berry Road when he failed to stay in a single lane, lost control of the motorcycle and crossed a ditch on the south side of the street.
The impact ejected the man from the motorcycle. Paramedics arrived and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. The identity of the man is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. The investigation is continuing.
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Texas Officials Ignore Dioxin Spread In Houston Waterways
HIGHLANDS, Texas (AP) — An agreement has finally cleared the way for cleanup at a Superfund site in Texas known as the San Jacinto Waste Pits. But an investigation by the Houston Chronicle and The Associated Press has found that dioxin damage has already spread far beyond the site.
At the Highlands Acid Pit on August 31, 2017, the No Trespassing sign on the barbed-wire fence encircling the 3.3-acre Superfund site barely peeked above the churning flood water from the nearby San Jacinto River. (credit: CBS News)
The news organizations pieced together years of University of Houston research that shows more than 30 hotspots have been located in sediments along the San Jacinto River, the Houston Ship Channel/Port of Houston and into Galveston Bay.
The affected areas are alongside parks and residential neighborhoods with thousands of homes.
State health officials haven’t tested residential wells or yards. And details about the hotspots haven’t been made public by Texas environmental regulators, who spent more than $5 million in federal money to pay for the research.
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‘One Man Can Change The World’ | TX Boy’s Death Sparks Fight Against West Nile Virus
In nearly two years since Cody Hopkin’s death, his family has hosted two memorial bull-ridings, raised thousands of dollars for research and done countless hours of research into the West Nile virus.
Hopkins, an avid bull-rider and rodeo fan, was just 13 years old when a mosquito bit him and injected him with the virus. The virus passed into Cody’s brain, causing West Nile Encephalitis and killing him.
“I don’t want another parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother or sister to feel the pain that we have gone through,” Rosalee Hopkins, Cody’s grandmother, said.
Rosalee spent so much time researching after Cody’s death that she was invited to speak at a meeting of the Texas Health and Human Services Task Force on Infectious Diseases.
The late boy’s grandmother told the board members his story and how they felt West Nile needed more attention.
Then, Rosalee heard the voice of Dr. Kristy Murray.
“It’s been heartbreaking to see what families go through,” Dr. Murray said on a conference call at the meeting.
Dr. Murray explained how she’d been researching West Nile since 1999 and was also frustrated by the lack of attention the virus received.
Dr. Murray has spent nearly two decades researching the virus. She was on the CDC team which first discovered West Nile in the United States and has accumulated a larger resume since then — serving as a Professor of Pediatric Tropical Medicine, the Assistant Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and the Associate Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Pediatrics at both Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Murray invited Rosalee and the rest of Cody’s family to her lab in Houston. What she had to say enraged the family.
"There are several vaccines, not just one, that have already made it through the clinical trials,” Dr. Murray said. “There are actually several vaccines that have made it through phase one and phase two of clinical trials.”
The records show at least nine vaccine trials, some dating back more than a decade. Many of those trials had “completed" phases.
“As a parent of a child who died from West Nile, that makes me extremely angry,” Greg Lashmet, Cody’s father, said.
Dr. Murray said she shares the family’s frustration.
"It’s really upsetting to see the long term impact this virus has on people’s lives and knowing that there is a vaccine out there that works and could prevent it,” Murray said.
Research for the West Nile virus did once have plenty of funding, according to Dr. Murray. When the virus first started spreading across the country, medical research companies and government agencies supplied plenty of money to figure out what the virus was.
Almost 20 years later, however, the research resources have subsided.
“It just doesn’t get the attention that it needs still and it’s really upsetting to see,” Dr. Murray said.
There are multiple parts to the funding problem. First, the low number of cases has affected the lack of research.
The CDC tracks yearly cases, but since 1999, they have only reported about 46,000. About half of those cases were the more serious type Cody contracted. And of those – there are only 2017 fatal cases.
Then, there’s the idea of who the virus effects. It’s been typically shared as a virus that’s most dangerous to the elderly, especially those with previous conditions.
If the virus is only hurting a small population of a small target group, then why would pharmaceutical companies fund the final stages of research?
Well, Dr. Murray argues the numbers are wrong.
“We are definitely not testing enough,” Murray said. “Only 30 percent who come in with clinical signs of disease are actually getting tested.”
Just like Cody’s case, even with reported West Nile in the area, human tests aren’t required or even thought of often. This means many cases and lots of research may never be known about.
Dr. Murray and her team have researched the virus non-stop and she said they also believe it can be dangerous to a much larger part of the population than previously thought. The virus has also shown to cause neurological and physical damage, which can last in patients for years after treatment.
"This is something that is continuously happening year after year and it’s going to keep doing that until we have a way to protect ourselves,” Dr. Murray said.
Dr. Murray believes this is why the work Cody’s family is doing is important.
"You lose a child and there’s a lot of things that you think you couldn’t do that you start doing,” Greg Lashmet said.
After learning their life changing loss could have been prevented, Cody’s family are even more determined to get the vaccine out.
"We can’t change everything,” Lashmet said. “There’s still gonna be a lot of nasty dirty things… this is one thing we can change. There’s a vaccine sitting in a refrigerator. It’s waiting to go."
Like their 13-year-old facing down a 2,000 pound bull, Cody’s family and the community are taking on a monumental task: to convince the medical community and pharmaceutical companies that the West Nile virus research deserves funding.
“Cody’s favorite song was ‘One man can change the world,’” Rosalee said. “He’s not here to do that, but we are. We can do that for him.”
With the help of Dr. Murray and other officials and families across the country, they’re already taking steps.
Rosalee will speak again with the state soon at a special meeting for West Nile only and she’s set up meetings with other West Nile families and officials to follow.
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Downtown Houston luxury multifamily project to break ground – Houston Business Journal
Houstonians are about to get another luxe living option in downtown.
A $54 million, 229-unit luxury apartment project, dubbed the Regalia at the Park, will soon break ground at 100 Crawford in downtown Houston, a Colliers spokesperson told the Houston Business Journal. Upon its delivery in around 26 months, the property will include studio, one bedroom and two bedroom units, as well as a swimming pool, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a yoga studio, a fitness center and structured parking.
Pricing information on the apartment units wasn’t made available. The Regalia at the Park will occupy the entire downtown block bounded by Crawford Street, Commerce Street, North Jackson Street and Ruiz Street.
Jeffrey Donnelly and Dmitry Levkov with Colliers’ New York office arranged the project’s financing on behalf of the developer, Florida-based DLC Residential. Laredo-based IBC Bank provided the $35 million construction loan and Kansas City-based Platform Investments provided $8 million in financing.
Houston-based Mucasey & Associates designed the development. General contractor information wasn’t made available.
Several more multifamily projects are underway in downtown. Trammell Crow’s multifamily arm, High Street Residential, is expected to break ground on its unnamed 40-story project near Discovery Green soon. The project is being developed through the Downtown Living Initiative and needs to have a temporary certificate of occupancy by May 28, 2020, to receive the initiative’s incentives.
Trammell Crow Residential, which is not affiliated with Trammell Crow Co., is currently building the Alexan Downtown, an eight-story, 285-unit apartment midrise at 1410 Texas. That project also was approved for the Downtown Living Initiative, which offered $15,000 per unit in tax breaks to developers building multifamily projects downtown.
And Houston-based Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT) recently broke ground on its stalled downtown Houston apartment project. The first phase of Camden Downtown — formerly known as Camden Conte— will be a 21-story apartment tower featuring 271 units. The Class A tower will rise on part of a three-acre site bounded by La Branch, Bell, Austin and Pease streets near the Toyota Center.
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HS sports: Houston area’s spring signees
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The last signing period of the school year started Wednesday with numerous Houston area athletes inking their letters of intent in various sports.
Some will sign later in the spring with the period lasting until August.
The following is a comprehensive list of signees from around the city. It will be updated throughout the spring.
Any updates or corrections can be e-mailed to adam.coleman@chron.com.
Cross Country/Track and Field
Sophia Matchett, Montgomery – Dallas Baptist
Keyanah Browning, Caney Creek – Cameron University
Jake Dillow, College Park – Incarnate Word
Roger Ethridge, College Park – Texas A&M
Robert Kraus, College Park – Southern Arkansas University
Abby Bali, Pasadena Memorial – UTSA
Kenneth Pree, Clear Brook – University of Houston
Riley Cross, Tomball – Stephen F. Austin
Hunter Davis, George Ranch – North Alabama
Colton Pounders, George Ranch – Letourneau University
Maia Davenport, South Houston – Ottawa University
Jacob Adair, George Ranch – University of Houston
Alyssa Balandran, Tompkins – Rice University
Dan D’Rovencourt, Tompkins – Trinity University
Duben Nwachukwu, Tompkins – Texas A&M – Corpus Christi
Amber Johnson, Waltrip – Prairie View A&M
Kaitlyn Banas, Cypress Ranch – University of Arkansas
Brooklynn Barton, Cypress Ranch – College of Charleston
Ahmad Young, Langham Creek – Louisiana Tech University
Golden Eke, Langham Creek – Oklahoma
Demi Oliver, Deer Park – Dallas Baptist
Emily Kent, Deer Park – Dallas Baptist
Softball
Kimani Ferguson, Langham Creek – Texas Wesleyan
Alexa von Gontard, Montgomery – University of Missouri-Kansas City
Skyler Teague, Montgomery – Hendrix College
Rylee Hazlewood, Montgomery – Sam Houston State
Bailey Richey, Galena Park – LeTourneau University
Kassandra Vargas, Galena Park – Lamar State – Port Arthur
Julia Vazquez, Galena Park – Jarvis Christian
Carah Delao, Clear Creek – University of Dallas
Lindsey Leistad, Clear Creek – University of Nebraska at Kearney
Jessica Skladal, Clear Creek – Syracuse University
Shelby Kuffel, Kempner – Hill College
Ivy Shimkus, Terry – Texas Southern University
Savana Mata, Pasadena Memorial – Lamar University
Hannah Garcia, Pasadena Memorial – East Texas Baptist
Gabby Rodriguez, Pasadena Memorial – Howard Payne
Samara Lagway, Willis – Texas State
McKenzie Parker, Willis – Texas
Savannah Buhl, Willis – East Texas Baptist
Aubri Ford, Willis – Texas Southern
Alexis Barton, Clear Brook – Alvin Community College
Hailey McDowell, George Ranch – Simpson College
Jolie Duong, Bellaire – Army- West Point
Annette Cardenas, Chavez – Coastal Bend College
Alyssa Vasquez, Heights – Spoon River College
Marissa Maldonado, Northside – Laredo Community College
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Football
John Anthony Robinson, Langham Creek – Mary Hardin Baylor
Caleb Thomas, Langham Creek – Texas Lutheran University
Nick Ojonta, Langham Creek – Millsaps College
Marcus Garza, Caney Creek – Lyon College
Amon Byars, Terry – Army West Point
Derrick Ray, Terry – Houston Baptist University
Robert Alexander, Terry – Wayland Baptist University
Marc Bentancur, Terry – Buena Vista University
Calvin Simms, Terry – Bethany College
Damion Rush, Terry – Bacone College
Noah Delahoussaye, Montgomery – Austin College
Alex Williams, Pasadena Memorial -Sam Houston State
Trevor Robinson, Pasadena Memorial – Henderson State University
Michael Mexicano, Pasadean Memorial – Central Methodist University
Nathan Prevost, Clear Brook – Austin College
Josh Green, Clear Brook – Austin College
Dalton Reichardt, Clear Brook – Austin College
Dwight Daniel, Clear Brook – Bacone College
Will Brown, Lamar Consolidated – SMU
Ryan Shockency, Lamar Consolidated – Mary Hardin-Baylor
Quivance Giles, Lamar Consolidated – Penn
Drake Staten, Lamar Consolidated – Bueno Vista
Jordan Khalil, Clements –Mary Hardin Baylor
Kendall Pickens, Clements – Wisconsin Lutheran College
Sonje Washington, Clements – North Park University
Darius Reece, Willis – Blinn College
Jake Jones, Willis – Blinn College
Taion Chatman, Willis – Blinn College
Jermarcus White, Willis – Blinn College
Jarvis Howard, Bellaire – Mary Hardin Baylor
Jordan Love, Bellaire – Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Stephon Ashby, Chavez – Blinn
Jai Cooper, Chavez – Texas A&T
Dominic Franklin, Chavez – Texas Southern
Dashawn Williams, Madison – Kilgore Junior College
Jaquel Hamm, Madison – Navarro
Dee McCoy, Westside – Texas Wesleyan
Ezechiel Mukule, Wisdom – St. Vincent College (PA)
Tra’Vonta Carpenter, Yates – San Diego Mesa College
Lance Jones, Manvel – University of Mary Hardin Baylor
Kadir Ali, Manvel – Cincinnati Christian University
Mateo Pritzkau, Cypress Ranch – Austin College
Girls Basketball
Erica Strawn, Caney Creek – Arlington Baptist College
Domonique Mucker, Manvel – Talladega College
Madison Becker, Alvin – Baker University
Natalie Miller, Alvin – UT-Dallas
Celeste Clement, Clear Brook – Oklahoma Wesleyan
Yasmine Arogunjo, Westside – Blinn College
Jada Russ, Wheatley – Lane College
Chade Gladney, Yates – Cisco College
Briana Cloud, Yates – Cisco College
Alexandra Pollard, Cy-Fair – Texas Southern University
Dezeree White, Langham Creek – Our Lady of the Lake University
Mariel Wade, Langham Creek – Blinn College
Makenna Clark, North Shore – Concordia University
Boys Basketball
C.J. Washington, Tompkins – Kennesaw State
Tristan Ikpe, Deer Park – Blinn College
Kimani Anderson, College Park – Maine Maritime Marine Academy
Byron Brown, Lamar Consolidated – Ellsworth CC
Keaton Taylor, Lamar Consolidated – Ellsworth CC
Isaiah Blackmon, Lamar Consolidated – Ellsworth CC
Kyle Poerschke, Langham Creek – Southwestern University
Drew McCammon, Langham Creek – Schreiner University
Dralyn Brown, South Houston – Angelina JC
Emmanuel White, Tompkins –Blinn College
Jonathan Ogugua, Heights – Butler CC
Terrell Wilson, Fort Bend Marshall – Midwestern State
Ashton McClelland, Cypress Ranch – Texas Southern University
Volleyball
Ayana Tabor, North Shore – Our Lady of the Lake
Kristen Armstrong, North Shore – Hardin Simmons University
Kelsey Fitts, Caney Creek – Ranger Junior College
Delanie Coroiescu, Caney Creek – Oklahoma Baptist University
Gloria Pulido, Galena Park – Austin College
Corine Stephens, Pearland – Kentucky Wesleyan College
Mallory Talbert, Montgomery – Texas A&M
Jordan Russell, Clear Brook – University of Houston
Breana August, Clear Brook – Eastfield College
Jaycie Dunn, Lamar Consolidated – Arlington Baptist
Catherine Drapela, Lamar Consolidated – Houston Baptist
Dani Dagley, Tompkins – Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Kailyn O’Neal, Tompkins -Southern Connecticut State University
Jada Lewis, Wheatley – Paul Quinn College
Shelby Browning, Manvel – Eastfield Community College
Aeris Ramsey, Manvel – West Texas A&M
Natalie Garcia, Cypress Ranch – Navarro College
Baseball
Jake Eschenfelder, College Park – Mary Hardin Baylor
Kyle Jackson, College Park – Arkansas Baptist College
Travis Washburn, College Park – Lamar University
Alec Carr, Kempner – Texas
Simeon Woods Richardson, Kempner – Texas
Noah Huerta, Kempner – Texas Tech
Sutton Dole, Langham Creek – Stevens Institute of Technology
Ryan Finke, Pearland – Angelina College
Sam Velazquez, Pearland – Schreiner University
Cason Wachel, Montgomery – Tyler Junior College
Jacob Prigmore, Montgomery – Tarleton State
Ben Shields, Montgomery – University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Josh Trahan, College Park – UT – Tyler
Daylon Farmer, College Park – Tyler Junior College
Brandon Birdsell, Willis – Texas A&M
Heath Backhus, Willis – Weatherford Junior College
Jace Mapston, Willis – Paris Junior College
Mitch Turner, Willis – Northeast Texas Junior College
Elijah Taleff-Scott, Shadow Creek – Missouri Valley University
Charles Gordon, Alvin – LSU Eunice
Jade Gordon, Alvin -Frank Phillips College
Spencer Ouellette, Alvin – Houston Baptist University
Zach Visser, Tompkins – Southwestern Christian University
Wilson Ehrhardt, Tompkins – Hill Junior College
Jorge Vargas, Tompkins – Dean College
Brett Garner, Cypress Ranch – Austin College
Ian Veserra, Cypress Ranch – Centenary College of Louisiana
Sergio Gutierrez, Aldine MacArthur – University of Houston-Downtown
Micah Russell, Heights – University of Houston-Downtown
Jesus Sanchez, Bellaire – University of Houston-Downtown
Gavin Alvarez, Terry – University of Houston-Downtown
Jaiden Anderson, Kashmere – University of Houston-Downtown
Risiah Curtis, Humble – University of Houston-Downtown
David Diaz, Northside – University of Houston-Downtown
Jeremiah Gant, Heights – University of Houston-Downtown
Julian Maldonaldo, Terry – University of Houston-Downtown
Matthew Tolliver, Madison – University of Houston-Downtown
Richard Trevino, Klein Forest – University of Houston-Downtown
Channing Vernon, Lamar Consolidated – University of Houston-Downtown
Alex Villanueva, Klein Collins – University of Houston-Downtown
Maurice Castille, Hightower – University of Houston-Downtown
Mario Castillo, Bush – University of Houston-Downtown
John Cerda, Aldine – University of Houston-Downtown
Franklin Daniels, Clear Brook – University of Houston-Downtown
Alex Duarte, Sharpstown – University of Houston-Downtown
Darrian Henry, Alvin – University of Houston-Downtown
Kendale Santee, Yates – University of Houston-Downtown
Luis Portillo, Cristo Rey – University of Houston-Downtown
Brannon Shoaf, Shadow Creek – University of Houston-Downtown
Alejandro Jose Avilla, North Forest – University of Houston-Downtown
Genaro Cardenas, Waltrip – University of Houston-Downtown
Ruden Cavazos, Furr – University of Houston-Downtown
Bobby Davis, Sterling – University of Houston-Downtown
Jacob Dela Cerda, Jersey Village – University of Houston-Downtown
Jake Everett, Atascocita – University of Houston-Downtown
George Garza, North Shore – University of Houston-Downtown
J. Hernandez, Aldine MacArthur – University of Houston-Downtown
Jokobie Jenkins, Shadow Creek – University of Houston-Downtown
Jose Luis, Aldine – University of Houston-Downtown
Matthew Mendoza, North Shore – University of Houston-Downtown
Gabriel Parades, Yates – University of Houston-Downtown
Joel Renteria, Furr – University of Houston-Downtown
Issac Perez, Cristo Rey – University of Houston-Downtown
Court Cosco, Spring Woods – Rhodes College
Golf
Bailey Farmer, Alvin – Howard Payne University
Caleb Duplechin, Alvin – Coffeyville Community College
Iliana Stowers, Montgomery – Incarnate Word
Steven Boyd, Langham Creek – Prairie View A&M
Hailee Cooper, Montgomery – Texas
Reagan Deaton, Montgomery – University of Texas at Dallas
Cameron Newhouse, Montgomery – McNeese State
Alyssa Goins, Pearland – University of St. Thomas
Jzeke Dukes, Washington – Prairie View A&M
Cristian Polk, Clear Falls – Hesston College
Tennis
Elaina Evans, Kempner – Concordia University
Sneha Karnan, Kempner – Case Western
Anish Sriniketh, Tompkins – St. Edwards University
Dylan Payne, Cypress Ranch – Rensalear Poly Institute (RPI)-NY
Varun Thachil, Cypress Ranch – Case Western Reserve University
Swimming and Diving/Water Polo
Alexandria Perry, Deer Park – Henderson State
Spencer Tybur, College Park – Golden West College
Jordan Castillo, Clear Creek – University of California – Santa Barbara
Libby Goode, Clear Creek – Trinity University
Peyton Roemer, Clear Creek – Incarnate Word
Jenny Yu, Dawson – MIT
Daria Hatter, Dawson – University of Pittsburgh
Charles Yuen, Clements – Trinity University
Myles Pickens, Clememts – McMurry University
Jacob Won, Tompkins – University of South Dakota
Jade Kemp, Tompkins – Austin College
Reilly Swain, Tompkins – Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ana Lucia Garza, Tompkins – University of the Incarnate Word
Hailee Rice, Manvel – University of the Ozarks
Jack Venker, Cy-Fair – Army – West Point
Riley Dafoe, Cy-Fair – Florida State
Sean Calvert, Cypress Ranch – Southwestern University
Wrestling
Edwin Benavides, Northside – Wayland Baptist
Kayla Fitts, Cypress Ranch – Wayland Baptist University
Girls Soccer
Sasha Moreira, Northbrook – Angelina College
Bayleigh Smith, Alvin – Eastern Oklahoma State College
Rachel Garant, Cypress Ridge – University of Houston
Eva Phillips, Langham Creek – Angelina College
Aeriana Lewis, North Shore – St. Thomas
Boys Soccer
Carlos Rodriguez, Alvin – Mary Hardin-Baylor
Anuar Contreras, Langham Creek – Ouachita Baptist University
Trent Connor, Langham Creek – Southwestern University
Equestrian
Amelia Nelson, George Ranch – South Dakota State
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