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David Adickes, a Houston-based artist whose works include the 67-foot statue of Sam Houston in his native Huntsville, died Sunday night, according to his publicist. He was 98 years old.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/arts-culture-news/2025/07/14/526379/houston-artist-david-adickes-whose-works-include-67-foot-sam-houston-statue-dies-at-98/

#ArtsCulture #Houston #Local #LocalArts #News #Obituary #DavidAdickes #HoustonArtists #SamHoustonStatue #VirtuosoSculpture #WeLoveHoustonSign

Houston-based rapper Slando Kareem was sentenced to life in prison for sexually trafficking minors, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/09/25/500946/houston-based-rapper-slando-kareem-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-trafficking-minors/

#CriminalJustice #News #Houston #HoustonArtists #Rapper #SlandoKareem

Houston rapper Travis Scott was arrested in Paris early Friday after allegedly getting into an altercation with a security guard, according to several news reports.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/08/09/496165/houston-rapper-travis-scott-arrested-after-friday-morning-altercation-with-security-guard-in-paris-hotel/

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An initiative from Houston's very own Megan Thee Stallion will provide generators for senior citizens after Hurricane Beryl and its ensuing power outages.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/2024/07/19/494155/megan-thee-stallion-program-provides-generators-to-senior-citizens-after-hurricane-beryl/

#ArtsCulture #EnergyEnvironment #Local #News #TTN #BreadOfLife #HoustonArtists #MeganTheeStallion #PeteThomasFoundation

Houston native and Grammy award winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion announced dates for her Hot Girl Summer Tour on Wednesday, and she'll be making a stop in her hometown.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/events/2024/03/21/481268/houston-native-megan-thee-stallion-slated-for-hometown-stop-on-hot-girl-summer-tour/

#ArtsCulture #Events #Houston #Local #HoustonArtists #HoustonConcerts #HoustonEvents #MeganTheeStallion

Houston artist Elisabet González recently gifted her 2014 piece called "GODess," which was inspired and partly created by late breast cancer patient Lou Richardson, to Richardson's oldest daughter as part of a long-awaited, emotional exchange.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/arts-culture-news/2024/01/12/474450/home-is-where-the-art-is-decade-old-sculpture-helps-carry-on-legacy-of-beloved-houston-woman/

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