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Thursday, May 21, 2026
May 25, 2026 · By Charles F. Herd
Francis Scott Key wrote his most famous lines of the poem that would become “The Star-Spangled Banner” while watching cannon fire light up Baltimore Harbor — a lawyer turned poet, scribbling verse by the glow of battle from the deck of the HMS Tonnat, a British sloop. It seems fitting that the bridge bearing his name has now given rise to one of the most ...read more
Categories: Community, Education, Human Interest, Press Release, Political, Economic, General News Article
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Tehran has launched a formal permission regime over the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s what it means for shipowners, operators, and seafarers — and why the legal risks may outlast the geopolitics.
The Strait of Hormuz has always been a chokepoint — a narrow neck of water, barely 21 miles wide at its tightest, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply must pass. But Tehran has now ...read more
Categories: Political, Economic, General News Article, Community, Education, Human Interest
Sunday, May 17, 2026
PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEHouston Hockey Community Announces New North Houston Ice Rink; Facility to Integrate with Houston Premier Sportsplex to Create Region’s First Dual-Surface Hockey & Multi-Sport HubHouston, TX May 17th 2026 ] Houston Hockey Community (HHC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding access to hockey and multi-sport programming across Greater Houston, ...read more
Categories: Chamber, Human Interest, Community, Papers/Research, General News Article, Economic, Press Release
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Don’t Be a Statistic: A Texas Boater’s Guide to National Safe Boating Week
National Safe Boating Week is May 16–22, 2026! Safety can be simple, and summer is almost here.
Every May, right before Memorial Day weekend turns Texas lakes into a beautiful, chaotic maze of pontoons and jet skis, the National Safe Boating Council runs its annual safety wake-up call, and this year, it’s May 16–22. I ...read more
Categories: Community, Fun Facts, Human Interest, Education, General News Article