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Associations bring meetings back to Houston

Aaron Wolowiec

When the Texas Society of Association Executives gathered in Houston in September for the New Ideas Annual Conference, it was the first major event to take place in the city after Hurricane Harvey devastated Southern Texas with historic flooding.

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Houston, Dallas Convention Centers Become Storm Shelters

Associations Now

By some estimates, Hurricane Harvey, the strongest storm to hit Texas in 50 years , will drop as much as 50 inches of rain on the southeastern part of the state, straining the resources of cities like Galveston and Houston. At least one association meeting in Houston has already been canceled. ” Impact on Events.

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Bar Association Offers Flood-Damaged Houston Free Legal Help

Associations Now

The Houston Bar Association, responding to recent flooding that hit the city, has expanded its legal-services hotline to assist those who suffered property damage. The bouts of flooding that hit Houston over the past two weeks created a need for legal services among the city’s residents. on Wednesday. on Wednesday. “We

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Higher Logic Joins Team Rubicon to Tackle Community Disaster Response in Houston

Higher Logic

HIGHER LOGIC CARES: Through our 2019 Charity Program, we sent a group of nine staff volunteers to Houston, Texas, in May 2019 to assist Team Rubicon in disaster response efforts. In fact, the Houston home we worked on was scheduled to take at least one week to clear out and perform demolition—we did it in two days. Who is Team Rubicon?

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Three years after Harvey, Kingwood continues to battle for flood mitigation (TX)

Community Associations Network

Three years ago, Hurricane Harvey inundated much of the Kingwood area after Lake Houston and the San Jacinto River overflowed and deposited flood waters into thousands of homes and businesses.

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Game On: Navigating the Return of Sports in America with Michael Lewis, Billy Beane, and Daryl Morey

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Houston Rockets’ GM & Managing Director of Basketball Operations. Best-Selling Author of The Fifth Risk, Moneyball, and The Big Short. . BILLY BEANE. Executive VP of Baseball Operations for the Oakland A’s & Subject of Moneyball. . DARYL MOREY.

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Association Chat Group Chat on January 24th: Amazon Smile’s Untimely Demise + ChatGPT Ate My Job Edition!

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