Anna Raj is the Houston Newsletter Editor for COURIER Texas. Raised across Oak Cliff and Third Ward, Anna is a lifelong Texan passionate about community organizing and giving Texans the power of access to truth and knowledge.
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Punching in: Not all artists are starving, just ask Houston muralist Devona Stimpson
Devona Stimpson has a lucrative career in the arts. Now she’s helping others do the same.
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Texas history declared them extinct. Now, the Karankawa are rewriting the record
Along the Texas Gulf Coast, an Indigenous tribe is righting a centuries-old wrong about their clans.
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13 things you didn’t know you could do with a Houston-area library card
Think a library card is just for checking out books? Think again.
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Heat risk increases for outdoor workers in Texas, while shots at state or federal protections fade
Texas leads the nation in heat-related worker deaths and without federal protections, it could get worse.
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A Southern Haunting: A Houston native documents the real stories of Black rural Texans
The stories of Black rural communities are disappearing from the South, but Zahrah Butler has a plan.
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Is Houston’s top hospital accessible for Houstonians?
Houston Methodist Hospital was just ranked the best in the state, but that care comes with a price tag.
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Worth the sauce? Anthony’s offers up Italian faves for Houston Restaurant Week
Chef Anthony Russo’s new concept participates in Houston Restaurant Weeks.
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Punching In: The Houston artist turning likes into livelihood
This Houston artist turned to social media to help create a side business. Now, posting online is her full-time job.
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Houston had WHAT? 5 past attractions we’ll never forget
These five landmarks used to bring in tourists from across the country. Now, they’re gone
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Punching In: Who makes Houston’s rodeo boots?
This Houston bootmaker doesn’t use any technology newer than 1950 to craft his one-of-a-kind boots—keeping an old-school tradition alive, one pair at a time.
