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Houston Las Posadas events remind us to care for ‘the most vulnerable’

| December 23, 2025

In the wake of Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas making a statement against President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts with a nativity scene that depicts Mary, Joseph, and Jesus as modern-day immigrants behind a barbed wire fence, events like Las Posadas remind us about the true spirit behind the beloved Christmas tale. Celebrated globally in Latin American communities, Las Posadas reenacts the journey of Mary and Joseph as they travel to Bethlehem in search of shelter for the birth of Jesus. The goal of the reenactment is for participants to walk in the shoes of those who were considered outsiders, and to remind us that we still need to care for our most vulnerable

Turns out the best things in life really are free, like Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum

by Sam Cohen

| December 19, 2025

CULTURE | DFW | FORT WORTH | THINGS TO DO

The Kimbell Art Museum was named the No. 1 free thing to do in Texas by CashNetUSA. Here’s why.

Everything you can do with your San Antonio Public Library card

by Sam Cohen

| December 10, 2025

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The San Antonio Public Library offers a variety of free benefits. Here’s everything you can do with your library card. Growing up, I used to watch the PBS show “Arthur” on a near-constant loop. While many of the episodes have become hazy in my memory over the two decades that have passed since then, one […]

A day in the warehouse: Inside our shift at the Houston Food Bank

by Vagney Hampshire

| December 8, 2025

food bank | HTX | volunteering | volunteers

The COURIER HTX team recently volunteered at the Houston Food Bank. Here’s what we learned. 140 million. That’s how many meals the Houston Food Bank provides access to each year. Recently, the COURIER HTX team wanted to contribute to providing those meals, so we put on hairnets and got to work at the Houston Food […]