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| May 16, 2013 -- The Texas A&M University Singing Cadets will travel throughout China on an international tour from May 17 through 27. More |
| May 09, 2013 -- The Port of Houston Authority reports that Houston has maintained its position as Brazil's largest U.S. seaborne trade partner by value and weight according to newly compiled statistics. More |
| May 03, 2013 -- DIVERSIONS: Arts and Culture Editor Jennifer Olin reports that Egypt, Mexico and the countries of Asia all provide entertainment and cultural exposure to people in the Gulf Coast region this weekend. More |
| April 30, 2013 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration today announced that it has signed a $424 million contract modification with the Russian Federal Space Agency to extend full crew transportation services to the International Space Station in 2016 with return and rescue services extending through June 2017. More |
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| April 09, 2013 -- The Greater Houston Partnership today announced that Houston Mayor Annise Parker, the partnership, and the Texas Turkish American Chamber of Commerce is taking a delegation to Turkey April 13-20 to discuss expanding trade ties and business opportunities. More |
| April 08, 2013 -- Ecologists and students from Rice University and the University of Guam will begin a four-year study this summer to examine how the loss of birds on Guam may be thinning the island's forests as fewer seeds are spread into open gaps. More |
| April 05, 2013 -- Farouk Systems has announced the launch of its CHI Cosmetic Import Export Industry and Trade Limited Company in Turkey. More |
| April 02, 2013 -- Turkish Airlines officially launched new direct flights between Houston and Istanbul in a ceremony at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Monday evening. More |
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| March 21, 2013 -- The Arab Studies program and Arab Student Union at the University of Houston will hold a public screening of "Under the Bombs", a Lebanese film, on Friday in the Social Work Building. More |
| March 14, 2013 -- Alliance Fencing Academy in Houston will send five athletes to the 2013 Cadet and Junior World Championships in Croatia from April 6 through 15. More |
| March 07, 2013 -- Asia Society Texas Center in Houston reports that Martha Blackwelder has announced her plans to step down as Executive Director in March. More |
| March 07, 2013 -- President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush on Thursday participated in an event hosted by the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation at Texas A&M University in College Station. More |
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| March 05, 2013 -- The World Affairs Council of Houston will host Sarah Cook, senior research analyst for Freedom on the Net, on Wednesday to discuss censorship and the state of the Internet in China. More |
| March 04, 2013 -- The University of St. Thomas' Center for International Studies in Houston and the American Foreign Service Association in Washington, D.C. have announced the formation of a partnership to promote and deepen public understanding of United States diplomacy. More |
| February 22, 2013 -- University of Houston will host congressional representatives from both the United States and Mexico on Monday to discuss issues facing both countries. More |
| February 20, 2013 -- The World Affairs Council of Houston will host Dr. Luis Malpica y de Lamadrid, recently-appointed Consul General of Mexico in Houston, on Thursday. More |
| February 20, 2013 -- Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano recently gave a presentation on the Panama Canal Expansion Program while visiting Lamar University. More |
| February 15, 2013 -- City of Houston Mayor Annise Parker on Friday proclaimed former Rockets player Yao Ming as Honorary Goodwill Ambassador for the City. More |
| February 12, 2013 -- The District Clerk of Galveston County will host an event celebrating Passport Day in the USA 2013 on March 9 in the League City office. More |
| February 08, 2013 -- Dr. Luis Malpica y de Lamadrid has been appointed Consul General of Mexico in Houston. More |
| February 05, 2013 -- The Mandarin Chinese Immersion Magnet School in Houston will hold its first annual Lunar New Year Festival on February 23 on its campus. More |
| February 02, 2013 -- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George H.
Cohen has announced that that the United States Maritime Alliance
And International Longshoremen’s Association have reached a tentative agreement for a comprehensive successor Master Agreement. More |
| January 24, 2013 -- The Texas A&M University System has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Qatar to work on a food security program. More |
| January 24, 2013 -- The Panama Canal Authority reports that the expansion project is moving forward and is 50 percent complete. More |
 | January 22, 2013 -- Texas Seaport Museum Director Jamie White reports to ELISSA volunteers and other supporters that the tall ship will return to the newly refurbished berth at Pier 21 on Saturday, January 26 after undergoing restoration in dry-dock at Bollinger Shipyard in Texas City. More |
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| January 21, 2013 -- The North Houston Frontiers Club, Inc. hosted a Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast this morning at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel. On Sunday evening, Lorenza Butler, Jr. welcomed the event's organizers and special guests to a VIP reception held at the Houston Buffalo Soldier’s National Museum in Midtown. More |  |
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| January 18, 2013 -- Three College of the Mainland students will travel to Canada through a study abroad program. More |
| January 15, 2013 -- The World Affairs Council of Houston will host Bulgaria Ambassador Elena Poptodorova on January 28 for a discussion of Bulgaria's energy sector. More |
| January 15, 2013 -- Panama Canal Authority CEO Jorge Quijano will host a presentation on the Panama Canal expansion project on February 14 at Lamar University. More |
| January 10, 2013 -- The American Statistical Association is joining fellow organizations around the world to promote the "International Year of Statistics". More |