Bay Area Houston Magazine

2 UHCL alumni named among magazine’s Most Admired CEOs

Two University of Houston-Clear Lake alumni were among 59 area leaders as Houston Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs of 2019. Both lead divisions of HCA Houston Healthcare.

Texas Constitutional Amendments Election This November

Since the adoption of the Texas Constitution in 1876, 498 amendments have been added. These amendments typically appear on November ballots in odd numbered years after the conclusion of the regular legislative session. This year, 10 proposed amendment will appear on the statewide ballot.

NASA Satellite Spots a Mystery That’s Gone in a Flash

Pops of bright blue and green in this image of the Fireworks galaxy (NGC 6946) show the locations of extremely bright sources of X-ray light captured by NASA’s NuSTAR space observatory. Generated by some of the most energetic processes in the universe, these X-ray sources are rare compared to the many visible light sources in the background image.

Area legislators proud of work accomplished

By Mary Alys Cherry

Politicians always like it when they have good news to share with their constituents, so it was no surprise our Bay Area legislators were wearing big smiles when they arrived for the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Legislative Update, hosted by BAHEP’s Political Protocol Committee.

Samantha Williams named Lunar Rendezvous queen

A PRETTY BLONDE Clear Springs High School senior, Samantha Grace Williams, is the new queen of Lunar Rendezvous and will reign over the 2020 festival next summer with King Slade Lewis and other members of the Royal Court.

Movers & Shakers: Joe Dee Barlow

Name: Joe Dee Barlow

Occupation: Attorney

Hometown: Petersburg, TX

Creatively Aggressive

By Blaine Ochoa

Great achievement in life and obtaining success takes effort, focus, and discipline. Even more so, it takes being aggressive and taking action. Rising to the top consists of working hard, working smart, and being creatively different and uniquely aggressive. Aggression not displayed as violence, instead, meaning tough, relentless, and driven.

Bureaucracy

By Michael W. Gos

Waco, Texas

“He went to the dark side.”

That is what professors say when a fellow faculty member decides to take even a temporary administrative position. There is clearly a distrust, or worse, of administrators on the part of faculty members in education.

Mileage Motoring

By Don Armstrong

Hybrid and all-electric markets continue to grow and so do showroom offerings. We recently had a chance to drive one of each and found a change of mindset was needed with one.

GALVESTON BAY ORCHID SOCIETY HOSTING REGIONAL ORCHID SHOW SEPT. 14 & 15

Galveston Bay Orchid Society will be hosting the Fall 2019 SWROGA (Southwest Regional Orchid Growers Association) Orchid Show, Sept. 14 and 15 at the Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake Hotel, 3000 E. NASA Pkwy, Houston.

Lakewood to Host DF95 Radio Controlled Sailboat Championship Regatta

Bay Access Sailing Foundation presents the 2019 DragonFlite 95 Championship

The DragonFlite 95 is the fastest-growing RC one-design class internationally; strict rules enforce that all boats are identical. The local fleet in the Galveston Bay area has grown to over 30 members just this year. Race organizers are anticipating 40 plus boats split out into two to three heats and running as many races as possible.

One of Few Left on the Texas Coast

By Xander Thomas

There are plenty of boat yards along the coast, and certainly in the Clear Lake Area, home to marinas and great sailing areas, but any of them offering full service seems like a thing of the past. South Texas Yacht Service is one of few places that still does just that.