A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by long-running government failures and active promotion to attract digital nomads, according to experts.

The First Christian Church on Cinco Ranch Road near Katy is receiving support and donations from all over the country after their Pride flags continue to be stolen by thieves.

After the bitter presidential campaign and four years of political divide, how can the United States again find a path toward unity? University of Houston Sociology Professor Luis Salinas, Ph.D., says the challenge will be to get beyond the current climate of lies that are permeating our daily discourse. “A lot of baseless rumors, conspiracy theories go around and basically rev up fear, rev up hate to further divide people,” he said. “We had every major convention in Houston cancel,” said Michael Heckman the Acting President & CEO of Houston First. “We’ve seen some major conventions move from the first quarter and the second quarter to the second half of the year so that’s very good news.”Much more on this week’s Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall.