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Pearland transgender activist, 11, named Time Kid of the Year finalist
Read full article: Pearland transgender activist, 11, named Time Kid of the Year finalistKai, an elementary school student, first made national headlines in April, when she testified about trans rights before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, named Timeโs โPerson of the Year,โ NBC News reports
Read full article: Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, named Timeโs โPerson of the Year,โ NBC News reportsElon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has been named Time magazineโs โPerson of the Yearโ for 2021.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo named a leader on Time Magazineโs 100 Next list
Read full article: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo named a leader on Time Magazineโs 100 Next listHOUSTON โ Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo joins 99 other history-makers in โTIMEโ Magazineโs โTop 100 Nextโ series. โ[Hidalgo] has really distinguished herself and makes us proudโnot just as Democrats but as Texans,โ OโRourke wrote. โThatโs what leadership looks like.โโProud to represent Harris County on the #TIME100Next list,โ Hidalgo tweeted. โThank you [Beto OโRourke] for the incredible words, and for all youโre doing in the wake of this disaster.โProud to represent Harris County on the #TIME100Next list. Notable individuals who made the list included Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, talk show host Amber Ruffin, and country music artist Luke Combs.
11 Houstonians and Texans who made it on TIME Magazineโs 100 most influential people through the years
Read full article: 11 Houstonians and Texans who made it on TIME Magazineโs 100 most influential people through the yearsHOUSTON โ This yearโs list of TIMEโs 100 Most Influential People came out and features several of the most prominent Texans we know and love. Here is a list of Houstonians and Texans who made it in TIMEโs 100 Most Influential People in recent years. Take a look:See the full 2020 list here. FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2019 file photo, Megan Thee Stallion arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, N.J.. J.J. Watt #99 of the Houston Texans during pregame warm ups before the Houston Texans play the Tennessee Titans at NRG Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Houston, Texas.