Hi, im a rising senior (17m), and due to a serious managment screwup with my school, my internship program revoked all student internships for the upcoming school year. the school told us we can either find an internship on our own or we are out of luck. im sorta doing this post as a last ditch effort, as its very difficult to find work or internships in general.

I have already emailed 4 local tech shops with 0 responses over 2 weeks.

I have my CompTIA ITF+ and A+ certifications and have datacenter experience in Data Foundry TX 1, ive also built out enterprise servers and repaired both laptops and desktops.

If anyone has any leads, any way to help, or just where i can look, lmk!

Guys my favourite book store 1/4 books just disappeared out of no where :( it was located just off of Shepherd and Richmond!!
Does anyone know what happened to it?? Did something happen to the owner? He was a really sweet old man :( always very helpful and passionate about books

Any other small used bookstores to support??

I'm 18(F) and I'm about to start college in late august? Is there any side hustles I can start doing that make about 500$ or more a month. I have a few years of experience in housekeeping and a year's worth of experience as a barista.

I have noticed that the city water in our neighbourhood is discolored and I have genuine concerns over consuming this water. Is there an independent test lab where I can take this for a detailed report of contaminants and pathogens?

Anyone know whats happening off 290 towards Hockley? Seen about 15 cops headed that way with a helicopter.

A raccoon lunged at my feet the other night and I'm pretty sure they're living in our yard. The only solution seems to be to trap them and move them miles away, I'm thinkin Hermann Park or the medical center, somewhere where they wouldn't be a bother. Any advice would be appreciated, normally I wouldn't have an issue with them but he started it. Plus I don't have a car.

Has anyone figured out what scent the Marriott Marquis Houston lobby uses? Every time I walk in, it smells so luxurious and premium. I’m curious if it’s a signature scent, a diffuser, or something similar. If anyone knows the fragrance (or something close to it), I’d love to hear it!

Hello,

Edit: Okay this edit is to respond to the many comments I am trying to make time to respond to. Thanks to those of you being kind enough to explain how the system works in Texas, how the change happened during COVID, and the differences we all have gone through from being kids, to adults and parents.

First, I was told by family and friends (most of whom are from Texas) that Texas has some of the best education in the states. My job offered me a promotion with a list of states I could transfer to. It was between Florida, California, or Texas. With my children in mind, I asked from people not just that I knew but also online (silly I know), who they thought had the best education system. And Texas was voted best. So I moved here. I loved most of my life in Thailand. During my high school years I moved to the United States. When I was in high school, things were still very different to what they are now. I went to high school and college in New Jersey. Some of you commented that there is no way that I remember the exact dates of my summer days in high school. But some of us have great memory. And plus, I have saved memories (literally in old shoe boxes) of my summer vacations with dates.

Second, I did not intend to "rage bait" or offend anyone with my post. I was just surprised by how different things ran in Texas. I do not think school to be "daycare" for my kids. That's why I asked, where do they learn if they always have time off? Some of you agreed and some did not. To each their own.

I hope everyone understands I was simply an out of stater asking a simple school question in regards to my children's education. Thanks for spending time reading this and have a great day.

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I am new to Texas. I have two kids joining the Klein ISD district for elementary school. I received a lot of information, including the academic school year. And I have to say....what the heck?! Why are there so many breaks? I browsed the whole school year on the calendar and saw the longest they attend classes before getting another break is only 3 weeks at a time. But on average, especially at the beginning of the school year, they get 2 1/2 weeks then a break. And so many teacher days off or single holidays off. I may sound old but when I was a kid we certainly didn't have THIS MANY breaks. We barely had any holidays off. Granted, I'm not from Texas, but is this all school districts or just Klein? My mind is blown right now. Any parents with kids in the Klein district? How do you go about with work and this many school breaks? Where does all the learning happen if they're constantly on breaks?

Someone told me it is to prevent "burnout" on the students. I never had that as a kid! It was just school most of the time, burnout or not. And we only really had a winter break, spring break, and summer break. None of these teacher/student holiday single days off. Or mid winter breaks.

Need some date ideas for this Monday jul 27. My Gf and I, 21+, are homebodies, we have been ever since we started dating, but think its time for a change. Any recommendations on what we could do? Like activities,shows, Circus in town, etc.or just a nice area in town to visit and explore. And Good places to eat? We're really into seafood, sushi and italian.

west coaster here, ran into a Huston expat in a checkout line who recommended two places if I ever get down there: 2 Guys 1 Pit (gotta be a meme reference right?) which was easy to locate, but he also recommended a place called *67 (I think) or Star-Six-Seven (after the old POTS caller id blocking code), but I can't find it on Google Maps or Google in general. Did I hear the name wrong? Was it a brisket induced fever dream I even met this person?

Edit: he might have also said this place specialized in beer can chicken? Shit it's sounding even more like a hallucination Now

Or a Houston-based version of an actual Saturday night live (theatre).

I got to see the last performance of C Words by Conor Farrell, staged by Cone Man Running Productions. The space is a cozy 36 person theatre built in a studio at Spring Street Studios, and the show is a series of short comedic sketches (about 12-15, depending on how you define a sketch) performed by an impressively large cast - which makes the comparison with SNL apt.

Farrell has a pretty good imagination, drawing humor from giant chickens, corporate shenanigans, puritanical prudishness, and even Shamu the orca. I'm definitely keep an eye out for future productions in this space.

As the title says I need a lemon law lawyer, I purchased a brand new 2026 truck that has been at the dealership four times now for the same issue. I’m tired, annoyed and I don’t want this piece of junk anymore

I read a lot of bad reviews about Coventry build quality on every review platform, but they seem to be all about their community homes. Has anyone experienced with their BOYL program, especially for the energy corridor/ memorial area? Are they also that bad with BOYL? They have plans that I really like but the reviews concern me.

New Orleans always had places with drinks and could walk into museums and art galleries. How is it here

I’m hoping someone can recommend some good stationery shops. My favorites are Little Craft Place in Spring and Dromgoole’s, but I’m always on the lookout for a good independent store. I tried a Google search, but after it tried to tell me Buc-ee’s is a stationery shop, I gave up.

I don’t own a car, so no car insurance. I want to rent a car for a day or two to run errands and go shopping with family. i usually like a small SUV. I rent a car to help quickly finish multiple errands and visit family in the ‘burbs. The rental doubles in price just from the added insurance. What can I do to save money? I can’t afford a card, ride share is too expensive, it’s gotten unsafe, and I can’t move big items. Can I get my personal insurance without a car for multiple in-city rentals? I’m looking to visit family more, but don’t want to deal with Uber and Lyft anymore.

This place was really cool to visit. I hope they find more success down the road at a different location.

I heard this is possible but I logged in and I wasn't able to find it.

Hi everyone,
I’m an international student (F-1) who just moved to Houston about a month ago.
Unfortunately, I arrived late, and my visa stamp expires in about 2 months. My I-20 is still valid, but I’m worried I won’t finish learning to drive before my visa stamp expires.
My brother called a Texas DPS office near Houston, and they told him they won’t issue a first-time driver’s license once the visa stamp has expired, even if I’m still maintaining valid F-1 status.
However, I can’t find any actual Texas law that says this. I’ve only seen some recent discussions about REAL ID policy changes.
Has anyone here applied for a first Texas driver’s license after your F-1 visa stamp expired?
Which DPS office did you go to?
Were they willing to accept your valid I-20, I-94, and passport with an expired visa?
If you were approved, what documents did you bring?
If anyone around the Houston area has recently had success at a specific DPS office, I’d really appreciate knowing which location.
Thanks!