La tormenta tropical Paulette, la decimosexta tormenta con nombre de 2020, y la tormenta tropical Rene, la decimoséptima tormenta con nombre, se han formado en el Océano Atlántico. Paulette y Rene no representan una amenaza para Texas. Según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes, tanto Paulette como Rene se disiparán en mar abierto.
TORMENTA TROPICAL PAULETTE
TORMENTA TROPICAL RENE
Qué necesita hacer:
Nos acercamos al pico de la temporada de huracanes. Si bien las tormentas tropicales Paulette y Rene no afectará a Texas, ahora es el momento de cerciorarse de que usted y su familia estén preparados.
HAGA UN PLAN
Revise el plan de emergencia de su familia, incluido lo que hará si permanece aquí o si evacua.
Recuerde tomar en cuenta que el distanciamiento social todavía es necesario para COVID-19.
A medida que avanzamos hacia el pico de la temporada de huracanes, se le aconseja a los propietarios e inquilinos comunicarse con su agente de seguros para adquirir un seguro contra inundación. Recuerde, el daño por inundación no está cubierto por la mayoría de las pólizas de propietarios o inquilinos. Tome las medidas adecuadas para asegurarse de que su hogar y sus pertenecías están protegidas al registrarse en el Programa Nacional de Seguro contra Inundación. Vaya a https://www.floodsmart.gov/ para obtener más información.
What is the danger? Tropical Storm Paulette, the 16th named storm of 2020, and Tropical Storm Rene, the 17th named storm, have formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Paulette and Rene pose no threat to Texas. According to the National Hurricane Center, Paulette and Rene will both dissipate in the open ocean.
TROPICAL STORM PAULETTE
TROPICAL STORM RENE
What you should do: We are in the peak of Hurricane Season. While Tropical Storms Paulette and Rene will not impact Texas, now is the time to make sure you and your family are prepared.
MAKE A PLAN
Review your family’s emergency plan, including what you will do if you stay or if you evacuate.
Remember to take into account that social distancing is still needed for COVID-19.
If you live in an evacuation zone (Zip Zone) and will need assistance evacuating for a storm that threatens our region, now is the time to call 2-1-1 or go online to register for assistance.
As we move into to peak hurricane season, homeowners and renters should contact their insurance agent about purchasing flood insurance. Remember, flood damage is not covered by most homeowners or renters policies. Take action now to ensure that your home and contents are protected by enrolling in the National Flood Insurance Program. Go to https://www.floodsmart.gov/ for more information.
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today released a web video calling on every Texan and candidate for public office, regardless of political party, to sign a pledge against defunding police departments in Texas at 2:00 PM on Thursday, September 10th. At that time, the Governor will sign the pledge alongside other state leaders at a press conference. Additional details on this press conference will be forthcoming.
“Some cities want to defund and dismantle police departments in Texas — but we cannot allow this to happen in the Lone Star State,” said Governor Abbott. “This reckless action invites crime into our communities and threatens the safety of all Texans, including our law enforcement officers and their families. That is why I am calling on every Texan and every candidate for public office to join me in signing a pledge against defunding our police departments. We need all leaders and Texans to join us in backing the blue.”
Join the Houston Astros Foundation and Cheniere Energy on Saturday, September 12th for the Hurricane Laura Relief Supply Drive to help our neighbors in Louisiana recover after the devastation of Hurricane Laura. The drive will be held at Minute Maid Park from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Fans can drop off items curbside at 501 Crawford Street in front of the Left Field Entrance.
For the donation, fans will receive a Jose Altuve 60’s Shooting Star Replica Jersey, while supplies last, and if they are lucky, they may even see Orbit and the Shooting Stars!
For the full list of items needed, select the button below.
The Rockets and Lakers traded punches, never showing signs of backing down. The Lakers’ LeBron James was sensational. James Harden answered. Russell Westbrook bounced back. Anthony Davis rolled.
They traded the lead and knockout punches. The Rockets, however, had thrown everything they had at the Lakers. When they had little left with a quarter still to play, the Lakers had reinforcements the Rockets could not handle.
The Lakers turned up their defense during the fourth quarter Tuesday and mixed in a sudden Rondorama, surging to a 12-point lead and taking a 112-102 win at AdventHealth Arena in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., for a 2-1 series lead.
“I thought we did a good job, honestly,” Westbrook said. “They had a stretch where (Rajon) Rondo and (Alex) Caruso hit 3s back-to-back, gave them separation. We had some key turnovers in the fourth. For the most part, we can find some good things out of this game.”
There were plenty of good things. The Rockets just could not make them last, seemingly emptying the tank to be tied after three quarters while the Lakers came in waves.
As often as the Rockets say three is more than two, they saw a different version of that math work against them.
While the Rockets had their big two rolling, the Lakers had three stars, with Rondo alone outscoring the Rockets’ bench, depleted with Danuel House Jr. out for personal reasons.
“I think our legs got a little tired,” Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said. “They upped their stuff. Too many 50-50 balls we didn’t get. Too many times we weren’t sharp, we weren’t quick to the ball or quick to a play and it got away from us. And they hit a lot of good, hard shots.”
The stars could not take the win. James finished with 36 points and his four blocked shots in the third quarter set the tone for a defensive effort that would hold the Rockets to 38 second-half points. But James Harden had 33 points with nine rebounds and nine assists.
Anthony Davis had 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting. But Westbrook started fast and finished with 30.
But when the Rockets seemed to tire, Rondo and the Lakers bench swarmed. Rondo scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, most to spark the Lakers’ 10-0 charge to begin the quarter. After 29 ties or lead changes and no lead larger than six points in the first quarter, the Lakers had the run the Rockets could not overcome. They were never within less than eight points again.
“We gave up too many offensive rebounds throughout the course of the game,” Harden said. “Then, that fourth quarter, turned the ball over, not getting great shots. And coming down and (giving up) transition points, that was the game right there.”
Much of that, however, seemed to be because it took so much out of them just to keep pace for so long, with the Rockets getting few easy baskets. The Lakers limited the Rockets’ looks from the 3-point line to just 30 3-point attempts, nine fewer than in Game 1 when they took their fewest of the postseason. They also swarmed to the paint.
Generally stuck in the halfcourt, nothing was easy for the Rockets, even in a sensational first half. While Harden and Westbrook were a combined 24 of 47. The rest of the Rockets, however, made just 14 of 34 shots.
“We can’t play into their strengths and the things they love to do,” Harden said. “And that’s halfcourt, slow the pace up, let them get set, let them meet us at the rim, which I think we did, especially in that second half.
“We weren’t in attack mode. They did a good job of trapping and we didn’t make them pay for it.”
The Rockets made 56.8 percent of their shots during the first half, scoring 36 points in the paint. In the second half, they made just 35.1 percent, scoring 14 points in the paint.
By the fourth quarter, James and Davis needed to score just seven points. But Rondo, Caruso and Kyle Kuzma outscored the Rockets, 23-20, with the Rockets not seeming to have enough left to answer. “I think it’s pretty obvious we just ran out of a little steam there, just didn’t make plays like we did,” D’Antoni said. “It’s good to have Russell back in the sense he played really well. We’ll get our rest. It’s two (games) to one. OK, they got this one. Let’s get the next one.”
The Houston Dynamo earned their third consecutive victory with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City this evening at BBVA Stadium. Goals from Alberth Elis and Mauro Manotas in the final half-hour propelled the Dynamo to the victory.
Kickoff was delayed by 12 minutes due to lightning in the area around BBVA Stadium and a light mist began to fall right at the opening whistle. With the teams squaring off for the third time this season and second time in 10 days, it was a cagey affair early on. Both teams were well aware of the other side’s intentions and appeared determined not to give an inch, leaving chances hard to come by during the first half-hour.
The visitors opened the scoring in the 30th minute when forward Erik Hurtado put a rebound back into the net from close range. Dynamo goalkeeper Marko Marić made a strong save on Sporting’s initial effort from forward Khiry Shelton, quickly getting down to get a foot to Shelton’s shot, but the deflection fell into the path of Hurtado, who tapped it home on the half volley.
Houston leveled the match at a goal apiece just ahead of the hour mark through Elis. The Honduras international, who had entered the match just one minute earlier, slipped into the box and stabbed home a centering pass from midfielder Darwin Cerén. Cerén received a chip from forward Darwin Quintero on the right edge of the six-yard box and pulled the ball back into the middle, finding Elis for a first-time finish.
Manotas completed the comeback when he delivered the late winner with a headed shot into the back of the net in the 85th minute. After coming on as a substitute five minutes earlier, he found a soft spot in Sporting’s defense and leapt to get on the end of an inch-perfect cross from defender Zarek Valentin and snap a header past a diving effort by goalkeeper Tim Melia and into the net.
The goal was Manotas’ 50th in league play for the Dynamo, tying him with Will Bruin for second in club history behind Brian Ching’s record of 56. Elis, meanwhile, has now recorded a goal or an assist in five of his six appearances this year, while Cerén recorded an assist for the third consecutive match.
Prior to kickoff, Houston’s Starting XI paid a special tribute to 11 courageous children and teens battling cancer as they took the field wearing jerseys that had the children’s names on them, rather than their own, as part of Major League Soccer’s Kick Childhood Cancer initiative. All 11 children are patients at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Club’s jersey partner and official cancer research and treatment center.
After playing three games in eight days, things don’t let up for the Dynamo as they head north to take on the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night. That match is scheduled for an 8 p.m. CDT kickoff from Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The match will be televised live throughout the Greater Houston area on QuestTEXAS Ch. 55 in English and on TelExitos Ch. 47 in Spanish. Fans can hear it over the radio in Spanish on Univision Radio 1010AM.
El Servicio Nacional de Meteorología (NWS, por sus siglas en inglés) ha emitido una advertencia de calor excesivo para el Condado Harris, hoy hasta las 8 p.m. Por ahora, las condiciones de calor son potencialmente peligrosas ya que los valores de índice de calor oscilaran entre 113 a 117. El calor y la humedad extremos aumentarán la posibilidad de enfermedades relacionadas con el calor y todos debemos tomar precauciones para evitar el agotamiento o golpe de calor.
Qué necesita hacer:
¡MANTÉNGASE FRESCO!
Mantenga la temperatura de su cuerpo fresca para evitar enfermedades relacionadas con el calor.
Recuerde siempre VERIFICAR ANTES DE CERRAR SU VEHÍCULO que NO haya niños y mascotas dentro de su automóvil.
Permanezca en un edificio con aire acondicionado tanto como sea posible.
Evite la luz solar directa.
Use ropa ligera y de colores claros.
Cerciórese que las personas más vulnerables se encuentren bien y chéquelos dos veces al día.
Meta a las mascotas al interior y proporcione mucha agua para que puedan beber.
¡MANTÉNGASE HIDRATADO!
Debido a que su cuerpo pierde líquidos a través del sudor, puede deshidratarse en momentos de calor extremo.
Beba más agua de lo normal.
Evite el alcohol o líquidos que contengan altas cantidades de azúcar.
Recuerde a los demás que beban suficiente agua, especialmente cuando se encuentren al aire libre.
El calor extremo durante un período prolongado puede ejercer presión sobre la red eléctrica. Para reducir la tensión en la red durante las horas pico de las 3 p.m. a las 7 p.m., se recomienda que configure su aire acondicionado a 78 ° F si es posible y evite el uso de electrodomésticos grandes.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Harris County until to 8 p.m. today. Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 113 to 117 degrees will be possible. Extreme heat and humidity will increase the chance of heat-related illness and everyone should take precautions to avoid exhaustion.
What you should do:
STAY COOL!
Keep your body temperature cool to avoid heat-related illness.
Always remember to LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK for children and pets in vehicles.
Stay in an air-conditioned building as much as possible.
Avoid direct sunlight.
Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing.
Check on those most at-risk twice a day.
Bring pets inside and provide plenty of water for them to drink.
Extreme heat for a long period may put a strain on the electric grid. To reduce strain to the grid during the peak hours of 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., it is recommended that you set your air conditioner at 78°F if possible and avoid using large appliances.
STAY HYDRATED!
Because your body loses fluids through sweat, you can become dehydrated during times of extreme heat.
Drink more water than usual.
Avoid alcohol or liquids containing high amounts of sugar.
Remind others to drink enough water, especially when outdoors.
Last Tuesday, we launched the Arts Forward fund, a$1.5 Million Relief & Response campaign to help sustain SPA while our theaters are shuttered and touring artists—entire tours—are at a stand still.
As of today, we’re at just under$610,000. Such a great start!
Continue below for: updates on the SPA Houston Artist Commissioning Project, words from a leading corporate partner, staff recommendations, a new clean initiative, and much-needed opportunities for teachers.
Leveraging Virtual Learning to Support Teachers
To teach is to learn. In fact, Continuing Professional Education (CPE) is a requirement for all Texas educators holding a standard teaching certificate. As a multi-disciplinary performing arts organization, SPA is uniquely situated to offer this training across widely diverse disciplines.
SPA’s Education Team offers workshops accredited through the Texas Education Agency, helping PK-12 teachers meet this requirement, building new pedagogical skills, and supporting creativity and self-confidence. In an average year, SPA’s workshops provide trainings to around 285 teachers, impacting the lives of over 8500 students. Accounting for the many who attend SPA’s other engagement opportunities (masterclasses, lectures and public programs), SPA impacts over 650 teachers each year.
During the 2020-21 school year, we’re leveraging the virtual nature of many educational programs to focus on supporting teachers, most of whom are navigating a new learning environment.
Dance and Visual Art teachers will have access to workshops that introduce tools and activities in line with SPA’s signature in-school program, the Collaborative Arts Project. And Visual Art teachers can attend workshops introducing the theme of this year’s Student Art Contest, featuring historical context, theoretical grounding, and creative at-home activities.
Learn more about these and other SPA Education programs on our website.
It’s almost time! HACP Virtual Winners Announced Sep. 14
We can’t wait to share the virtual award winners of SPA’s inaugural Houston Artist Commissioning Project. By the deadline for submissions on August 21, we’d received 36 applications for the 6 winning spots. Mirroring the remarkable diversity of SPA’s touring artists, applicants for these virtual awards represent a wide spectrum of arts disciplines, including dance, music, theater, spoken word and multi-disciplinary forms.
Not only will you see new works from these Houston artists, you’ll also get to know them through talks presented each week—their background, process and inspiration.
Follow us @spahouston for the winners announcement on Sept. 14, as well as the artists’ talks and commissioning works set to premiere throughout the fall.
Corporate Partner Spotlight: ConocoPhillips
In a Houston Business Journal article published last Wednesday, Michael Hatfield, SPA board member and President of ConocoPhillips’ Alaska and Canada divisions, discussed supporting the arts during critical times like these.
“[ConocoPhillips’] support for SPA has remained in place for the past 50 years…As a company, we take the view that we ought to make investments in the communities in which we operate. We’ve been through ups and downs before. Our support will be there even as we’re all battening down the hatches.”
We’re grateful for the leadership of ConocoPhillips, who has sponsored the National Geographic Live Series over the last three years. For those who’ve been able to attend those lectures, you know they offer a fascinating look at the world through another lens.
The health and safety of our patrons, staff and artists is our highest priority. And so, Society for the Performing Arts has joined forces with Houston’s arts organizations, venues, sports teams, museums, airports and hotels to “pledge to maintain the highest standards of public safety and health across our city.”
To learn more about how Houston industries are committing to health and safety, visit the Houston Clean website.
A little inspiration goes a long way.
Each month, we’ll feature arts recommendations from our team—inspiring content worth your bandwidth.
from Claire Williamson, Director of Education & Community Engagement—
Dance Theater of Harlem does just that on this fun and socially distanced gem.
from Lee Strickland, General Manager—
10 year-old Nandi Bushell challenged rock superstar Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) to a drum-off. He accepted.
Your support has never been more needed, or more important.
Give to the Arts Forward fund today to help ensure touring artists can return when it’s the right time, and so SPA can continue programs that support our educators, students and communities.
A deep thanks to all in the SPA family. Your support means the world.
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