What:

Gilbert Andrew Garcia, Garcia Hamilton & Associates, and ¡Que Onda! Magazine is having a forum to showcase many of the future Hispanic leaders. Some are running for office this November 2023. Each Hispanic Leader will have time to speak about their community impact, their background and what they would like to see in the City of Houston. The audience will have the opportunity to talk and ask speakers questions at the end.

The community can listen live to Aliento Radio on 101.7 FM and 1540 AM. You can read about the Forum it in the next issue of ¡Que Onda! Magazine.

The first 100 people will receive 2 FREE tacos and will be eligible for up to $100 in door prizes. The winner must be present to win.

When:

January 14, 2023

9am to 10:30am

Where:

El Jardin Mexican Restaurant

7849 Harrisburg Blvd., Houston, TX 77012

Who:

Hispanic Future Leaders

• Cynthia Reyes- Revilla
  • Candidate for Houston City Council District H
  • Lifelong resident of District H, dedicated mother of 2 and decades of community development experience
• Mario Castillo
  • Candidate for Houston City Council District H
  • Executive Director of Your Houston a non-profit focused on Quality-of-life issues that affect Houstonians
• Holly Flynn Villaseca
  • Former elected Trustee for Houston ISD (5 years of experience)
  • Former Board member for the Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board (5 years of experience)
• Jonathan Estrada
  • Pasadena Council Member for District E (Seeking re-election)
  • Senior Plan Analyst for the City of Houston (9 years of experience)

• Ivan Sanchez
  • Candidate for Houston City Council District J
  • Founder and President of the Houston Millennials
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• Conchita Reyes
  • President of CR Financials Group
  • Board Member of the Morales Memorial Foundation
• Emmanuel Guerrero
  • Candidate for Pasadena City Council District C
  • Director of National Relations ALPFA
• Sophia Saenz
  • Candidate for South Houston Mayor 2023
  • Music Education and Choir Director for Pasadena ISD
• Richard Cantu
  • President of Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees
  • Executive Director Hawes Hill & Associates
• Joaquin Martinez
  • Candidate for Houston City Council District I
  • Currently the Director of Community Affairs for District I Councilmember Robert Gallegos (10 years of experience)

Freddy Oldenburg has been named Vice President of News for Telemundo Houston KTMD-TV. He will lead the day-to-day news operations. In this role, he will be responsible for the overall performance of the station’s local newscasts and news department, as well as other local productions across multiple media platforms.

Oldenburg, a broadcast professional with more than twenty-five years of experience, joins Telemundo Houston from Telemundo 47 WNJU-TV New York where he served the station as Vice President of News since April 2020. His previous roles include Vice President of News for Telemundo 39 KXTX-TV Dallas-Fort Worth, Vice President of News for Telemundo 48 KSTS-TV in the San Francisco Bay Area, Assistant News Director for Telemundo 52 KVEA-TV in Los Angeles and Executive Producer for Univision network in Miami.  Oldenburg launched his career in broadcasting as an anchor and reporter for RCTV in Caracas. 

A native of Venezuela, Oldenburg earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Universidad Central de Venezuela. He also earned a master’s degree in Communications from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The bilingual news professional is the recipient of multiple local Emmy® Awards, an Edward R. Murrow Award, a Telly and GLAAD Media Award.

The City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) has announced it will donate more than $11,000,000 to various individuals as well as nonprofits in sponsored projects around the city for 2023.

In total, the city will give $11,520,344.70 in grants to 57 individuals and choose 131 arts and culture nonprofit organizations to receive it.

According to a news release, “the funds are awarded via the Support for Organizations, Festival, and Support for Artists and Creative Individuals grant programs, which support individuals, nonprofit organizations, and fiscally sponsored projects with annual arts and cultural programming that is available to Houston residents and visitors.”

“This massive investment into the arts sector highlights how important the arts are to the City of Houston,” says Mayor Sylvester Turner. “The arts help shape our city’s identity and we foster the creativity of our residents for the benefit of every Houstonian. I want this support for the arts to be a part of my legacy as Houston’s mayor.”

Source: click2houston

Crews are working to put out a hotel fire reported in northwest Houston.

According to the Houston Fire Department, the fire was taking place in the 12100 block of the Northwest Freeway. The location appears to be an Americas Best Value Inn & Suites Houston.

HFD says firefighters are performing extinguishment efforts, and no injuries have been reported.

Firefighters are asking residents to avoid the area.