Simone Biles’ New Athletic Line, Texas’ Loss of Teachers, and NASA’s New Frontier
It's Friday! And on Fridays, Lisa Gray recaps the week in Houston news, like when Lizzo appeared on SNL. She dropped the name of a Houston street last weekend when she hosted *and* performed on Saturday Night Live. Also, Simone Biles dropped a new active wear line, and Texas teachers are leaving the trade in droves, overburdened and under-salaried and worn thin from Covid. Finally, the Steven Hotze drama led to a grand jury indictment this week.
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