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Tickets on Sale Now for the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships HOUSTON, TEXAS (September 13, 2021) Tickets are now on sale for the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC). The best table tennis players from around the world will make their way to Houston, TX...

HOUSTON, TEXAS (September 9, 2021): Houston will host the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) Nov. 23 – Nov. 29 at George R. Brown Convention Center. This renowned sporting event is the oldest in table tennis history, dating to 1926, and serves as an annual...

Houston to Support Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts atCracker Barrel National Battle of the Bands Presented by Pepsi Zero Sugar Today HOUSTON, TEXAS (August 29, 2021): Our neighbors from Louisiana are facing great challenges from Hurricane Ida and the Houston...

HOUSTON, TEXAS (August 24, 2021): The 2021 Cracker Barrel National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB) presented by Pepsi Zero Sugar kicks off this weekend, Aug. 27 – Aug. 29, with exciting events and free community activities designed to provide visitors and the Houston...

Countdown begins as Houston marks 100 days to go until the World Table Tennis Championship HOUSTON, TEXAS (August 16, 2021): The 100-day countdown to the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships in Houston has begun as the historic showpiece event, set to get...

More Than 15,000 Participants Head to Houston, Texas for the 55th AAU Junior Olympic Games Athletes from around the nation are expected to compete in the largest multi-sport event in the country; 11-day competition has brought more than $50 million to previous host...

Houston, TX (June 29, 2021) – Sports ETA announced new board leadership as elected at the Annual General Membership Meeting this week. After being elected Chair in 2019, and serving again in 2020 due to COVID-19 Janis Burke, STS, of Harris County – Houston Sports...

June 25, 2021: HOUSTON: The Houston 2026 World Cup Bid Committee received a boost this week after the city was recognized among the top 10 ‘Americas Cities of the Future’ in a new study by the fDi Intelligence Division of the Financial Times. The study, which compares...

Band Line-Up and Official Events Announced During the 2021 Cracker Barrel National Battle of the Bands presented by Pepsi Zero Sugar Press Conference HOUSTON, TEXAS (June 23, 2021): The largest HBCU marching band event and the second largest African American event in...

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Houston Artists Create “Gateway to the World” Mural in Support of HOUSTON (June 10, 2021) Houston’s Bid to Host 2026 FIFA World Cup The Houston 2026 World Cup Bid Committee, in collaboration with Houston Airports, will begin painting a 10,000-square-foot “Gateway to...

Global Event Underway in Houston Honoring Organ Transplantation HOUSTON –And they’re off! Participants around the world from all 50 states kicked off the 2021 World Transplant Games 5k AnyWay today. Collectively, participants will make their digital trek from Houston,...