What Juneteenth and Emancipation Park Means to Houston

Marc Vandermeer interviews Kids Meals Inc.'s Executive Director Beth Harp days after the 2021 Texas Winter Storm that left many without power and water for days. Kids Meals Inc. and the Texans are working together to feed children across the Houston Community.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner named Cal McNair to the Greater Houston/Harris County 2021 Winter Storm Relief Fund Advisory Board. The committee will oversee and administer the grant distribution process.

To thank our friends at Houston Methodist for leading the way in vaccinating the Houston community, the Texans and Papa John's Houston teamed up to donate over 600 pizzas to four Houston Methodist hospitals.

To celebrate the USO's 80th birthday, the Houston Texans, in partnership with United Airlines, provided lunch for 100 service members on Thursday. Boxed lunches were distributed in a drive-through at Rankin Road Armory, which houses units from the National Guard and Army Reserve.

On Wednesday, TORO and Houston Texans Cheerleaders surprised four employees at Texas Children's Hospital West Campus with the news and gift bags for their upcoming trip. The Texans will be sending Texas Children's Hospital West Campus Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Medical Director Dr. Matthew Pesek, nurses Matt Rivera and Bhumi Patel and respiratory therapist Kaitlin Hernandez to Sunday's game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs.

North Shore High School's Coach John Kay was recognized as the Houston Texans and Houston Methodist Hospital's Coach of the Year for his dedication to his athletes and coaches.

A Houston native, Michael Thomas has always been on the forefront of making the community around him a better place en route to his Walter Payton Man of the Year nomination. Thomas has focused on social justice issues and his approach has been two-fold, centering on advocacy and education while driving legislative change. In 2020, he created the unique design of the NFLPA's "END RACISM" pre-game warm-ups, organized a Texans players-only video calling for social justice reform and generated over $17,000 for HBCU scholarship funds by auctioning off special game memorabilia. Lastly, his annual free football camp, "Camp Mike T", is reflective of Thomas' dedication to empower young Houstonians while providing them with the additional resources to become impactful citizens in today's society.

Texans LB Jacob Martin and Legend ND Kalu joined Houston Police Department Executive Assistant Chief Troy Finner, and teens from the Greater Houston Police Activities League (GHPAL) program for a virtual dialogue on social justice and relational policing. Teens had the opportunity to ask the panelists questions and engage in a meaningful conversation about policing. The mission of GHPAL is to reduce juvenile crime and violence through "relational policing" which includes building trusting relationships between youth, law enforcement and the community. This program is part of the Houston Texans commitment to strengthen relationships between youth and police officers through positive police and community interactions.

The Houston Sports Hall of Fame unveiled a Walk of Fame plaque for the Texans' late founder Robert C. McNair on Thursday.

As part of the Attend to Win program with HISD last Fall, Reliant and the Houston Texans committed over $100K in prizes to students and teachers with high attendance, including $20,000 in technology grants.

Michael Thomas joined the Houston YMCA for their Sunday Supper.

The Houston Texans YMCA celebrates turning 10 years old.

Houston Texans Co-Founder and Senior Chair Janice McNair, Mayor Sylvester Turner and more congratulate the Houston Texans YMCA on ten years of service to the Houston community.

Check out all that the Houston Texans and Houston Texans Foundation has done for the city of Houston this year.

The Houston Texans Foundation and Kroger present a donation to the Houston Food Bank.

The Houston Texans hosted a Christmas Drive-thru for kids from the Houston Texans YMCA. TORO and Texans Legends Cecil Shorts III, Anthony Hill, Moran Norris and Earl Mitchell distributed toys, stockings, and gifts as well as diapers, grocery cards and clothes purchased by the Lady Texans for the families.

The gift from the Texans not only provided a fresh new makeover of the unit in the Hometown Teams' colors of Deep Steel Blue, Battle Red and Liberty White, but also provided resources to help enhance the quality of life for the patients that utilize it.

The Texans hosted a holiday party for members of the Houston Texans Teen Club, a club supported by the Texans and part of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston. This club serves youth ages 14 – 18 in a safe, fun, environment with programs in leadership, health and wellness, and college and career development. At the party, the teens were each surprised with a brand-new tablet for school and enjoyed an outdoor screening of a holiday movie classic with Cheerleaders and TORO.

Michael Thomas is the Houston Texans nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award.

Operation Finally Home and the Houston Texans partnered to surprise U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Stephen Netzley and his daughter Friday (Nov. 20) with the news they will be receiving a personalized mortgage-free home.

Stephen believed Lee Kirgan, vice president of project management for Operation FINALLY HOME, was in the area to meet with Stephen and his daughter before moving on to the formal interview phase. During the meeting, Stephen and his daughter were completely surprised when they heard a caravan of cars parading towards them. As decorated vehicles escorted by the Southeast Texas Patriot Guard Riders approached, representatives from the Houston Texans, Perry Homes and The Howard Hughes Corporation surprised the Netzleys with the news they'd already been selected to receive a new, mortgage-free home from The Howard Hughes Corporation and Perry Homes in Bridgeland, located in Cypress, Texas.

Houston Texans players discuss why they chose the causes that they will be wearing on their custom-designed cleats and their commitment to these charitable causes and organizations.

On December 1st, Houston Texans longest tenured franchise player, long snapper Jon Weeks, will be highlighting two organizations that support kids in foster care on his cleats as part of the My Cause My Cleats initiative – Child Advocates and Kirstyn's Krew. In partnership with Mattress Firm, who's philanthropy is also Foster Kids, Jon will be hosting a virtual event on December 1st that includes kids represented by each organization. Jon will speak to the kids about what the cause means to him, show off his cleats, play a fun game and talk about the importance of sleep and wellness. Mattress Firm will be donating pillows, Texans branded pillowcases and Houston Texans footballs signed by Weeks to the children participating in the call.

Check out Deshaun Watson's cleats that he will wear for Sunday's My Cause My Cleats game against the Indianapolis Colts.

There is a lot that goes into the perfect Friday Night Football game and the band is a huge part of that.

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