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Landscape Consultants of Texas and Metropolitan Landscape Services, which are owned by a white couple in Houston, allege that local government contracting programs aimed at promoting the growth of minority-owned businesses amount to racial discrimination and violate the U.S. Constitution.
Many arts and cultural organizations have been fighting for more than two years for additional funding after suffering major losses during the pandemic because of restrictions on public gatherings.
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Midtown Houston has partnered with UP Art Studio to create relevant, unconventional mini murals in the district.
HOUSTON – Midtown Houston and UP Art Studio commissioned local artists to create mini murals that focused on the global pandemic and social justice issues.
Renee Victor and Armando Castelan designed the works that “confront some of the most prevailing issues in the world today with hopes to spark important conversations that inspire healing and change.”
UP Art Studio’s award-winning Mini Murals project takes traffic signal control cabinets and converts them into works of art. They have more than 300 mini murals currently on display.