Op-ed: Don’t bet on oil prices coming back anytime soon

No matter what the economic pundits tell us about our economy having become diversified, if you live in Houston, you’re in the oil business. The past six months have seen oil prices plummet. In response, oil companies have slashed their capital spending by more than 40 percent, sold noncore assets, frozen new hires, reduced salaries,…

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Prison Entrepreneurs: From Shark Tank to Redemption

Welcome to “pitch day,” where inmates practice and prepare for an upcoming business plan competition managed by the Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP), a Houston-based nonprofit that turns incarcerated men into aspiring business owners. During this important dress rehearsal as they prepare for their final examination, inmates receive feedback from mostly local business leaders. At a…

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