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Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce president calls on CEOs to increase board and leadership diversity Laura Murillo, CEO and president of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, urged corporate leaders to increase board and executive diversity during a presentation at the chamber’s first in-person meeting since the pandemic. Around 50 Houston leaders, including representatives and…

Talos’ loss is a cautionary tale of operating in Latin America U.S. oil companies have long made big bets in Latin America, only to have their major fields and assets seized by foreign governments in the name of nationalism. Occidental Petroleum in Ecuador. Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips in Venezuela. And now, Talos Energy in Mexico.…

Employers ‘freaking out’ over DACA ruling, immigration attorney says As groups like FIEL Houston press Congress to act on DACA, employers who depend on workers who apply to the program are uneasy over the uncertainty. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A local immigrant advocacy group is urging Congress to find a solution to DACA, the Deferred…

Why the affluent Latino population is growing strikingly faster than other wealthy groups Laura Murillo, president and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce shown Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Houston Melissa Phillip, Staff / Houston Chronicle Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Roberto Goizueta, an immigrant from Cuba who became the CEO of…

COVID-19 vaccine key to saving generations of Hispanics and Latinos, doctors say HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas, one thing is certain: we have lost too many people we love, especially in the Hispanic and Latino communities. Hispanics and Latinos make up 39.7% of our state’s population, yet represent…

Q&A: Hispanics drive the local economy 12 months a year Once a year, Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs through Oct. 15, puts the focus on contributions and achievements of the nation’s Hispanic community. But Latinos are a driving force of the economy, day-in and day-out 12 months a year, particularly here in Houston. Houston’s Hispanic…

2021 Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Luncheon & Business Expo KHOU 11’s Brittany Ford talks to Houston Hispanic Chamber president Dr. Laura Murillo about the event’s importance to the Houston community.   As published by KHOU 11 https://www.khou.com/video/life/people/our-story-our-history/2021-houston-hispanic-chamber-of-commerce-luncheon-business-expo/285-3c4d639a-f1f3-4d28-b0bd-92ac8672d949 Categories News Archives Archives Select Month June 2026 September 2024 April 2024 August 2023 June 2023 July…

Chase CEO Jamie Dimon visits Fifth Ward, TSU in grand opening of new community center Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, visits Houston today as part of his bank’s $30 billion Racial Equity Commitment. Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Kale Me Crazy, a health-focused restaurant in the Heights, might not exist…

As omicron spreads, Houston business owners again find themselves in limbo Akilah Glaspie was starting to think the worst had passed. She was optimistic in the final months of 2021, as enrollment returned to pre-COVID levels at the Gingerbread School, the academy she founded a year before the pandemic to provide daycare and early childhood…

Texas now has more jobs than it did before the pandemic hit Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune Job growth in the state, driven by population gains, has outpaced the rest of the country in recent months, according to recent federal data. The Texas labor market appears to have rebounded from the pandemic, with rapid…