Ball!

Go fetch Andrea the energetic pointer mix from the Houston SPCA

Have you always dreamed of having a super-smart and trainable pup who loves playing fetch and running around the backyard?

Then Andrea is the dog for you. This one-year-old pointer mix is full of life and love, and is ready to find a family with as much energy as her.

Andrea already had a bad ear infection when she was rescued by the Houston SPCA, and that caused her to become deaf — but don't think for a moment that it's slowed her down one bit.

Photo courtesy of Houston SPCA

This girl loves a big backyard.

As she's eager to please, Andrea has already learned "sit" and "shake" through hand signals (and plenty of treats).

Since she's only a year old and still learning to navigate this new quiet world of hers, Andrea would thrive best in a home with older children.

Thanks to Texans punter Cameron Johnston and his wife, Tia, who are sponsoring Andrea, her adoption fees are completely covered.

That includes Andrea's microchip, spay surgery, up-to-date vaccinations, a free sample bag of Hill’s Pet Nutrition, and a free post-exam from any VCA Animal Hospital.

You can meet Andrea and see her in action in the play yard by stopping by the Houston SPCA, which is open every day from 11 am-6 pm.

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Thanks, Queen Bey

Pop icon Beyoncé donates $100,000 to University of Houston Law School

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Pop megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has donated $100,000 to the University of Houston Law Center Criminal Justice Clinic through her BeyGOOD Foundation. The gift will allow the clinic to hire fill-time faculty to head it, benefiting the students who study there.

“I am delighted that the BeyGOOD Foundation has made this very generous gift to the UH Law Center,” said Leonard Baynes, dean of the UH Law Center. “Not only will this funding help establish a full-time criminal justice clinic that provides pro bono legal services in our community, but it will also supercharge our already excellent criminal law and justice programming.”

The clinic is one of nine at UHLC. It helps students learn to navigate the criminal justice system, especially on behalf of clients that are underserved by skilled attorneys. People of color are affected disproportionately by a lack of good, ethical representation.

Beyoncé, the most decorated artist in Grammy history and easily the biggest musical star native to Houston, has a long history of advocating for criminal justice reform. She was a staunch supporter of the police reform following the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, asking law enforcement to “stop killing us” in a web post. In 2020, she penned an open letter to the Kentucky attorney general asking for justice in the death of Breonna Taylor.

Through her BeyGOOD Foundation, established in 2013, Beyoncé has focused mostly on expanding the prospects of Black-owned business and offering education opportunities to students. Forwarding the cause of legal representation in Texas while also helping out marginalized communities compliments her other philanthropic work.

“At UH Law, we envision a legal profession where ‘everyone has the opportunity to prosper,’ as BeyGOOD envisions, and we will achieve this vision by providing access to strong and effective legal representation in criminal proceedings,” Baynes said. “And together, through this gift, the BeyGOOD Foundation and UHLC will shepherd the next generation of criminal justice attorneys in the city of Houston, the state of Texas and the nation.”