The program features best-selling authors and members of the Bush family. Hear the stories of incredibly talented authors and how you can help the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation in its mission to improve literacy rates for children and adults.

Former President George H.

Watch as Neil Bush chats about the bronze statue that will serve as the focal point of the Barbara Bush Memorial Garden, named in honor of his mother.

Barbara Bush never got to any of the NBA championship celebrations held at the White House when her grandfather was president of the United States.

Workers are setting the stage for the World Trade Center’s newest component.

Neil Bush, Houston Mayor Turner, The Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson Jr. and nationally best-selling authors Nelson DeMille, Tess Gerritsen, Tom Papa and Isabel Wilkerson support the legacy of former First Lady Barbara Bush and her mission to help all Houstonians learn to ready. Learn more about the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation at barbarabushhouston.org

The Foundation is celebrating 10 years of carrying out Barbara Bush’s mission to ensure all adults and children are given the opportunities needed to learn to read. You can help by supporting their many outreach programs including My Home Library, the UH Cougar Tutor program, Camp Adventure, the Curiosity Cruiser, Success Through Adult Reading, and George and Barbara Bush Family Places. To help, go to www.barbarabushhouston.org

ALSO: ‘The Life and Faith of President George H.W. and Barbara Bush,’ a featured book

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have unveiled their official White House portraits in an event filled with nostalgia and humor.

It’s been more than a decade since President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, welcomed back George W.

Barack Obama’s presidential portrait will be unveiled at the White House in a September ceremony hosted by his former No. 2, President Joe Biden.

The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation presents “A Celebration of Reading 2022: Life. Liberty. Literacy” on Thursday at

The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation presents “A Celebration of Reading 2022: Life. Liberty. Literacy” on Thursday at

These are some of the couples with storied pasts in Houston and Texas. Some come from reality and others from the imaginations of creative folks with an eye on the Lone Star State.

The 2021 Major League Baseball season is over. The Atlanta Braves are the champions, defeating the Houston Astros 7 to 0 in Game 6 in the World Series.

Jill Biden is speaking candidly about the challenges of her job as first lady.

Jonathan Bush, the younger brother of the late President George H.

But the minute I became first lady, everything became newsworthy.”Still, Jill Biden won’t have the learning curve most other new first ladies faced. Jill Biden helped raise his surviving young sons, Beau and Hunter, before giving birth to their daughter, Ashley, in 1981. “In 1988, when Joe’s first presidential campaign started to look bleak, people were constantly looking for cracks in our team. “I worry about Jill,” Joe Biden said. Look, too, for Jill Biden to try to keep things light.

Taking place on Dec. 1 this year, many local organizations in the Houston area are gearing up to respond to increased economical need. Houstonians can volunteer their time, or donate gifts or money to any local cause. Here are local organizations you can donate to on Giving Tuesday. Serving 18 counties in the Houston-area, the Houston Food Bank has helped over one million people who are food insecure. Over 60 locations and serving 600,000 people in the Houston region, BakerRipley serves as a community center for low-income families, providing important information and opportunities to succeed in life.

HOUSTON Behind the home plate at Minute Maid Park, Astros fans will see cutouts of former President George H.W. While thousands of Astros fan cutouts fill the seats, the Astros welcome this new opportunity for fans to part of this unique and unprecedented season. This interaction has brought joy to fans like 80-year-old Charlotte Smith, an Astros superfan, who has her cutout near the former first couple. With all of Smiths doctor appointments, participating in the Astros season is good medicine. Returning the fan spiritThe fan cutouts, which are locally made with authenticated cardboard, has brought so much joy for various reasons.

Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush -- avid Astros fans in life -- are current front row cutouts behind home plate at Minute Maid Park. The late dignitaries and forever Houston royals were a welcome, heartwarming sight as the Astros took on the Giants, beating the San Francisco team 6-4. Bush 41 died at the age of 94 in Houston on Nov. 30, 2018. Barbara Bush died a few months prior, on April 17, 2018. KPRC producers recognized the Bush couple cutouts immediately, but that left us wondering, who else is a featured cutouts behind home plate?

Former President of the United States George Bush Sr. and wife Barbara Bush attend Game Four of the 2005 Major League Baseball World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park