Bellaire - Meyerland - West University | January 2023

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FROM SHAWN: Happy New Year to all of our readers from the Community Impact team. As we embark on 2023, our newsroom is taking a look at the biggest stories from 2022 in Houston and across the Bellaire, Meyerland and West University areas, as well as what news could be coming in 2023. We have been releasing our Annual Community Guide each January since our inception, and this year is no dierent. In this guide, you will nd a roundup of the new locally owned businesses and restaurants that opened in our area in 2022, a snapshot of the latest demographic data in our local cities and updates on what news stories we are paying attention to across our major coverage areas—education, transportation and local government. Our cover story this month from Reporter Leah Foreman dives into changes in Houston’s energy industry that have been accelerating over the past several years and are expected to become even more of a focus in the years to come. Known as a global capital of the oil and gas industry, Houston energy leaders are now looking at ways to lead a transition toward a greater use of new energy sources as part of a larger eort to reduce carbon emissions. This eort takes many forms and involves many key players, and our story looks into who some of those people are and the new collaborative spaces that have become ground zero for Houston’s future. Shawn Arrajj, SENIOR EDITOR

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