Britons in Texas June 2011
Royal Wedding THERE WERE lots of events around the State to celebrate the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton. In Houston, Guy Streatfeild’s British Isles store in University Village opened up at 4am for a wedding watching party, complete with tea and biscuits, and Buck’s Fizzes! Craig Mallinson at the Red Lion Pub chose [...]
Britons in Texas May 2011
MBE for Howard I HAVE been remiss in passing on our congratulations to Kevin Howard, of the Royal Bank of Scotland and Chairman of the British American Business Council, Houston, who was awarded the MBE last summer for services to British business interests and charitable activities in Houston, USA. British-born, and staunch Manchester United fan, [...]
Britons in Texas January 2011
A TV ‘Feast’ I WAS delighted to turn on the television recently and find that one of my favourite British restaurants was being featured on the Food Network on a programme called Outrageous Foods! Feast, run by Brits Richard Night and James Silk with wife Meagan Silk, was described on the programme as a “nose-to-tail” [...]
Britons in Texas December 2010
Long Time No See! HOPE you missed me! Sorry I was gone for a while, but I hope that you will be seeing more and regular news from the Lone Star State. The economic downturn has taken its toll here in Texas, but there seems to be more and more Brits arriving every day. Most [...]
Britons in Texas January 2010
A Sad Farewell to Iain Murray IT IS with sadness that I report the passing, suddenly, at home in the United Kingdom, of Iain Murray, OBE, on May 2, 2009, at the age of 64. Iain and his wife, Norma, came to Houston in January 2001, (with their two boxer dogs Tipsy and Whisky) where Iain [...]



