Houston Texans, NFL Foundation, and LISC award $450K to renovate athletic field at Jack Yates HS
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The Houston Texans are teaming with the NFL Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to award a total of $450,000 to renovate and resurface the athletic field at Yates High School. (KPRC)
The Houston Texans are teaming with the NFL Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to award a total of $450,000 to renovate and resurface the athletic field at Yates High School.
The funding is to help a project to address the shortage of clean, safe and accessible athletic fields in Third Ward. Members of the McNair family and others presented a check at the dedication ceremony Friday at Yates High School’s football field.
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