AS A LONGTIME Houston journalist, I’ve been trained to be impressed by the Texas Medical Center and its history. It’s the largest complex of its kind in the world, a leader in research in cancer, heart disease and more. It has several major hospitals and multiple medical schools, employs 100,000 people and treats 10 million patients a year. That’s all in the brochure.

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Dr. Oz speaking in Houston with HealthCorp CEO Amy Braun

LAST I CHECKED there were 1.5 million nonprofits in America. And in Houston alone, there are more than 15,000. There is no shortage of causes to which one can devote time, energy or funds — children or elderly, hungry or homeless, disabled or infirmed, religious or educational.

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Family and friends of Madison Dubiski founded the Pink Bows Foundation in her memory, calling for better protocols and safe spaces at large events, such as this one.

IN EARLY NOVEMBER, the city marked a terrible anniversary, one year since the Travis Scott Astroworld music festival tragedy at which 10 young lives were lost, and numerous others were injured both physically and mentally. In a year’s time, sadly, little has been done by the city to make changes in security policies or responsibilities. The one exception might be the formation of the Pink Bows Foundation, developed by the parents of beautiful Madison Dubiski, one of the victims.

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