Dana Tyson In The Morning on Sunny 99.1

An umpire out in Waller was hit by a hard line drive and is expected to be just fine......and Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up next week and there a TON of freebies for our beloved teachers!

The city of Longview (about 3 hours north of Houston) is know as the Balloon capital of Texas and the'll be hosting the upcoming Great Texas Balloon Race in June....and our own Discovery Green downtown will be celebrating its 15th birthday this coming Sunday and we're all invited!

The students at St. John's School have come in #2 for their work on describing how eBikes will impact society......and Taylor Swift fans have showed up to help the family of Jacob Lewis - who was killed by a drunk driver after one of her shows - they've raised over $100,000 that the parents plan on putting towards theater scholarships in Jacob's honor

Mattress Mack is encouraging all us to volunteer for 1DayHouston to help give back to Htown and also score tix to an exclusive concert event this weekend...find out more at... 1DayHouston.com And our Houston Zoo welcomes 2 new calves - Marvin and Cadbury!!

2 sweet dogs out in Webster are being temporarily taking of, but need furever homes - if you can help out or know someone who can.... 281-280-8306 or send an e-mail to.... Ashla.gj1@gmail.com And a big shoutout to Rosenberg - earning the designation of a 'Film-Friendly Community'!

Taylor Swift did it again and made another huge donation to our Houston Food Bank (she also donated to the Houston Food Bank back in 2017 after Harvey)..... and a 14-year-old cancer patient was the lucky recipient of front row seats to Taylor's Sunday night show thanks to the generousity of another teenager

Our beloved Miller Outdoor Theater is celebrating 100 years in Houston and also a Texans Drafty Party this Thursday night....and our local and worldwide GOAT - Simone Biles has officially married Houston Texans' player Jonathan Owens

Students from Milby and Brazoswood High Schools are competiting to create food that can be used by astronauts.....and the Make-A-Wish foundation helped a sweet 7-year-old see his dream of becoming an Astros player come true!

Two best friends who created the 'Chaz Chomp' craze at Minute Maid - got the honor of throwing out the first pitch recently at an Astros game.....and the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) is the first pro-sports organization to offer up a free traveling daycare for its' players

In honor of known cat-lover Taylor Swift coming to town this weekend - the Houston Humane Society is lowering adoption fees for cats to Taylor's lucky $13......and the 49th annual Texas Renaissance Festival has announced that tickets are already on sale for later this year

Duncan the popular Asian Elephant at the Houston Zoo will be soon embarking on a journey to become a Dad.....and 14 seniors at East Early High School managed to win some pretty big scholarships

From the creators of Top Golf - Puttshack is coming soon to Houston Center....and there's a free 'Taylor Swift' themed workout class this Thursday at Eleanor Tinsley Park

Houston is the only host city for the upcoming Gold Cup that will feature matches at TWO stadiums..... and our famous 'Be Someone' sign has a limited-run collaboration with our Houston Rockets and has a couple of really cool shirts up for grabs

There's a really cool program that your kid could join called the Astros Buddies Club......and Aldine Fire and Rescure Station #31 helps abandonded Husky puppies and has a message for anyone else trying to drop off animals at the Fire Station

Houstonian Jeremy was one of the people who beneftted immensely from the amazing veteran programs offered up by Goodwill...... and a widow in Humble will flying to Italy to visit her late husband's new war memorial in honor of his service World War II

The first phase of the new Peninsula Beach Resort is coming to Galveston next year....and METRO will be offering up free rides this weekend to all the Final Four activities

It's the 5th annual Katy Taste Fest - a family-friendly food festival that's returning to Typhoon Texas next month.....and one of the many Easter activities coming up soon will be a Easter Egg Hunt at the Dinos Alive experience that's coming to town

The Rodeo has only just finished, but preparations are already underway in putting together the basketball court for the upcoming Final Four in Htown.....and there's an upcoming 'planetary parade' next week and we can follow with a free app

The new Home Run Dugout in Katy is a fun take on baseball (think something like TopGolf!)....and we're learning that Houston has been ranked the 5th best food city in America

The Fonde Recreation center off Sabine street in Downtown has been a training destination for so many basketball legends over the years....and a vet who lost a leg in Afghanistan will be the recipient of a new modified home later this year in Tomball

The first wedding at Hobby Airport for a long-distance relationship happened recently.... and if you're brave there's a Crawfish flavored ice cream available for a limited time

17-year-old Styles Patton from Cameron, Texas wins Grand Champion Steer at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.....and the Savannah Bananas made a stop to say hi to the kids at Texas Children's Hospital

The oldest living animal at the Houston Zoo has just fathered some new baby turtles....and if you didn't know our Houston Rodeo has a team in place to help find any kids who happen to get lost so they can quickly reunite them with their families

There's a big watch party tonight at The Savoy to celebrate our University of Houston Cougars taking on Northern Kentucky.....and there's a new foodie destination in Spring Branch from a winning Master Chef!

If history is followed from the last time the Astros won the World Series - then we may be in store very soon for some really cool gold merchandise for our winning Astros team as they've teased such on their social media....