The Center for Hearing and Speech will host its annual Sound & Soul Gala on April 4 at The Ballroom at Bayou Place. Supporters will toast the nonprofit’s expansion plan, which will increase the number of children it serves with a new building in the Texas Medical Center, innovative technologies and collaborative partnerships. Pictured are gala chairs Samantha and Brian Brantley. See centerhearingandspeech.org.

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