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Early Voting Underway For May 6 Election
Early voting for the local elections is set to begin on Monday, April 24, 2017.
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California Judge OKs Cummins' Move Back to Tennessee
A federal judge in California on Monday approved a request to transfer Tad Cummins back to Tennessee, where he'll face charges of kidnapping a teen-age girl
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Female Genital Mutilation Procedure 'hurted a lot,' Child Says
A 7-year-old girl who underwent a painful genital mutilation procedure told federal investigators that after a doctor completed the process, she was rewarded with a piece of cake for "doing good."
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Funeral Held for ex-NFL Player Aaron Hernandez
Mourners said their goodbyes on Monday to ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who was convicted of murder in 2015 and killed himself in his prison cell last week.
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Fresno Hate Crime Suspect Describes Anger Toward White Men
A black man accused of fatally shooting three white men in what police are calling a hate crime said that he "snapped" after thinking "about all the injustice and the atrocities that my people go through."
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Local Football Community Takes a Stand With DePelchin Against Child Abuse in Harris County
University of Houston football team players and Rice University football team players along with the Texas Bowl Executive Board will join DePelchin Children’s Center Tuesday morning in tying blue ribbons for the 5,812 victims of child abuse in Harris County in 2016.
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3rd Annual Men’s Health Expo To Be Held at Finnigan Community Center - April 29
Harris County Precinct One, Houston Parks and Recreation Department, My Brother’s Keeper Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center and Ellis Wyms, Former NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl Champion are hosting health event on Saturday, April 29, 2017 for male adults and youth. The theme is Man Up – Living a Healthier Life!
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Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Three To The Credit Union Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Sherri B. Merket and appointed Ricky “Rick” Ybarra and James L. “Jim” Minge to the Credit Union Commission for terms set to expire on February 15, 2023. Additionally, the Governor named Allyson “Missy” Morrow presiding officer. The commission supervises the Credit Union Department, which regulates all credit unions organized and chartered under the laws of the state of Texas.
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Accused Kidnapper Due in Court Monday
Tad Cummins, the Tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old student and disappearing with her for five weeks, is due in court Monday.
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Erin Moran, Joanie Cunningham In ‘Happy Days,’ Dies At 56
Moran was found dead Saturday by emergency responders after a dispatcher for the Harrison County, Indiana, sheriff’s department received a 911 call, the department said. The cause of death has not been determined. An autopsy is pending.
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Judge Allows Teens To Sue Fox’s ‘Empire’ For Filming At Their Jail
The defendants claim they suffered psychological damage and were denied medical attention when Fox taped the hit show at their detention center.
An Illinois judge is allowing a group of teens to sue Empire for filming the show in the juvenile prison they reside in.
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Comcast Cares 2017
Photography by Roswitha Vogler - Comcast employees, their family and friends, and community partners spent …
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Aaron Hernandez’s Death Officially Ruled Suicide, 3 Notes Found In Cell
DA concludes investigation into Hernandez's death.
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Fresno Shooting Suspect to Undergo Mental Exam
The man suspected of fatally shooting three people in a racially motivated rampage in Fresno, California, will undergo a mental competency evaluation, according to Steve Wright, assistant district attorney for Fresno County.
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10 Things to Know About Legal Pot
Recreational marijuana -- the kind you smoke without a doctor's note -- wasn't legal anywhere in the United States five years ago.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Hosts Congressional Delegation
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee who serves on the Policing Strategies Working Group or PSWG, which was established to examine police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement and public safety concerns related to these issues
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Mayor Turner to Unveil Domestic Violence Campaign for AVDA Featuring DeAndre Hopkins
Houston Texans Star DeAndre Hopkins has teamed up with Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA) a Houston-area organization that provides free legal aid and counseling to victims of abuse as well as rehabilitative service to abusers.
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The Crowds Gathered for Sugar Land Wine & Food 2017
This year marked the fourteenth year in a row that the City of Sugar Land and Fort Bend County hosted the annual wine and food event that attracts crowds of foodies, media bloggers, wine aficionados, and faithful attendees flocking to the fair grounds of The Imperial Sugar Complex.
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Education Board Approves Plans for First Public Recovery School in Harris County
The Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees voted 4-0 on April 18 to approve the budgeting and implementation of a recovery high school, the first public Harris County substance-use prevention high school.
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Bike Trek Across Texas Honoring Fallen Officers Stops In Austin To Honor Amir Abdul-Khaliq
A statewide bike tour stopping at cities and counties that lost a law enforcement officer over the last year came through Austin this week to honor Amir Abdul-Khaliq
