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Houston Health Day Event to Feature Health Demos, Services Offered by Houston Health Department
The Houston Health Department will showcase its health services and programs during the second annual Houston Health Day, a free event full of activities, games and prizes that encourage exercise.
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U.S. Department of Education Announces 2017 National Professional Development Grant Competition to Support Educators of English Learner Students
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), announced recently in the Federal Register, the availability of $20 million for its National Professional Development (NPD) grant competition to support educators of English Learner (EL) students.
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'Day Without a Woman' Strike Puts Some Parents in Bind Amid School Closures
Organizers say it was intended in the same spirit of "love and liberation" that inspired women's marches worldwide.
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Trey Songz Rejects Plea Deal In Police Officer Assault Case
Trey Songz rejected a plea deal that would have landed him on probation for two years.
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Wildfires Burn Across the Midwest, Colorado and Florida
Fires broke out around the country Monday night, sending fire departments to fight the blazes across Midwestern states and in the swamplands of Florida. Authorities in some of the states credited high temperatures and low humidity with creating hazardous fire-prone conditions, with strong wind gusts fueling the flames. In others, officials had yet to determine the causes.
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County Attorney Vince Ryan Files Suit to Stop Polluting Pasadena Refinery
Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan filed an enforcement action in state District Court Friday against Pasadena Refining Services Inc. (PRSI) seeking to hold that company responsible for repeated violations of Texas environmental protection laws.
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Winners Announced at the 2016 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo World’s Champion Bar-B-Que Contest
Barbecue connoisseurs from around the globe flocked to Houston March 2 – 4, 2017, to show off their creative cooking skills at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest.
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Bosscat Kitchen & Libations is Open for Business
Bosscat Kitchen & Libations – the hotly anticipated whiskey bar with American comfort food from Newport Beach, Calif. – opened this month.
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Spate of Mosque Fires Stretches Across the Country
In just the first two months of the year, at least four mosques have gone up in flames as attacks against religious minorities have surged.
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Governor Abbott Statement On Senate Vote Calling For A Convention Of States
Governor Greg Abbott today released the following statement after the Texas Senate passed a resolution calling for an Article V Convention of States (SB 21), one of Governor Abbott’s emergency legislative priorities:
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Governor Abbott Reappoints Bunin And Hase To Governing Board Of The Indigent Defense Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Alex Bunin and Don Hase to the Governing Board of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission for terms set to expire February 1, 2019. The commission provides financial and technical support to counties to develop and maintain quality, cost-effective indigent defense systems.
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Children’s Art Contest Celebrates Mental Health and Seeks Entries
Art sparks the brains of children and young people. In fact, it improves their mental health. Children 5-14 years old are invited to show their creativity and their own understanding of mental health by entering the 2017 #HTXMentalHealth Children’s Art Contest themed, “How I Feel About Myself.”
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Depeche Mode Announce North American Leg of the Global Spirit Tour
As promised, Depeche Mode continues to roll out their Global Spirit Tour, with the second leg bringing their stunning live show to fans across North America this fall.
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4 Critically Hurt as Car Strikes Marching Band at Mardi Gras Parade
Twelve Alabama students were injured Tuesday when a car plowed into a marching band during a Mardi Gras parade
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MARCH 20TH MARKS “THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR™” DAY Celebrate The Famous Caterpillar’s Metamorphosis by Transforming your Infant Nursery into a Toddler Bedroom
The World of Eric Carle, the award winning publishing franchise with 136 million books sold, promotes the joys of playful learning through timeless stories and vibrant artwork featuring Very Hungry Caterpillar and Friends. The brand’s centerpiece, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, is a global best seller that is beloved by parents, caregivers, educators, and children and a staple in homes, schools and libraries. In celebration of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day (March 20, 2017), Eric Carle’s beloved character will leap from the pages into the homes of children, parents, grandparents and teachers with SCS Direct's “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Musical Night Light and Soother as well as “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Travel Soother and Star Projector.
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Texas Trust Employee Training Day Benefits Mission Arlington
Employees of Texas Trust Credit Union spent President’s Day volunteering at the Mission Arlington charity organization.
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Missing Nurse's Body Found By Man Walking Dog
Police are investigating after a nurse was found dead near Spring.
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Georgia Couple Gets Prison for Racist Threats at Child's Birthday Party
A Georgia couple who rode with a Confederate flag-waving group that made armed threats against African-Americans at a child's birthday party were sentenced to prison Monday.
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Houston Area Educators named Finalists for 2017 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards
Families of the Sunnyside community will come together for YOUTH BASEBALL and a FUN and EDUCATIONAL FAIR IN THE PARK as a result of partnership sponsors: Schlumberger, Houston Astros, A-Rocket Moving, WorleyParsons, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, City Council Member Dwight Boykins, Constable May Walker, Harris County Constable Office Precinct 7, South Central Sportz, Congressman Al Green, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Irving Logan, Sr - Houston Industrial Solutions, Pinnacle Pediatric Dentistry, Design Dental Group, Garfield Johnson, III, MD, Texas ENT Specialists, Inc., Paradise Funeral Home and Cemeteries, Mary and Stephen Auzenne, Johnson Funeral Home, Legacy Community Health, Santa Clara Clinic, and Port City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated to date.
