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Harris County DA Ogg agrees conviction in drug case was faulty
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office agreed today with Frederick Jeffery that his conviction for possession of a controlled substance should be reversed due to perjury and false evidence presented by former Houston Police Department Officer Gerald Goines.
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Historic number of LGBTQ candidates are running for office this year, LGBTQ Victory Fund says
A historic number of LGBTQ candidates are running for office this year, according to new data from LGBTQ Victory Fund, a national organization dedicated to helping elect LGBTQ candidates.
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Published on July 21, 2022
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Astros Postseason Aspirations Will Be Tested Early With Brutal Post-All-Star Break Schedule
The Astros will be tested early by playing 20 games in 19 days, starting with a doubleheader against the Yankees. The back-to-back games are makeups for a series scheduled to open the season but was postponed due to this year’s lockout
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Alley Theatre Hosts Young Actor Auditions for A Christmas Carol
Calling all young actors ages 5 to 13 to be considered for Rob Melrose’s magical new adaptation of the heart-warming holiday classic
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Annual Houston Humanitarian Awards to Honor Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson, 10 Houstonians at Black-Tie Gala Sunday
Presented by Houston Random Acts of Kindness Day, The LemonTree Foundation and Royal Sonesta Houston-
The Annual Houston Humanitarian Awards will be honoring some big names and even bigger hearts, including award-winning rapper, entrepreneur, actor, producer, and philanthropist Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, this Sunday, July 24, 2022, at the Royal Sonesta Houston!
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Audit of Houston Affordable Housing Complexes Announced
The Harris County Chief Appraiser is conducting an audit of dozens of apartment complexes that have been given huge tax breaks to provide affordable housing.
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$4 Million Dakri Family Gift Supports UH’s New Center for Economic Inclusion
Establishes Endowed Chair, Professorship and Research Endowment
The Dakri family has pledged $4 million to support the University of Houston’s new Center for Economic Inclusion (CEI) in the C. T. Bauer College of Business. Just launched in May, the CEI’s programs build on Bauer’s award-winning SURE℠ program (Stimulating Urban Renewal through Entrepreneurship), which trains students in business development while simultaneously educating and enabling under-resourced entrepreneurs in the community to launch businesses.
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The Breakfast Klub Hosts HBCU Send-Off for College Students
Popular Houston restaurant The Breakfast Klub recognizes local students headed to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Fall with celebratory event.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country are seeing a resurgence of interest and funding in the last few years. To support incoming freshmen students at HBCUs and to encourage them as they embark on a new chapter of their lives, The Breakfast Klub is hosting a free celebratory event, HBCU Sendoff. Approximately 150 students are expected to attend. Registration is required.
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Texans Still Sharply Divided on New Abortion Law, UH Survey Finds
Overwhelming Majority Favors Resources for Pregnant Women and Young Children
As a signal of the intense abortion debate continuing to simmer in Texas, a new survey from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs found just four percentage points separating the issue’s two extremes – 50% of survey participants opposed the state’s strict new abortion law and 46% supported it.
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Congressman Al Green Encourages Governor Abbott to Reveal the Name of the Person or Persons Who Sought to Cover-up the Truth About Robb Elementary School
On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:
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Harris County DA: Fertitta offers $25K reward in shooting death of Arlene Alvarez
A Harris County Grand Jury on Tuesday declined to indict Tony Earls in the fatal shooting of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez, announced District Attorney Kim Ogg.
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Breast cancer grant spreads its wings
Women of color are now directly benefitting from TSU's Breast Cancer Screening & Prevention Center's (BCSPC) $1 million Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) grant. BCSPC recently launched mobile screening services at sites across the Houston region, increasing access and providing health care equity for many who have been underserved in the past.
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Here's why Maryland's primary results may not be known for days
It may take a few days, or even longer, to determine who will win Maryland's various primaries on Tuesday -- and that's because of how the state counts mail-in ballots.
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More than 100 million in the US face excessive warning or heat advisories as a dangerous heat wave continues
Heat alerts cover more than 20 states today and tomorrow across the Southern Plains and parts of the Northeast, and temperatures will soar above the century mark for 60 million people over the next week. All while a similar heat wave is bringing all-time record temperatures to Western Europe.
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A pedestrian walks with a bag covering her face to block the sun during a heatwave in Houston, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Mark Felix/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Published on July 19, 2022
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HPD explains how Houstonians can participate in Mayor Turner's One Safe Houston's Gun Buyback Program.
Published on July 19, 2022
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Lancôme and Lupita Nyong'o Award Scholarships to 40 Finalists of the NAACP's Act-So Competition Through the Write Her Future Scholarship Fund
After providing mentoring and career services to ACT-SO applicants, year one of Lancôme's partnership with the NAACP for Write Her Future culminated in the donation of $400,000 in scholarships.
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Unprecedented Demand for Mental Health Services in the Local Region Creates Urgent Need for HGI Counseling
After more than two years of the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the 44-year-old nonprofit organization HGI Counseling is confronting an unprecedented demand for its mental health services in the Greater Houston region. Since March 2020, HGI Counseling has experienced an increase of 600 percent in the number of therapy sessions it completes on an ongoing basis.
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Senator Borris L. Miles Statement on Dioxin Found in Kashmere Gardens and Fifth Ward
"The City of Houston Health Department's finding of dioxin, a persistent, cancer-causing chemical in Kashmere Gardens, on top of the Texas Department of State Health Services' 2019 finding of a confirmed cancer cluster surrounding the Union Pacific (UP) creosote site, is alarming. This discovery is further proof that the UP permit application submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) requires additional scrutiny. The current plan does not go far enough to clean up the cancer-causing chemicals that have permeated the ground and water and negatively impacted these communities for decades.
