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Published on May 13, 2022
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April Showers Bloomed May Flowers And A Winning Streak For The Astros
“Usually, when you have a winning streak, you’re either hitting the ball a ton or pitching a ton, or both usually,” said Astros manager Dusty Baker after his team won a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. “I can’t take anything away from our pitching. They’re pitching great.”
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Jack Harlow Announces the "Come Home the Kids Miss You Tour" Presented by Live Nation with Special Guests City Girls
3x-Grammy Nominated Rapper Returns To The Road • Kicking Off September 6th In Nashville, TN • Sign Up For Presale Access www.Jackharlow.Us/Tour New Album ‘Come Home, Kids Miss You’ Out Everywhere Now Download/Stream
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PERRY HOMES ANNOUNCES 55-FOOT VALENCIA PRODUCT IN WEST HOUSTON
New Product Line Offers Mediterranean-style Stucco Exteriors
Perry Homes has added a 55-foot Valencia series to its list of homes available in the Katy master-planned community of Cane Island by Rise Communities LLC.
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Save more with Verizon: Military, First responders, Teachers and Nurses Get Best Pricing
Military, first responders, teachers and nurses with personal accounts save up to $25 a month on our best 5G Unlimited phone plans2 – which adds up to $300 a year – and can also take advantage of Fios 300 Mbps home internet for as low as $34.99/mo with enrollment in Auto Pay3.
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Texans Rookies Begin Second Phase to Becoming Part of the Process
As the Houston Texans prepare for rookie minicamp this weekend, the only thing the fans and the media will get to see are the rookies in their projected numbers for the season doing walk-throughs and some small drills.
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Swing for Kids’ Sake Benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston hosted its 23rd annual golf tournament, Swing for Kids’ Sake, on May 9th at the Kingwood Country Club located in Kingwood, TX.
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Opinion: No more union-busting. It's time for companies to give their workers what they deserve
This year, workers at Amazon, Starbucks and other major corporations are winning a wave of union elections, often in the face of long odds and employer resistance. These wins are showing it's possible for determined groups of workers to break through powerful employers' use of union-busting tactics, ranging from alleged retaliatory firings to alleged surveillance and forced attendance at anti-union "captive audience meetings." But workers should not have to confront so many obstacles to exercising a guaranteed legal right to unionize and bargain for improvements in their work lives and livelihoods.
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As water runs short in California, commission will vote on whether to allow another costly desalinization plant
As California battles a historic drought and a water crisis looms, the state's coastline protection agency is poised to vote Thursday on whether it will allow a $1.4 billion desalinization plant in Huntington Beach that would convert ocean water into municipal water for Orange County residents.
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SMU First-Generation Students to be Honored at Commencement
Special stoles will signal pride and spotlight accomplishment
When Abena Marfo crosses the stage on May 14 to accept the three degrees she is earning from SMU, her commencement regalia will include a special honor. In addition to the blue gown and red stole all SMU graduates wear, she’ll be among the first students to wear a white stole with a logo honoring her as a first-generation graduate of SMU.
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PVAMU to award nearly 1,000 degrees at its 140th Spring Commencement Convocation
Prairie View A&M University will award nearly 1,000 degrees to its spring graduates this Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Panther Stadium.
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Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee Urges EPA Action on Ozone Measures
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee advocated for residents and voiced concerns about Texas's noncompliance with ozone standards at a virtual public hearing with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
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The national baby formula shortage is getting worse and parents are desperate for it to end
Bryan Lambillotte knows the anxiety-induced hunt for baby formula all too well amid the ongoing national shortage. He and his husband Chris are new parents to 2-month-old twins Brecon and London, who have been formula-fed since birth. The couple chose not to have their surrogate breastfeed them because they wanted the babies' diets to stay consistent.
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‘Foreclosures are profitable’: Controversial HOA has more than $1 million in the bank
The Master Homeowners Association For Green Valley Ranch, which initiated more HOA foreclosures in 2021 than any other Denver HOA, has taken in more than $600,000 in one year from fines levied against its homeowners and the HOA has more than $1 million dollars on hand in checking accounts, CDs, saving accounts and cash, and the HOA lists its total assets at more than $2.2 million dollars, according to a CBS4 review of its financial reports covering the last four years.
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NBA on TNT Analyst and Houston Rockets legend Kenny "The Jet" Smith to serve as TSU's Spring 2022 Commencement speaker
Published on May 11, 2022
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Mayor Turner Announces FY 2023 Budget Proposal
Priorities Include Public Safety, Employee Pay Raises And New Library And Park Improvements
Today, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced priorities for the Fiscal Year 2023 city of Houston operating budget.
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Castle Biosciences Collaborates with The Sun Bus to Provide Free Skin Cancer Screenings
The Sun Bus will make a stop at Castle’s headquarters in the Houston area on Monday, May 16
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that for the second year, it is a national sponsor of The Sun Bus, a mobile clinic that provides free skin checks and sun safety education across numerous U.S. states.
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Kohl's holds off barbarians at the gate... for now
Wall Street has attacked Kohl's from all directions over the past year. Activist investors have criticized the department store's strategy, blasted its CEO and tried to replace its board of directors.
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The Women's Fund for Health Education and Resiliency's 7th Annual Wine Dinner Presented By The Durdin Family
As a nonprofit dedicated to providing Houston-area women and girls with the tools and resources needed to be their own health advocates, all proceeds from the Wine Dinner will support the mission to help more adolescent girls and women lead happier, healthier, and more resilient lives.
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Unvaccinated Service Members Describe Culture of Bullying and Coercion
U.S. Air Force Officers Say Military’s COVID Vaccine Mandate Threatens National Security, Erodes Morale
U.S. Air Force officers revealed what it’s like for service members who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine—and how their treatment is leading to a “manpower crisis” in the military—on the May 6 episode of CHD.TV’s “Friday Roundtable.”
