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Published on April 20, 2022
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Framber Valdez Continues To Struggle As The Astros Lose To The Angels 7-2
“He kept us in the ballgame until that (fifth) inning,” Maldonado said after the game. “A bad inning could happen to anybody. If you look at how that inning started, a blooper in right field, that’s part of the game.”
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Published on April 19, 2022
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Astros Jose Altuve Listed As Day-To-Day And Will Miss Remainder Of The Series
“A few days, at least,” Baker said when asked how much rest he would give Altuve. “We just want to make sure he’s ok and doesn’t pull anything. So that’s why we haven’t placed him on the IL because it might not be the full term.”
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Lawmakers Must Confront Racist History of Illegal Reentry Statute To Stop Perpetuating White Supremacy
AOKI, CILP, and SPLC file amicus brief in United States v. Carrillo-Lopez
Last Friday, the Center for Immigration Policy, the Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies, and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in United States v. Carillo-Lopez, a case involving a racial justice issue of enormous significance. Mr. Carrillo-Lopez, the defendant in the case, has argued that the criminal illegal reentry statute—the most prosecuted federal crime in the United States, and a key driver of mass incarceration for Mexicans in the United States—is unconstitutional because it was enacted to discriminate against Mexicans based on their race. A federal judge agreed with him, declaring the law unconstitutional due to its racist origins. The Biden Administration is now appealing that decision.
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Sisters Network Inc. to Host 12th Annual Stop the Silence National African American 5K Walk/Run During National Minority Health Month, Saturday, April 23rd Sisters Network® Inc. (SNI), the nation’s l
Thousands of supporters back together and united to raise funds to support breast cancer survivors and raise awareness about early detection
Sisters Network® Inc. (SNI), the nation’s largest and only national Black breast cancer survivor organization and a national leader in the Black breast cancer movement to host 12th Annual Stop the Silence 5K Walk/Run during National Minority Health month. Event sponsors include Pfizer, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Eisai, Natrelle, HEB, TDECU, Brothers Helping Sisters, Majic 102.1, The Boxx 97.9, Praise 92.1, DMars, and the Forward Times.
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Danielle Keys Bess gets Official Endorsement from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for State Representative District 147
US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has officially endorsed Danielle Keys Bess for Texas State Representative in District 147.
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Those With Asthma Not at Greater Risk for Severe Disease from COVID-19
Studies show they are also not at higher risk for contracting the disease
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health experts were concerned that people with asthma would not only be more likely to contract the virus, but they would also be more severely affected by the respiratory nature of the disease. They thought due to the way coronavirus attacks, people with asthma would have worse illness.
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Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Houston Artist Anat Ronen, Community Leaders will Unveil Mural Celebrating Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation
A mural of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will be unveiled at Finnigan Park by Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and other community leaders.
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MD Anderson receives over $10 million from Break Through Cancer to support collaborative research with leading cancer centers
Funding is part of $50 million in grants to teams at five cancer centers charged to work together
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was awarded more than $10 million in grants to support collaborative research teams working to advance novel interception and treatment strategies that will improve outcomes for several cancer types with the greatest unmet need, including pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer and glioblastoma (GBM).
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National Donate Life Blue & Green Day
Blue and Green Lights to Shine in Houston, Fort Worth and Lubbock/Amarillo
LifeGift is lighting up Southeast, North and West Texas in blue and green to increase awareness of organ, eye and tissue donation in April, which is National Donate Life Month (NDLM). This annual observance features an entire month of local, regional and national activities to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to honor heroes who have saved lives through the gift of donation. During this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, LifeGift also shines a light this year for our hospital and transplant center partners as they continue to provide our communities with heroic care.
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Bayou City Art Festival Returns to Downtown Celebrating 50 Years
50th Annual Bayou City Art Festival Downtown: Saturday & Sunday, October 8-9, 2022
Bayou City Art Festival, produced by the Art Colony Association, Inc., will return to Downtown Houston on Saturday and Sunday, October 8-9, 2022, to celebrate 50 years of providing unique art experiences and education in Houston, while supporting local organizations and promoting the impact that art has on the Houston community.
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Designated Hitter Yordan Alvarez watches his two-run home run in the first inning reach the stands in right field at Minute Maid Park in the …
Published on April 19, 2022
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Astros Yordan Alvarez Throws A Welcome Back Party In Home Opener
“It felt great,” Alvarez said about his home runs. “When I hit the ball, the stadium got super loud, got excited. And yeah, great welcome back.”
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Published on April 18, 2022
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Astros Place Lance McCullers Jr. On 60-Day IL
“Nothing significant really changed one way or the other,” said Click. “We just like to delay those as much as we possibly can."
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State Supreme Court races draw new attention and money amid redistricting fights
Conservative groups plan to invest record sums this year to shape below-the-radar state Supreme Court races, after Republicans suffered setbacks in redistricting court battles in several key states.
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The White House finally gets to throw a party
On Monday the White House will become something it has yet to become while Joe and Jill Biden have been in residence: A party house.
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Supreme Court denies appeal from Black death row inmate who claimed racial bias
The Supreme Court on Monday denied the appeal of Kristopher Love, a Black death row inmate in Texas who claimed that one of the jurors in his trial was racially biased.
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Secret Service on the defensive over allegations agents were duped by men impersonating feds
A series of embarrassing security lapses involving two men charged with impersonating federal agents have put the Secret Service on the defensive and angered at least one top national security official in DC, sources tell CNN.
