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Sen. Jeff Flake, minutes after he announced he will support Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, was confronted at the US Capitol Friday morning by two …
Published on September 28, 2018
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An example of one of GM Energy's Ultium Commercial offerings, which can provide energy solutions to businesses and support greater energy management for commercial customers. …
Published on October 11, 2022
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House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, here at the US Capitol in Washington in December 2022, seeks on Tuesday to lock down the support necessary to …
Published on January 3, 2023
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State Rep. Christian Manuel, D-Beaumont, speaks in support as LGBTQ activists protest Senate Bill 14 at the Texas Capitol, Friday, May 12, in Austin, Texas. …
Published on May 18, 2023
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State Rep. Christian Manuel, D-Beaumont, speaks in support as LGBTQ activists protest Senate Bill 14 at the Texas Capitol, Friday, May 12, in Austin, Texas. …
Published on May 23, 2023
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A view of streets as clashes continue between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) despite the agreement on cease fire …
Published on May 1, 2023
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Taste Kitchen + Bar will be donating 50% of all sales on Wednesday, April 17, to support fundraising efforts for Julie Gray (left), who is …
Published on April 15, 2024
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Obama Commutes FALN Member Oscar Lopez Rivera’s Prison Sentence
President Barack Obama's commutation of the sentence of Oscar López Rivera, who was convicted for his role in a Puerto Rican nationalist group linked to bombings in US cities, ends a decades-long fight to free a man who supporters call a "political prisoner."
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HISD Board Names Auditorium After Late District III Trustee Manuel Rodríguez Jr.
The HISD Board of Education honored the late District III Trustee Manuel Rodríguez Jr. by naming the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center auditorium The Manuel Rodríguez Jr. Board Auditorium during their monthly agenda review meeting.
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TWC Awards $5 Million in Career Training Grants to 26 Colleges and ISDs
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has awarded 26 grants totaling $5 million to public community and technical colleges and independent school districts for programs that focus on supporting high-demand occupations through the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program.
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Donald Trump UK State Visit To Be Debated in Parliament
Members of the UK parliament are to hold a debate on President Donald Trump's controversial state visit.
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Houston Native Serves Aboard USS Antietam
180521-N-HE318-1153 SEA OF JAPAN (May 21, 2018) Ensign Jordan Brooks, from Houston, Texas, communicates with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14) on the bridge wing of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) during a replenishment-at-sea. Antietam is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation supporting security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William McCann/Released)
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PFAW: Senate's Passage of Families First Coronavirus Response Act is a Necessary First Step
Following the passage in the Senate of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, focused on providing support for America’s families, People For the American Way Executive Vice President for Policy and Program Marge Baker released the following statement:
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School Districts Extends District-Wide Closures Through, April 10, 2020
As districts around the state and across the country continue to grapple with how to proceed in this unprecedented challenge to public health and education, Houston ISD, Fort Bend ISD, Alief ISD, and Stafford MSD will extend the suspension of normal district operations through Friday, April 10 in an effort to support the nation’s need to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Historic Third Ward Community Center Asks for Help Rebuilding After Harvey
A historic Third Ward community center damaged during Hurricane Harvey is pleading with the public for financial support to repair its building and restore a treasured work of art reports KPRC.
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Houston Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce And Others File Briefing Opposing End Of DACA
The Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HHCC) and other Texas based chambers of commerce have filed a brief opposing the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and they present economic arguments.
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Keep Austin, Austin? Report Questions Namesake's Support of Slavery
The city of Austin was named after Stephen F. Austin, who is referred to as the "Father of Texas."
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Turner Proclaims One MLK Jr. Day Parade for Houston in 2019
Ever since Sylvester Turner has been mayor of the city of Houston he has strived to have one official Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade. Mayor Turner has announced that the city will officially throw its support in partnership with the Black Heritage Society to hold one parade in honor of King.
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Bill Cosby Suffers Tragic Loss of His Daughter Ensa
Bill Cosby just suffered a major loss as his daughter, Ensa, who supported him unwaveringly through his recent legal troubles, has died. She was 44.
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HCC’s 2017 Black History Scholarship Gala
Photography by Vicky Pink - Annually the Black History Committee sets out to raise funds …
