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Turkey Leg Hut Expands in Third Ward with Launch of TLH Express Truck
The Turkey Leg Hut is expanding to give the to-go crowd a whole new way to enjoy their famous Texas-sized turkey Legs.
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Election Day for Texas State Representative District 145 Voters
Election Day is today for approximately 71,000 registered voters in Texas State Representative District 145. All polling locations for the Special Election to Fill a Vacancy will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Tucker Receives Invite To NFL HBCU Scouting Combine
Tucker gained national recognition in 2018 when he rushed for over 220 yards in back-to-back games against North Carolina Central (224) and Sam Houston State (245). He finished the 2018 campaign with 1,096 yards where he gained Second Team All-SWAC honors.
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Congressman Al Green Teams Up with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner for Water Donation Drive for Mississippi Residents
Access to safe drinking water is a basic necessity that should be available to all. Today, however, our fellow Americans two states over in Jackson, Mississippi do not have access.
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Congressman Al Green Joins Houston Area Women’s Center for Domestic Violence Awareness Press Conference
On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:
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Closing Out the Season with Unprecedented Dispute Resolution Success
As the world of law school academia nears the end of the Fall ’22 season, Thurgood Law students continue to soar with unceasing success! This month, third-year law students, Chandra Dade, Rachel Fayas, Alexander Hu, Daniel Franco, and Justin Hardin participated in the Regional ABA Arbitration Competition on the campus of South Texas College of Law-Houston and walked away with a second-place finish!
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Astros, Maldonado Agree To Contract Extension
The Astros and catcher Martin Maldonado have agreed to a one-year contract extension, General Manager James Click announced today.
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HISD Offering $10,000 Recruitment Stipends To Teachers w/ Track Record of Improving Student Achievement
Hiring Event Will Staff 24 Schools TTargeted for Transformation
The Houston Independent School District is recruiting top-performing teachers to participate in its new RISE (Redesign, Innovate, Support, and Empower) program. RISE will transform the most persistently struggling HISD campuses. RISE recruiting events will staff 13 elementary schools, nine middle schools, and two high schools.
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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.
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The Ninfa Laurenzo Scholarship Fund Presents Tacos Over Texas
Tacos Over Texas, celebrates three of Mama Ninfa’s favorite things: good food, good music and good friends while raising money for The Ninfa Laurenzo Scholarship Fund. The day-long festival includes Taco Tasting Competition, Food Trucks, DJ Willie from Mega101FM-KLOL, shop local Artisan merchandise vendors. raffle/auction, ballet folklorico, and photo opportunity with the Astros World Series Championship Trophy!
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Repeat Offender Who Jumped Bail Before Trial in 2021 Sentenced to 50 Years for Murder
A Houston man who jumped bail before his trial in 2021 and was rearrested pleaded guilty to murder this week and was sentenced to 50 years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
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Commissioner Ellis, County Judge Hidalgo, Labor Leaders to Announce Commissioners Court Will Vote on Apprenticeship Advantage Program
Partnership between county and labor-managed apprenticeship programs will train workers and create career pipelines that connect people to in-demand jobs that offer strong wages and benefits.
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Retired FDA research monkeys find new home and music in Florida
Squirrel monkey chirps filled a small ranch-style building in north Gainesville, Florida -- a chorus that made Kari Bagnall's smile swell even wider.
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9 Spectacular Holiday Light Displays
It's that time of year when spots around the world are aglow in vibrant holiday light displays that dazzle and awe with millions of colored, twinkling bulbs.
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Houston Texans DE - J.J. Watt - Red Carpet Interview -NFL- HSM Rebecca Briscoe
2nd Annual NFL Honors Awards - Super Bowl 47
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Where lions operate, grazers congregate … provided food is great
Study: Lion danger can foster mixed-species herds in Africa's Serengeti
Meals are typically family affairs for zebras, gazelles, cape buffalo and other grazing species in the African Serengeti, but in one of the first studies of its kind, ecologists have found grazing species can be more willing to share meals in areas frequented by lions.
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Over 100 previously unknown Iron Age settlements found north of Hadrian's Wall
More than 100 previously unknown Iron Age settlements have been found during a survey of the region north of Hadrian's Wall in the United Kingdom.
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A daily step count goal may counteract effects of sitting
Ten thousand steps per day have long been known as the magic number needed to lower risk of disease and early death. What researchers didn’t know was whether the amount could have the same effect even for people who are sedentary most of the day.
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Hitchcock Native trains Hospital Corps on front lines of Navy's fight against Coronavirus
Petty Officer 2nd Class Clyde Scott, II, a native of Hitchcock, Texas, is playing a critical role in training the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps in the ongoing fight against a worldwide pandemic.
