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County Commissioner Rodney Ellis Launches Podcast to Demystify County Government
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis knows that the job of County Government officials is to meet people where they are and deliver to them the information and help they need as best as they can. Right now, that means meeting people at their homes. Being aware of what is happening in your community can be hard when you can't physically be there, which is why we have been working on unique ways to connect during these unprecedented times.
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Prairie View A&M University Receives the Largest Donation in Its 144-Year History
Prairie View A&M University will be able to produce a lot more productive people thanks to a $50 million donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
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Published on December 17, 2020
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Taken to the Woodshed Center Christian Wood makes his Rockets season debut in blowout over the Spurs.
An old cliché that has been used for centuries is, “Taking someone to the woodshed.” It’s an expression referred to the former practice of taking a naughty or disobedient child to the woodshed to be punished. On Thursday night the Toyota Center turned into the proverbial “Woodshed” as Houston (3-1) defeated San Antonio (0-3) by a score of 128-106 behind a brilliant performance by center Christian Wood.
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Prince Royce Joins Forces With Cigna to Work Against COVID-19 Disparities in Houston
Cigna Health Improvement Tour comes to Houston offering free flu shots, PPE and Covid-19 resources.
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Whitney Houston biopic casts Naomi Ackie as late singer
"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" has reportedly found its star. According to the Hollywood Reporter, British actress Naomi Ackie has been chosen to play the late singer Whitney Houston in the planned biopic.
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Published on December 17, 2020
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Former Houston police captain charged with pointing gun at repairman, believing he was a voter fraud 'mastermind'
A former Houston police captain was charged Tuesday with running a man off the road and pointing a gun to his head two weeks before the election as part of a baseless voter fraud conspiracy theory, the Harris County district attorney said in a statement.
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A former police captain who was part of a private citizens group investigating still unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims was charged Tuesday with running a …
Published on December 17, 2020
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What arrest of ex-cop in Houston shows about danger of conspiracy theories
On October 19, two weeks before Election Day, a retired police captain in Texas allegedly ran his SUV into the back of an air conditioning repairman's vehicle, when the man stepped out, he pointed a gun at him, forced him to the ground and put his knee on the repairman's back, according to Houston police.
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Who should, and should not, get the Covid-19 vaccine
The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine being rolled out across the US should be safe for just about anyone -- even the frailest elderly people.
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US surpasses 17 million official Covid-19 cases as FDA panel considers Moderna's vaccine candidate
The United States on Thursday surpassed 17 million official Covid-19 cases across the pandemic, while a key meeting currently underway could lead to authorization of a second coronavirus vaccine for the country.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear NCAA case on student athlete compensation
The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to take up an appeal by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to a lower court ruling that allows colleges to compensate athletes for education-related expenses.
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Published on December 17, 2020
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Texas boy with cancer and his ‘dancing dad’ get surprise from celebrities Will Smith, Jason Derulo
A dedicated dad who’s been dancing outside Cook Children’s Hospital while his son gets chemotherapy, is getting some recognition from people around the world, including celebrities.
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Glimmers of progress in stimulus negotiations as Trump's election sideshow drags on
For the first time in months there were small signs of a functioning government Wednesday as congressional leaders negotiated a Covid-19 relief package and millions of vaccine doses were shipped out under the watchful eye of officials with Operation Warp Speed in the midst of a winter storm.
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2021 will bring National Museum of African American Music, Landmark Anniversaries, New Developments, and more to Nashville
Fisk Jubilee Singers celebrate 150 years, Frist Art Museum welcomes Picasso, Fifth + Broadway, Nashville Yards open.
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Published on December 16, 2020
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Broken Silence: Harden holds his first press conference to silence some of the critics.
It has been a while since we have heard Rockets superstar James Harden speak and on Wednesday, he finally broke his silence and spoke to the media for the first time since Houston was eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Playoffs earlier this year.
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Published on December 16, 2020
