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What to Expect at the Polls
With predictions of this election having extremely high voter turnout Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins and his office are making sure everything is in order before election day. The goal is to make sure that every voter can have the accessibility, safety, and convenience to vote their way.
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#BlackSkinDeep New Podcast Reveals A Black-Owned Brand’s Journey In Mass Retail
Dr. Milton D. Moore, a leading dermatologist and founder & CEO of Moore Unique Skin Care, has launched Black Skin Deep, the deep- ly personal podcast highlighting his insights, perspectives, and reflections on decades of experience as a Black pharmacist, physician, and entrepreneur.
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Harmony Public Schools Awarded $27.8 Million U.S. DOE Grant For Campus Leadership Program
“Great teachers deserve to be treated as the professionals they are and to be compensated accord- ingly,” U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in a statement Wednesday, September 1. “All too often, though, they lack access to relevant pro- to rethink all of that, and they have risen to the chal- lenge.” The new funding brings the total amount awarded to Harmony by the Department of Education within the past few years to $92.5 million. • In 2012, the DOE awarded Harmony a $30 million Race to the Top grant to support locally developed plans to personalize and deepen student learning, directly improve student achievement and edu- cator effectiveness, close achievement gaps, and prepare every student to succeed in college and their careers. • In 2016, the DOE awarded Harmony a $26.7 mil- lion Teacher Incentive Fund grant to develop a merit-based system for rewarding its highest-per- forming teachers. (The system, known as H-STEP, was foundational in Harmony being named to the Texas Education Agency’s inaugural class of Teacher Incentive Allotment districts in Fall 2020.) • In 2018, the DOE awarded Harmony an $8 million Education Innovation Research grant to build upon Harmony’s project-based learning STEM model for Grade 6-12 students by introducing similar curricula to students in Grade K-5, and by creating a system of support and professional development for elementary school teachers. Harmony Public Schools is a Texas-born, Texas-wide public charter school system with cam- puses serving PreK-Grade 12 students in 23 cities across the state, including Greater Houston, DFW, San Fatih Ay – CEO/Superintendent, Harmony Schools Antonio, Austin, El Paso, Waco, Lubbock, Odessa, Bryan, Beaumont, and the Rio Grande Valley. Har- mony’s curriculum places a heavy focus on STEM skills, Character Education, project-based learning, and college readiness. In 2020, all 23 Harmony high school campuses were named among the Best High Schools in America by U.S. News and World Report, 13 named to the Best STEM High Schools in America by Newsweek, and earned two National School of Character recognitions from Character.org. Harmony Public Schools is currently accept- ing applications for the 2020-2021 school year for both students and team members. To learn more about Harmony Public Schools and our 58 campuses across Texas, please visit: www.harmonytx.org, and follow us on Twitter at @HarmonyEdu and ‘Like’ us on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/HarmonyTexas fessional devel- and are com- step-scale ladder like cogs in a ma- of as individu- talents and inter- challenged to- opment courses pensated on a that treats them chine instead als with unique ests. We’ve
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Mayor Turner's Statement on HUD's Decision
The following is Mayor Sylvester Turner's statement on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's decision to grant control of the City's Harvey housing recovery funds to the Texas General Land Office.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner Named As Board Of Directors Chair Of Resilient Cities Network
The Network Focuses Its City-Led Entity On Strengthening Cities Capacity To Recover From COVID-19
Mayor Sylvester Turner has been tapped as chair of the board of directors for the Resilient Cities Network.
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"We're Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy"
Things could always be worse. You didn't sleep well last night, your day started earlier than usual, and traffic, ugh; then you forgot your lunch and lost a bag of chips in a vending machine, and you never did catch up. You had a rotten day but look on the bright side: you're above ground and breathing and, as in "We're Better Than This" by Elijah Cummings with James Dale, someone had your back.
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Comerica Bank: Raising Expectations in the Community
Comerica Bank And The Comerica Foundation Have Invested $8 million In COVID-19 Relief Efforts To Support Strategic Underserved Programs
As a relationship bank, helping our customers and the community navigate through difficult times is why Comerica Bank is here. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be extraordinary and far-reaching.
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Be Careful What You Wish For
Astros finish off the A’s to advance to their fourth consecutive ALCS
There is no secret that there has been plenty of bad blood between the Houston Astros and the Oakland A’s this season. By now everyone knows about A’s pitcher Mike Fiers blowing the whistle on the 2017 cheating scandal. Fans are also well aware about the small kerfuffle that occurred earlier this season in Oakland between A’s outfielder Ramon Laureano and Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron that caused both dugouts and bullpens to clear. Both Laureano and Cintron would end up facing disciplinary measures from the MLB.
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All of Trump Men: Positive for COVID-19
“Don’t be afraid of COVID. Don’t let it dominate your life,” said President Donald Truth as he left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. After contracting COVID and having had a 72-hour hospital stay this is what he had to say. Not the slightness bit of humbleness or gratefulness was in his words.
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A Change Was Necessary
Texans fire head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien
Sometimes change is necessary. Although it’s the one thing that scares a lot of individuals, the results of it can pay huge dividends. The Houston Texans are hoping that the latter is accurate.
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City of Houston And Resilient Houston Recognized With Top Awards For Planning and Resillience
City of Houston's Planning and Development Department and the Mayor's Office of Resilience brought home top awards for planning projects in Texas.
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Here's what our viewers thought of the vice presidential debate
Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris faced off Wednesday night in their only debate of the 2020 election campaign in Utah. The debate covered more topics than last week's Trump-Biden showdown, but overall, the debate ultimately was about Trump.
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There have been multiple sightings of a hairy, venomous caterpillar in Virginia
It's small, hairy and you don't want to get anywhere near it. It is considered to be one of the most venomous caterpillars in the US, and there have been multiple reports of the puss caterpillar appearing in "parks or near structures" in eastern Virginia.
