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This was Texas' first weekend without Covid-19 limits. Here's how it went for business owners
For about a year, Texas businesses have done whatever they could to stay afloat. As Covid-19 ravaged the state and the country, they pivoted to takeout service, operated their dining rooms at reduced capacities and required masks for their employees and their customers, all according to state rules.
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A Picture Emerges of Tennessee Church Shooting Suspect
As detectives investigate a deadly church shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tennessee, a picture is starting to emerge of accused gunman Emanuel Samson.
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Texas Catholic Dioceses Reveal Names Clergy Accused of Child Sex Abuse
Every Catholic diocese in Texas has released the names of all priests, deacons and other clergy members accused of sexually abusing children in the past decades.
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Amazon Is Slashing Prices of Whole Foods
Amazon has trained its Prime members to expect low prices. So naturally those shoppers have been reluctant to dish out for expensive groceries at Whole Foods.
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Stafford City Council Places $62 Million SMSD Bond On November Ballot
The Stafford City Council voted 6-0 on Wednesday night to place a $62 million Stafford Municipal School District Bond on the November 7 ballot.
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Nick Gordon Says He Still Mourns Bobbi Kristina
Nick Gordon is looking back on his relationship with late girlfriend Bobbi Kristina Brown.
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Multiple Cars Towed From Sears Parking Lot During Rodeo
Dozens of people were left stranded in the rain after attending RodeoHouston on Friday night when their cars were towed from a Sears parking lot.
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Pool Reporter John McClain Interview with NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating Al Riveron, Sunday, October 4, 2020
Question: Can you provide an explanation for why Minnesota safety Harrison Smith was ejected from the game?
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Harris County Animal Shelter Unveils New Shelter Facility
Several years after passing Proposition 3, Harris County Public Health (HCPH) is finally opening the new pet saving resource center (formally known as Harris County Animal Shelter) to the public. There will be a ribbon-cutting event to commemorate the new facility and expansion of programs offered to Harris County Residents.
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In Houston, a Tasting Menu Designed to Confront Racism
Chef Jonny Rhodes opened Indigo with his wife, Chana Rhodes, in July as the permanent follow-up to a series of pop-ups he started after leaving New York’s Gramercy Tavern.
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters to provide congratulatory, prolific remarks to TSU LAW Juris Doctor candidates, Fri, May 11th, 6:30pm
The prolific, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (43rd Cong. District, California) to wow TSU Law Juris Doctor candidates, university community and guests as key note speaker. Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School 2018 Hooding Ceremony
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Texas Education Officials Promise Focus On Math, Reading After “Lagging” Report Card
Texas, like the nation, has stagnated in elementary and middle school academic achievement and continues to fail to get black and Hispanic students performing as well as white students, according to a national "report card" out this week.
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Texas ‘Dreamers’ Will Keep Pressuring Lawmakers in 2018
Texas ‘dreamers’ expressed their disappointment that the U.S. Congress will start its winter recess without addressing the situation of beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but they vowed to keep pressuring lawmakers in 2018 and demanding they provide a solution for their uncertain future in America.
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Supreme Court Appears Closely Divided Over Texas District Maps
The Supreme Court was sharply divided on Tuesday as the justices considered a lower court opinion that invalidated congressional and statehouse maps in Texas, holding that they discriminated against minority voters. Last fall, in an early indication that the case could break down along ideological lines, the justices split 5-4 and voted to freeze the lower court opinion while the court considered the case.
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BakerRipley and TSU host Juneteenth Jubilee Celebration
BakerRipley and Texas Southern University will commemorate Juneteenth Jubilee celebration honoring the legacy of black Houstonians. The special event will bring together three generations of African- American Houstonians for an intergenerational discussion about the significance of Juneteenth and how each generation’s experience and wisdom contributes to the expansion of our communities.
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Legendary Medical Doctor and Civil Rights Leader Edith Irby Jones Dies at 91
Dr. Edith Irby Jones led a life of first. She was the first black intern at the Baylor College of Medicine and the first woman to be president of the National Medical Association. She was also the first African American student in her entire medical school at the University of Arkansas. The legendary figured passed away on Monday at the age of 91.
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Rev. Al Sharpton to deliver eulogy at funeral of Pamela Turner, who was killed by police in Texas this month
Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights leader and founder of National Action Network (NAN), will deliver the eulogy at the funeral of Pamela Turner, a Black woman shot and killed by a police officer on May 13 outside an apartment complex in Baytown, TX. Turner suffered from schizophrenia.
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Andrews to Lead as Director for HCDE’s Center for Safe and Secure Schools
Julia Andrews is the new director of the Center for Safe and Secure Schools, a division of Harris County Department of Education.
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Bill Would End Confederate Heroes Day in Texas
Four years after he made headlines as the Austin middle schooler who made eliminating Confederate Heroes Day his cause, Jacob Hale returned to the Texas House Thursday in support of a bill he helped inspire.

