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East End Houston Business Leaders Unite to Provide Support to USO Troops
Large Donation of Hand Sanitizers and Face Masks to Fight COVID-19
The Houston East End Chamber of Commerce will hold a press conference to announce and present the donation of a large number of hand sanitizers and face masks for 2,000 USO troops, who are stationed across three highly populated areas of Louisiana and Texas.
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Analysis From CAP and NAACP Highlights Need To Preserve In-Person Voting Options as States Expand Vote by Mail
As states move to expand voting by mail, a new joint publication from the Center for American Progress and the NAACP shows that in-person voting options must be preserved as well in order to prevent the disenfranchisement of millions of Americans.
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HISD announces new food distribution sites for week of April 20
The Houston Independent School District is extending its food distribution program through the week of April 20 and announces 25 new food distribution sites throughout the district.
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Texas' leading medical cannabis business Compassionate Cultivation maintains statewide delivery during COVID-19 pandemic
Compassionate Cultivation continues to deliver needed medication to patients across the state safely and effectively during this time of crisis
Compassionate Cultivation, Texas’ leading medical cannabis provider, maintains its ongoing dedication to its patients statewide by providing them with needed medication during the current pandemic. Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, Compassionate Cultivation has been deemed an essential business by the State of Texas, and as Texas’ shelter in place ordinance went into effect at the end of March, the company implemented every possible measure to safely supply patients with their treatments, serving families in need and keeping their patients and employees healthy.
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Rockville Pulmonary Care Physician Says More Actions Need to Be Taken to Protect African Americans Against the Coronavirus, "Or Multiple Deaths Will Continue to Occur"
Rockville pulmonary and critical care medicine consultant and physician said more actions need to be taken immediately to protect African Americans against the coronavirus "or multiple deaths will continue to occur."
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NAACP, Minority Financial Institutions Call for Equity in Congressional Response to COVID-19
Pre-existing structural inequities exacerbated the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color. As has been thoroughly documented, the public health effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on people of color have been disproportionate and severe. The economic effects are similarly devastating.
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President Cuomo? 28/1 from 40/1 to Move into White House
Donald Trump Still Holds All the Aces as the 10/11 Favourite
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has seen his profile rise significantly during the Coronavirus crisis and now the 62-year old is being backed to replace Donald Trump as President of the United States of America.
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Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar Endorses Joe Biden
Today, Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement endorsing Joe Biden for President of the United States:
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Running Back David Johnson Holds First Press Conference As A Houston Texan
Newly acquired running back David Johnson met the Houston sports media for the first time on Friday. Just like head coach Bill O’Brien did a day earlier, Johnson talked to reporters via the Zoom app from his home.
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Rep. Coleman to File Bill to Re-establish and Improve Texas’ Health Disparities Office
Today, Representative Garnet F. Coleman (D-Houston) announced that he will be introducing legislation next session to re-establish and improve Texas’ health disparities office:
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Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Establishing Strike Force To Open Texas
Directs Select Services To Reopen, Closes Schools For Remainder Of Academic Year
Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference where he issued three new Executive Orders to begin the process of reopening the state of Texas while revising hospital capacity and certain social distancing guidelines. Within the orders, select activities and services that pose minimal to no threat of spreading COVID-19 are allowed to reopen using a "Retail-To-Go" model, certain restrictions on surgeries have been loosened, and schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Keep Louisiana Beautiful Announces Love the Boot at Home
Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) announces the launch of Love the Boot at Home and Love the Boot Week, April 20-26, a statewide media and social media campaign focused on eco-friendly activities that individuals and families can do while practicing social distancing. KLB, Visit Lake Charles, Phillips 66, Pick It Up Calcasieu and Team Green encourage Southwest Louisiana citizens to show their love for the community by cleaning and beautifying their personal spaces at home and posting videos or photographs using #LovetheBoot.
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Blue Star Contemporary Receives $25,000 Grant from COVID-19 Response Fund
Blue Star Contemporary (BSC), San Antonio’s first and longest running contemporary art non-profit, has received a $25,000 grant from San Antonio’s COVID-19 Response Fund. The community-driven fund is jointly managed by the San Antonio Area Foundation and the United Way of San Antonio. The fund is comprised of nearly 30 caring businesses, donor advised funds, philanthropic foundations, and government entities.
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Campari partners with mobile-led platform EdApp in a joint initiative to educate the Southeast Asian hospitality industry through COVID-19
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the hospitality industry has been hit incredibly hard resulting in a near-global lockdown.
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West Lake Houston Bridge Final Repairs Scheduled
Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin would like to make Kingwood and Lake Houston area residents aware Houston Public Works will conduct a bridge repair project on the West Lake Houston Parkway Bridge beginning Monday, April 27. The project consists of replacing fourteen bearing pads. The cost of the project is $307,400 and will be funded through the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Fund. The contractor for the project is ISI Contracting, Inc. The work is expected to be completed by Wednesday, May 20, weather permitting.
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Beef on the Brazos
Take home the cash or take home the cows! Beef on the Brazos is a unique opportunity for a chance to own a herd of cattle. Until June 30, $50 raffle tickets are available and only 2000 will be sold to win twenty F1 Braford heifers with an estimated value near $20,000, subject to market price at the time of the sale.
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Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas Releases Free Resource to Help Teens Understand Financial Impact of COVID-19
Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas is releasing a free resource for teens titled Making Sense: Understanding the Financial Impact of COVID-19. The guide is designed to answer teens’ questions about the economic implications of COVID-19, including “Why are some store shelves empty?”, “Why are some people losing their jobs?” and “Are we going into a recession, or even a depression?” The guide is available at JA.org/MakingSense.
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HISD partners with Houston Food Bank for mass food distribution site on Saturday at NRG
The Houston Independent School District is partnering with the Houston Food Bank to organize a mass food distribution site from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday in the parking lot of NRG Stadium.
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Texans Coach Holds Pre-Draft Press Conference to Address Hopkins Trade and Team Needs in the 2020 NFL Draft
A lot has transpired since we last heard from Houston Texans head coach and General Manager, Bill O’ Brien. In what has become the new normal in the sports world due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, coach O’Brien held a pre-draft press conference and answered questions from the media via the Zoom app. The audio also streamed out to the fans through the Texans social media pages so that they could hear his responses in real time.
