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Entergy Texas Partners With United Way of Greater Houston to Provide School Supplies to Montgomery County Districts

The community partnership benefits more than 50,000 students

Pencils, pens, notebooks, crayons, scissors, and rulers --- these are just a few of the many supplies essential to helping students learn, study and grow.

An Update from Council Member Davis

Reminder that the deadline for the 2020 census has been extended! Please fill it out here! It is important to fill it out for the City of Houston to receive the proper funding in the coming years! If you are unable to fill it out online, call 844-330-2020 for English or call 844-468-2020 for Spanish!

Trump using military funding as leverage in fight with tech giants

President Donald Trump's threat Tuesday to veto an annual defense bill unless Congress removes legal protections for social media companies drew swift, sharp bipartisan pushback from lawmakers who charged Trump was using leverage over the troops to settle personal scores.

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Treating hearing loss is associated with a decrease in risk of early death and dementia, studies show

Your health resolutions for the new year may need to include getting checked for hearing aids.

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Cardi B gives birth to second child

Kulture Kiari is officially a big sister. Her mom and dad, rappers Cardi B and husband Offset, have welcomed their second child.

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HISD Special Populations to offer Parent Labs to support virtual learning for 2020-2021 school year

HISD’s Special Populations department will host a series of Parent Labs in August and September to assist parents who have students in any special populations program with navigating virtual learning for the 2020-2021 school year.

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Obama: Dropping Malia Off at College Was 'like open-heart surgery'

Former President Barack Obama revealed Monday night how emotional it was to say goodbye to his eldest daughter, Malia, when she went away to college this fall.

School Safety Forum Enlists 3 Dynamic Safety Experts in Dialogue with Education Community Oct. 15

School Safety is the topic as three international and local safety experts talk about school violence and solutions at Harris County Department of Education Oct. 15, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Psychologist Scott Poland, emergency preparedness expert Michael Dorn and Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez lead the discussions.

School Safety Forum Enlists 3 Dynamic Safety Experts in Dialogue with Education Community Oct. 15

School Safety is the topic as three international and local safety experts talk about school violence and solutions at Harris County Department of Education Oct. 15, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Psychologist Scott Poland, emergency preparedness expert Michael Dorn and Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez lead the discussions.

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British journalist and Brazilian indigenous affairs expert missing in the Amazon

A veteran British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous affairs expert are missing in Brazil's remote Javari Valley, in the far western part of Amazonas state.

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In-car radar could save children from tragic hot car deaths

One hot June day in Louisiana, Tyler Cestia was supposed to drop his son off at a babysitter before continuing on to work. His two-year-old boy, Thomas, asked to ride in the “big boy seat,” the child safety seat his older brother usually rode in, the one right behind the driver’s seat. Once he was buckled in, it was nearly impossible to see him from the driver’s seat, and he didn’t make a sound.

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Body camera shows Ohio police used flash-bangs during raid of home with toddler on a ventilator

Police in Elyria, Ohio, deployed exploding flash-bangs while raiding a home last week while a toddler on a ventilator was inside, newly released body-worn camera footage shows, and the mother says her child was harmed during the incident.

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Ohio police used flash-bangs during raid of home with toddler on a ventilator inside, body camera footage shows

Police in Elyria, Ohio, deployed exploding flash-bangs while raiding a home last week while a toddler on a ventilator was inside, newly released body-worn camera footage shows, and the mother says her child was harmed during the incident.

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Nancy Pelosi plans to push for revival of climate change committee in new Congress

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is poised to work with House Democrats to set up a special committee focused on climate change in the new Democratic-led Congress, a panel that would allow the party's members on Capitol Hill to draw attention to the threat posed by of global warming.

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Constable Majors Leads Dedication of Street Naming in Honor of The Late Constable Ruben Davis

Constable Gary Majors, appointed unanimously by Commissioners Court to succeed the late Fort Bend Constable Ruben Davis, led the renaming dedication of the street in front of the east Fort Bend Annex to Ruben Davis Drive. With freezing temperatures and tears coming from his eyes, Majors was joined by hundreds Saturday, January 7th to remember his mentor.

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COVID-19: Protecting the Right to Vote

There is a long history of voting rights inequality and blatant voter suppression in Texas. From the number of polling locations available in low-income communities to poll taxes to voter intimidation tactics focused on communities of color, we have had to fight to perform our constitutional duty to cast ballots.

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2019 SWAC Media Day

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) held its annual Media Day with one of the biggest issues being addressed by SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland. The conference has announced the permanent future of its football championship game which will be played at the home site of the highest ranked team at the conclusion of the regular season.

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Uvalde families call for tainted police lieutenant to leave elected position

Angry relatives of some of the children killed in the Robb Elementary School massacre are demanding that the acting police chief from that day, Lt. Mariano Pargas, quit his role as a Uvalde county commissioner.

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Migrants from three countries are driving the spike in encounters at the southern border, swamping a backlogged immigration system

A 4-year-old girl wipes her mother's tears inside a migrant respite center in El Paso, Texas. An act of love this mom says her daughter has made more times than she can remember since they left their native Nicaragua.

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Ukrainians seeking shelter in US must have TB screenings and certain vaccinations

The United States is preparing to welcome more displaced Ukrainians now that the Biden administration has approved the first group to enter through the new Uniting for Ukraine program. Ukrainians began arriving through the program this month.