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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3426: Roller Skates
Episode: 3426 Roller skates come of age. Today, roller skates.
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Houston mosque honors law enforcement, calls for stronger community ties
Masjid At-Tawhid hosted its first Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at its community service.
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Records: 18-year-old converter theft suspect goes on 2-month crime spree while free on 3 jail bonds
King Solomon Thomas was free from jail on three bonds with several violations.
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Humble restaurant employee stabbed at work; woman arrested
Officials believe the victim and suspect knew each other and had some sort of personal dispute.
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New 24/7 monitoring going into effect for Harris County suspects on ankle monitors
Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia announced Monday that training has started for 24-hour ankle monitor surveillance. This comes amid two high-profile cases where suspects from the county reportedly cut off their ankle monitors....
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What does showing up at the polls mean to Black voters?
Harris County set a record on the first day of early voting Oct. 19, when more than 104,600 people cast ballots in person ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election. The previous first-day mark for a midterm, set in 2018, was 63,188. Early voting runs through Oct. 30. The turnout point...
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What’s Going Wrong With the Houston Texans? Breaking Down Their 2-5 Start
Another Sunday on the home turf and the end result was another loss. The NFL season now spiraling through seven weeks where the Texans are now sitting a dismal 2 and 5 on the year. “Being o-fer at home isn’t what we expected it to be,” Head Coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday. “We wan...
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Francine Ballard’s The Kno Draws Houston’s Most Fashionable Crowd For a Fun Fashion Throwdown
Ah the wave of Pretty People that swanned into The Kno for the invitation-only grand opening of Francine Ballard‘s flagship boutique featuring her fashion brand for savvy femmes. The party, planned by Lauren Gray of Gray Door, was intended merely to be a classy intro to the brick...
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Shannan E. Johnson: Screenwriter charts her own Hollywood path
Houston native Shannan E. Johnson is a screenwriter and the founder of The Professional Pen, a Los Angeles-based script consultancy. Courtesy: Shannan E. Johnson When Shannan E. Johnson thinks about her father, two pictures come to mind. One is the ropings her family hosted in th...
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Terrance’s Take: Cris Dishman’s first game defensive play call produces TSU win
It’s more than a little rough around these parts for assistant football coaches, particularly defensive coaches. Of course, when things aren’t going right, it’s often hard to find players on the roster who can get them right, and no logical head coach is going to bench himself. It has to be somet...
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Florida Turnpike crash kills 6, including 3 siblings headed to Halloween Horror Nights
A Florida mother is mourning three adult children killed with three others when their vehicle caught fire after crashing into a roadside assistance truck....
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Stop with the excuses and vote
Let’s stop playing games with our future. The excuses for not voting have become as plentiful as the problems facing Black America. “My vote doesn’t matter.” “Both parties are the same.” “The system is rigged.” “God’s got it.” Really? And at what point did God tell us that faith ...
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Texas Senate hearing: Mike Miles defends Houston ISD reforms
During a Texas Senate committee hearing on education , state-appointed Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles was pressed on his “high performance culture” claims. Touting the school district’s letter grades, he honed in on closing the racial achievement gap. The hearing focused o...
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Humidity and rain return to Houston this week
This week’s Pattern: Humidity, rain and thunderstorms return to southeast Texas this week. Rain is possible six out of the next nine days in Houston. Tuesday’s forecast: We’ve had a string of dry weather with low humidity. While the humidity doesn’t get too out of control Tuesday...
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Fort Bend County Judge race sparks controversy over AI endorsement video
An AI-generated endorsement video supporting Republican interim Fort Bend County Judge Daniel Wong has sparked pushback from his Democratic opponent, County Commissioner Dexter McCoy....