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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2460: The Singing Nun
Episode: 2460 In praise of the City: A fine piece of the natural world. Today, another look at form and function.
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Rice gives QB Jacurri Brown the perfect landing spot
Jacurri Brown can’t help but feel a sense of freedom. He is free to be himself. He is free to test the limits of his game. He is free to be the leader he has wanted to be. And probably the biggest freedom of all is the freedom to be the starter. It hasn’t been easy for the Rice O...
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Stop measuring Black success through white eyes
For generations, Blackfolk have been handed a peculiar measuring stick: Whiteness. Measure your career against white success. Your intelligence against white scholarship. Your beauty against white features. Your speech against white accents. Your spirituality against white religi...
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Robert Hodge champions Black art ownership
Robert Hodge wants Black Houstonians to stop just admiring Black art and start owning it. The Third Ward native, multidisciplinary artist and curator, opened his latest solo exhibition, Frequency , on Sept. 12 at Redbud Arts Center’s West Gallery. The show features new paintings ...
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Talarico campaign hires new members to Black voter engagement team
As the midterm elections near, the Texas Senate race is heating up with James Talarico and Ken Paxton’s campaign teams strategizing to garner more voters. While Black voter turnout remains a concern for many, the demographic holds crucial voting power that could affect the race’s...
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Diesel prices hit record high in Texas, putting pressure on truckers and consumers
Diesel prices have hit a record high in Texas, topping $6 a gallon and putting a significant financial strain on truck drivers and small trucking companies....
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Tierra Walker’s family sues Texas officials, doctors, alleging abortion ban contributed to her death
Tierra Walker died after suffering multiple health problems, including seizures, blood clots and dangerously high blood pressure during the first four months of her pregnancy....
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Houston Best Dressed Luncheon Sets National Records With $1.4 Million Raised, Tables Galore and Sweet Runway Walks
It was a blockbuster PaperCity Philanthropy in Fashion Houston Best Dressed luncheon on Tuesday with records shattered on several levels. More than 800 beautifully dressed women and a sprinkling of men filled the Post Oak Hotel ballroom to its limit — the largest number of guests...
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Texas City PD identifies 2 possible instances of misuse of automated license plate reader technology
The Texas City Police Department has updated their policy concerning Flock cameras and automated license plate reader technology after identifying two instances of possible misuse. The policy updates come at the direction of Interim Chief James Patterson after the department cond...
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Robert Kraft says Ed Sheeran asked him to pledge $2 million amid Macklemore controversy
Robert Kraft is pledging $2 million toward humanitarian relief after revealing that Ed Sheeran personally called and asked him to commit the donation. The move comes amid the growing controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from Sheeran’s tour....
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Chance of storms in Houston Thursday
Thursday’s forecast: The tropical wave we’ve been watching all week moves into southeast Texas Thursday. This is tropical moisture capable of bringing widespread heavy rain. But we have one big issue preventing how much of us get rain. We have a strong inversion, lid or cap above our atmosphere. ...
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These are the states with the most unclaimed tax refunds per 100,000 residents
Millions in potential tax refunds are going unclaimed across the U.S. See which states have the most money left on the table, according to new data.
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Westfield fire chief shares personal story of giving back during Hispanic Heritage Month
FOX 26 is spotlighting Westfield Fire Chief Adrian Dillehay for Hispanic Heritage Month to highlight his impact on Northeast Harris County.
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C.J. Stroud responds to Andre Johnson's criticism
The Houston Texans organization usually gets a lot of support from former players, including its only NFL Hall of Famer, Andre Johnson. On a Monday episode of the Legend Talk podcast, Johnson criticized the Texans’ starting quarterback after the week one loss to the Buffalo Bills...
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Christian Castro, accused of lying about Minneapolis ICE shooting, back in jail
A former ICE agent accused of making false statements connected to the shooting of a Venezuelan in Minneapolis in January during Operation Metro Surge is back in jail....