A major milestone for local education unfolded in Alief ISD Thursday morning as the district celebrated the grand opening of its first-ever single-gender campus: The Young Women’s Leadership School (TYWLS).
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Rechargeable hand warmers sold nationwide at stores and online are being recalled because of a risk that they can overheat, catch fire and cause burns, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission....
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Let’s stop pretending that getting played is always somebody’s fault for being “careless.” Sometimes the game is designed to be confusing. Sometimes the fine print is designed to be ignored. Sometimes desperation makes a bad deal look like the only deal. And sometimes race, incom...
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This article was originally written by Jennifer Porter Gore for Word In Black. By now, there’s little question that a maternal health crisis is rocking the Black community. The data tells the story: Black moms are dying during childbirth at three times the rate of white moms, a d...
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Fat Joe wants you to know he’s Black. Not culturally adjacent. Not “from the neighborhood.” Blacker, in his words, than anyone you’ve ever seen in your life. And right on cue, the internet took the bait. Bronx rapper, Fat Joe, went on “The Joe Budden Podcast” and, not for the fir...
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More than three years after the Texas Education Agency took control of Houston ISD, a commission comprising elected officials and academics says the takeover has weakened the district’s finances, driven educators out of classrooms, strained relationships with families, and stripp...
government
The November 2024 presidential election was one for the ages. Donald Trump returned to the White House after attempting to overturn the 2020 election results, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. His victory also exposed divisions among voters, many of who...
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According to Texas EquuSearch a body believed to be that of 16-year-old Noah Dominguez was recovered around 2 p.m. Sunday, at Surfside Beach. Authorities have not confirmed the person’s identity. Dominguez was last seen swimming in the ocean at Surfside Beach around 1:30 p.m. Fri...
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The family of a 48-year-old man struck by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle during an enforcement operation in northwest Harris County is demanding his release from federal custody and calling for an investigation into the collision. Miguel Parra-Hernandez ...
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A man is dead after a shooting this afternoon at an apartment complex near George Bush International Airport. Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office got to the scene on N Sam Houston Parkway just before 5:45 p.m. on Sunday. According to a post on X, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez ...
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Humidity should creep back into Southeast Texas on Monday and rain chances return as well. Be ready for scattered showers and storms through Wednesday evening....
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The Houston Texans are trading for receiver Marvin Harrison, Jr. According to NBC Sports the Arizona Cardinals will receive a 2027 2nd round pick and a 2027 6th round pick. The Texans get Harrison and and a 2027 7th round pick in the deal. Texans Head Coach DeMeco Ryans confirmed...
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The Houston Texans got a big win on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans and then received even bigger news in the aftermath — the offense has added wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. in a trade with the Arizona Cardinals. The Texans also received a 2027 seventh-round draft pick in...
