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Houston Methodist Finds 2 New Strains Of COVID-19 In Greater Houston
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President Joe Biden To Visit Houston On Friday After Winter Storm
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ERCOT CEO Defends Power Outages As Texas Lawmakers Probe Winter Storm Response
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Gov. Greg Abbott Weighing End To Mask Order, Other Statewide Coronavirus Rules, Says Announcement Coming ‘Pretty Soon’
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House Passes The Equality Act: Here’s What It Would Do
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Houston-Area Judges Are Evicting Renters Who Could Be Protected Under Federal Order
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Hilton Foundation Donates $10 Million To UH Hotel Management College
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Texas Lawmakers Face Tough Choices Over State Budget Impacted By COVID-19
Cuts to key programs like public education are in the works, despite Governor Greg Abbott’s promises
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ERCOT CEO Defends Power Outages As Texas Lawmakers Probe Winter Storm Response
Baytown Symphony Appoints 1st African American Conductor In Orchestra’s History
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Why Is Facebook Launching An All-Out War On Apple's Upcoming iPhone Update?
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Apple's Tim Cook are fighting over iPhone privacy rules. At stake is the future of how iPhone user data is used by data brokers and advertisers.
College Tuition Sparked A Mental Health Crisis. Then The Hefty Hospital Bill Arrived
A student sought counseling help after panicking over a tuition bill. A weeklong stay in a psychiatric hospital followed — along with a $3,413 bill. The hospital soft-pedaled its charity care policy.
With One Move, Congress Could Lift Millions Of Children Out Of Poverty
Lawmakers are weighing a proposal to give families with kids a monthly, cash benefit to help ease the lifelong pull of poverty. Experts say it could cut U.S. child poverty nearly in half.
Senate Can't Vote On $15 Minimum Wage, Parliamentarian Rules
The Senate parliamentarian informed lawmakers that a plan to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 does not fit the complicated rules that govern budget bills in the Senate.