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As WHO ends COVID-19 global emergency, Houston expert says virus is still around but numbers ‘dramatically’ down

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Posted on May 5, 2023 · “This signals, the transition from a pandemic to an endemic, we just to have to learn to how to deal with it.”

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Chick-fil-a has given out over $700,000 in scholarships to 380 greater Houston employees.

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Posted on May 5, 2023 · “It is such a big deal for members of our team to get $2,500 college scholarships that we wanted to make it as memorable and special for them as we could."

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Sunnyside Park to receive $1.5 million for renovations to community center

James Gutierrez

Posted on May 4, 2023 · The funding will cover and replace the gymnasium roof and floor, basketball goals and wall padding. The money will also help with upgrading all four bathrooms.  

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Ime Udoka ‘excited to get started’ as new Houston Rockets coach

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Posted on April 26, 2023 · With a young roster, Udoka said that there is no excuse to blame youth on certain players for not succeeding. 

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UH English adjuncts say they haven’t received salary increase in decades, demand more pay

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Posted on April 19, 2023 · A letter sent to the University says that after taxes, a lecturer teaching a full-time course load of lower division classes in the Fall and Spring is paid under $19,956 for the academic year.

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Harris County to host conference that addresses high maternal and infant mortality rates

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Posted on April 10, 2023 · The conference is themed, “Integrating Systems and Reimagining Models of Care" and will especially focus on Black maternal mortality rates, which are three times higher.

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2023 Final Four fan fest

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2023 Men’s Final Four weekend kicks off in Houston with Fan Fest, concerts at Discovery Green

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Posted on March 31, 2023 · Fans from Florida Atlantic University, San Diego State University, the University of Miami and University of Connecticut are arriving in Houston for the big games.

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One Clean Houston initiative to combat illegal dumping in the city

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Posted on March 29, 2023 · The city has gotten over 5,000 complaints about illegal dumping over the past year. The Department of Justice has also launched an investigation about dumping happening more often in Houston’s Black and Latino communities.

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Alvin ISD adds book vending machine to elementary school, making reading more “rewarding” for students

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Posted on March 24, 2023 · The machine is called Inchy’s Bookworm Vending Machine and was placed in the school last month. The machine holds around 275 books.

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Houston nonprofit The Alliance receives $1.5 million in federal funds to upgrade facilities, services

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Posted on March 13, 2023 · Adult education, career training, after-school youth programs and refugee resettlement services are offered at The Alliance, which has assisted more than 200,000 community members since its inception in 1985.

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Upcoming program will help Katy ISD students obtain commercial driver’s licenses

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Posted on March 8, 2023 · The new program for older high school students, expected to launch in August, will be taught by an Edinburg-based training school for truck drivers.

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Posted on March 2, 2023 · The Houston Cougars are regular season conference champions. But there's a whole lot more they want to accomplish during the next month.

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Posted on February 13, 2023 · From canned goods to small generators, the National Association of Christian Churches is hoping to send relief supplies to Turkey and Syria, as they recover from a series of devastating earthquakes.

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