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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive is ongoing! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

Leah Scarpelli, Texas Standard

Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive is ongoing! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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Posted on August 16, 2022 · Bullying and cyberbullying are very prominent in our culture. Today, we talk to a cast member of 'Mean Girls' the musical about the show, and how she is helping provide a safe space for youth to open up and share. Plus, a school psychologist shares lessons can we learn from musical, and how students can combat bullying in school.

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Education

Houston ISD enrollment down 15,000 compared to pre-pandemic level

ShaVonne Herndon / Ariel Worthy

Posted on August 16, 2022 · School officials said the pandemic caused chaos in public education, leading to ongoing declines in enrollment.

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Food

Little Red Box Grocery Store addresses food desert in Houston’s East End area

Jack Williams

Posted on August 16, 2022 · Little Red Box Grocery opened a few months ago and sells around 450 items so far, including fresh fruits and vegetables, along with other things that you might expect at a larger store.

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Housing

Harris County apartment residents say they’re living in “inhumane” conditions; property management says work is being done

ShaVonne Herndon

Posted on August 12, 2022 · City Crossing Apartments residents say they are experiencing mold, excess rodents and no air conditioning.

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In this Nov. 4, 2016 file photo, Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Cleveland. Beyonce, Blake Shelton, Barbra Streisand and Oprah Winfrey will headline a one-hour benefit telethon to benefit Hurricane Harvey victims that will be simulcast Sept. 12, 2017, on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CMT.

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Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ pays tribute to Black queer roots of house and disco music

Leah Scarpelli, Texas Standard / Yvonne Marquez | Texas Standard / Gabrielle Muñoz | Texas Standard

Posted on August 5, 2022 · Influenced by the underground LGBTQ-dominated ballroom scene, Beyoncé incorporates the stylings of Black queer and trans performers in her new work.

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Houston’s ‘The Suffers’ Has Its Own Brand Of Gulf Coast Soul

Leah Scarpelli, Texas Standard

Posted on July 16, 2018 · The Suffers release their newest collection of songs Friday

Tags houston Space City texas The Suffers

Features

For “The Homesick Texan”, Comfort Food Comes In The Form of Queso

Leah Scarpelli, Texas Standard

Posted on November 18, 2017 · Lisa Fain’s new book “Queso!” celebrates the cheese-y dip.

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