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In A Food Desert, Houston Middle Schoolers Plant Community Garden

Syeda Hasan, KERA News

Posted on October 20, 2015 · It’s part of an effort to bring healthy food to a low-income neighborhood.

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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Posted on November 24, 2020 · Concrete companies say they’re just following the law. A handful of bills addressing the issue have been filed for the 2021 legislative session.

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Anthony Bourdain Honored In New Houston Mural At Burns BBQ

Katie Watkins

Posted on December 20, 2018 · Bourdain first filmed an episode at Burns in 2004 for the Food Network, and returned again in 2016 to film the Houston episode of his CNN show Parts Unknown.

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