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Brenda Valdivia

Posted on October 20, 2021 · Emotionally charged content kept people online, apart, and deeper into QAnon during the pandemic, according to a terrorism expert.

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Posted on July 21, 2023 · Texas' exit Thursday from the Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC, makes it the ninth Republican-led state to leave the initiative since 2022.

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Man pleads guilty in $11 million call center scam involving Houston-area victims

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on May 16, 2023 · The years-long telemarketing scheme, which often targeted the elderly, involved call centers in India and Houston pickup locations for packages of cash that were sent by victims.

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DOJ: Houston woman pleads guilty in scheme to sell fraudulent paper license plates from Texas

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Posted on May 11, 2023 · Hundreds of thousands of fraudulent temporary tags were issued and sold to buyers across the United States as part of the conspiracy, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A man alleged to have been involved is wanted by the FBI.

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Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic in Houston as the national emergency ends

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Posted on April 12, 2023 · Dr. David Persse, the city's chief medical officer, looks back at the last three years and discusses what still concerns him about COVID-19.

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