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

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Champion Keerthana Krishnan (left) and Runner Up Sajid Fahmid (right), with HPM Station Manager Josh Adams

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Finalists from Katy and Fort Bend County Emerge from 2020 Houston Public Media Spelling Bee

Victoria Cordova

Posted on March 9, 2020 · The two spellers advance to the national spelling bee in Maryland.

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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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2 Katy brothers arrested, accused of assaulting officers at Capitol insurrection

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Posted on June 8, 2022 · The Department of Justice released images it says shows Adam and Brian Jackson at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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Protests planned as NRA convention arrives in Houston (May 27, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 27, 2022 · On Friday's show: Protests are planned this weekend as the National Rifle Association's annual convention takes place in Houston just days after the school shooting in Uvalde. We learn who's speaking at this year's event and what to expect from activists outside the George R. Brown Convention Center.

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Finalists from Katy and Tomball Emerge from 2022 Houston Public Media Regional Tiebreaker Bee

Kori Lee

Posted on April 8, 2022 · The two Co-Champions advance to the national spelling bee held in National Harbor, Maryland.

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