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Free N95 masks are arriving at pharmacies and grocery stores. Here’s how to get yours

Vanessa Romo, NPR

Posted on January 26, 2022 · Some retailers are starting to get the first wave of the 400 million free masks being distributed by the federal government. Every person is allowed to receive up to three masks.

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Houston Matters

How Ideas Of Entitlement Sometimes Turn Bloody (June 24, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 24, 2021 · On Thursday's show: How the city ended up with $1.7 million worth of counterfeit N95 masks, and how ideas of entitlement interfere with social change -- and sometimes turn bloody.

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Army vet from Houston area pleads guilty to involvement in U.S. Capitol insurrection

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Posted on May 23, 2023 · Joshua Lollar, 41, of Spring, was sentenced to 13 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release, in addition to being ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution, after pleading guilty Monday to obstruction of an official proceeding.

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Houston man who wielded tomahawk axe at U.S. Capitol insurrection convicted of nine related crimes

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on March 31, 2023 · Shane Jenkins, 45, faces up to 85 years in a prison after a federal jury found him guilty of seven felony crimes and two misdemeanors related to his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in Washington D.C.

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Brittney Griner released (Dec. 8, 2022)

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Posted on December 8, 2022 · On Thursday's show: We discuss what we know about Griner’s release and whether the prisoner the United States released is a steep price to pay. And we learn why the League of Women Voters of Houston is shifting from a volunteer-only organization to hiring staff.

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Houston-area families reunite after imprisoned Citgo executives freed from Venezuela

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on October 4, 2022 · The remaining five members of the "Citgo 6," along with two other Americans who had been jailed by the Venezuelan government, were released Saturday as part of a prisoner swap.

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