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Not Forgotten: Stories Of Houstonians We Lost To COVID-19

HPM Staff

Posted on December 21, 2020 · More than 300,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the United States. Here are some of the stories of people we've lost in the Houston area.

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Houston Matters

How Low Attendance Could Cost Texas Public Schools Millions (Dec. 21, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on December 21, 2020 · On Monday's show: Local schools could lose millions due to low attendance, and remembering some of the Houstonians lost to COVID-19.

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Obituary: George H.W. Bush, 41st President And Father Of A President

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 30, 2018 · George H.W. Bush helped reshape the landscape of Texas politics and transform Houston into a hub of international trade.

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George H.W. Bush, Nation’s 41st President, Dies At 94

Andrew Schneider / Associated Press

Posted on November 30, 2018 · Bush began his political career in Houston and considered the city his home for more than half a century.

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Artisan Jewelry Designer James Avery Dead At 96

Associated Press

Posted on May 1, 2018 · Avery began fashioning his mostly Christian-themed creations himself with his wife in his in-laws' Kerrville garage in 1954

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Barbara Bush Leaves Legacy As Literacy Champion, ‘America’s Grandmother’

Jen Rice / Andrew Schneider

Posted on April 17, 2018 · The wife of President George H.W. Bush and mother of President George W. Bush died at her home in Houston. She was 92.

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UPDATE: Funeral Arrangements Set For Barbara Bush In Houston

Andrew Schneider / Jen Rice / Associated Press

Posted on April 17, 2018 · Former First Lady Barbara Bush, who died at 92 on Tuesday, devoted her life to the cause of literacy, as well as to supporting the career of her husband, former President George H.W. Bush, and raising their six children

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Brilliant, Popular Physicist Stephen Hawking Dies At 76

Associated Press

Posted on March 14, 2018 · Hawking was a widely popular theoretical physicist who changed how scientists and the world think about gravity

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News

Video: Patty Duke Talks About Mental Illness And Her Oscar Winning Career

HPM Digital Team

Posted on March 29, 2016 · Later in life, Duke became an outspoken activist for Americans dealing with mental health issues. She passed away at age 69.

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