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WATCH: Olympian Carl Lewis Talks About Winter Olympics, Performance And More

HPM Digital Team

Posted on February 18, 2018 · Lewis visited Houston Public Media and talked to us about everything that you always wanted to know about the Olympics

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Head of Houston’s Firefighters Union Resigns and Court Challenge to Texas Voter ID Law: The Good The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News

Maggie Martin

Posted on September 5, 2014 · From a firefighters union head resigning, citing threats from his own rank and file, to a n report citing IH 610 West Loop as the most congested roadway in Texas, to a court challenge to the Texas voter ID law, to Carl Lewis joining the full-time track coaching staff at the University of Houston, we […]

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