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Eliminating A Disease-Spreading Mosquito In Houston Could Mean Releasing Millions More Into The Area

Michael Marks, Texas Standard / Caroline Covington, Texas Standard

Posted on September 8, 2020 · A biotech company plans to release 750 million genetically modified male mosquitoes that would produce “less fit” offspring.

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Texas judge blocks state’s pre-Roe ban, allows some abortions to continue

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 28, 2022 · The 1925 law at the core of the case was in effect until the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. It made performing an abortion punishable by up to five years in prison.

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How a Harris County ‘jury appreciation week’ event led to a murder mistrial

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on June 22, 2022 · A defense attorney argued speakers made prejudicial statements to the jurors, which included comments about seeking “justice” for families of violent crime victims.

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Jan. 6 hearings, and a billion-dollar bond proposal from Harris County (June 15, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 15, 2022 · On Wednesday's show: In a double dose of our weekly political roundup, we recap the Jan. 6 hearings and find out why county leaders are proposing a billion-dollar bond package. And we visit Harris County’s Emergency Operations Center at Houston TranStar.

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Kyle Rittenhouse now says he’s going to Blinn College, after Texas A&M said he’s not a student

Kate McGee, Texas Tribune

Posted on June 6, 2022 · Rittenhouse corrected himself on Monday saying he was attending the Brenham-based community college. Over the weekend, he made a splash when Texas A&M refuted his claim he was an incoming Aggie.

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