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Texas Still Has Highest Percentage Of Uninsured In US, Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens Dies At Age 91, And America Vows To ‘Never Forget’ 9/11

HPM Digital Team

Posted on September 11, 2019 · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.

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Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens Dies At Age 91

Cliff Brunt, Associated Press

Posted on September 11, 2019 · Pickens was surrounded by friends and family when he died of natural causes under hospice care at his Dallas home, according to a spokesman.

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

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Posted on August 10, 2022 · Lawmakers at the state and federal levels took to social media to decry the search and warn Texans that the heavy hand of government could come for them next.

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