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Jun 30, 2024 | 
mdpi.com | Briana Williams |John Carlson
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Oct 2, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Adam Zuvanich |Jessica S. Swenson |Nicolas A. Pinto |Briana Williams
It's October in Houston, which means the weather should start cooling off and it's time to come up with costumes and decorate for Halloween. Families can pick out pumpkins, play outdoors and take plenty of fall photos at a variety of pumpkin patches around the Houston region. Some serve as church fundraisers and others coincide with annual fall festivals that feature several other kid-friendly activities and attractions.
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Sep 26, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Ashley Brown |Briana Williams |Rebecca Noel
The City of Houston's Solid Waste Department is getting some much-needed help to improve trash service and curb illegal dumping. The city broke ground Tuesday on a new $13.5 million transfer station located at 5711 Neches Street in Northeast Houston. The 24,200 sq. ft.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Sarah Grunau |Michael Hagerty |Ashley Brown |Briana Williams
A new citywide effort by Houston-area organizations is aiming to help more than 300,000 Houston-area immigrants overcome financial and language barriers associated with gaining citizenship. City leaders and members of Houston naturalization organizations gathered ahead of a Tuesday evening council meeting to introduce the project that will provide resources for thousands of Houston residents looking to gain U.S. citizenship, which some said is becoming increasingly difficult.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Ashley Brown |Briana Williams |Rebecca Noel
The City of Houston is asking residents to conserve water under its stage 2 Drought Contingency Plan. Effective Sunday August 27, residents are restricted to only using outside water between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. two days a week. Stage 2 is implemented when there's a significant drop in rainfall along with higher-than-normal temperatures.
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Aug 21, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Ashley Brown |Garrett Bohlmann |Briana Williams
Texas Southern University unveiled on Friday, a new Texas historical marker for the late Congressman George Thomas "Mickey" Leland. An alumnus of TSU, Leland graduated in 1970 with a degree in pharmacy and was a Texas House Representative for the 88th district, serving six years. He later went on to serve as a U.S. House of Representative for six terms representing Texas' 18th district.
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Aug 17, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Jessica S. Swenson |Nicolas A. Pinto |Adam Zuvanich |Briana Williams
The third annual Houston Summer Jazz Festival kicks off Thursday at the Wortham Center, and this year’s lineup features both local talent and bands from around the world. Summer Jazz was founded by the organizing company DaCamera back in 2020 in an effort to broaden Houston’s interest in jazz. DaCamera's director of marketing, Leo Boucher, said that DaCamera hoped to liven up Houston's interest in the genre by bringing world-class performers to the city for a three day celebration.
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Aug 7, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Nicolas A. Pinto |Briana Williams |Patricia Ortiz |Adam Zuvanich
As we approach peak hurricane season, an expert says the summer-long heatwave might protect the Houston region. Hurricane season in Houston usually spans from June to the end of September. One of the reasons Houston hasn't seen much activity, despite being two months in, is the unrelenting hot weather due to the high-pressure system.
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Aug 2, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Nicolas A. Pinto |Adam Zuvanich |Briana Williams
Although White Linen Night originated in New Orleans, it traveled across the Sabine River years ago and has become a Houston favorite. Thousands are expected to venture to the Heights neighborhood on Saturday and combat the heat by dressing up in light, loose-fitting white clothing. Parts of West 19th Street, where White Linen Night in the Heights began in 2006, will be closed to vehicular traffic for the first time since 2019.
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Aug 1, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Patricia Ortiz |Briana Williams |Garrett Bohlmann |Stella Chávez
Eight people have been charged with federal crimes in connection with the March kidnapping of a group of migrants that began with a highway gunbattle and ended days later with FBI agents fatally shooting a suspect at a Houston hotel, officials announced Tuesday. The abductions began as a human smuggling effort in a South Texas border city but morphed into a kidnapping during a shootout on a rural stretch of interstate west of Houston, federal officials said.
