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Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth raises $30K for Vanessa Guillen’s family

Rapper and activist Trae Tha Truth donated $30,000 to Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen’s family ahead of her funeral set for Friday.

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Maldonado’s 3-run shot leads Astros over Giants 5-1

Martín Maldonado hit a three-run home run to back up a strong start by Zack Greinke and help the Houston Astros to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday ni...

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Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen to be laid to rest in customized casket this weekend

Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen will be laid to rest in a customized casket donated by a Houston-area company during her funeral service this weekend.

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What is next for $1 billion Houston bridge after county fired bridge designer?

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Gov. Greg Abbott says Texans must be vigilant to slow the spread of coronavirus

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday expressed optimism about the declining number of hospitalizations related to the coronavirus, but stressed that Texans still need to be vigila...

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‘They ruined everything': Houston funeral home puts wrong body in casket, family says

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Crawford’s RBI in 10th lifts Giants over Astros 7-6

Brandon Crawford’s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

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Houston and Texas leaders react to Biden-Harris run in 2020 election

In a historical move, former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden announced that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) will be running mate for the 2020 electi...

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Texas passes 500K cases; infection rate soars to new high

Texas has surpassed 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott suggests family and neighborhood gatherings are behind a sharp rise in the rate of ...

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Unemployed Houstonians, HEROES Act supporters demonstrate and distribute food outside Sen. Cornyn’s office

Houstonians who are out of work demonstrated outside U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s office Tuesday with the aim of getting him to support the HEROES Act, a proposal led by De...

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Houston’s first ‘community fridge’ set up in Third Ward to help families in need

A group of young volunteers have set up the city’s first “community fridge” in Houston’s Third Ward to help families in need.

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Bridging digital divide imperative to help at-risk Black and Latino teens as COVID-19 widens inequities, experts say

John Bedman, 13, clicked away at the color options on the menu. Graphic design has become a hobby of his, although he wants to be an attorney when he grows up. Bedman si...

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Ask 2: Can Harris County residents over 65 still vote in person if they received a mail ballot?

I’m over 65. Harris County automatically sends me a ballot in the mail. What if I want to vote in person? Bring the ballot to vote location?

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Data collection and technology blamed for different trends in state and local coronavirus positivity rates

While local statistics show an apparent downturn for the COVID-19 positivity rate, the same rate at the state level continues to rise.

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Two Houston-area school districts hand out devices to ensure students can learn from home

Parents and students lined up at several schools in two Houston-area school districts to receive devices that will make learning from home easier in the new school year.

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Oakland’s Laureano says Astros coach insulted mother, sparking bench-clearing ruckus Sunday

Oakland outfielder Ramon Laureano says Houston Astros hitting coach Álex Cintrón made a crude remark about his mother that prompted a benches-clearing incident Sunday, an...

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Houston airports, hotels, venues partner together for ‘Houston Clean’ initiative amid coronavirus pandemic

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HOUSTON LIFE: August 10, 2020

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HISD is trying to find about 7,600 students with whom they lost contact after moving online in March, superintendent says

The Houston Independent School District’s number one obstacle since the coronavirus pandemic is trying to locate and contact more than 7,000 students, according to HISD S...