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Houston’s @NPR and @PBS station, broadcasting on 88.7 FM and Channel 8.
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Joined April 2012
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School districts across the Houston area have announced closures on Monday, Jan. 26 in anticipation of a winter storm expected to reach the region this weekend. https://t.co/x3nypQvvKo
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A winter storm is expected to hit the region late Saturday or early Sunday, bringing freezing temperatures as well as precipitation.
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Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar appeared before a federal judge in Houston for allegedly using public funds to run a fraudulent for-profit disinfecting business during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has pleaded not guilty and was released on bond. https://t.co/cm1UvqqpAe
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The five-term sheriff and brother of Congressman Henry Cuellar denied all wrongdoing through his lawyer.
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A new state committee has less than a year to produce a report that could have an effect on continuing education requirements for medical providers. https://t.co/RDOpKXfR5d
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Among other things, the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee is tasked with developing new dietary and nutrition guidelines and new educational requirements. The committee has less than a year to...
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The groups that operate Texas’ 988 system face a convergence of challenges this year, from expiring federal money to heavier workloads since the Trump administration eliminated the special option for LGBTQ youth. https://t.co/vjmQWYF2xX
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The groups that operate Texas’ 988 system face a convergence of challenges this year, from expiring federal money to heavier workloads since the Trump administration eliminated the special option for...
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Two Texas Democrats running for the U.S. Senate, state Rep. James Talarico of Austin and U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of the Dallas area, will face off in a televised debate Saturday at the Texas AFL-CIO COPE Convention in Georgetown. https://t.co/hfzMFA3p6R
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State Rep. James Talarico of Austin and U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of the Dallas area are vying for the Democratic nomination for the seat, which has been held by Republican Sen. John Cornyn. The...
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Here's how Houston area counties are preparing for winter weather threat. https://t.co/mbufnjAM1f
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The National Weather Service's Houston area office forecasts southeast Texas could be hit by dangerously cold temperatures, with potentially life-threatening wind chills. Officials are opening...
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CenterPoint is preparing for this weekend’s freezing temperatures by bringing in an additional 600 workers, winterizing its equipment and activating its Emergency Operations Center. https://t.co/SFY7SmMUUz
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The utility company is testing its equipment and preparing additional workers ahead of the winter storm.
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Panic buying is somewhat of a Texas tradition — buying all the essentials before a winter storm. Here’s what stores in Houston are saying shoppers should know. https://t.co/78JxvCntR4
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It’s somewhat of a Texas tradition — buying all the essentials before a winter storm.
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One of the two Houston teenagers accused in the early January fatal shooting of a woman on a METRO bus is now facing federal weapons charges, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. https://t.co/VQu5mQMdGs
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A 25-year-old woman died and a 16-year-old boy was injured Jan. 7 during an exchange of gunfire on a bus in West Houston.
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Gov. Greg Abbott issued disaster declarations Thursday for more than 130 counties ahead of a winter freeze expected to sweep into Texas over the coming days. "The goal is to make it through with no life lost," the governor said. https://t.co/JNIFHRXJMS
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Abbott issued disaster declarations Thursday for more than 130 counties ahead of a winter freeze expected to sweep into Texas over the coming days. "The goal is to make it through with no life lost,"...
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Correctional staff at a private Louisiana jail facility ignored a Houston man's pleas for medical attention in the days leading up to his January 2025 death from an infection caused by strep throat, a newly filed lawsuit asserts. https://t.co/64kuazHmHO
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The federal lawsuit in Louisiana is the third to be filed in connection to Harris County Jail inmates who died after being outsourced to LaSalle Correctional Center, one of the privately owned...
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About 4,000 out of 400,000 registered voters in the 18th Congressional District, or 1%, had cast ballots after the first day of early voting Wednesday. Getting to the polls this weekend could be tricky as a winter storm approaches. https://t.co/VnBrB7CrfC
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About 4,000 out of 400,000 registered voters in the Houston district, or 1%, had cast ballots after the first day of early voting Wednesday.
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Just one year after the worst measles outbreak in the country began in West Texas, public health officials said the U.S. could lose its measles elimination status. https://t.co/vwsNT110JU
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Just one year after the worst measles outbreak in the country began in West Texas, public health officials said the U.S. could lose its measles elimination status. Public health leaders from North...
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Texas' Senate Bill 4 returns to the 5th Circuit with border crossings at record lows, a sharp reversal from the influx that inspired Texas’ law authorizing state police to arrest undocumented immigrants. https://t.co/egus1BqXXW
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Senate Bill 4 returns to the 5th Circuit with border crossings at record lows, a sharp reversal from the influx that inspired Texas’ law authorizing state police to arrest undocumented immigrants.
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Texas lawmakers finally increased funding for disabled students after years of underfunding. Now, the state must figure out what equipment, training and other services that $250 million will go toward. https://t.co/Ttr3JRKHWh
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Texas lawmakers finally increased funding for disabled students after years of underfunding. Now, the state must figure out what equipment, training and other services that $250 million will go...
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A Nueces County jury acquitted former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales of all charges in the first criminal trial tied to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. https://t.co/A8i99EzJBO
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A Nueces County jury acquitted former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales on all charges, ending the first criminal case tied to the law enforcement response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on Cy-Fair ISD to sever its ties with the 2026 Houston Islamic Games, which he says were scheduled for October at Bridgeland High School. https://t.co/JxlAPcbUn2
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Abbott claimed a chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which he has declared a foreign terrorist organization, has sponsored the youth athletic competition. CAIR disputes the...
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The astronauts who ended their mission early for a medical emergency are “optimistic” the Artemis crew is prepared to go to the moon. https://t.co/vSAsjLXExi
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The four astronauts of Crew-11, in their first public comments since ending their mission about a month early, said NASA had prepared the astronauts well to handle a first-of-its-kind emergency.
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During its first meeting since the fatal on-campus stabbing of a Sterling High School student, the Goose Creek CISD board heard proposals from a newly formed student safety advisory committee. https://t.co/yeO2RiuzGm
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As a Sterling High School student faces a murder charge in the December stabbing death of a classmate, students in the Houston-area district asked for the establishment of a full-time campus behavior...
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Congress has allocated its first round of funding for the Coastal Texas Project – known locally as the “Ike Dike” – since lawmakers authorized the long-envisioned infrastructure initiative in 2022. https://t.co/JP3yZbeLDX
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Federal lawmakers have allocated $5 million for the long-planned initiative, which would create a coastal barrier system to protect the Houston region and its petrochemical industry from storm surge.
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