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Houston mayor Sylvester Turner to deliver keynote address at TSU’s Fall Commencement on December 10
Mayor Turner will receive an honorary degree from TSU during ceremony
Houston mayor Sylvester Turner will be the keynote speaker at Texas Southern University’s Fall Commencement exercises.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Offering Medicare Advantage Plans in 38 New Counties for 2023
Expansion to reach 4 million eligible Texans
Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) will now offer health care coverage options for Medicare-eligible individuals in 38 new counties, as well as add multiple lower-cost plans in 2023.
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A supertall skyscraper is coming to Austin, Texas
There's a well-known saying that everything is bigger in Texas. But so far, that hasn't been the case for the state capital's skyline.
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Lone Star Flight Museum Jet Setter’s Ball
Jet Setters BallRaisesNearly$650,000 for Lone Star Flight Museum’s Exhibits and STEM Education Programs and Celebrates the Golden Age of Air Travel
The Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM)was electrified with glowing lights and great dance music while guests dressed in fabulous creative cocktail attire, celebrated the museum’s successes and big plans for 2023. The annual fundraising event was attended by generous Houston donors and supporters who contributed to raising nearly $650,000 to support STEM-related programs and the museum’s educational mission and exhibits. The event was underwritten by the James C. & Teresa K. Day Foundation.
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Is your small business missing out on big opportunity?
5 myths about winning City of Houston contracts
This may surprise you, but in the past fiscal year, more than $587 million, or 36.2 percent, of the $1.6 billion awarded by the City of Houston to companies for goal-oriented construction, professional services, and goods & services contracts, was awarded to certified minority, women, and small business enterprises (MWSBE firms).
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The dramatic true story behind the new movie 'Devotion'
Jesse Leroy Brown was hurtling over the North Korean countryside in his Corsair fighter 17 miles behind enemy lines when he discovered that he was in trouble.
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Online Black Friday sales set a new record
Online Black Friday sales in the United States topped a record-breaking $9.12 billion this year, according to Adobe Analytics, kicking off a solid start to the holiday shopping season despite inflation and other economic concerns.
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More Than 150 Children to Celebrate the Holidays at 7th Annual H-E-B Year of Joy Holiday Ice Skating Party
The 7th annual H-E-B Year of Joy® Holiday Ice Skating Party, the city’s only free ice-skating party for children from underserved communities, takes place 4 - 6 p.m. Tues., Dec. 13, at Green Mountain Energy Ice at Discovery Green ®, 1500 McKinney in Houston.
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H-E-B Brand Shop celebrates its superfans with H-E-B themed merchandise
H-E-B launched the product line in Kerrville to commemorate company’s 117th anniversary, will roll out to more stores early next year.
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H-E-B Holiday Meal Distribution
Drive-Thru Event part of H-E-B Feast of Sharing celebration December 3rd at Delmar Stadium
H-E-B will celebrate the holiday season by distributing 5,000 holiday meals as part of its annual H-E-B Feast of Sharing celebration.
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As Meta and Twitter slash staff, TikTok plans to keep hiring
While much of Silicon Valley is grappling with hiring freezes and job cuts, at least one social media company is still planning to keep hiring: TikTok.
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Dispute over free-ranging pigs leads to shooting, prison sentence for one man
An argument over free-ranging pigs in one Western North Carolina town led to a shooting and now a minimum 23-year prison sentence for one man.
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Democrats and Republicans invest millions to turn out beleaguered Georgia voters ahead of key Senate runoff
In Georgia's key Senate runoff, a clichéd political adage could actually prove true: It may all come down to who turns out. Top Democrats and Republicans alike acknowledge the uniqueness of Georgia's December 6 Senate runoff has put an increased focus on the ability of Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker to turn out voters who may be tired of participating in yet another election, causing campaigns, committees and outside groups to spend millions solely on get out the vote efforts.
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Marijuana smoke harms lungs in tobacco smokers, study finds
Smoking weed while being a tobacco smoker may increase damage to the respiratory system, a new study found.
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Reduce your risk of getting sick this Thanksgiving season
With this year's Thanksgiving the third since the onset of the pandemic, there are now many tools to help manage Covid-19 risk, including safe and widely available vaccines. But this coronavirus still presents a danger, especially to older people and those with chronic medical conditions. There are also other viruses circulating across the United States, including influenza and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) that are causing some pediatric hospitals to be overwhelmed.
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More adolescent e-cigarette users report vaping within five minutes of waking up, new study finds
Although the prevalence of e-cigarette use among teens has declined in recent years, those who do vape are starting younger and they're using e-cigarettes more intensely, a new study suggests.
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B. Smyth, R&B singer, dead at 30
B. Smyth, an R&B artist who found success with his songs "Win Win" and "Twerkaholic," has died, his brother announced on the singer's Instagram page. He was 30.