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Justice Department planning legal action against Texas over floating border barrier
The Justice Department told Texas Thursday that it intends to file legal action against the placement of floating barriers in the Rio Grande as part of the state’s operation along the Texas-Mexico border, according to sources familiar and a letter obtained by CNN.
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Roe and Casey: The two abortion precedents the Supreme Court may overturn
When the Supreme Court hears a constitutional challenge on Wednesday to a Mississippi ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, the justices will start with the two seminal decisions that secured the abortion right for women.
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Blue states are far more likely to lose money and power over Census citizenship question
The Commerce Department announced Monday the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census in order to, they say, get the most accurate count of citizens at the most granular level.
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More than half of Americans think Trump will lose in 2020. But that hasn't doomed past presidents from getting reelected.
A majority of Americans think President Donald Trump will lose his re-election bid in 2020, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, similar numbers to those facing former President Barack Obama at this point in his first term ahead of his re-election victory.
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Black History Month Literary Weekend returns to New Orleans
Twenty-time bestselling author Brian W. Smith leads all-star lineup
Twenty-time national bestselling author and New Orleans native Brian W. Smith is set to return to New Orleans for the 4th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend Feb. 28-29 for two days of workshops, booksignings, and music.
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Why I'm not rejoicing over the bipartisan infrastructure bill
The bipartisan infrastructure bill has now made its way through the US Senate. On Tuesday, 69 senators -- including 19 Republicans -- voted to pass the massive $1.2 trillion package. This kind of bipartisanship is heartening -- and will lead to important investments in roads, bridges, rail, broadband internet and the electric grid. Yet the bill also thoroughly exposes the glaring problem with the Republican Party's opposition to additional taxes on corporations and the wealthy.
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Houston non-profit wins national fellowship for emerging social change leaders
The Fund for New Leadership (FNL), a multi-year program that supports promising early-stage organizations, announces 10 new fellows working on educational equity, housing rights, global healthcare and other priorities.
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The desperate families still torn apart by Covid rules
When the European Union recently announced that vaccinated Americans will be allowed to enter the EU this summer, many US travelers celebrated, eager to dust off their passports for a long-awaited trip abroad.
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Hurricane Harvey Updates
We have been following the Hurricane closely as I am sure you have. Please stay in your homes and avoid travel. The roads are extremely dangerous and life-threatening.
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Devastating Ida kills at least 1, leaves more than 1 million without power and many awaiting rescue from flooded homes
Hurricane Ida has left catastrophic damage across southeastern Louisiana, killing at least one person, leaving much of the New Orleans area without power, stopping cell phone service and sending rescuers scrambling Monday to untold numbers of flooded homes where people were anxiously asking for help.
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Decades of Black history were lost in an overgrown Pennsylvania cemetery until volunteers unearthed more than 800 headstones
Before she became one of America's most-decorated Special Olympics athletes, before the made-for-TV movie and the shared stages with actor Denzel Washington and Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Loretta Claiborne was a great-granddaughter -- of one Anna Johnson.
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Chemical Leak Causes Evacuation At TSU Science Building
Several HFD vehicles are on the scene of an evacuation at the Texas Southern University Science Building due to a chemical leak.
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Businesses Donate Over $157 Million to Harvey Relief Efforts
Corporate giants are making big contributions to disaster relief organizations to help victims of Tropical Storm Harvey. The storm is expected to leave behind billions of dollars in damages.
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HISD teams-up with local law enforcement and Ministers Against Crime
The Houston Independent School District Police Department, Houston Police Department, and Ministers against Crime will kick off Project Safe Start, a partnership to prevent crime and provide additional security for students and teachers as they begin the 2022-2023 school year.
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Employee shot in the face during gas station robbery in Overland, police say
An employee was shot in the face during a suspected robbery of a gas station in Overland Sunday night, police tell News 4.
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Comcast Houston Hispanic Hero Awards Gala
Location – Houstonian Hotel - Photography by Vicky Pink - In celebration of Hispanic Heritage …
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7th Annual Diamonds and Pearls Mother’s Day Awards Gala
Photography by Vicky Pink On Saturday, May 10, 2014, Houston Style Magazine was on hand …
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Donald Trump's 57 Most Outrageous Quotes From His Arizona Speech
President Donald Trump went to Arizona on Tuesday night and delivered what has now become a trademark speech: Full of invective, victimhood and fact-free retellings of recent historical events.
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Released American journalist says Myanmar military using torture to hunt down opposition leaders
Myanmar's military junta is using torture to extract information from detainees on the whereabouts of senior opposition members and activist leaders, according to an American citizen and journalist who was recently released from a Yangon prison.
