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The increase in COVID-19 cases in the region has prompted Houston ISD to suspend middle school athletics, along with non-district and sub-varsity competition at the high school level, according to a Monday memo sent by athletics director Andre Walker to campus athletic coordinators.Walker did not immediately respond to…

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NewsOpinionLettersReading your article on church closures (12 January) we were glad to hear of the outcry from worship leaders in Scotland. While we do not sympathise with all that is said we wish to add voice to express the key role churches are playing in the support of…

A drainage study from 1966 recommended that a 78-inch pipe be installed underneath 12th Street at its intersection with Seamist Drive, with the line expanding to 90 feet by the time stormwater runoff reached White Oak Bayou to the east. Nearly 56 years later, though, a good rain…

One of the most effective tools implemented by the federal government in the fight against this enemy called COVID was the Paycheck Protection Program. If you haven’t followed the specifics, this program allowed small businesses to apply for a “forgivable” loan that would offset payroll and other operating…

The Market at Sawyer Yards is happening from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. this Saturday, Jan. 9, at 1502 Sawyer St. For the first week of January, I always hear about diets, abstinence, exercising, etc. That’s wonderful, do your thing. However, I need to let you in on a little…

Maycon Rodriguez As featured on Houston police have arrested a man in connection to a Greater Inwood apartment shooting that put another man in the hospital last week. The Houston Police Department said 20-year-old Maycon Rodriguez has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The victim,…

Overnight Oats Bacon, eggs and toast is a common breakfast plate. But if I ate that every morning, I would tire of it.I’m not a breakfast person. It’s not about the food, but the time of day. Food first thing in the morning just isn’t appetizing. But as…

In a reversal of an earlier proposal, the Houston ISD Board of Education approved a request by interim superintendent Grenita Lathan to restore paid leave for staff related to COVID-19. Employees who are required to quarantine due to a COVID-19 diagnosis or exposure to an infected person will…

Houston artist Anat Ronen paints a mini mural on a traffic signal control box at Moody Park. (Photo by Alex Barber) Houston City Council member Karla Cisneros, a longtime fan of the city’s mini mural program, recently came up with a way to enlarge a mural’s purpose by…