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Rod Paige made indelible marks on education in Houston and beyond. The reforms he championed remain contested | Houston Public Media
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Rod Paige, the former Houston ISD superintendent and U.S. education secretary under President George W. Bush, will be laid to rest Thursday...
Three dogs killed a man in Katy, police say. Their owners could face felony charges | Houston Public Media
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Three dogs attacked and killed a 62-year-old man in Katy on Monday, authorities said. Their owners could face up to...
Three Houston-area high schools to play for football state championships in 2025 | Houston Public Media
Three high school football teams from the Houston area will play for state championships on Saturday.
Two of the local teams have a history of...
Harris Co. employee pay (Dec. 15, 2025) | Houston Public Media
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Harris County Democratic Party reprimands Houston Mayor John Whitmire, withholds future endorsement | Houston Public Media
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire's political party of more than five decades admonished him on Sunday — barring the lifelong Democrat from...
Election results: Progressive Alejandra Salinas beats moderate Dwight Boykins in Houston City Council runoff | Houston Public Media
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Trial attorney Alejandra Salinas beat former city council member Dwight Boykins in Saturday’s runoff election to fill a vacant at-large seat on the Houston...
Harris County commissioners bash ‘subpar’ pay equity study | Houston Public Media
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Harris County commissioners on Thursday slammed a consulting firm over the results of a costly pay equity study they said was riddled with errors.
The...
H-E-B recalls soup because of milk ingredient in mislabeled containers | Houston Public Media
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Frank Gehry, late renowned architect, helped design The Woodlands Town Center | Houston Public Media
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The Woodlands was never supposed to be a bedroom community. Instead, Jim Carman, president of the Texas Region of Howard Hughes Communities, the...
Rod Paige, former U.S. education secretary and Houston ISD superintendent, dies at 92 | Houston Public Media
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Rod Paige, a former Houston ISD superintendent and U.S. Secretary of Education, died Tuesday morning at the age of 92.
Paige was...
