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An Astros legend passed away on Thursday. Jimmy Wynn, who fans affectionately referred to as “The Toy Cannon” due to his powerful arm and short stature at 5’9″, played 11 of his 15 seasons in Houston and was named to the AL All-Star team in 1967. After a career that saw him hit 291 homers, […]

Here are a few stores that have decided to let senior citizens shop an hour early before other customers. The hour has been dubbed “Senior Shopping Hour.”  Here are a list of the stores and their opening times for “Senior Shopping Hour.” Via Abc13.com Walmart – Every Tuesday morning 6AM – 7AM starting Tuesday, March […]

  Via Haaonline.org The following organizations may be able to assist with some housing needs and household expenses. Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries (Includes Service Area Map of Houston Region) The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston   719-659-5461 Catholic Charities 713-526-4611 Chinese Community Center  713-271-6100 Coalition for the Homeless  713-739-7514 Disaster Housing Assistance Program  866-497-6036 East Fort Bend Human […]

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Super Tuesday marked the next chapter in numerous local, state and national elections. For some voters at polling locations in historically black neighborhoods, it turned into a massive odyssey of just waiting to cast a ballot. At Texas Southern, there were people still in line and the final vote wasn’t cast at the location until […]

Welcome to Super Tuesday, the first major voting day in Texas! Texas runs open primaries, which means you don’t have to be registered to a particular political party in order to participate. However, a voter can participate in the Democratic or Republican primary but not participate in both. WHEN ARE POLLS OPEN: 7 a.m. to 7 […]

Texas Southern University Alumna Anna Pearl Barrett and the Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated are doing something amazing for students who will step on campus in the future. The sorority presented the HBCU with a $150,500 check from Barrett’s bequest to the sorority, which Texas Southern University’s Foundation matched to create one of the institution’s […]

Loved by many and all, LaTonya Earl was one of the singers at Bethel Family Baptist Church in Houston. She was the Creative Arts Director and sang in the church’s choir. Known as “Sister Earl” to the congregation, she was known for singing one of her favorite gospel songs, “Jesus Is The Light.” https://www.facebook.com/bethelsfamily/videos/176759286986004/ “When she […]

The ex-boyfriend of one of two sisters shot and killed at a residence hall on Monday was arrested and charged with capital murder. Texas A&M University-Commerce police said 21-year-old Jacques Smith was in custody and is believed to have fatally shot and killed his 20-year-old ex-girlfriend Abbaney Matts, her 2-year-old son and her 19-year-old sister Deja Matts […]

The Houston Astros made it official on Wednesday (Jan. 29) and hired Dusty Baker. Baker is the team’s fourth-ever African-American manager following Cecil Cooper (2007-09), Dave Clark (2009 in an interim basis) and Bo Porter (2013-14). Baker’s hire comes in the wake of the sign-stealing scandal that cost both former manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Lunehow their jobs. Many baseball fans have believed that […]

A couple in Frisco, Texas knew they were drowning in debt and they finally did something about it. What they’ve done, however, has become the stuff of legend. The Hartzogs, Anthony, and Jhanika sized up all of their outstanding bills and debt. It totaled well over $100,000 and the couple said enough was enough. “My […]

If there’s one thing the nation’s capital didn’t want to be known for, it’s this – bedbugs. Pest control company Orkin has released its annual list of cities that happen to have the worst infestation of bed bugs. Thankfully, the Bayou City is nowhere near the top 10 on this list but some of the […]