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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 […]

A Houston man is charged with murder in the shooting death of his fiancée, days after he proposed to her on Facebook Live. 39-year-old Kendrick Akins, is accused of shooting and killing 33-year-old Dominic Jefferson at her apartment complex Friday. According to officers, Akins allegedly shot Jefferson in the chest with a pistol following an argument. […]

By now you should be well aware that Christmas and the holidays are over. Even though some people begin taking down decorations the moment the clock strikes December 26, there are some among us who wait until January – or in some cases February to get rid of lights and trees! If you purchased a […]

2020 is only a few hours away and with that, a bunch of new laws in Texas are set to go into effect. These new laws couple with the ones that just went into effect back in September so here’s a cheat sheet as to what is now legal and illegal in the state. BINGO […]

Every year as high school seniors prepare to attend college, schools and other advisors tell students to prep for financial aid and tap into existing resources to help pay for college. Now a new state law is helping students no longer leave money on the table. When House Bill 3 was passed in regards to […]