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Houston Landing hires eight journalists, launches strategic vision

Houston Landing editor-in-chief Manny García announced that the nonprofit newsroom has hired eight journalists to support a new strategic vision for the organization.  The strategic vision is a commitment to service journalism that addresses the city’s challenges and future. The new hires help focus the newsroom around creating change in policy, in law and in […]

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Sunday update: cooling centers open, FEMA disaster relief hours

Here is a partial list of cooling centers open today, along with hours for the FEMA disaster relief centers, and other services, including a Monday food and water distribution center location. Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones announced the following cooling centers are open Sunday, along with a food and water distribution center to […]

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More than 268,000 CenterPoint customers remain with no power, almost a week after Beryl. Texas governor on utility: “a new low.”

On Sunday, frustrations continued to mount over the disjointed effort by CenterPoint Energy to restore electricity, with more than 268,000 customers living without power across the greater Houston region, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday questioned CenterPoint’s ability to operate a client base of 2.8 million customers, adding that its coverage area need to be […]

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