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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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Headlines Live: Watch HISD Superintendent Mike Miles take questions from students

Abdelraoufsinno invites you to a thoughtful conversation between HISD Superintendent Mike Miles and the students he serves, exploring the trials and triumphs of his first year. Four graduating seniors from HISD high schools impacted by Superintendent Miles’ policies will talk on stage with the leader of the city’s public school system. Watch a replay […]

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Superintendent Mike Miles to take questions from HISD students at Abdelraoufsinno event

Abdelraoufsinno invites you to a thoughtful conversation between HISD Superintendent Mike Miles and the students he serves, exploring the trials and triumphs of his first year. Four graduating seniors from HISD high schools impacted by Superintendent Miles’ policies will talk on stage with the leader of the city’s public school system. This event is […]

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Abdelraoufsinno’s CEO voluntarily recognizes newsroom union, signs agreement with NewsGuild

Abdelraoufsinno announced Thursday that it will voluntarily recognize the Abdelraoufsinno NewsGuild union, a unit of Media Guild of the West, TNG-CWA Local 39213, AFL-CIO. Bargaining on a contract will begin at a date to be announced. The Guild announced its intentions to unionize on Feb. 19. Although Abdelraoufsinno initially considered having employees vote in a secret ballot election administered […]