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News from 2021
Jackson Lee 'excited' for opening of Houston's new Southmore Bridge
By Trina Thomas | Jul 24, 2021
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston) celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 14 that's been three years in the making for the new Southmore Bridge in Houston.
'He's making us all proud': Harris County sheriff participates in U.S. Senate confirmation hearings
By Karen Kidd | Jul 23, 2021
Watching a Texas native in U.S. Senate confirmation hearings last week was a thing to be proud of, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said in a social media post.
'A great step in the fight to prevent, cure cancer': University of Texas researcher receives grant to study tumors
By John Sammon | Jul 23, 2021
Claudio E. Tatsui, a researcher and MD at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, has been named a recipient of grant funding for his work in the study and treatment of cancerous spinal tumors.
Hollis Monroe Hall
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Hollis M Hall, 92, of Highlands Texas, passed away July 13, 2021.
Sharon Louise Parker
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Sharon Louise Parker, 63, of Cove, Texas, passed away July 14, 2021, after a valiant second battle with cancer. She was born in Beaumont, Texas on October 22, 1957, to Cecil William and Juanita Sharon Parker.
Kevin Sylvester Clarke
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Kevin Sylvester Clarke passed away on Monday, July 5, 2021.
William R. Crockett
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
William R. Crockett (Bill), 93, of League City, passed away June 27, 2021. Bill was born in Sheffield, Alabama on June 5, 1928 to Edward Crockett and Willie Williams Crockett.
Mildred J "Milly" Woodling
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Milly went to be with Our Lord on June 29, 2021, in League City, TX. She will be missed dearly by her husband, Pete, children Kerry, Jo and Steve, and many loving family and friends.
Edward Arnold Colburn
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Arnold Edward Colburn Col. Edward Arnold Colburn, U.S. Army (Ret), 85, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021 in Pearland, Texas.
Henry Safford French Jr.
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Henry Safford French, Jr. 74 of Deer Park, Texas passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 with his son by his side. He was born May 26, 1947 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Henry Safford French, Sr. and Marilyn Louise (Quonce) French.
Dorothy Olivia Chew
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Dorothy O. Chew (Mrs. Dot or MeMe) passed away peacefully at 2:30 am on July 18, 2021 to be with her lord Jesus Christ.
Robert Harold Popejoy
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Robert H. Popejoy, a retired senior executive of Dresser Rand and a forty-one-year resident of Sugar Land, Texas, passed of natural causes on Saturday, July 10, 2021.
'This is the beginning of a change': Port Commissioners make Juneteenth holiday for workers
By Steven Hughes | Jul 23, 2021
After a vote by port commissioners, Juneteenth is a holiday for Houston Port workers, joining in celebrating the liberation of Texas' enslaved population.
Tebis Llobet
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Tebis Llobet passed away peacefully in his home on July 14th, 2021 surrounded by his loving family.
Gordon Jensen Reid, Jr.
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Gordon Jensen Reid, Jr. passed away on July 12, 2021, at his home in Sugar Land, Texas at the age of 86.
Francis Lawrence Hanigan
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Francis Lawrence HaniganJuly 16, 1935 – July 9, 2021Dr. Francis L Hanigan, 85, of Spring, Texas passed away peacefully on July 9, 2021.
Rodney Scott Storbo
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Born on July 16th, 1968, in Calgary, Canada, the son of hard-working mother and father, unusual for the time, he was aware of his uniqueness, the innate feeling to do good in the world, dreams of glamorous life beyond his adolescent reality, and the need to be always polite.
Drucilla Murleen Everett Watson
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Mrs. Drucilla Murleen Watson, 92 years young, went to be with the LORD on July 18, 2021.
Virginia Klein
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Virginia Isabel Klein of Houston on Friday, the 16th of July 2021.