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News from 2022


Donald Sinclair Slater

Donald Sinclair Slater (January 9, 1937 - March 31, 2022)


Maria Guadalupe “Lupita” Montes

Maria Guadalupe “Lupita” Montes (July 9, 1919 - March 30, 2022)


Martha Cruz Hernandez

Martha Cruz Hernandez (January 2, 1955 - March 29, 2022)


Phylliss Fletcher

Phylliss Fletcher (September 19, 1972 - March 22, 2022)


Frederick Winton Rummell

Frederick Winton Rummell (April 25, 1939 - March 23, 2022)


North Houston District Board of Directors met Dec. 7

North Houston District Board of Directors met Tuesday, Dec. 7.


City of Houston Childhood and Youth Committee met March 9

City of Houston Childhood and Youth Committee met Wednesday, March 9.


Baker on Valdez as Astros' Opening Day starter: 'This guy’s been a big-game pitcher'

Houston Astros third-year manager Dusty Baker has tabbed southpaw hurler Framber Valdez as the team's Opening Day starter, according to a report from the franchise.


Turner on trade mission: 'We look forward to strengthening our ties with Mexico'

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is in the midst of an economic development mission in Mexico, according to the mayor's office.


Increased oil exports will benefit Americans

Americans have recently become painfully aware of the international scope of oil markets.


Houston still facing financial hurdles

Houston finances have long been bad, but the city’s elected officials often try to brush over claims by saying that they pass balanced budgets.


Middleton on Fort Bend County anti-gang operation: 'Gang members in our community, your time is up!'

Fort Bend County's anti-gang initiative has yielded nearly 100 arrests and the confiscation of multiple drugs and weapons, according to reports from Houston-based media outlets. County officials held a press conference Tuesday (March 29) to discuss the law enforcement operation, which is called "Operation Multi-Agency Reinforcement Gang Operation."


Verlander on Opening Day off: 'It just didn’t make a lot of sense to put myself through that stress'

Despite showing an apparent return to form during spring training in Florida, Justin Verlander won't be the Houston Astros' starting pitcher when the team opens their 2022 campaign on April 7 against the Los Angeles Angels, according to a report from Houston CBS affiliate KHOU.


Sharp on free tuition for Ukrainian Texas A&M students: 'Our students from Ukraine are in a unique, sad and difficult position'

Ukrainian students attending any of its 11 campuses and research centers will have their tuition covered in light of the war in their native country, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp said, according to a report from Houston NBC affiliate KPRC.


Houston Health Department on e-cigarette ban: 'While users inhale e-cigarette aerosol into their lungs, bystanders can also breathe in this aerosol'

The Houston City Council unanimously voted to impose a ban on e-cigarettes indoors Wednesday (March 30), according to reports from Houston-based media outlets. The ordinance, proposed by the Houston Health Department, prohibits e-cigs and vaping devices in places where tobacco products aren't allowed.


Kallinen on Pledge of Allegiance lawsuit settlement: 'She is very relieved it's all over and feels vindicated'

A five-year-old federal lawsuit alleging that a Klein Independent School District high school student was subjected to harassment after she refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance on Tuesday (March 29) concluded in a $90,000 settlement reached in favor of the plaintiff, according to a report from Houston CBS affiliate KHOU.


Charles McClain

Charles McClain (November 26, 1942 - March 29, 2022)


SeDerick Barrett

SeDerick Barrett (January 8, 1969 - March 27, 2022)


Ricky Alan Raiford

Ricky Alan Raiford (December 1, 1956 - March 30, 2022)


Donnie Neal Petty

Donnie Neal Petty (November 28, 1939 - March 30, 2022)