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Houston Police Rescue 26 From Alleged Human Smuggling Operation

Officers discovered 25 men and one woman inside a boarded-up house in the Houston suburbs. Many said they were being held against their will and had been there for up to a week.

December 04, 2020
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  • Jaclyn Diaz

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NPR Poll: Financial Pain From Coronavirus Pandemic 'Much, Much Worse' Than Expected

In the largest U.S. cities, at least half of all households have seen a serious financial loss such as lost job, wages or savings. Many problems are concentrated in Black and Latino households.

September 11, 2020
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  • Joe Neel
"The discharge of those 21 shots for those four members of the Houston Police Department are not objectively reasonable,"Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said of the deadly encounter with Nicolas Chavez in April.

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4 Houston Police Officers Fired Over Fatal Shooting Of Nicolas Chavez

"You don't get to shoot somebody 21 times," Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said of the deadly encounter in April. "I cannot defend that."

September 11, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaks at free COVID-19 testing provided by United Memorial Medical Center at the Mexican Consulate Sunday, June 28 in Houston.

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Houston's COVID-19 Cases Level Off After Sudden Surge In Late June

Health officials say they're not ready to determine if the data are statistically significant yet, but there's a positive trend. They say people should still practice social distance and wear masks.

July 21, 2020
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  • Matthew E. Harab
Nightlife at The Eldorado Ballroom in Houston's Third Ward, 1947.

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George Floyd's Third Ward: Reflections On The Neighborhood That Made Him

In 2002, On Second Thought host Virginia Prescott recorded stories of residents from the Houston neighborhood where George Floyd grew up. Virginia...

July 20, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jesse Nighswonger
A health care worker organizes coronavirus tests that were administered at a United Memorial Medical Center testing site in Houston on June 25.

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A Texas Mayor Implores Residents To 'Only Go Out If You Have To' As Virus Cases Spike

The number of coronavirus cases is soaring in Texas, where Gov. Greg Abbott shut the state back down two weeks ago. NPR's David Greene talks to Pat Hallisey, the mayor of League City.

July 10, 2020
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  • Christianna Silva

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