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  Another Sports Holiday Wiped Out by Coronavirus

  May 25 at 7 a.m.

  Memorial Day weekend isn't just the unofficial beginning of summer or a time to honor the men and women who gave their lives to support our country. It's also a time when sports begins its long summer of events. And there are some big ones we are missing. While the...

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  Texas Driver License Offices Begin Re-opening Throughout the State

  May 25 at 6:58 a.m.

  Texas Driver License offices across the state  are scheduled to start re-opening  this week, but no drop-ins allowed — which means if everything goes well, there should be no long lines.  The Houston area is part of the Southeast Texas region which is included in Phase 3 of the operation...

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  This Memorial Day, Maybe Watch A Less Somber War Movie

  May 25 at 5 a.m.

  Memorial Day is when we honor those men and women who gave their lives in military service. It's a solemn occasion, and rightfully so. Conversely, it's also traditionally a day of picnics and cookouts, because nothing says "sober reflection on the sacrifices of our military" like guzzling Miller Lite and...

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  Texas Music Focuses on Mental Health Awareness Month

  May 25 at 4 a.m.

  Mental health experts are predicting a second pandemic of sorts, an epidemic born from coronavirus worries and lockdowns. “Some experts are calling this the world’s greatest psychological experiment, for which we will surely pay a significant price. All indications are the coming of a second pandemic, a significant increase in...

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  Alley Theatre Drops 3 Plays From 2020-21 Season, Lays Off Staff

  May 22 at 9:40 a.m.

  In sad Friday news going into the Memorial Day Weekend, the Alley Theatre has announced that because of COVID-19 financial repercussions, it is reducing its upcoming eight play season to five and none of the remaining plays will be performed in the smaller, 296-seat Neuhaus Theatre. Specifics on the plays...

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  Baseball's Return Complicated by Money, Star Power

  May 22 at 6:55 a.m.

  Major League Baseball wants to finally get its season underway. For nearly two months, they have discussed the process by which that might happen. But, as we barrel ahead into summer, some of the complications of restarting have come from factors other than COVID-19. No one said it would be...