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Still, when he returned home, he began to feel the isolation. “Being bored is bad for a lot of people,” said Charlie, who is using a pseudonym to protect his identity. Still, he feels lucky he has been able to continue therapy. “It helps a lot to talk to someone,” he said. A recent survey by ParentsTogether found that 70 percent of children surveyed reported feeling sad, overwhelmed and worried. A little less than half of the parents questioned said their kids have been stru...

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“There has to be community involvement to make sure it stays clean,” said Brawnwen Ranck, director of philanthropy and engagement with the Bayou Preservation Association. The event comes ahead of the future installation of a segment of trail from Stella Link Road to South Rice Avenue, which is under review and planned for sometime in 2022, according to the Houston Parks Board, the group managing the project. It is part of the board’s $220 million Bayou Greenways 2020 project, a public-pri...

The National Book Award winner chats with us about writing what she knows. By Chris Vognar 4/19/2021 at 12:39pm Susan Choi wants you to know that CAPA, the performing arts high school at the center of her National Book Award-winning novel Trust Exercise, is not supposed to be Houston’s Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She understands why you might think it is. Choi attended Kinder (then known as HSPVA) from 1983 to 1986—but she liked it. “I didn’t know...

Shannon Walker becomes first native Houstonian to command International Space Station Dylan Connell, Chelsey Ballarte, Johnson Space Center Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Shannon Walker to become first native Houstonian to command International Space Station (NASA) HOUSTON – For the first time in history, a native Houstonian has taken command of the International Space Station. Veteran Shannon Walker accepted command of the space station on Thursday in a ceremony that began at 2:45 p.m. CDT...

A fight to survive: Deep freeze imperiled Texas most vulnerable FacebookTwitterEmail 1of21 Hailey Cheevers, 10, sits in a chair in her living room as her father Stan, left, and Samir Haq, a home-health nurse, prepare the home following several days of winter storms Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Houston. Pipes broke in the cold weather causing parts of the ceilings to collapse.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of21 Hailey Cheevers, 10, sits in a chair in her livi...

Preparing your car and driving tips for icy roads How to prepare your car for freezing temperatures FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan gives you a look at the things you need to check to prepare for freezing temperatures in Texas. HOUSTON - We dont get snow and ice often in Texas, so many drivers arent experienced in preparing for and driving in those conditions.  The experts at Meyerland Collision Center in Houston see the wreckage that results when drivers start slipping on icy roads....

‘We Know What We Want’: 5th Ward Residents Demand Action After Another Confirmed Cancer Cluster A state investigation revealed another cancer cluster in Northeast Houston last month, but the news only confirmed what residents already knew. February 3, 2021, 2:02 PM Sandra Edwards near the Union Pacific Railyard, which she says is responsible for the cancer cluster in Kashmere Gardens. Taken on Jan. 27, 2021. Sandra Edwards lives on a dead-end street in Fifth Ward, which sits on top of a pl...

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Covid 19 coronavirus: A dying teacher, worrying over students to his last breaths 27 Jan, 2021 08:55 PM 9 minutes to read Erick Ortiz with his family on his birthday. "Dad was everything to them," Maria Ortiz said of the couples three children. Photo / Brandon Thibodeaux, The New York Times New York Times By: Dan Levin The death of a beloved educator in Houston, like others across the country, has deepened teachers fears and conflict over in-person instruction. Erick Ortiz lay in a hos...