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#Houston resident | Emmy award-winning journalist | music lover | social media addict | IPA drinker | Views expressed are my own.

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The woman credited with popularizing her version of tacos al carbon (what we now call fajitas) now has her own day in Houston. Find out when 'Original Ninfa's Day' is: khou.com/article/life/f…

The woman credited with popularizing her version of tacos al carbon (what we now call fajitas) now has her own day in Houston.

Find out when 'Original Ninfa's Day' is: khou.com/article/life/f…
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A car speeding through a red light in downtown Houston caused a crash that killed six people and hurt two others. Three of the victims were former UH football players. What we know about the victims: khou.com/article/news/l…

A car speeding through a red light in downtown Houston caused a crash that killed six people and hurt two others. Three of the victims were former UH football players.

What we know about the victims: khou.com/article/news/l…
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LONG OVERDUE | On Monday, the U.S. Army "set aside" the courts-martial convictions of the 110 Black Soldiers convicted in the Houston Riots of 1917. What the soldiers' descendants said after the announcement: khou.com/article/news/l…

LONG OVERDUE | On Monday, the U.S. Army "set aside" the courts-martial convictions of the 110 Black Soldiers convicted in the Houston Riots of 1917.

What the soldiers' descendants said after the announcement: khou.com/article/news/l…
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A man who admits he's had run-ins with law enforcement in the past, pulled a Houston Police officer to safety during a shootout on the Southwest Freeway on Saturday. Watch the video: khou.com/article/news/c…

A man who admits he's had run-ins with law enforcement in the past, pulled a Houston Police officer to safety during a shootout on the Southwest Freeway on Saturday.

Watch the video: khou.com/article/news/c…
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Another Houston-area mother killed in front of her children. I can't even count how many of these stories we've shared this year. I'm sending up prayers for her family and friends, hoping that Houston Police can deliver justice for Jameka. Full story: khou.com/article/news/c…

Another Houston-area mother killed in front of her children. I can't even count how many of these stories we've shared this year.

I'm sending up prayers for her family and friends, hoping that Houston Police can deliver justice for Jameka.

Full story: khou.com/article/news/c…
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Fentanyl again. I feel like the first time I really heard about the drug and its danger was when Prince died in 2016. Now the medical examiner says it's what killed former UH basketball player Reggie Chaney: khou.com/article/sports…

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The future is here | Autonomous trucking company Aurora expects its Texas freights to be fully self-driving by end of 2024. How the technology works: khou.com/article/tech/a…

The future is here | Autonomous trucking company Aurora expects its Texas freights to be fully self-driving by end of 2024.

How the technology works: khou.com/article/tech/a…
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The North American Electric Reliability Corp said due to a lack of natural gas infrastructure, ERCOT could fall short of electricity during extreme cold weather. Read NERC's latest report: khou.com/article/weathe…

The North American Electric Reliability Corp said due to a lack of natural gas infrastructure, ERCOT could fall short of electricity during extreme cold weather.

Read NERC's latest report: khou.com/article/weathe…
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Again. And again. And again. Houston mothers are being killed by their partners. This article includes resources for anyone suffering from domestic or family violence: khou.com/article/news/c…

Again. And again. And again. Houston mothers are being killed by their partners.

This article includes resources for anyone suffering from domestic or family violence: khou.com/article/news/c…
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You don't have to be a Swiftie to appreciate the marketing expertise and "entrepreneurial genius that has made Taylor Swift an international phenomenon." That's why UH's C. T. Bauer College of Business is teaching a class about her: khou.com/article/entert…

You don't have to be a Swiftie to appreciate the marketing expertise and "entrepreneurial genius that has made Taylor Swift an international phenomenon."

That's why UH's C. T. Bauer College of Business is teaching a class about her: khou.com/article/entert…
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Officer Motley's mother says the version of events described to her by TDCJ doesn't add up. "A bad call was made and it cost him his life," Tammica Motley says. What we know: khou.com/article/news/l…

Officer Motley's mother says the version of events described to her by TDCJ doesn't add up.

"A bad call was made and it cost him his life," Tammica Motley says.

What we know: khou.com/article/news/l…
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Veterans Day may have passed, but you can still honor our nation's heroes -- not by spending money, but just a minute of your time. Here's how: khou.com/article/news/n…

Veterans Day may have passed, but you can still honor our nation's heroes -- not by spending money, but just a minute of your time.

Here's how: khou.com/article/news/n…
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A driver was arrested on intoxication assault charges after Deer Park police say he lost control of his truck and hit a 17-year-old girl, who was walking home from school. Jason Miles talked to her friends & neighbors: khou.com/article/news/l…

A driver was arrested on intoxication assault charges after Deer Park police say he lost control of his truck and hit a 17-year-old girl, who was walking home from school.

<a href="/JMilesKHOU/">Jason Miles</a> talked to her friends &amp; neighbors: khou.com/article/news/l…
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Every part of this case is horrible. Please lift up this young girl, a victim herself, as she mourns the death of her mother and grandmother. Ugochi Iloka KHOU dug into the investigation: khou.com/article/news/c…

Every part of this case is horrible. Please lift up this young girl, a victim herself, as she mourns the death of her mother and grandmother.

<a href="/UgochiKHOU/">Ugochi Iloka KHOU</a> dug into the investigation: khou.com/article/news/c…
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A new WaPo article graphically illustrates the damage caused by AR-15s in Sutherland Springs, Allen and Uvalde, showing photos never before seen by the public. As you might imagine, families of the victims have mixed reaction to the images' release: khou.com/article/news/s…

A new WaPo article graphically illustrates the damage caused by AR-15s in Sutherland Springs, Allen and Uvalde, showing photos never before seen by the public. 

As you might imagine, families of the victims have mixed reaction to the images' release: khou.com/article/news/s…
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Heads up, Houston! If you're traveling for Thanksgiving, Bush Airport and Hobby Airport expect record crowds and the extended travel period spans from Nov. 16 to Nov. 28. Troy Kless broke down predictions: khou.com/article/news/l…

Heads up, Houston! If you're traveling for Thanksgiving, <a href="/iah/">Bush Airport</a> and <a href="/HobbyAirport/">Hobby Airport</a> expect record crowds and the extended travel period spans from Nov. 16 to Nov. 28. 

<a href="/TroyKlessTV/">Troy Kless</a> broke down predictions: khou.com/article/news/l…
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We don't know why, but the Uptown Holiday Lighting isn't happening this year. The area along Post Oak will still be lit up, though. What we know: khou.com/article/entert…

We don't know why, but the Uptown Holiday Lighting isn't happening this year. The area along Post Oak will still be lit up, though.

What we know: khou.com/article/entert…