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Originally published July 5, 2017, on chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/bdftedap. By Roy Kent Staff writer The Heights Hospital is changing hands and its new owner is looking to upgrade the facility. AMD Global, LLC, announced in a news release that the company has bought the hospital. Major renovations are underway and are expected to be completed in…
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Originally published on Nov. 8, 2017, on Chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/y6bbu5hm. By Roy Kent Staff writer You will no longer have to be a member of some nonprofit or association to drink a beer at a Heights-area bar. Following Tuesday night’s election, Heights voters passed the city of Houston’s Proposition F with a 60.6 percent to…
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Originally published June 14, 2006, on Chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/mk8su5uw. By Roy Kent Staff writer Nestled on the northwest corner of Pasadena adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel, AES Deepwater is trying to be a good neighbor. In the process, the company is looking to stay viable and keep some 70 employees in their jobs. AES…
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Originally published on Jan. 9, 2008, on chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/5jhmb7j2. By Roy Kent Staff writer Sierra Club and Environment Texas filed the lawsuit on behalf of citizens affected by so-called “upset” events, defined as the unpermitted release of air pollutants. The action is the first case in Texas in which citizen groups have tried to…
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Originally published Aug. 31, 2016, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/2eujzn2z. By Roy Kent Staff writer As an Army Brat, we moved around a lot when I was a child. From North Carolina to Texas, there were stops in Michigan and two in Germany. After the first stop in Germany, we arrived in South…
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Orginally published Nov. 19, 2020, on chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/538et35b. By Roy Kent Staff writer A child living in poverty may find a cold hard floor is the only place to sleep each night and too many children in the greater Houston region are in this predicament. With that in mind, Houston Furniture Bank — with…
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Originally posted April 24, 2020, on Chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/4a259yds. By Roy KentStaff writer Mexican Restaurants, Inc. has announced the appointment of Pete Pascuzzi as the company’s new CEO. Pascuzzi reportedly will use his 35 years of experience in the restaurant industry to “lead MRI’s next phase of growth, managing the overall operations and strategy of…
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Originally published on Feb. 21, 2023, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/2z99tzhj. By Roy Kent Staff writer With tax receipts on the rise across the state, cities in Fort Bend County showed mixed results in the latest report from the Texas Comptroller’s Office. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently announced he is sending “cities, counties,…
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Originally published Dec. 25, 2022, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/yj2byn6n. By Roy Kent Staff writer Becks Prime unveiled its redesigned original Houston location, just days before Christmas and the upcoming new year. Becks Prime’s original location is at 2902 Kirby Drive, near the intersection of Kirby and Westheimer. According to a news release…
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Originally published March 7, 2023, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/ytjbkv92. By Roy Kent Staff writer Memorial City Mall will be getting Haywire in the not-too-distant future. According to a news release from MetroNational — the Houston-based real estate investment, developement and management company — Dallas-based restaurant Haywire should open at Gateway Memorial City…