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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 Oct. 4, 2017, on Chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/mpphb77r. By Roy Kent Staff writer In 2006, at the age of 52, Marian Sparks walked to the open door of a flying airplane and then jumped out. As a tandem jump with instructor Kevin Roach safely strapped to her back, Sparks experienced her first parachute…
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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/4ufy3w6b. By Roy Kent Staff writer Houston is a little greener thanks to the efforts of nonprofit organization Trees For Houston, which recently completed its spring planting season. Beginning in January and ending in May, the spring planting season ended with 14,682 trees planted…
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Originally published Feb. 20, 2020, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/yw5h67hz. By Roy KentStaff writer Medical students will have new housing and a new place to practice their trade once a half-billion dollar project is complete in the Texas Medical Center area. The Texas A&M University System has announced the investment which they say…
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Originally published on May 2, 2019, on chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/5pb6jwjn. By Roy Kent Staff writer Non-profit organizations are often searching for funds to help continue the services which they provide. The Rose, a breast cancer services provider, is no different. The Rose provides care for breast cancer patients across southeast Texas, regardless of the person’s…
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Originally published Nov. 23, 2022, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/4z2hm8y8. By Roy KentStaff writer Memorial Hermann Sugar is growing to meet the needs of the growing Fort Bend County. According to a news release, the Sugar Land campus is in line to get a $231 million upgrade. The project includes a build-out of…
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Originally published Dec. 23, 2022, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/yf9ez534. By Roy KentStaff writer A slew of new nurses have met the requirements to practice their trade, walking the stage and collecting their diplomas earlier this month. Hundreds of supporters showed up to honor 76 University of Houston College of Nursing graduates during…
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Originally published July 13, 2022, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/ycybhbas. A recent spike in COVID-19 cases has resulted in Fort Bend County raising its community impact level to “high.” According to the Fort Bend County Department of Health and Human Services, COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations have increased across in the Houston region. The…