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$20 Million COVID-19 rent relief program approved

The City of Houston has approved a $20 million rent relief package to help Houstonians who cannot pay rent due to economic challenges caused by...

By aframnews
August 9, 2020

Community, Local

MASK UP! Or get fined

The Houston Police Department will be issuing warnings and citations to anyone not wearing a face mask or face covering required by the state's mandatory...

By aframnews
August 9, 2020

Business, Community, Local, National, News, Politics, Texas

Unemployment Crisis

The word they use is "negotiating," but it is more fitting to flat out call it what it is --fighting -- as Democrats and Republicans...

By aframnews
August 9, 2020

Community, Education, Events, Local

Local non-profit hosts laptop drive for underserved students

Community Works CDC, the non-profit organization of Free Indeed Church International, has been helping the underserved community of northeast Houston for 15 years....

By aframnews
August 8, 2020

Business, Community, Culture, Education, Lifestyles, Local, News, Politics, Texas

Georgia Provost: “We need a Black Agenda!”

"Right now, we as Black people need to get us an agenda and we need to discuss all of these disparities that we have in...

By aframnews
July 19, 2020

Community, Culture, Local, National, News

‘A Change is Gonna Come’: Worship leader determined to keep George Floyd’s memory alive

The body has been buried, the movement is far from over and a song written by a local worship leader is sure to live on...

By aframnews
July 13, 2020

Business, Community, Health, Local, News, Texas

VP of H-E-B shares Coronavirus survival tips: ‘The virus likes a weak host’

H-E-B Vice President of Operations Terry Williams had double pneumonia, was extremely tired and hallucinating from drugs and fever when his father came into his...