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Rally for Justice

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They're not stopping until they feel justice has been served. More rallies on behalf of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was shot by neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, in a Sanford Florida community one month ago. As Trayvon's parents...

Tags: Trayvon Martin, Crime, Law and Justice

Clearing the haze

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The 911 call Florida A&M band members made from their bus after fellow band member and drum major Robert Champion stopped breathing has been released. Officials haven't said what caused his death, but they do suspect hazing. Four FAMU students were...

Tags: Hazing, FAMU

2 TSU students sue over D grade

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A couple of local students are getting an intense lesson on the legal system, even if they were kicked out of law school. Karla Ford and Jonathan Chan are suing Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law, saying their Ds in a contracts...

Tags: Laws, Colleges and Universities, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Education

Houston soldier found dead at Colorado Army post

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Houston native, Army Specialist Brandy Fonteneaux, was found dead at Ft. Carson in Colorado on Sunday morning.  She was reportedly stabbed to death.  The 28-year-old went to Forest Brook High School and ran track at Texas Southern University.  The...

TSU Law Student Killed By Driver Fleeing Police

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A fatal hit and run car accident leaves Houston police on the lookout...and a university in mourning. Late Tuesday night cops responded to a suspicious Buick parked in third ward. When police asked the two men inside the car to get out, the passenger...

Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents

Stamp Of Approval

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The U.S. Post Office and Texas Southern University are ensuring a legacy continues. Together they unveiled the Barbara Jordan Forever commemorative stamp on campus today. The late Congress Woman Barbara Jordan's achievements are now stuck in time.

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TSU Students Get Credit Card Lessons

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Students at Texas Southern University are learning a valuable lesson: How to use credit cards responsibly. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott visited the campus Thursday to help launch a new initiative to help college students avoid credit card debt....

Tags: Teaching and Learning, Finance, Students, Politics, Washington (U.S. state)

Missouri City Man Found Dead In Front Yard

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Jarrett Harper's lifeless body was discovered on Wednesday by a family member at his residence in Missouri City, Texas. Police are tracking leads to find out who killed Harper outside his home on Derby Lane in Missouri City, which is in Fort Bend County....

Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Texas, Missouri, Family

TSU vs. Grambling

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The Texas Southern University community rejoiced en masse late Thursday night after the football team got one step closer to a potential SWAC title, which could be the school's first since 1968. TSU beat Grambling 41-34 in overtime at Delmar Stadium to...

Tags: Southwestern Athletic Conference, Sports, Football

Texas Southern Advances To SWAC Title Game

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Dynamo Stadium Deal Reached

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The Houston Dynamo and the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority announced Thursday they have agreed on a 30-year lease to develop, construct, operate, and manage a new downtown soccer stadium. HCHSA chairman Kenny Friedman made the announcement at...

Tags: Sports, Auburn Tigers, Football

Vasectomy And March Madness?

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March Madness is in full swing, and some guys will do just about anything to watch as many games as they possibly can. Believe it or not, some men have decided that having a vasectomy is the best to way to kick back and watch TV. But with opening round...

Tags: Vasectomy, College Basketball, Basketball, March Madness, Sports