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Houston will elect the oldest big-city mayor in the U.S. this weekend. Two candidates, both in their 70's, are trying to reach out to much younger voters. (Dec. 8)

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Houston has a population that's young. Its next mayor, set to be elected in a runoff, won't be
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Thu,12/07/23-11:40PM , 114 Reads
HOUSTON (AP) — No matter who wins, Houston will elect the oldest big-city mayor in the U.S. this weekend, choosing between two candidates who each have been in public office longer than the median age of the residents they will govern.
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This undated file photo shows the gurney in the death chamber in Huntsville, Texas. An annual report released Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, on capital punishment says more Americans now believe the death penalty is administered unfairly. (Carlos Antonio Rios)/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

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Report: Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment's growing isolation in US
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Thu,11/30/23-11:05PM , 97 Reads
HOUSTON (AP) — More Americans now believe the death penalty, which is undergoing a yearslong decline of use and support, is being administered unfairly, a finding that is adding to its growing isolation in the U.S., according to an annual report on capit
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Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior, before walking across the street to go into Barbers Hill High School after serving a 5-day in-school suspension for not cutting his hair Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in Mont Belvieu. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

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A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
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Sat,09/23/23-11:16AM , 80 Reads
HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles.
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Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior, before walking across the street to go into Barbers Hill High School after serving a 5-day in-school suspension for not cutting his hair Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in Mont Belvieu. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

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A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
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Sat,09/23/23-11:16AM , 80 Reads
HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles.
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