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Danny Minton: In ‘The Weight’ Ethan Hawke plays a down on his luck veteran
The Weight Rated R for language, some violence and bloody images Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92% In Theaters In this decent little indie, Ethan Hawke plays a down on his luck veteran who is sent to a work camp after a regretful altercation. Wanting nothing more than to return to his d...
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Encompass Health Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital of Conroe opening soon
Editor’s note: This article is based on a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. Community Impact will update this story when more information is available. Encompass Health has recently filed a project registration with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulat...
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Family of five witnesses trauma after shooter opens fire on car in Harris County, killing 5-year-old
A northwest Harris County mother is speaking out after her 5-year-old daughter was shot and killed while riding in the family car — and the man accused of pulling the trigger is now facing capital murder charges. Monica Hicks was driving her five children home from her mother’s h...
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Three former Houston private school student athletes charged in alleged locker room sex assaults
Court records detail allegations that at least two students at The Briarwood School, a Houston private school serving children with learning differences, were sexually assaulted and harassed in locker rooms and other school-related settings during the 2025–26 school year. Sexual ...
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HISD enrollment drops trigger budget cuts, teachers union raises alarms
The Houston Independent School District is facing scrutiny after announcing budget adjustments tied to student enrollment numbers — moves that could mean significant cuts for several campuses. Each year, HISD conducts what it calls a standard campus leveling process after the sch...
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Willis HS to install metal detectors after second gun found on campus this school year; parents demand action
Willis High School will begin screening every student through metal detectors and searching backpacks Tuesday after a second gun was discovered on campus this school year, prompting safety concerns among parents who say they have had enough. The announcement came Monday, Sept. 21...
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People Behind the Water: Jacob Williams
When you turn on your faucet, you expect clean, safe drinking water to be there. Making that happen takes much more than turning on a tap. Behind the scenes, SJRA’s water treatment operators are monitoring, testing, and managing the treatment process around the clock to help ensu...
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People Behind the Water: Randy Petersen
Much of the work that keeps SJRA’s water and wastewater systems operating safely and efficiently happens behind the scenes, and technology plays a critical role. One of the most important pieces is Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, or SCADA. As SJRA’s SCADA Manager, Randy...
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People Behind the Water: Nabeel Khan
When you turn on the faucet or flush a toilet, you probably don’t think about the infrastructure that makes those everyday conveniences possible. Miles of pipelines, pumps, treatment facilities, and other infrastructure work together behind the scenes to deliver water and safely ...
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People Behind the Water: Matt Parks
When everything is working as it should, most people never think about the miles of water and wastewater infrastructure operating beneath and throughout The Woodlands. But keeping that system running reliably takes a team of people who are constantly inspecting, maintaining, repa...
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People Behind the Water: Ed Coleman
Have you ever wondered what goes into creating maps or dynamic address viewers such as the popular mapping applications that we all use on a daily basis? Did you know that there are specialists responsible for inputting, analyzing, and managing the data used to create this techno...
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People Behind the Water: Michael Coyne
Ever wonder what happens after you flush the toilet or turn off the sink? Where does all that water go, and who makes sure it is safely treated before returning to the environment? At SJRA’s Woodlands Division, a dedicated team of wastewater professionals works around the clock t...