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Nominated by – Layken Thomas My mother Margo Thomas is my phenomenal woman in my life. She has been dealing with my baby sister and her sickness for 4 years now and not one time have I felt as if she has forgotten about me or have I ever felt like she hasn’t done enough […]

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Since the controversial immigration bill passed in Arizona, several Houston groups are coming together to form an immigration protest across the United States. A march is already scheduled for May 1st and Houston will join 300 other cities in nationwide participation. The immigration law, which will allow police to check the immigration status of anyone […]

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PITTSBURGH — A chastened Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger accepted his six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy Monday and promised to “comply with what is asked of me — and more.” In his first comments since the NFL handed down the penalty last week, Roethlisberger apologized to his teammates and fans for […]

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VIA KTRK: Narjes Modarresi is charged with capital murder in the death of her two-month-old son. Her attorney over the weekend began laying the groundwork for a possible insanity defense. The court proceeding took about five minutes or less after Modarresi, 28, was led into the courtroom. She was handcuffed and didn’t make any eye […]

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Check out the interview with Paul Wall & Chamillionaire on The Maddhatta Morning Show.  Click here.

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97.9 The Box is currently accepting submissions from our female listeners to be featured in our”Box Beauties” Gallery! Think you have what it takes to be featured in our Box Beauties Gallery? Then send us a photo of you! Send your photo to: kbxxcontest@gmail.com Be sure to include your name,  side of town and measurements. […]

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VIA KTRK/ABCGLOCALGO.com: A mother accused in the death of her two-month-old baby did not appear in court this morning. She’s undergoing mental evaluation. But prosecutors did read the charge against Narjes Modarresi in a probable cause hearing. Modarresi had claimed that a man took her child from a stroller in Briarbend Park on Wednesday, but […]

Jim Jones announced today that he will be teaching a music business class to high school students! “I’ll be teaching … once a week for eight weeks,” Jones added. “Hopefully, the kids will come on out and get up and close with the music business from an executive point of view, from an artist point […]

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The “Energy Capital of the World” has made a sustained commitment to become the “Energy Conservation Capital” by turning off the lights on April 23, 2010. LightsOutHouston started in 2008 as a city-wide commitment to energy efficiency by commercial building owners and their tenants. The goal of the program has expanded to establish a sustained […]

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Via ABCLOCALGO.com: Houston police are trying to figure out who killed a husband and wife in their southwest Houston apartment. Their bodies were found by their daughter Tuesday afternoon. Police say the couple was killed execution style, which if true, would make this more than a random killing. In front of the couple’s apartment, where […]

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City Council voted this morning to raise water and sewer rates by nearly 30 percent on an average household. click for story