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Houston woman delivers her baby after positive COVID test, then stays in the hospital for 152 days
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Crystal Gutierrez, left, pauses to reflect as she thanks doctors, nurses and hospital staff for helping her battle COVID-19, while her husband holds their sons, during a press conference Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at Houston Heart in Houston.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Crystal Gutierrez holds her son Angel, 4, during a press conference to meet and thank Dr. Keshava Rajagopal, left, nurses and hospital staff for helping her battle COVID-19 on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at Houston Heart in Houston.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Two positions on the board of Highline Public Schools are up for election in November.
Candidates may begin filing on Monday, May 15. The filing period closes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 19. The deadline for candidates to withdraw is Monday, May 22 and the deadline to file as a write-in candidate is Friday, July 14.
The election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
The positions, each with four-year terms, will fill the seats currently held by board members Angelica Alvarez for district 2 and Joe Van for district 3.
Tyrone Curry Sr, district 1, Bernie Dorsey, district 4, and Michael Spear, district 5, will retain their positions.
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A rare COVID side effect caused his tongue to swell, forcing a Houston surgeon to step in
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Anthony Jones and his wife, Gail Jones, prepare for a surgery to reduce the size of his tongue, which swelled severely due to a rare COVID-19 side effect.UTHealth / CourtesyShow MoreShow Less
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After his surgery, which removed a portion of his tongue, Anthony Jones has been able to return to a mostly normal life.UTHealth / CourtesyShow MoreShow Less
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Anthony Jones with his UTHealth surgical team (from left to right) Dominik Rudecki, Mark Wong, James Melville, and John Guenther.UTHealth / CourtesyShow MoreShow Less
Life Flight launches emergency helicopter service for injured police dogs
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Houston Police Department K-9 Handler Justin Ferguson with dog Keno.Courtesy of Memorial HermannShow MoreShow Less
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Memorial Hermann Life Flight Nurse Donnie Beebe, Houston Police Department K-9 Trainer Kristin Uhlin and Uhlin s K-9 partner Sita prepare to board the helicopter.Courtesy of Memorial HermannShow MoreShow Less
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Sita, a K-9 police officer, served the Houston Police Department for 13 years.Courtesy of Memorial HermannShow MoreShow Less
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Houston Police Department s K-9 Trainer Kristin Uhlin, her K-9 partner Sita and Memorial Hermann Life Flight Nurse Michele Bourgeois, aboard the life flight helicopter.Courtesy of Memorial HermannShow MoreShow Less
Houston restaurants, churches pair up to boost business and feed those in need
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Tameisha Tatum, of Langstead Catering, packages meals as a part of Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Houston Eats Restaurant Support (H.E.R.S.) program Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 in Houston. The program is set up to help both restaurants and hungry Houstonians at the same time, providing restaurants with much needed income to prepare the meals, which are then given for free to the hungry.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Gary Lang, owner of Langstead Catering, seasons meals as he helps package them as a part of Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Houston Eats Restaurant Support (H.E.R.S.) program Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 in Houston. The program is set up to help both restaurants and hungry Houstonians at the same time, providing restaurants with much needed income to prepare the meals, which are then given for free to the hungry.Brett Coomer, Houston