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A candlelight vigil will be held to honor the memory of Caleb Harris Saturday evening

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Family and friends will be out at Cole Park this evening to remember the life of Islander University student Caleb Harris. Caleb went missing in the early morning hours of March 4th and his remains were found in a wastewater lift station on June 24th. Those remains were identified on Wednesday.  … Read more

‘Her passion was people ‘ | Local leaders remember Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for her public service

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Local leaders who knew her well said Sheila Jackson Lee set the gold standard for public service. HOUSTON — Courageous, fighter and commitment are just a few of words used to describe the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. On Friday night, her family announced she died after a battle against pancreatic cancer. She dedicated 40 years … Read more

Lockhart grandmother uses retirement money and help from community to hand out thousands of free backpacks

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All year, Connie S. Amaya fills her house with boxes of backpacks that she gives out at her free backpack drive each year. LOCKHART, Texas — For the sixth year, Connie S. Amaya, a grandmother from Lockhart, has been using her own retirement money to buy backpacks for those in the community who need them. … Read more

Southwest Airlines survives Microsoft outage but gets made fun of online by people accusing it of using outdated systems

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Countless memes and jokes have been made and posted to X after one user claimed the airline uses an outdated version of Windows. DALLAS — If you were traveling on Friday, chances are you had a rough experience — that is unless you were flying with Dallas-based Southwest Airlines.  On Friday, a software update issued … Read more