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Middle school students on summer vacation built rafts with Bernard Harris, the first African-American astronaut to walk in space, as part of an experiment at the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp. The two-week camp was hosted by the University of Houston.

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A prayer vigil was held yesterday to honor the memory of 6-year-old Tekerrious Jackson. Family and well-wishers visited the site of the small apartment complex where Jackson was allegedly beaten to death by his father. Click to see more photos.

Photos from the reopening celebration of Melcher Library, which underwent extensive renovations. Houston City Council member James Rodriguez and Rhea Brown Lawson, director of the Houston Public Library, attended the event.

Cat Lift Trucks, the official lift truck provider for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™, recently hosted 50 “Bigs” and “Littles” from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston to a day at the rodeo.