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Top Stories This Week In Houston

See the week's top stories: 50 Cent-HISD partnership; cyclists crash latest; man charged in Guillory case; charter school shooting.

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HOUSTON, TX — From a shooting at a charter school to a collaboration between 50 Cent and Houston ISD to improve business opportunities and experiences for students, here are the top stories in Houston for the week ending Oct. 2.

50 Cent, Houston ISD Launch After-School Business Program

Rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson partnered with Houston ISD to launch the G-Unity Business Lab on Monday. The after-school entrepreneurship program inducted its first 75 students from Wheatley, Worthing and Kashmere high schools.

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Harris County Passes Resolution Condemning Election Audit

The Harris County Commissioners Court passed a resolution Tuesday condemning the audit of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election in Harris County along with three others announced by Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday.

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Waller County DA Vows Answers For Cyclists Injured In Crash

The Waller County District Attorney's Office is vowing to get answers in a weekend incident that saw six cyclists injured and four taken to hospitals when a 16-year-old driver crashed into them.

Man Charged In Houston Woman's Death After Body Found

A man has been charged with murder in the killing of Ashley Guillory, a Houston woman who had been missing since Sept. 4.

UH, Rice Student-Athletes Named Campbell Trophy Semifinalists

Two students from the University of Houston and Rice University were nominated Wednesday for the 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy, one of college football's most prestigious scholar-athlete awards.

Houston School Shooting: Principal 'Took A Shot' For Students

A day after a gunman opened fire at YES Prep Southwest Secondary School, at least one student at the charter school in southwest Harris County is offering gratitude to the principal they say saved their lives.

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