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13th Floor Haunted House is hosting a blood drive on Oct. 18.

Give blood at 13th Floor for a spooky cause

Come celebrate the spooky season by giving some blood, not to vampires, but to South Texas Blood & Tissue. 13th Floor Haunted House is hosting a blood drive on Friday, October 18.  Donors will receive a special-edition Halloween T-shirt and a ticket to the 13th Floor Haunted House.

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Shanice hugs her daughter Lyric, who is fighting sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease and the community: A conversation

To help commemorate Sickle Cell Awareness Month, South Texas Blood & Tissue and DreamVoice invite the community to join in a conversation about sickle cell disease on Saturday Sept. 14, at the Barbara Jordan Community Center, 2803 E. Commerce St., from 10 a.m.-noon. The event is free and open to the public. Parking and refreshments will be provided.

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Empty Blood inventory symbolizing Blood shortages have left Texas with a critically low blood supply

Blood shortages across Texas become critical

Wind and flooding from Hurricane Beryl have left Houston’s Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center with power shortages and an empty blood supply, unable to fulfill the needs of patients in local hospitals. And because of local shortages, South Texas Blood & Tissue can’t lend a hand.

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