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News from October 2021
Houston Rockets team '100%' vaccinated
By Glenn Minnis | Oct 1, 2021
NBA training camps are just opening and Houston Rockets General Manager Rafael Stone is already celebrating.
'You want as many veterans as possible': Astros mull Greinke as reliever in postseason
By Glenn Minnis | Oct 1, 2021
Veteran hurler Zack Greinke could soon find himself cast in a new role for the Houston Astros.
Bynam completes first full week as Houston interim housing director while city investigates allegations of his fired predecessor
By Karen Kidd | Oct 1, 2021
Keith Bynam has finished his first full week as Houston's interim housing director while the city seeks a replacement for the previous department head who was fired after claiming the mayor gave millions in federal Hurricane Harvey relief money to one favored developer.
'Thank you for your service to our great city': Colleagues celebrate Turner's 67th birthday
By Karen Kidd | Oct 1, 2021
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner turned 67 on Monday, Sept. 27, and Twitter lit up with many Happy Birthday posts for him, from colleagues, at least one celebrity and others.
Trump pressuring Texas to widen ongoing 2020 election audit that Harris County Judge Hidalgo calls 'a sham'
By Karen Kidd | Oct 1, 2021
Texas heads into October under continued pressure from former President Donald Trump to widen the state's already underway 2020 election audit, which Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has denounced as "a sham."
'The state has not been careful to ensure that individuals’ rights are protected': 240 migrant detainees to be released
By Andy Nghiem | Oct 1, 2021
More than 240 migrants who spent weeks in detainment will be released from state lock-up facilities after local prosecutors, overwhelmed by the sudden influx of migrant detainees, failed to bring charges against them.
'Unlike anything else in the world': Harris County commissioner announces support for new $100 billion Houston CCS hub
By Emily Bevard | Oct 1, 2021
A new $100 billion carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) hub in Houston has earned the support of a Harris County commissioner during a Sept. 23 event.
Soaring Eagle Technologies chooses Houston for headquarters to 'better serve its clients'
By Art Benavidez | Oct 1, 2021
A local investment firm recently announced that their company will have an office in Houston.
Fresh from Final Four run, UH men's basketball announces 2021-2022 schedule
By Art Benavidez | Oct 1, 2021
Looking to build upon last year’s Final Four appearance, the University of Houston (UH) released its regular season schedule this week.
'The transaction provides immediate and certain value': Kraton optimistic about acquisition
By John Kelly | Oct 1, 2021
South Korean company DL Chem has acquired the Houston-based Kraton.
October is National Audiology Awareness Month
By Press Release | Oct 1, 2021
(HOUSTON, TX, Oct. 1, 2021) Texas Hearing Institute celebrates National Audiology Awareness Month by reminding parents to visit their child’s pediatric audiologist for routine checkups and to teach proper hearing health for a lifetime of sound.Hearing and speech are essential tools for learning, playing and developing social skills.
Houston needs to restore faith after housing showdown
By Charles Blain | Oct 1, 2021
Former Houston Housing Director Tom McCasland’s public criticism of Mayor Turner’s housing directives was a tactic not often seen in Houston City Hall.
'Math is hard,' Crenshaw says after Biden claims massive Build Back Better Agenda 'costs zero dollars'
By Karen Kidd | Oct 1, 2021
U.S. House Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Houston) recently joined other Republican lawmakers on Twitter to mock President Joe Biden's claims about his Build Back Better Agenda.
'A wonderful father, son, brother, friend': Gabby Petito search yields body of missing Houston man in unrelated case
By Art Benavidez | Oct 1, 2021
The remains of a missing Houston man were recently found as a result of the search for Gabby Petito.
'We got your back': Turner, George lend hands at Hurricane Ida drive
By Art Benavidez | Oct 1, 2021
Fort Bend County Judge K.P. George, along with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, recently joined forces to assist West Houston Assistance Ministries (WHAM) at a food and supplies drive for Hurricane Ida victims.
'Thank you for giving yourself to this city': Fallen Houston police officer honored by city officials, family at funeral
By Ariana Chiarenza | Oct 1, 2021
Houston Police Department Senior Officer William "Bill" Jeffrey was honored at his funeral on Sept. 27 following a fatal shooting in the line of duty earlier this month.
Fletcher remembers late sheriff’s deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal as ‘remarkable hero’
By Tamara Browning | Oct 1, 2021
A U.S. representative from Texas has remembered the sacrifice made by a Harris County sheriff’s deputy who made headlines when he was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 27, 2019.
Late HPD senior officer ‘Bill’ Jeffrey remembered as giving ‘life of service’
By Tamara Browning | Oct 1, 2021
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has remembered the late Houston Police Department Senior Officer William “Bill” Jeffrey as one who gave himself to the city.
Texas lawmakers add a new congressional district to Houston as city 'becomes most diverse in America'
By Zachary Richter | Oct 1, 2021
On Sept. 27, a new congressional map was proposed by Texas lawmakers, whereby Austin and Houston received two new districts for the next decade. This will bring the total to 38 and will most definitely threaten Democratic incumbents.
Life:Powered director links Winter Storm Uri disaster to years of poor planning, policies
By T.H. Lawrence | Oct 1, 2021
Winter Storm Uri didn’t happen in a vacuum. It was the inevitable result of years of poor planning and policies, according to Jason Isaac, director of the Life: Powered initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.