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City of Houston Childhood and Youth Committee will meet Oct. 13
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 9, 2021
City of Houston Childhood and Youth Committee will meet at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13.
City of Houston City Council met June 15
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 9, 2021
City of Houston City Council met Tuesday, June 15.
Economist blasts Democrats' $5 trillion package as ‘dangerous’
By T.H. Lawrence | Oct 8, 2021
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are pushing for a $5 trillion reconciliation package, leading Stephen Moore, co-founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity and an economic contributor to FreedomWorks, to become a staunch opponent.
City of Houston City Council met June 2
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 8, 2021
City of Houston City Council met Wednesday, June 2.
Houston's Top 30 influential women honored for 'undeniable quest for success, passion'
By David Beasley | Oct 7, 2021
Houston's Top 30 most influential women were recognized at a gala Oct. 1.
COVID-19 hospitalizations at Texas Medical Center down 21% over past week
By Houston Daily reports | Oct 7, 2021
A total of 1,340 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized at Texas Medical Center facilities over the past week, a 21% decrease from the previous week, according to TMC affiliates in the nine-county Houston area.
Harris County DA launches investigation into allegations Turner awarded deal to 'favored' developer
By Glenn Minnis | Oct 7, 2021
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has launched a formal probe into allegations Mayor Sylvester Turner steered affordable housing funds last month to a favored developer.
Abbott, state governors outline 10-point plan for border crisis
By Press Release | Oct 7, 2021
Governor Greg Abbott on Oct. 6 held a press conference with nine other state governors in Mission, Texas to discuss the ongoing crisis at the border as well as what Texas is doing to keep communities safe in the midst of President Joe Biden's disastrous open border policies.
'We pulled together with a sense of urgency': Hidalgo, U.S. Treasury secretary praise Houston-Harris COVID rental assistance program
By Karen Kidd | Oct 7, 2021
Houston and Harris Counties have been standouts in the effort to distribute billions in federal rent relief dollars, according to two news stories published last month.
City of Houston Planning Commission met June 10
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 7, 2021
City of Houston Planning Commission met Thursday, June 10.
'A man was set up by a corrupt police officer': Texas State Parole Board recommends posthumous pardon for George Floyd
By Zachary Richter | Oct 6, 2021
George Floyd was apparently framed in a drug bust way back in 2004, according to a public defender. The arresting officer, in the drug-raid case, was later charged in connection to a murder case. The Texas State Parole Board recommended that Floyd should receive a full posthumous pardon and has now forwarded the recommendation to the governor.
'Completely unacceptable': Teen charged with three counts of murder after valet workers killed during high-speed chase
By George Willis | Oct 6, 2021
Three valet workers were run down and killed near a Houston sports bar on Oct. 1 by a vehicle trying to elude police in a high-speed chase.
City of Houston Planning Commission met May 27
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 6, 2021
City of Houston Planning Commission met Thursday, May 27.
City of Houston Regulatory and Neighborhood Affairs Committee met Sept. 14
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 6, 2021
City of Houston Regulatory and Neighborhood Affairs Committee met Tuesday, Sept. 14.
City of Houston Planning Commission met April 29
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 5, 2021
City of Houston Planning Commission met Thursday, April 29.
Abbott blasts Biden's border policy, predicts bright future for Texas
By T.H. Lawrence | Oct 4, 2021
Gov. Greg Abbott says that since President Joe Biden assumed the presidency Jan. 20, the U.S.-Mexican border has been destabilized.
'Border patrol is overwhelmed': Border issues putting financial strain on Texas
By David Hutton | Oct 4, 2021
Decades-long issues at the southern border of the United States may be reaching a tipping point, and few Americans are pleased with the way the Biden administration is addressing the issue.
Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce president, CEO's new book 'focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion'
By Timothy Stuckey | Oct 4, 2021
Dr. Laura Murillo, President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, recently commemorated the publication of her book, "Lead in Life: People. Passion. Persistence. Succeed in the New Era of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” according to a Click2Houston article.
'The broken system allowed that man to make bond': Suspect in post-Astros game road rage shooting resulting in teen's death released on bond
By Timothy Stuckey | Oct 4, 2021
A man charged with fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy in July after an Astros game has been released on bond, according to an ABC 13 report.
'We will complete the mission I first embarked on in 2019': Congressional runner-up Hunt announces bid for proposed Houston congressional district
By Timothy Stuckey | Oct 4, 2021
Wesley Hunt, a United States Army combat veteran, has recently announced his intention to run for Congress a second time in the newly proposed Houston congressional district, according to a report by the Texas Tribune.