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City of Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission met May 19

City of Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission met Thursday, May 19.


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Uvalde shooting survivor testifies before Congress: 'I grabbed the blood and I put it all over me'

An 11-year-old girl who survived the Robb Elementary School shooting by smearing a classmate's blood on herself in order to appear dead to the gunman told the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday (June 8) that she doesn't feel safe in school anymore, Austin NBC affiliate KXAN reported.


Government

North Houston District Board of Directors met Feb. 22

North Houston District Board of Directors met Tuesday, Feb. 22.


Government

International District Public Safety Committee met May 19

International District Public Safety Committee met Thursday, May 19.



Government

Harris County Memorial Management District #1 Board of Directors met May 18

Harris County Memorial Management District #1 Board of Directors met Wednesday, May 18.


Government

Abbott: 'We must do everything in our power to prevent the same tragic ending from happening again'

Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University in San Marcos to provide active shooter training to the state's public school districts, according to a press release issued by the governor's office.


Government

City of Houston Planning Commission met Feb. 17

City of Houston Planning Commission met Thursday, Feb. 17.


Government

Brays Oaks Management District Board of Directors met May 17

Brays Oaks Management District Board of Directors met Tuesday, May 17.


Government

Houston police official on short-lived decrease in homicides: 'This is going to be an ongoing battle for us'

The City of Houston's homicide rate rose again some days after Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston Police Department (HPD) said that it declined for the first time in more than a year, Houston ABC affiliate KTRK reported.



Government

Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc., Board of Directors met May 13

Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc., Board of Directors met Friday, May 13.


Government

City of Houston Planning Commission met Feb. 10

City of Houston Planning Commission met Thursday, Feb. 10.


Government

Cornyn to lead gun law talks in Senate: 'I'm not interested in making a political statement'

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has been chosen to take the lead on the U.S. Senate's discussion on gun legislation, according to The Associated Press (AP), Houston NBC affiliate KPRC reported.


Government

Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Board of Directors met Feb. 9

Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Board of Directors met Wednesday, Feb. 9.


Government

Hobby Area Management District Board of Directors met Feb. 9

Hobby Area Management District Board of Directors met Wednesday, Feb. 9.


Government

Turner on decrease in Houston homicide rate: 'I commend HPD for the work it is doing'

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston Police Department said the city has experienced a drop in its homicide rate for the first time in more than a year, according to a press release issued by the mayor's office.


Government

Abbott requests special legislative committees post-Uvalde: 'We as a state must reassess the twin issues of school safety and mass violence'

Gov. Greg Abbott has requested that Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and State Rep. Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont), the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, form special legislative committees to address school safety in the wake of last month's tragedy in Uvalde, according to Austin-based media outlets.