Rush Introduces Legislation to Protect Tenants, Homeowners During Coronavirus Pandemic
Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush introduced H.R. 6492, the Ensuring Homeowner and Occupant Monetary Encouragement and Stability (Ensuring HOMES) Act. This bill would require that all mortgage payments deferred due to the COVID-19 national emergency are not due to …
Obama Endorses Biden for President in Video Message
Former President Barack Obama offered his formal endorsement ofJoe Biden on Tuesday, injecting himself squarely in the presidential race for the first time by urging Democrats across the party's ideological spectrum to rally behind Biden and form a unified front …
AFT Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Targeting Trump over PPE Lies, Inaction
The American Federation of Teachers today launched a six-figure television ad buy to hold President Trump accountable for his failure to protect healthcare workers and other personnel, after he bizarrely suggested nurses were stealing personal protective equipment while declining to …
Tilman Fertitta & Family Donates $1 Million to Landry's Employee Relief Fund
Tilman Fertitta, chairman and CEO of Landry's, Inc., and the Fertitta family have donated $1 million dollars to aid Landry's employees and their families affected by COVID-19’s unprecedented economic hardship.
Hip Hop Public Health Launches 20 Seconds or More Initiative Harnessing the Power of Music to Encourage Hand Washing and Other Safety Protocols Amongst Young People to Battle the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hip Hop Public Health (HHPH) the national nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering positive health behavior change through the power of hip hop music since 2005, today launched 20 Seconds or More, a new initiative to encourage hand washing and other …
Application Fee Waived for One Day Only at AIM’s Digital Decision Day
Applying to college can be stressful for prospective students. Whether it is applying to college for the first time or deciding to go back to school, Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) invites all college applicants to virtually attend Digital Decision …
Texas Is Among the Best States for Millennial Home Buyers
Over the past few years, homeownership rates for millennials have been slowly on the rise. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the homeownership rate for Americans under 35 grew to roughly 37 percent in 2019. However, homeownership among today’s millennials …
Houston Ranks Among the Best Large Metros for Millennial Home Buyers
Over the past few years, homeownership rates for millennials have been slowly on the rise. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the homeownership rate for Americans under 35 grew to roughly 37 percent in 2019. However, homeownership among today’s millennials …
ATU demands transit systems implement “Safe Service” policies
With thousands of transit workers infected and more than 70, including 19 Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) members, dying after contracting COVID-19, the ATU is launching a Safe Service campaign to demand transit systems provide workers the critical protections to be …
Harris County Attorney Ryan Files Court Brief In Support of Expanding Vote by Mail Ballot
Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan filed a “friend of the court” brief on Monday in the lawsuit seeking to enforce the vote-by-mail ballot option to all voters whose health may be endangered by voting in person and ensure safe and …
We Can’t Let Up The Fight To End The Black Maternal Health Crisis, Especially Right Now
The coronavirus pandemic has blown the lid off something many of us have known our entire lives: that there are deep racial disparities in our country’s health care system.
Genevieve Collins Named in First Round of NRCC Young Guns
Today, Dallas businesswoman and 32nd district Republican nominee for Congress Genevieve Collins was named an official ‘Young Gun’ by the National Republican Congressional Committee, one of just seven candidates in the nation to earn the distinction.
Complimentary Software Access Available Now for Schools Distributing Meals, Devices and Homework During COVID-19 Closures
Raptor Technologies, the nation’s leading provider of integrated school safety technologies for K-12 schools, is offering complimentary access to its Emergency Management software to schools nationwide now through the end of the school year to expedite and electronically log meal, …
Obama to Endorse Biden for President Today
Former President Barack Obama will endorse Joe Biden on Tuesday, a source familiar with the plans tells CNN.
Houston Sailor ties down aircraft aboard U.S. Navy warship
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) 3rd Class Daniel Mascheri, from Houston, performs a heavy weather tie down on a F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. …
