Boy Scouts' Decision to Welcome Girls Isn't Completely Welcome
The Boy Scouts will soon include girls, and not everyone's happy about it. The 107-year-old organization announced Wednesday that younger girls will be allowed to join Cub Scouts and that older girls will be eligible to earn the prestigious rank …
Houston Projected to Become Technological Leader Worldwide
Visionary policy makers in academia, private industry, and government recently announced a plan to make Houston a world leader in technology and innovation. This initiative comes as a requisite to embrace a sustainable approach to grow and strengthen Houston’s economy.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Announces Opening of Disaster Recovery Center in Northeast Houston
Jackson Lee: “This Disaster Recover Center will serve the vital needs of residents impacted by Hurricane Harvey, seeking to recover from the catastrophe and get their lives back on track.”
Rapid Changes in Health Care Markets Are Topic at Rice’s Baker Institute Oct. 20
Leading health economics and policy scholars will gather at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Oct. 20 to discuss the rapid changes that are unfolding in health care markets -- some of which will help patients and others that …
Energy Lessons from the Recent Hurricanes
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma killed dozens of Americans and caused tens of billions of dollars in property damage. But there's one silver lining. The storms taught us three invaluable lessons about the U.S. energy market.
FBI Finds 30 Pages of Clinton-Lynch Tarmac Meeting Documents – Wants Six Weeks to Turn Over Docs
Judicial Watch was informed yesterday by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that the FBI has located 30 pages of documents related to the June 27, 2016, tarmac meeting between former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton, …
Harvey Runoff Menaces Texas' Coral Reefs
The more than 13 trillion gallons of floodwater from Hurricane Harvey have created a massive plume of freshwater in the Gulf of Mexico that is threatening the coral reefs of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary about 100 miles …
Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Trump’s Plan To End Essential Healthcare Subsidies
President Trump announced last night that he will end subsidies to health insurance companies that help 7 million low-income Americans pay out-of-pocket costs. Earlier in the day, he signed an executive order to overhaul federal health regulations that will result …
Terry Crews Explains Why Sexual Assault Survivors Don't Come Forward
Actor Terry Crews said he understands why women are reluctant to raise sexual harassment allegations against Hollywood power brokers like Harvey Weinstein. Why does he get it? "Because this kind of thing happened to ME," Crews said Tuesday.
Cy-Fair ISD Student Says She Was Suspended for Sitting During Pledge
India Landry is a Cy-Fair ISD senior at Windfern High School who is no longer sure when she’ll be able to graduate after she says she was kicked out of school for not standing for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Scandal Grows As More Women Come Forward
Harvey Weinstein is heading to rehab. His wife of 10 years, Georgina Chapman, is heading to divorce court. And his former company is heading into an uncertain future.
U.S. Rep. Al Green, Houston Democrat, Unveils Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
U.S. Rep. Al Green, a Houston Democrat, introduced formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on the House floor then abruptly stepped back from the measure later in the day.
Now That Boy Scouts Will Admit Girls, The Competition Is On
Leia Pameticky has been waiting for this moment for much of her young life. When news broke that Boy Scouts of America will allow girls to join, the fourth grader from Kansas said she couldn't wait to go on the …
Students Receive Over 200 Free Passports from CIEE
Thursday morning, Panthers gathered in front of the Willie A. Tempton Sr. Memorial Student Center for a celebration! Prairie View A&M University was selected to be a part of the CIEE Passport Caravan where over 200 students were able to …
DHS Explores Ways to Transform Immigration System Without Congress
Even as the Trump administration is asking Congress to approve a tough overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, the Department of Homeland Security is also quietly exploring ways it could transform the US immigration system on its own.

