Oped by Ben Jealous: Watch the Jan. 6 Hearings: Getting the Truth is the First Step in Holding People Accountable
Some extremely important truth-telling is happening in Washington, D.C. right now.
The Iman Project & The Plant Project Launch New Hands-On Summer Workshop Series for Kids
The Iman Project and the Plant Project plant shop in Houston are offering a fun, new “Plant Tiny Seeds” hands-on summer series just for kids on select Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, June through August!
U.S. Department of Education Delivers $1.5 Million in Emergency Funds to Support Uvalde Schools
Today, the U.S. Department of Education furthered the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government response to the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School by disbursing a $1.5 million School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) grant to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School …
Visulon releases a New 3D plugin, Custom viewer, and Image compression, all free with its core platform
Today Visulon announces the release and availability of advanced 3D image management technologies to enhance faster adoption of 3D for apparel, footwear, fashion, and sports brands. Vi3D is a set of tools designed in-house with new front-end and cloud technologies.
SpaceX gets key environmental approval for Mars rocket test — if it complies with mitigating actions
Federal regulators made a key decision on SpaceX's plans to launch its gargantuan Mars rocket, called Starship, into orbit from Texas — saying Monday that, as long as the company complies with 75 "mitigating actions," the rocket launches should clear …
Hundreds are urged to evacuate due to wildfire in Flagstaff, Arizona, as thousands more are told to prepare to leave
A wildfire burning just six miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, has prompted evacuations for hundreds of people, and thousands more have been told by authorities to prepare for future evacuation, authorities said Sunday night.
Some GOP states extend Medicaid coverage for new moms amid abortion debate
A growing number of GOP-led states are expanding Medicaid coverage to new moms at the same time as they seek to ban or limit access to abortions.
New federal rule aims to phase out residential furnaces that waste natural gas
President Joe Biden's Department of Energy on Monday will propose a new rule to make residential, natural gas furnaces more energy-efficient. It would be the country's first significant update to furnace standards since the 1990s.
7 takeaways from Monday's January 6 hearing
The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol detailed Monday how those around then-President Donald Trump told him he lost the 2020 election -- but he refused to listen, turning instead to his attorney Rudy …
Fort Bend County Offers Residents Respite from Scorching Temperatures
A heat advisory issued for Texas over the weekend expects temperatures to top out between 91-102 degrees on Saturday, as a result, public facilities located throughout Fort Bend County will open and serve as Emergency Cooling Centers, Saturday thru Sunday.
City of Houston Honors Black Music Executive Paris Eley In Celebration of African American Music Appreciation Month (Formally Black Music Month)
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Council Member Michael Kubosh, At- Large 3, will present a proclamation to Paris Eley on June 14, 2022, as “Paris Eley Day”. The proclamation will recognize this African American Music Executive who has worked at …
Fmr. FDA Associate Commissioner, Now President of CMPI Explains
Prescription drug middlemen, known as pharmacy benefit managers or PBMs have been criticized for charging high fees and steering consumers toward mail order pharmacies.
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation Unveil Little Free Libraries in Fifth Ward
The Honorable Rodney Ellis, Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner, Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation (Foundation), the Foundation’s Young Professionals Group (YPG), Julia C. Hester House and the Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation in celebration of their NeighborWorks Week announced today …
Some immigrants can be detained at least six months without bond hearing, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the federal government can continue to detain certain immigrants in removal proceedings without giving them a bond hearing after six months, in case where the Biden administration has prevailed over the immigration activists …
Conservative election attorney will testify before January 6 committee on Monday
Conservative Republican election attorney Ben Ginsberg will be among the witnesses testifying Monday before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, as the panel seeks to scrutinize how former President Donald Trump's election …
