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Cops: 2 kids found alive after a sex offender took them
An Amber Alert issued for a 8-year-old girl has been canceled after she was found alive, the Bosque County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday.
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Why the Trumpist election fraud conspiracy just won't die
The Arizona audit was emptier than Al Capone's vault. After months of promises from former President Donald Trump and others involved with the sham audit of votes in Maricopa County that the findings would show rampant fraud, it showed nothing of the sort. In fact, Joe Biden gained 99 votes in the audit, while Trump lost 261.
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Mother accused in child's death has criminal record for prostitution, arson, other charges
The Shreveport mother accused of tossing her two young children from a bridge into Cross Lake, killing one and injuring the other, has spent time behind bars on prostitution, arson and other charges over the past 15 years, court records show.
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Child dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba at a Texas splash pad
A child in North Texas died earlier this month after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba at a city splash pad, officials announced on Monday.
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Vulnerable House Democrats stick by Biden as GOP attack ads ramp up
House Democrats in competitive races are putting little daylight between themselves and President Joe Biden, even as Republicans ratchet up their efforts to use the President as a cudgel against their Democratic opponents in the midterm elections.
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Governor Abbott, TDEM Launch COVID-19 Antibody Infusion Center In Texarkana Region
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), in partnership with local officials, launched a new COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center in Nash, a suburb of Texarkana. The infusion center began accepting patients today and has been provided with monoclonal antibodies to treat outpatient cases of COVID-19 with a doctor’s referral. This treatment is available at no cost to the patient. Local partners include Bowie County, the City of Nash and the City of Texarkana.
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John Cisneros Named Chair of Houston Symphony's Hispanic Leadership Council
The Houston Symphony announced today that John Cisneros, Ed.D is the Symphony’s Hispanic Leadership Council Chair for the 2021–22 Season. The Hispanic Leadership Council is a membership group comprising business, education, and community leaders who advise the Symphony on how it can better connect with the Hispanic population in Greater Houston.
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Nearly a dozen states enacted laws this year that could subvert the results of future elections, analysis finds
Nearly a dozen states have enacted laws this year that pave the way for election subversion, and additional proposals are gaining momentum in other states, according to a new tally by a nonpartisan group that tracks election-related bills.
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Harris Health Receives $2.6M Federal Grant to Expand Opioid Addiction Care
A patient tearfully tells Dr. Mohammad Zare at one of Harris Health System’s community health centers how her life would’ve been so different had she received timely treatment for her opioid addiction. For one, she would still have a home and custody of her child.
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MOVE Texas Hosts Voter Registration Events Across Texas for National Voter Registration Day
Today is National Voter Registration Day and MOVE Texas is hosting more than 50 drives all across Texas to register thousands of new voters in the wake of egregious restrictions on the freedom to vote enacted earlier this year. These restrictions were enacted despite the intense opposition of thousands upon thousands of Texans who showed up at the state capitol to make their voices heard.
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Attorney for Gabby Petito's family skeptical that fiancé Brian Laundrie's family will help FBI search
An attorney for Gabby Petito's family expressed skepticism Tuesday that the parents of her fiancé Brian Laundrie would help in the FBI's ongoing search for him.
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New York's governor signs executive order to address potential health care worker shortages as vaccine mandate begins
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order to address potential health care worker shortages as the state's health care vaccine mandate went into effect overnight Monday into Tuesday.
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Russia reports its worst single-day Covid-19 death toll since start of pandemic
Russia reported its highest Covid-19 death toll in a single day on Tuesday with 852 coronavirus-related deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the country's coronavirus response center.
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South Texas College of Law Houston to Honor Three Exceptional Alumni at 2021 Alumni Association Annual Luncheon
South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) will honor three exceptional graduates Sept. 28 at its 2021 Alumni Association Annual Luncheon at Hotel ZaZa-Houston Museum District.
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The Honorable Kyle Carter ’00 — judge of the 125th District Court in Harris County — is the 2021 recipient of South Texas College of …
Published on September 27, 2021
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Governor Abbott, TDEM Launch State-Sponsored COVID-19 Antibody Infusion Center In Waco
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), in partnership with local officials, will launch a new COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center in Waco. The infusion center will begin accepting patients tomorrow and has been provided with monoclonal antibodies to treat outpatient cases of COVID-19 who have a referral from a doctor.
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Kelly Price says she almost died from Covid-19
Singer Kelly Price has broken her silence after her family said she was missing following her announcement she had contracted Covid-19.
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Bill Barr was right about this
In the spring of 2020, when there was still time for President Donald Trump to shift the focus of his re-election campaign, his attorney general, William Barr, reportedly offered the candidate sound (if expletive-laden) advice on the power and predilections of moderate suburban voters.
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Commissioner Ellis, Mayor Turner and County Judge Hidalgo Celebrate former Texas Gov. Ann Richards’ Legacy with Downtown ‘Ann Banners’
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, County Judge Lina Hidalgo and others on Thursday, Sept. 23 commemorated the 30th anniversary of late Gov. Ann Richards’ inauguration with announcing 50 downtown banners that celebrate her legacy.
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Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, left, and Arthur L. Schechter, former U.S. Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, talk on side of the Gov. …
Published on September 27, 2021
