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Chris Hollins Receives First Mayoral Endorsement From Texas Legislator
Today, State Representative Joe Deshotel endorsed Chris Hollins to serve as the next Mayor of Houston, becoming the first member of the Texas House of Representatives to weigh in on the race. Serving 22 years in public office, Rep. Deshotel expressed confidence in Chris’s ability to effectively lead and deliver results.
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Winning is How We Do It
To protect women’s reproductive rights in Texas, Trans children and their families, our voting rights, consumers and pass gun safety legislation to protect our children in schools, we have to Win 76 State House seats, Win 16 Texas State Senate Seats and Elect Beto Governor, Mike Collier Lt. Governor and Rochelle Garza Attorney General. To protect women’s reproductive rights in Texas, Trans children and their families, our voting rights, consumers and pass gun safety legislation to protect our children in schools, we have to Win 76 State House seats, Win 16 Texas State Senate Seats and Elect Beto Governor, Mike Collier Lt. Governor and Rochelle Garza Attorney General.
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Cleveland woman indicted on murder charges after leaving her 16-month-old child alone for 10 days, prosecutors say
A Cleveland woman has been indicted on murder charges after she left her 16-month-old child alone for 10 days while she vacationed in Detroit and Puerto Rico and the baby died, prosecutors say.
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Teen gets life sentence for killing Spanish teacher
An Iowa teenager who killed his Spanish teacher was sentenced to life in prison Thursday, court documents show.
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Man indicted on murder charge in rapper Takeoff’s shooting death
A grand jury in Harris County, Texas, on Thursday indicted a man on a murder charge in connection with last year’s shooting death of Takeoff, a member of the rap group Migos.
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Habitual Stalker Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison
A 48-year-old Houston man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday for repeatedly stalking and harassing a woman with whom he had a prior relationship, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
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Houston Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Chinatown Jugging
A Houston man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison for his role in three attacks, including one in Houston’s Chinatown that left a woman paralyzed, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced today.
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Chris Hollins Previews First Television Ad in the City Controller’s Race
Houston City Controller candidate Chris Hollins previewed the first television ad in his campaign for City Controller today. Based on public fundraising reports, Hollins’s campaign is expected to be the only City Controller candidate on broadcast television this election.
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Baytown Man Sentenced to 60 Years In Prison For Stabbing Girlfriend At Motel
A Baytown man was sentenced to 60 years in prison for murder in the 2020 stabbing death of his girlfriend at a motel where they were staying, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
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Red Cross Helps those affected by Hurricane Idalia
Hurricane Idalia made landfall yesterday morning in Taylor County, Florida and moved northeast through Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. More than 100,000 people are without power from the storm. Currently, Idalia is bringing heavy rainfall and flash flooding to portions of the Carolinas. The Red Cross pre-positioned more than 400 disaster responders and truckloads of supplies to support the communities impacted. Two volunteers from The Texas Gulf Coast Region will be heading to Tallahassee today and tomorrow to help those in need.
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Tennessee police officer files federal lawsuit claiming he was denied job over HIV diagnosis
A Tennessee police officer has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, claiming “unlawful denial of employment” because of his HIV status, according to the complaint filed Friday in federal court.
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Houston Child Molester Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison Without Parole
A Houston child molester was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday for sexually assaulting four girls, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
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Woman gets life; pleads guilty to death of her 4-year-old daughter
An Ohio woman was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty in the death of her 4-year-old daughter, prosecutors said.
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Grandmother accused of shooting infant enters not guilty by reason of insanity plea
A Liberty Township grandmother accused of shooting her 6-month-old granddaughter has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Tim Kaine's Son Arrested After Allegedly Disrupting Pro-Trump Rally
Linwood Michael Kaine, the son of Virginia senator and former vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine, was one of five protesters arrested after allegedly disrupting a pro-Donald Trump rally inside the Minnesota State Capitol Saturday, according to St. Paul Police spokesman Steve Linders.
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Florida sheriff bans his deputies and office visitors from wearing masks on a day his county broke records for Covid-19 deaths
A mandate from a local sheriff in Florida is going against the recommendations from science and government officials: masks will not be worn.
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Governor Abbott Announces New Uber Hub in Dallas
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Uber Technologies, Inc. will establish a new U.S. General and Administrative Hub that will house various corporate functions in Dallas, Texas. Uber is a multinational company that offers ride hailing services, food delivery, and other forms of transportation worldwide. The project will create 3,000 new jobs and more than $75 million in capital investment. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant of $24,000,000 has been extended to Uber Technologies, Inc.
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Museum to Host Legendary Civil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta at Student Workshop, Public Program and Breakfast Panel Discussion Thursday and Friday, Dec. 5 and 6
Civil rights icon and community organizer Dolores Huerta comes to Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) Thursday and Friday, December 5-6 for a student workshop, sold out public program and panel breakfast discussion with some of Houston’s most accomplished Latina leaders including Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO Dr. Laura Murillo and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, among others.
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5 Ways Families Can Reduce Summer Learning Loss for Back to School
Post-summer “brain drain” or summer learning loss for students is real, according to Harris County Department of Education Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment for Kids (CASE for Kids) Director Lisa Thompson-Caruthers. Most teachers spend at least three weeks re-teaching last year’s lessons at the beginning of each school year, she said.
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Secretary of Agriculture disagrees with Idaho on hemp bust
The Secretary of Agriculture says Idaho is wrong when it comes to a legal ruling on hemp, that resulted in an out-of-state truck driver being charged.
