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Family of slain pregnant mother holds gun buyback event

The family of a pregnant mother shot and killed while trying to protect her young son during a shootout held a gun buyback event in Athens over the weekend.

Reynolds Files the Paid Sick Leave Act

Paid sick time is essential to Texans' economic security. Nearly forty percent of private sector workers and nearly eighty percent of the lowest-income workers do not have any paid sick time. Some workers that have paid sick time are penalized for using it or cannot use this time to care for sick family members. Absences can result in job loss which can devastate a family.

Special Children’s School in teaches differently-abled children side by side

5-year-old Eli runs and plays with friends but his parents say that was not always the case.

Mississippi Blues Trail unveils 203rd marker in Pensacola, Fla.

The Mississippi Blues Commission recognized the blues contributions of Pensacola, Fla., with the unveiling today of a Mississippi Blues Trail marker.

NAACP Monitoring Possible Voter Suppression Tactics in Georgia Gov. Race

The nation’s foremost civil rights organization is closely monitoring possible voter suppression in the state of Georgia stemming from Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s ongoing failure to process over 53,000 voter registration applications.

TheColeman Chronicle: The Opioid Epidemic and Its Effect On Our Children, Economy

I was selected by Texas House Speaker Straus to be a member of the Select Committee on Opioid and Substance Abuse this interim. My fellow committee members and I will address issues involving substance abuse throughout the state.

AFT’s Weingarten on Settlement of West Virginia Teachers’ Strike

Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on the recent decision by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to increase teacher and school service personnel salaries, end the attacks on seniority and paycheck deduction, and launch a task force to improve the state’s public health insurance program:

Alert #2: Midday Park & Ride Service Added to Accommodate Riders

METRO is adding more midday Park & Ride services to help riders who want to make earlier return trips. The routes listed below will begin picking up for return trips at Noon and will run about every 30 minutes.

Historic Portrait Unveiling and Dedication Ceremony to Be Held for Judges of 246th District Court

Judge John W. Peavy, Jr.’s Judge Peavy is not a stranger to making history and is a man of many “firsts”. Upon his appointment by Governor Dolph Briscoe in 1977, he became the first African American to serve as the first Family Law Judge in the state of Texas for the 246th District Court of Texas (1977-1994).

Biden to travel to Houston on Friday in the wake of extreme weather and power outages

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Houston on Friday as Texas works to recover from major winter storms and power outages.

HISD Board Appoints Houston Attorney Myrna Guidry To District IX Position

During a special meeting last Tuesday, the Houston Independent School District Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint attor- ney Myrna Guidry as the new trustee for District IX to fulfill the unexpired term of Wanda Adams.

Three Charged with Election Fraud for the 2020 Democratic Primary

Election news is making headlines once again but this time the news is not coming from Washington but from right in our own backyard.

Local Activist to Be Honored with Justice Medal

Nationally recognized activist and Honey Brown Hope Foundation Founder Tammie Lang Campbell will receive the Justice Medal Award from The Chad Cooper Company on Broadway (Times Square), who is bringing the highly anticipated, nationwide tour of “Justice On Trial: Black Lives Matter Too – The Play” to Houston.

Complete Communities University - Fall 2022 Leadership Training

Emerging leaders invited to apply for fall 2022 course

The Department of Neighborhoods (DON) invites Houston residents committed to making a positive impact in their communities to apply for Fall 2022 Complete Communities University (CCU) leadership training. The 8-week course will run September 21 – November 9. The classes will be held online via Microsoft Teams and in person on Wednesday evenings, 6-8:30 p.m. The application deadline is August 31, 2022.

Complete Communities University Leadership Training Promotes Civic Engagement

Emerging Leaders Invited To Apply For Fall 2022 Courses - Link Below

The Department of Neighborhoods (DON) invites Houston residents committed to making a positive impact in their communities to apply for Fall 2022 Complete Communities University (CCU) leadership training. The 8-week course will run September 21 – November 9. The classes will be held online via Microsoft Teams and in person on Wednesday evenings, 6-8:30 p.m. The application deadline is August 31, 2022.

Aaron Carter's manager 'pleased' his memoir has been put on hold

Aaron Carter's manager is happy that the planned release of a posthumous memoir has been held.

Fort Bend ISD Partners with Harvest Methodist Church

Leaders from Fort Bend ISD and Baines Middle School officially held a ribbon cutting for a resource room at the school, made possible by an exemplary partnership between the campus and Harvest Methodist Church.

Complete Communities University Leadership Training

The Department of Neighborhoods (DON) invites Houston residents to apply for enrollment in the Complete Community University (CCU) Spring 2023 leadership training course. The course will run 8 weeks, March 8 to April 26, 2023, Wednesdays, 6-8:30 p.m., in person and online via Microsoft Teams. In-person classes will be held at the City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby Street.

Department of Neighborhoods Announces Complete Communities University Training for Emerging Leaders

Spring 2023 session starts March 8 Application Deadline - February 8, 2023