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During National Fair Housing Month, Commissioner Ellis announces $15M investment in affordable, safe, healthy housing

At the start of National Fair Housing Month, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis on Tuesday strongly advocated for Commissioners Court’s approval of a $15 million investment in federal funds for county officials to purchase over 100 single-family homes for affordable housing. Many of these homes will go into the County’s Community Land Trust for long-term affordability.

FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS PUTS AN END TO TEXAS FEDERAL BAIL LITIGATION

Court Makes Clear Controversial Harris County Case Should Never Have Been Brought to Federal Court

U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an opinion in the high-profile case of Daves v. Dallas County.

FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS PUTS AN END TO TEXAS FEDERAL BAIL LITIGATION

Court Makes Clear Controversial Harris County Case Should Never Have Been Brought to Federal Court

U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an opinion in the high-profile case of Daves v. Dallas County.

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Houston Mother Sentenced to Life for Killing 4-Month-Old Baby

Harris County DA's Office: Houston mother sentenced to life for killing 4-month-old daughter.

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U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is running for Houston mayor

Jackson Lee enters a mayoral contest that is already well underway. The early frontrunner is state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, and his competitors include Chris Hollins, the former Harris County clerk, and Amanda Edwards, a former City Council member.

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Celebrate ‘America’s New Art City’ at Midtown Houston’s Art in the Park this April

Midtown Houston announced today the annual Art in the Park event will take place April 21-22, 2023. Planned in the newly upgraded Baldwin Park, the theme for this year’s community event, which brings together local artists, food vendors, musicians, and performers, is Let Art Inspire HOU!

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H-GAC Seeks Public Input On Community Development Block Grant Mitgation Project Applications

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), in partnership with several local governments, will apply to the Texas General Land Office for approval to fund a selection of regional priority projects under a $62,000,200 allocation of Community Development Block Grant - Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds established by the approved Method of Distribution for Regional Mitigation Program funding for the Houston-Galveston region.

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The V.O. Burton Foundation Celebrates Women’s History Month

The V.O. Burton Foundation celebrated Women’s History Month on March 18th by hosting It’s March Madness Give Back Event At The Salvation Army Jones Residence Center In Houston, TX. This facility house women and children who are experiencing homelessness. Care packages were given to the ladies and backpacks with essential and fun items were given to the children. The youngest client the V.O. Burton Foundation served was three years old. Ms. Burton stated it was a privilege to serve these families in honor of Women’s History Month.

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Video shows Irvo Otieno being pinned to the floor in the moments before his death

Surveillance video released by a prosecutor Tuesday shows Irvo Otieno being pinned to the floor by multiple security officers at a Virginia state mental health facility in the moments leading up to his death earlier this month.

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The University of Houston-Downtown Receives Grant Nearing $2.5M To Improve Connectivity and Literacy of Houston’s Hispanic Community

Project Promises Significant Impact on Local Economy

Aspiring to be an anchor institution for Houston, the University of Houston-Downtown was recently awarded $2,470,225 by the U.S. Department of Commerce to upgrade the UHD bilingual e-library in support of connectivity and literacy skills of the Hispanic community. Additionally, this project will have a dramatic impact on workforce development and, ultimately, the local economy, as the City of Houston seeks to increase the literacy skills of Houstonians by one level. The benefits of this project will extend beyond Houston since access to the bilingual e-library will be available worldwide.

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Kenya opposition leader calls for weekly protests after being tear-gassed by police

Kenyan opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga has called for weekly nationwide protests against the high cost of living, in a brief address to demonstrators flanking his motorcade in Nairobi Monday.

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China's Xi stresses close ties with 'dear friend' Putin during his first visit to Russia since Ukraine invasion

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have met at the Kremlin and touted the close ties and strategic visions shared by China and Russia, on the first day of a state visit framed by Beijing as a peacemaking project despite deep skepticism in Kyiv and the West.

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Stephen Smith's family raises money to have body exhumed for private autopsy almost 2 years after Murdaugh case prompted renewed scrutiny

The family of a 19-year-old found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road in 2015 will seek to have his body exhumed, they announced last week, almost two years after state authorities reopened a probe into his death based on information learned while investigating the murders of Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh.

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House GOP requests Manhattan DA's testimony as they seek to discredit investigation into Trump

Three key House GOP chairmen took the extraordinary step on Monday of seeking to intervene in an investigation into Donald Trump ahead of potential criminal charges the former president may face. The move underscores the lengths House Republicans are going to try to defend Trump ahead of a potential indictment, even as they acknowledge they don't know the full scope of any potential charges.

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Sheriff Eric Fagan Awards $39,000 in Scholarships

This past Saturday, 26 graduating high school seniors from Fort Bend County each received a $1,500 scholarship from Sheriff Eric Fagan, Jokes and Justice, in partnership with Patrick’s Project, and Unlimited Visions Aftercare, Inc.

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NASA and Axiom unveil spacesuits astronauts will wear on the moon

NASA and Texas-based company Axiom Space have revealed a new spacesuit design — and it could be these very suits that are eventually worn by the first woman and person of color to walk on the moon.

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Former UGA football star Jalen Carter sentenced to probation in crash that killed teammate and team staffer, his attorney says

Former University of Georgia football standout Jalen Carter was sentenced to probation on Thursday for his role in the January crash that killed his teammate and a team staffer, his attorney told CNN.

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FHA makes housing more affordable for 850,000 borrowers Savings tied to median market home prices

Beginning March 20, a recent move by the Biden Administration will make owning a home more affordable for current and prospective homebuyers. Arriving just in time for the spring buying season, 850,000 mortgage borrowers who used FHA-financing for their homes as well as families choosing this popular mortgage program will benefit from lowered mortgage insurance premiums.

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Fort Bend County Judge KP George Host Fort Bend Forward: Community Conversations Series

A Conversation about Where We Were, Where We Are and Where We Are Going

Fort Bend County Judge P George will host the first quarterly dialogue series, Community Conversations, on Thursday, March 16, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., at the Fort Bend University Branch Library, 14010 University Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77479.

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7 Virginia sheriff's deputies charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of man in custody

Seven central Virginia sheriff's deputies were arrested and charged with second-degree murder Tuesday after a man in their custody died shortly after they took him from county jail to a state mental health facility, authorities say.