First On CNN: Security Costs Skyrocket at 'lightning rod' EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency is beefing up security measures surrounding Administrator Scott Pruitt to an unprecedented level, CNN has learned, as members of Congress are asking if the costs are a "potential waste or abuse of taxpayer dollars."
Trump Goes to Senate to Talk Taxes, Health Care
President Donald Trump travels to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to meet with Senate Republicans at their weekly policy lunch as he pushes forward on tax cuts.
Melania Trump to Address Bullying in Surprise Trip to Michigan
First lady Melania Trump is making good on a promise she made earlier this year to combat childhood bulling, taking a surprise trip Monday to a middle school in a Detroit suburb.
5 Things for October 23: Tax Reform, Japan, JFK Documents
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Fall Commencement Exercises Streamlined to One Ceremony
This fall, commencement exercises will be streamlined to one ceremony that recognizes all degree candidates. This realignment marks a return for PVAMU to its tradition of hosting one ceremony that incorporates all colleges and the School of Architecture.
Former NASA Administrator and Astronaut Charles Bolden to Receive 2017 Nierenberg Prize at UC San Diego
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Major General and former NASA Administrator Charles Frank Bolden Jr. has been selected as recipient of the 2017 Nierenberg Prize.
Movement for Black Lives Launches Project for ‘electoral justice’ for Black People
The Movement for Black Lives, a massive group including the Black Lives Matter movement, has launched a new project aimed at providing ‘electoral justice’ for Black people.
In Loving Memory of Marie Mosede Sonnier Heileman
Marie Mosede Sonnier Heileman was born to the late Ernest and Della Marie (Jolivette) Sonnier in Carencrow, Louisiana on November 14, 1934. In her teens, she moved to Houston. She attended E. O. Smith Middle School. She had to stop …
Scholarship Fund Established for Children of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson
The death of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson of Miami Gardens, FL, one of four soldiers killed Oct. 4 by ambush in Niger, wasn’t just another tragedy involving a constituent to U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson. So, she and her …
Sheila Jackson Lee Celebrated for Her Involvement in Extending D-SNAP Services in Houston
TMO clergy members and leaders are meeting Tuesday at Christ Church Cathedral to recognize Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for efforts to extend D-SNAP services in Harris County.
Puerto Rico's Cash Crisis: 35% of Banks Still Closed
More than a third of the banks in Puerto Rico are still closed a month after Hurricane Maria pummeled the island.
Challenge to Texas Voter ID Law Should be Over, AG Argues
Attorney General Ken Paxton argued in a new court document filed, has expected a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals calling for the judges to end a challenge to the state’s new voter ID law for good.
City of Prairie View Ordinance Prohibiting Parking Along F.M. 1098
The City of Prairie View has adopted an ordinance for both the north and south sides of F.M. 1098 starting at University Drive to LW Minor street. This ordinance prohibits the parking of vehicles at any time.
Historian Fights to Clear the Names of Black Soldiers Who Rioted in Houston 100 Years Ago
Hurricane Harvey put Houston back in the headlines, but a hundred years ago the city made news for a very different reason. Black soldiers at Fort Logan had gone on a rampage, prompting the largest murder trial in U.S. history. …
City Council Votes to Approve HEB Lease Agreement with HHFC
City Councilman Dwight Boykins and the rest of the Houston’s City Council voted to approve an ordinance authorizing a lease agreement between the City of Houston and the Houston Housing Finance Corp, President and Chaired by Redick Edwards, for land …
