Fort Bend County Offers Grant Funding to Nonprofits for Family Violence Prevention
Fort Bend County in support of family violence prevention invites area nonprofit service providers to sign up for the Family Protection Grant to help support survivors of domestic violence and their children.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston encourages volunteers to step up during January’s National Mentoring Month
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston, the region’s leading youth development organization, recognizes National Mentoring Month throughout January and encourages community members to step up and volunteer to make a difference in the lives of young people. The organization …
Getting COVID shots in all kids begins with understanding community barriers
The new year begins with good news for anxious parents wanting COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for their children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster for children 12 to 15 years of …
Congressman Al Green Strongly Disapproves of the Texas GLO’s Mismanagement of Hurricane Relief Funds
On Saturday, January 8, 2022, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement:
People For the American Way Announces the Full-time Appointment of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick As Executive Director of the People For Foundation
Today, People For the American Way President and CEO Ben Jealous announced the full-time appointment of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick as Executive Director of People For and praised Myrick’s progressive record as Mayor. Myrick will transition from his duties as …
Katy Prairie Conservancy preserves nearly 965 acres of land for conservation projects
The Katy Prairie Conservancy (KPC) announces the preservation of nearly 965 acres of additional land for two important land conservation projects, increasing lands conserved by the land trust to 30,127 acres. The lands will be protected from any future commercial …
People For: Biden ‘Must Deliver’ on Voting Rights in Atlanta
As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris prepare to travel to Atlanta to call for federal voting rights protections, People For the American Way President Ben Jealous released the following statement:
Texas Customs And Border Protection officers seize $358K in methamphetamine at Los Indios Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Los Indios International Bridge seized $358,908 in methamphetamine on Jan. 3.
Foundation behind network pushing election and coronavirus conspiracies had its tax-exempt status revoked. It still solicits donations
An online media network that promotes election and coronavirus-related conspiracy theories is soliciting donations and telling donors their contributions will be tax-deductible -- even though its foundation's tax-exempt status has been revoked by the IRS.
Farmington boy to miss hockey season to battle leukemia again
A young Farmington hockey player received a special sendoff Sunday morning as he faces off against a tough opponent.
Fishermen rescued after ice shelf separates from shore in Green Bay
Ice fishermen in Wisconsin had a rare kind of scare this weekend when a large ice shelf broke off and drifted out into the water.
Why Covid-19 tests are in short supply
The US has been on a troubling course in its fight to end the pandemic: Since the first cases of Covid-19 caused by the Omicron variant were identified in the US, case numbers have been on the rise, with hundreds …
Harris County Judge Raises COVID-19 Threat Level to Level 1: Red
Just after 20 days of raising the threat level to orange, Harris County Judge Lina Hildago is prepared to raise it once more to red. Known as level 1, the red threat level encourages everyone to Stay Home and Play …
Driver hospitalized in turnpike shooting: Troubling trend is an “epidemic’ says criminologist
The search is on for the gunman who opened fire on the Florida Turnpike over the weekend which sent one man to the hospital. The shooting is part of a troubling trend we have been seeing on South Florida roads.
Biden raises concerns with Ethiopia's Abiy over Tigray air strikes, urges ceasefire
US President Joe Biden spoke with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday, raising concerns over air strikes in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region and urging the leader of Africa's second most populous country to negotiate a ceasefire after 14 months …
