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Congressman Al Green Delivers Billions For Small Businesses, Fair Housing & More In America Rescue Plan
On this past Wednesday, March 10, 2021, Con- gressman Al Green released the following statement after the final House passage of the American Rescue Plan:
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Harris County Files Amicas Brief With Texas Supreme Court Opposing Sovereign Immunity For ERCOT
Prolonged Blackouts Caused The Deaths of Nearly 80 Texans
Today, the Harris County Attorney’s Office (HCAO) filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief with the Texas Supreme Court opposing the Electricity Reliability Cooperative of Texas’s (ERCOT) argument that it is en- titled to governmental immunity (which would bar most people from suing ER- COT). The brief warns were the court to grant the ERCOT immunity, ERCOT could use that ruling to oppose lawsuits by residents in the wake of Winter Storm Uri and the collapse of the energy grid.
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Honoring Houston Women in the Pulpit
Women in the pulpit are always a controversial topic in some religious circles. Basing their belief of 1 Timothy 2:12 where Paul writes to Timothy in a letter saying, “I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.”
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Harris County Announces $550K in Grants to Combat Food Insecurity, Food Deserts
The Healthy Food Financing Initiative Will Award 6 Grants in its First Round
Healthy, fresh food should be affordable and accessible to everyone. Unfortunately, that is not the case for many Harris County residents. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 738,140 people in Harris County were considered food insecure, and at least 286,000 live in a food desert. As of January 2021, there are 360,000 children in Harris County experiencing food insecurity.
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Congressman Al Green Delivers Billions for Small Businesses and Fair Housing
Congressman Al Green delivers billions for small businesses, fair housing, and more in the American Rescue Plan.
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Houston Texans And Amegy Bank Presents First Small Business Boost Winner Award Of 2021
The Houston Texans organization was back out in the community with partner Amegy Bank on Tuesday awarding their first of eight 2021 Small Business Boost program packages. DeMarco Howard, owner of The Artz Studio located in The Heights received a $2,500 donation, marketing and promotional support from the Texans and Amegy Bank and an award plaque.
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Texas Southern Remains Optimistic After Tough Season Open Loss
After a heartbreaking 20-19 loss to open the season against Prairie View A&M, Texas Southern will enter the bye week looking to address some in-game mistakes that helped aid the Panthers in the Labor Day Classic at Prairie View this past Saturday. The Tigers (0-1) had a total of four turnovers (2 fumbles, 2 interceptions) with one fumble coming on the potential game winning drive that was recovered by the Panthers.
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The Grammys rarely award chart-topping Black artists with top honors, new study finds
"Blinding Lights" singer The Weeknd may be the latest chart-topping Black performer to be snubbed by the Grammys, but he's far from alone.
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Bowling Green State University sophomore dies after drinking at fraternity event, family attorney says
A sophomore at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Ohio died after drinking at a fraternity event, an attorney for his family said.
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Malala Yousafzai lands Apple TV+ deal and discusses her hope for International Women's Day
Nobel laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai is teaming up with Apple TV+ to bring empowering content to the streaming platform.
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Jury selection set to begin in Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd. Here's what to expect
The death that sparked a worldwide movement will take center stage in a heavily fortified Minneapolis courtroom as jury selection is set to begin in Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd.
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For the first time, girls were eligible to be Eagle Scouts -- and nearly 1,000 earned the elite rank
Valerie Johnston knew she wanted to be a Boy Scout since she was 6. That's when she started attending meetings with her brother. When she turned 8, she got special permission to get an official uniform, and she joined the co-ed group Venturing at 14.
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Task force on Capitol security released final report Monday
The task force established to review security at the US Capitol released its final report Monday, which calls for sweeping changes to improve US Capitol Police's emergency response and multiple security enhancements around the Capitol complex.
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Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré was tasked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in January to lead a review of Capitol security, which would end …
Published on March 8, 2021
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Fact check: Prisoners also got relief checks from the pandemic bills Trump signed and Cotton voted for
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican, is attacking Democrats for passing a pandemic relief bill that will send money to prisoners.
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A search for biological relatives leads an adopted woman to the FBI's most wanted list
Kathy Gillcrist knew she was adopted, but what she didn't know is that a search for her birth parents would lead her to the FBI's most wanted list.
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Blind 85-yo fears losing her home after winter storm damage
A family in southwest Houston said they're on the verge of losing their home following the aftermath of the winter storm that hit Houston three weeks ago.
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Ossie Riley, 85, sits next to her granddaughter, Lakita, in Houston. Ossie Riley is blind and fears she will lose her home that was damaged …
Published on March 8, 2021
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The role of an unexpected savior is not new to Tyler Perry
In an interview filled with one bombshell after another, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry revealed their fears and struggles with racism in the royal family. But one unlikely hero emerged in the saga: Tyler Perry.
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Fountain of Youth: Rockets looking for their “Used to Be” mentality with the addition of two players from the G-League.
With an 11-23 record in the first half of the 2020-21 NBA season and a current 13-game losing streak, the Houston Rockets took their bucket to the fountain of youth (G-League affiliate Rio Grande Vipers) looking for some of that “Used to Be” from earlier in the season and came up with two young and athletic players in Kevin Porter Jr. and KJ Martin.
