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Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis Praises Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as Jurist who will Help Return Hard-Won Constitutional Freedoms
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis on Thursday applauded the history-making swearing-in of Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th U.S. Supreme Court justice and the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.
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Theatre Communications Group Announces Major Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for TCG Books
heatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, is pleased to announce that The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will support the expansion of TCG Books through a two-year, $1,000,000 total grant.
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2 arrested in Philadelphia bus stop shooting that left 8 high school students injured
Two 18-year-olds have been arrested for allegedly unleashing a hail of gunfire at high school students waiting at a bus stop Wednesday in Northeast Philadelphia, leaving eight injured.
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Former MLB Player Otis Nixon Reported Missing
Police in an Atlanta suburb are appealing for help finding former Major League Baseball player Otis Nixon, who went missing Saturday.
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TWC Commissioner Representing Labor Alberto Treviño III
Published on July 27, 2023
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Fort Bend County Commissioner Dexter L. McCoy
Published on December 5, 2023
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Governor Abbott Waives Certain Licensing Renewal Regulations, Fees For Nurses
Governor Greg Abbott has waived certain regulations from the Texas Board of Nursing regarding licensing renewal and subsequent fees for nurses in Texas. The Governor's waiver authorizes a six-month grace period for nurses with expired licenses. This grace period will allow nurses who are otherwise in good standing to continue practicing and will give them additional time to renew their license without added fees and penalties.
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PFAW Responds to the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery
With the tragic news and video circulating about another unarmed Black man, Ahmaud Arbery, being terrorized, shot and killed -- this time by two white men who targeted the victim while he was jogging because they thought he was a burglary suspect -- Senior Director of Outreach and Public Engagement Diallo Brooks released the following statement:
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USCIRF Releases New Report about Protests in Cuba and Religious Freedom
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following factsheet on the July 11, 2021 (“11J”) protests in Cuba and their impact on freedom of religion or belief in the country:
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City Of Houston Shows Solidarity With The People Of Pakistan After Devastating Flooding
City Hall Lights Honor Victims And Local Pakistani Community
As a sign of solidarity with the Houston area Pakistani community, Mayor Sylvester Turner this evening authorized the lights of City Hall to shine green and white in honor of the victims of the devastating monsoon rains and floods in Pakistan. (see photos below).
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Carbon Monoxide Sickens Georgia Children in Video-game Truck
Fire crews responding to a call about an unconscious child at a birthday party soon found themselves dealing with a much bigger emergency: Nine people, most of them children, sick or unconscious with signs of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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“By and By: Charles Albert Tindley, the Father of Gospel Music” by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Bryan Collier
Every Sunday morning, you get to do your favorite thing. You get to sing.
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Black History Month Books for Kids
Your parents and your teachers try to tell you about the past. You like the stories they share, the things your grandparents did and the important celebrities that lived long ago. It's history and it's fun to know, so why not reach for these Black History Month books for kids ages 5 to 8...?
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Trump Labor Pick: 52% of Country is Dependent on Government, 'votes benefits to themselves'
In a 2011 speech to a conservative think tank, Donald Trump's choice to head the Labor Department, fast-food CEO Andrew Puzder, said the electoral balance in the country was tilted because a large segment of the population would always "vote benefits to themselves."
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Father of infant hospitalized with RSV warns parents to be alert as respiratory illness spreads quickly
Last week, Stephen Balka found himself living a parent's nightmare. His 2-month-old son Adrian was struggling to breathe, sometimes going as long as seven seconds between gasping breaths, the father said.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner and Commissioner Rodney Ellis at the press conference
Published on November 1, 2022
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Judge Lina Hildago, Commissioner Rodney Ellis, and congressional representative
Published on June 8, 2023
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Taral Patel for Commissioner - Fort Bend County Precinct 3
Published on September 19, 2023
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AKAs Takeover the Movies to Support Hidden Figures
It was wall-to-wall pink and green on Sunday, January 8, 2016, at the First Colony 24 theaters as the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. took over the theater. The ladies were in mass numbers to support the film Hidden Figures that tells the story of three extraordinary women – Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson - who made NASA history by helping with the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. All three women are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
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Ellis Leads Harris County Democrats Into Office
Rodney Ellis in one of his first acts as County Commissioner hosted a formal inaugural event at NRG Stadium Monday, January 2nd featuring Mayor Sylvester Turner administering a celebratory oath of office to Ellis, DA Kim Hogg, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Tax Assessor Ann Bennett Harris and 30 judges and constables in the largest Harris County Democrat stampede to office in decades.
