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Overlay Scheduled for Pizzitola and Rhea Streets

Houston City Council Member Dave Martin is pleased to announce Houston Public Works crews will be performing an asphalt overlay along Pizzitola Street, from Koenig Street to Debbielou Gardens Drive, and on Rhea Street, from the eastern dead end to Koenig Street. Construction is scheduled to begin the week of February 11, 2019 and be is expected to be complete by the end of March 2019, weather permitting.

NABJ Announces Three Key Appointments to National Office Staff

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced today three new additions to its national office staff.

Election Day for Texas State Representative District 145 Voters

Election Day is today for approximately 71,000 registered voters in Texas State Representative District 145. All polling locations for the Special Election to Fill a Vacancy will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

METRONext Public Meetings Underway

METRO Requests Public Input on Draft Regional Transit Plan

We asked, you spoke, we listened. Now METRO is giving you a look at the draft regional transit plan. The $7.5 billion Moving Forward Plan was designed with the public's input. Today in downtown Houston, the Authority held the second of its 2019 public meetings. Dozens of downtown workers and other community stakeholders attended.

Houston Based Law Firm Roberts Markland LLP Wins $3,800,000.00 Verdict For Disabled Passenger Who Was Dropped And Injured On A United Airlines Flight

United Airlines Passenger Erica Fulton Ecstatic To End Her Long Journey To Justice

On January 22, 2019, a federal jury serving the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas unanimously ordered United Airlines and its contractor AirServ to pay $3,800,000.00 to disabled passenger Erica Fulton of St. Petersburg, FL, who was dropped by airline employees as they transferred her from her chair into her first class seat.

Re-Cap: The Blackhouse Foundation at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival Day 3

For day three, The Blackhouse Foundation once again attracted enthusiastic participation from a star-studded crowd of attendees. Maintaining the electrifying pace set by the first two days, Sunday represented yet another series of unforgettable moments for the culture and thought-provoking conversations.

Governor Abbott Statement On Houston Police Shooting

Governor Greg Abbott today issued the following statement after it was reported that multiple Houston Police Department Officers were shot while serving in the line of duty:

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement on Shooting of Houston Police Officers

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and a Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, released the following statement in response to the shooting in the line of duty of five officers of the Houston Police Department:

Amazon packages undelivered, left on side of road

More than a dozen of Amazon packages were found on the side of the road in Arlington Sunday, addressed to homes not far from where they were left.

Woman charged after 3-month-old suffocated in her daycare

A daycare owner has been charged after a 3-month-old suffocated in her Maplewood home back in November 2018.

Michael Jackson's family calls documentary a 'public lynching'

One of the most talked-about documentaries of the year hasn't even released yet.

Just 4% of companies boosted hiring because of tax cuts

The expensive 2017 tax law failed to encourage Corporate America to embark on a boom in hiring or job-creating investment.

75% of the US population will suffer below-freezing temps this week

Absurdly cold weather is about to grip much of the United States, trapping millions of Americans in subzero temperatures and bringing "dangerous to impossible travel conditions."

'Black Panther' win at SAG Awards has us ready for a sequel

- It's still "Wakanda forever." The superhero mega-hit "Black Panther" won for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a motion picture at Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Finding Hope to Fuel Your Professional and Personal Passion

It is better to be called to the front of the room than to be in the front of the room and called back is a quote that I keep in my database because of the truth it holds. When natural gas trader turned businesswoman Miara Shaw first started on her entrepreneurial journey she loved operating in the shadows of her business. Happier to put her clients in the spotlight, Shaw wanted to simply utilize her network to connect women who needed resources with those who had them.

'Feel the fear': Climate change is now the talk of Davos

Has business finally woken up to the enormous challenges posed by climate change? This year's World Economic Forum provides some hope.

If Coast Guard members are killed during shutdown, their families won't get benefits

While members of the Coast Guard continue to risk their lives on deployment during the government shutdown, the service says it will not be able to provide death benefits to their families should they be killed in the line of duty. Retirees and their families will also be affected due to a lack of funding as long as the shutdown drags on.

Cigarette filters are the No.1 plastic pollutant ... and don't prevent cancer

Plastic straws and bags have received widespread attention as pollutants. But another, even bigger, plastic problem has been slipping under the radar -- cigarette filters.

Venezuela may 'spiral out of control' with at least 20 dead in protests, UN says

As two declared presidents vie for power in Venezuela, a UN human rights official says at least 20 people have died in protest-related violence this week in the Latin American country, sparking her concern that the situation there "may rapidly spiral out of control."

Mueller indicts Roger Stone, says he was coordinating with Trump officials about WikiLeaks' stolen emails

Roger Stone has been indicted by a grand jury on charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller, who alleges that the longtime Donald Trump associate sought stolen emails from WikiLeaks that could damage Trump's opponents while in coordination with senior Trump campaign officials.

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