Criminal Justice
1 person is dead and 13 injured after a shooting at a Baytown vigil
Posted on · Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the shooting happened Sunday evening when about 50 people were gathered for a celebration of life.
Astros
Alvarez returns from double knee surgery to win ALCS MVP
Posted on · Alvarez hit .522 with one homer, three doubles, a triple and six RBIs in Houston’s six-game victory. He got nine hits in his last 13 at-bats, raising his postseason average to .441 with two homers and nine RBIs.
Sports
Houston Astros ace Lance McCullers was left off ALCS roster against the Red Sox
Posted on · The right-hander left Game 4 after four innings because of forearm tightness. No announcement has been made on the severity of his injury, so there is a possibility he could return if the Astros advance to the World Series.
Politics
Art Acevedo is officially out as Miami police chief after commissioners vote to end his tenure
Posted on · The five commissioners took the step following a trial-like hearing Thursday in which he was criticized for offending fellow Cuban-Americans and losing the trust of his officers.
Politics
Art Acevedo will be fired from his job as Miami police chief after 6 months
Posted on · Miami City Manager Art Noriega said Monday that he suspended Acevedo with the intent to terminate his employment, after the former Houston police chief was lambasted by city commissioners who he accused of meddling in the police department and internal affairs investigations.
Business
Southwest is the latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers
Posted on · Employees can seek approval to skip the shots due to medical or religious reasons.
COVID-19
New Details Emerge In NYC Restaurant Brawl Over Vaccine Proof Involving 3 Houston Women
Posted on · Attorneys for Carmine’s and for three women from Texas who are facing charges tell the New York Times that the women had provided documentation of COVID-19 vaccinations but that the altercation escalated after two men who joined the party didn’t have proof.
Politics
It’s In — And Big: Senators Unveil $1T Infrastructure Proposal
Posted on · The over 2,700-page bipartisan bill, finalized Sunday night, includes money for roads, transit systems and high-speed internet access. It's the first phase of President Biden's infrastructure plan.
Immigration
Judge Orders End To DACA, Current Enrollees Safe For Now
Posted on · A federal judge in Texas has approved a request by a group of states to end an Obama-era program that shielded young immigrants from deportation.
Criminal Justice
Baytown Officers Face Assault Counts Over Traffic Stop
Posted on · Baytown police Officers Teddy Sims and Samuel Serrett and detention officer Shan Dunlap were charged Thursday with felony aggravated assault.
Immigration
A GOP Donor Is Funding South Dakota National Guard Troops In Texas
Posted on · South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says she will use a donation from a Republican donor to fund a deployment of up to 50 South Dakota National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico. Noem joins a growing list of Republican governors sending law enforcement officers to Texas.
Criminal Justice
Houston Chief Calls 1977 Police Killing ‘Straight-Up Murder’
Posted on · Joe Campos Torres was a Mexican-American Vietnam War veteran who was beaten to death by Houston police officers in 1977.
Health & Science
Judge Tosses Houston Methodist Hospital Workers’ Vaccine Requirement Challenge
Posted on · In a scathing ruling Saturday, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes deemed the lead plaintiff's contention that the vaccines are “experimental and dangerous” to be false and otherwise irrelevant.
CORONAVIRUS
Mexico To Use US-Donated Vaccines Along Border
Posted on · 1 million U.S. doses of the Johnson & Johnson shot will be used to vaccinate border residents in an effort to fully reopen border crossings.
Immigration
U.S. Formally Ends Policy For Asylum-Seekers To Wait In Mexico
Posted on · The Trump-era immigration policy previously forced about 70,000 asylum-seekers into Mexico as they waited for hearings in U.S. immigration court.