Business
Houston’s contract janitors are planning to strike if upcoming wage negotiations fail
Posted on · The current contract will expire at the end of the month, leaving many janitors hopeful for an increase to their hourly minimum wage.
Lucio Vasquez
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Politics
Lina Hidalgo says she expects to be targeted next in what she calls a political investigation by Kim Ogg
Posted on · In her first one-on-one interview about the Elevate Strategies investigation, Hidalgo lays out her case for why she accused the DA of a political vendetta.
Politics
Lina Hidalgo accuses DA Kim Ogg of election year politics in COVID outreach contract investigation
Posted on · Hidalgo accused Ogg of using misleading evidence to obtain search warrants that resulted in the arrest of her chief of staff and two former senior staffers.
Politics
Leaked Roe v. Wade opinion puts abortion rights on the ballot in Texas
Posted on · Both gubernatorial candidates – incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O’Rourke – addressed the issue Thursday.
BREAKING
An officer was shot at a southeast Houston gas station, HPD says
Posted on · HPD says the incident occurred at 14800 Gulf Freeway at Astoria.
Health & Science
Houston-area abortion rights advocates protest against threat of total state-wide ban
Posted on · The protest was held in response to a majority of the justices who reportedly voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a leaked draft opinion published by Politico late Monday.
Energy & Environment
A disease is killing forest and shade trees in the Houston area
Posted on · The pathogen is known as laurel wilt, and mainly affects red bay, sassafras, avocados, swamp bay and other related trees.
Criminal Justice
Inmate dies after a fight in Beaumont’s high security federal prison
Posted on · An inmate sustained life-threatening injuries after a fight in the United States Penitentiary Beaumont, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Immigration
Houston Asylum Office is mishandling asylum screening process, immigration attorneys say
Posted on · The complaint alleges that the Houston Asylum Office is mishandling Credible Fear Interviews, which are used to gauge an asylum seeker's risk of danger if they were to return to their country.
Politics
Lina Hidalgo staffers will stay on the job after felony charges connected to an $11 million COVID-19 contract
Posted on · Hidalgo said that she believed the "unfair" accusations were politically motivated, since she's running for reelection in November.
Energy & Environment
A proposed East Aldine concrete batch plant would be built next to a park for people with disabilities
Posted on · Representatives from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality heard testimony from several community members who were concerned about the potential pollution from the facility.
Criminal Justice
Nearly 300 people were released from Harris County Jail after a computer system outage
Posted on · The outage prevented detainees from appearing in front of a judge within a state-required time frame, leading to the mass release.
Criminal Justice
Another grand jury has declined to indict former Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson
Posted on · It comes after a Harris County grand jury declined to indict Watson on nine other criminal complaints two weeks ago.
Houston
Fire department schedules a controlled burn at the Houston Arboretum, smoke expected near Memorial Park
Posted on · Smoke may be present near IH 610 West Loop and Woodway Drive as a result of the fire.
Politics
Hidalgo says she won’t fire staffers at the center of an $11 million COVID outreach contract probe
Posted on · Harris County Lina Hidalgo said she didn't believe there was enough information to justify firing her employees.