Posted on · Aside from tightening abortion restrictions and penalizing patients directly, as opposed to abortion providers, the bill also makes a modification to the definition of an “individual” in the state penal code. The implications could mean penalties for the use of emergency contraception or in vitro fertilization treatments.
Posted on · The line runs East-West across the city from downtown through Montrose, Greenway, the Galleria area, Westchase and out to West Oaks.
Posted on · Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo previously announced the approval of $9 million in funds for local apprenticeships in addition to over $13 million for upskilling, such as additional job training and retraining.
Posted on · In the last 10 years, Texas has closed a total of 750 polling locations — the most of any state.
Posted on · The website is meant to provide gun safety tips as well as information about local gun buyback programs and how to get a free safe gun storage kit.
Posted on · In Houston, many high schools that typically perform well, such as Bellaire, Westside, Lamar and Memorial, have seen significant drops in performance. Meanwhile, Carnegie Vanguard High School was the most highly ranked high school in the area.
Posted on · Harris County currently has a total of 330 beds for survivors. For comparison, New York City has approximately 10 times that number, despite having less than two times the population.
Posted on · One local expert says there are steps to be taken to ensure this does not happen again, but they will be costly. Additionally, the grid itself is far from fixed.
Posted on · Currently, the state only allows the use of medical cannabis containing 1% THC by weight or less for a small number of medical conditions.
Posted on · Fifty-five percent of Texans support the removal of Confederate Heroes Day, which honors leaders of the Confederacy like Robert E. Lee, as an official state holiday. Also, a narrow minority of Texans support legislation that would strip faculty at public colleges and universities of tenure if they teach critical race theory.
Posted on · When they are penalized, researchers said the penalties are little more than a “slap on the wrist.”
Posted on · Nationally, only around 15% of people report having gotten the most recent bivalent booster. In Harris County, numbers are even lower.
Posted on · A substantial portion of respondents — 46% — indicated they believe the state should save between $10 billion and $19 billion, and 73% of participants indicated support for raising the property tax exemption from $40,000 up to $60,000.