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Houston’s Student Congress Launches New Civic Fellowship
Posted on · The new civic fellowship is open to students from all school districts in the Greater Houston region.
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When Texans Aren’t Engaged, Texans Don’t Vote
Posted on · If you want Texans to vote, you have to get their attention, to give them something engaging to consider. There's a constitutional amendment election starting next week. Interested?
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Why Don’t More Latinos Vote?
Posted on · This is Hispanic Heritage Month. As such, some national and local civic organizations are engaged in a city-wide campaign to increase voter registration among Latino voters in Houston. While Texas is home to the country’s second-largest Latino population, and Hispanics represent the largest ethnic population in Greater Houston, studies suggest they don’t vote as much […]
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Why is Gang Activity Increasing in the Suburbs?
Posted on · For some time now, Houston gang movement has become more prevalent in suburban areas. Among the reasons: a crackdown by law enforcement in the city, pushing gangs to operate out of town, a wealth of wholesale illicit drug suppliers, and high profit expectations from suburban drug operations. Folks in the burbs tend to associate gang […]
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Should We Take Texas’ Low Rankings in Child Well-Being with a Grain of Salt?
Posted on · The latest Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation was released last week. Itâs the 25th edition of the report, and it once again shows Texas ranks low among the U.S. states in overall child well-being. That ranking is based on a variety of factors, including education (more than half of Texas children donât attend pre-school), and economic […]
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Could the So-Called ‘Ike Dike’ Come to Fruition?
Posted on · It’s by no means a new idea. But the recently formed Bay Area Coastal Protection Alliance is trying to move the coastal barrier idea forward. So, we find out why, and hear the case for what is popularly-known as the “Ike Dike” to protect Galveston Bay communities from storm surge brought by the next great tropical storm or […]
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How Effective are Restraining Orders in Preventing Domestic Violence?
Posted on · Six members of a family in suburban Spring who were shot to death last week will be laid to rest today in a private ceremony. Katie and Stephen Stay, and their four youngest children died in the attack. The couple’s 15-year-old daughter Cassidy survived, called police, and identified her uncle, Ronald Lee Haskell, as the […]
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Will a Challenge to Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance Make the November Ballot?
Posted on · Last week, opponents of Houstonâs recently-passed non-discrimination ordinance turned in signatures to a petition calling for a November vote to consider repealing the measure. 17,269 signatures are needed from registered Houston voters in order to trigger such a vote. Opponents turned in 50,000, but they are all subject to verification over the next month, and the total […]