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Bill To Limit Use Of Chemicals In Firefighting Foams, Local Effects Of A Trade War With China, Coach For Houston’s New Pro Football Team, And More
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Houston Public Media Wins Big At Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards
Posted on · News 88.7 journalists won first place in the following categories: Continuing Coverage, Best Local Talk Show, Beat Reporting, and Serious Feature.
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Democrat MJ Hegar Challenges John Cornyn, New Information On Deadly Plane Crash In Central Texas, And U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher Discusses Mueller Report
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Rethinking Water Detention And Development Regulations In Greater Houston
Posted on · Water detention and drainage systems in the Houston region should be re-examined based on a more comprehensive analysis of watersheds.
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In Aftermath Of Massive Deer Park Fire, Suggestions On Improving Readiness
Posted on · UH Professor Ramanan Krishnamoorti says government agencies and the petrochemical industry should be more proactive and transparent about safety and emergency plans.
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Environmental Regulators Rejected NASA’s Offer To Monitor Air Pollution After Harvey
Posted on · An investigative story by the LA Times reports the space agency offered to deploy a sophisticated airplane to monitor pollution levels over the area the hurricane impacted. The TCEQ says the data it would have collected wouldn't have been useful because it wouldn't have been gathered at ground level.
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Houston United Methodists React To Denomination’s Decision To Bar LGBTQ Clergy
Posted on · The church’s General Conference has also approved a plan to define marriage as the union of man and woman. It also adds more punitive accountability measures regarding officiating same sex marriages.
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Ft. Bend County District Attorney Asks School Board Members Not To Rebury Sugar Land 95
Posted on · Brian Middleton says the site with the remains of whom are believed to be 95 African-American inmates that were forced to work in sugar cane fields should be a landmark.
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Harris County Officials Will Be Very Cautious About Questioning Voters’ Citizenship
Posted on · Special Assistant County Attorney Douglas Ray says they are also closely monitoring the lawsuits over the advisory from the Texas Secretary of State.
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Fletcher Will Back METRO’s Regional Transit Plan
Posted on · Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher says she’ll use her seat on the House Transportation Committee to help get the agency federal support and funding to expand public transportation for Greater Houston.
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Dan Crenshaw Supports Border Wall But Doesn’t Agree With Trump On Everything
Posted on · The freshman U.S. Representative is not in favor of trade tariffs nor pulling U.S. troops out of Syria.
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New Protocol On Bail System Would Increase Workload Of Pretrial Services In Harris County
Posted on · About 85 percent of those arrested on misdemeanors would be released on cash free bonds.
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Unions Support Bill That Would Provide $5,000 Raise To Texas Teachers
Posted on · The presidents of the Texas State Teachers Association and the Houston Federation of Teachers also criticize merit based pay in public education.
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Survey Reveals Misconceptions And Opinions Houstonians Have About Muslims
Posted on · More than 70 percent of respondents think Muslims are making positive contributions to the country, but 31 percent believe they are sympathetic to terrorist attacks.
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Border Mayors React To President Trump’s Prime-Time Address On Immigration
Posted on · Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz says Trump didn’t convince him. McAllen Mayor Jim Darling notes the President referred to the humanitarian aspect of the situation at the border.