HPM Local Newscast
HPM Local Newscast for 8 am, Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Posted on · Local news updates from the Houston Public Media Newsroom. Last updated at 8 am, Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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Top Stories
ICE Confirms 27 Cases Of Mumps In Texas Detention Facilities, Children Under 16 No Longer Included In Proposed Migrant Shelter, HPD Investigates Local Catholic Priest, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Immigration
ICE Confirms 27 Cases Of Mumps In Detention Facilities Across Texas
Posted on · As we reported this week, there are 13 cases in the Houston area. The Houston Contract Detention Facility has eight confirmed cases and a facility located in Conroe has five cases.
News
Sheriff’s Office Will Make Harris County Jail More Child-Friendly
Posted on · The HCSO has won a grant for training and technical assistance from the National Institute of Corrections.
Local
Harris County Halts Investigation Of Voters Flagged By Secretary Of State
Posted on · County officials say they want to wait until the lawsuits filed against the state are resolved.
Texas
Analysis: A Green Appointee’s Harsh Introduction To Texas Election Politics
Posted on · Between his office's bungled efforts to find non-citizens among the state's registered voters and Democrats pouncing on state actions they believe are targeted at Hispanics and other groups, Texas Secretary of State David Whitley's confirmation is in peril.
Texas
Border Security At Eagle Pass Crossing Tightens As Army, Police Watch Migrants Gathered Across River
Posted on · The Border Patrol says at least 100 people were arrested this week trying to cross into the U.S. illegally through the Del Rio sector.
Health & Science
Houston’s Low Rate Of Measles Vaccinations Is The Worst In Texas
Posted on · In 2017, the most recent year with data compiled by the CDC, only 87.8 percent of Houston children between 19 and 35 months had the measles vaccine.
Top Stories
Abbott Announces 5 Emergency Items In State Of The State, Progressives Criticize Ogg’s Request For Increased Budget, And Cornyn Blasts Washington Bureaucracy
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
News
Cornyn Blasts ‘Bureaucrats’ For Delaying Post-Harvey Funding
Posted on · The senator, Governor Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz and several members of the Texas congressional delegation, are asking the federal government to speed up the process.
Top Stories
More Lawsuits Over Secretary Of State’s Advisory On Voter Fraud In Texas, Three Measles Cases In Harris County, And Fletcher Will Back METRO’s Regional Transit Plan
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Texas
More Civil Rights Groups Sue Over Secretary Of State’s Advisory On Potential Voter Fraud
Posted on · Galveston County's top election official is targeted in multiple new filings.
News
Texas Leaders Want Voters To OK Property Tax Revenue Growth Over 2.5 Percent. They Couldn’t Get 4 Percent In 2017.
Posted on · The leaders of both legislative chambers say they will be united this year — even if cities and counties push back — and that local officials should come to Austin with solutions in hand if they don't like new proposals.
Party Politics
Texas Says Voter Fraud May Be Happening, But Is It?
Posted on · The office of the Texas Secretary of State David Whitley recently flagged about 95,000 registered voters for citizenship checks.
Top Stories
Thousands Of Voters Mistakenly Flagged For Citizenship Checks, Federal Funds For Harvey Recovery, Texas’ Failure To Control Tobacco Use, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.