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HPD Participates In National Police Week
Posted on · A memorial service for fallen officers, an awards ceremony for HPD employees and tours of the Training Academy are some of the activities
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Zuckerberg Takes Responsibility For Analytics Scandal In Meeting With Lawmakers Ahead Of Hearing
Posted on · In Washington, Zuckerberg is also meeting with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, according to a spokesman. Read Zuckerberg's full statement below
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More Than 20 Cities And States Sue Government Over Census Questions
Posted on · The new lawsuit comes more than a week after California filed a similar lawsuit in San Francisco federal court against Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Census Bureau officials
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WATCH: Hundreds Of Thousands March For Gun Control Across The U.S.
Posted on · Massive crowds descended upon Washington, D.C., and across the nation Saturday to march for gun control in the U.S., following the deadly shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., last month
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Turner And Emmett Agree With Bush On Framework For Post-Harvey Federal Aid
Posted on · The Houston Mayor recently criticized the Texas Land Commissioner because he considered local leaders were not being properly consulted
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3158: Controlled Avalanches
Posted on · Episode: 3158 Controlling Avalanches with Artillery Fire. Today, averting natural disaster … with guns.
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Houston ‘Dreamers’ Go To Washington To Ask Lawmakers To Help Them With A Fix For DACA
Posted on · Although a federal judge has temporarily blocked the government’s decision to terminate the program, they still consider passing legislation is "urgent"
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Houston’s Recovery Czar Concerned Federal Funding For Harvey Victims Is Over
Posted on · Concerns from the Hurricane Czar as Washington has seemingly moved on from funding relief efforts
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‘Drain The Swamp’? Hardly. Washington Appears More Stuck In The Muck Than Ever
Posted on · "We have dysfunction in Congress; we have dysfunction, I think, in the presidency; and we have dysfunction in the lobbying community" — reform lobbyist Meredith McGehee
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UPDATED: Trump Says Administration’s Response To Hurricane In Puerto Rico ‘A 10’
Posted on · FEMA wants to hire as many as 2000 local people to help respond to individual recovery efforts, in Puerto Rico and elsewhere
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District Court Judge Allows Undocumented Teenager To Get An Abortion In Texas
Posted on · Despite the ruling, the State of Texas weighed-in on the case, telling the Federal Court in Washington D.C. that the teenager had no right to an abortion in Texas
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US Urges No Travel To Cuba, Cuts Embassy Staff
Posted on · The United States is warning Americans against visiting Cuba and ordering more than half of its Havana embassy personnel to leave the island, senior officials said Friday.
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Police Respond To Shooting Reports At Washington High School
Posted on · One killed, three injured in shooting at high school in Washington state.
Houston Matters
Examining The Strange Relationship Between Texas And Washington, D.C.
Posted on · Texas has a long love-hate relationship with the federal government, but could all that be changing with the appointment of numerous Texans to jobs in the Trump administration?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1351: M. & Mme Blanchard
Posted on · Episode: 1351 Balloonists Jean-Pierre and Marie Blanchard, the first barnstormers. Today, we join George Washington at a balloon ascent.