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Politics

Lina Hidalgo says she expects to be targeted next in what she calls a political investigation by Kim Ogg

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on May 19, 2022 · In her first one-on-one interview about the Elevate Strategies investigation, Hidalgo lays out her case for why she accused the DA of a political vendetta.

Tags District Attorney Kim Ogg Elevate Strategies Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo

Politics

Lina Hidalgo accuses DA Kim Ogg of election year politics in COVID outreach contract investigation

Paul DeBenedetto / Lucio Vasquez

Posted on May 17, 2022 · Hidalgo accused Ogg of using misleading evidence to obtain search warrants that resulted in the arrest of her chief of staff and two former senior staffers.

Tags alexandra del moral mealer dane schiller Jack Cagle Kim Ogg Lina Hidalgo vidal martinez

Houston

Search for suspects continues after 2 killed at north Houston flea market

Mark Norris

Posted on May 16, 2022 · The sheriff’s department believes the shooting at the Sunny Flea Market took place after a fight between two groups.

Tags crime flea market houston shooting

Politics

2nd place candidate requests audit in race to replace Garnet Coleman, citing rumors and delays

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on May 13, 2022 · Danielle Keys Bess referenced unproven "rumors of mail-in ballot harvesting" in her demand, prompting her opponent Jolanda Jones to criticize her as going "full Trump."

Tags Danielle Keys Bess Donald Trump Garnet Coleman isabel longoria jolanda jones mail in ballot

Politics

Texas law banning social media ‘viewpoint discrimination’ reinstated for now

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on May 12, 2022 · House Bill 20 was passed after several conservatives -- most notably, former President Donald Trump -- were banned on social media platforms.

Tags censorship Donald Trump facebook house bill 20 social media twitter

Politics

Texas voting laws violate election officials’ right to speech, lawyers tell Texas justices

Haya Panjwani

Posted on May 11, 2022 · The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case between Harris County Election Administrator Isabel Longoria and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Tags 2021 Texas Legislature Attorney General Ken Paxton Brennan Center for Justice elections harris county isabel longoria

Politics

Texas argues Facebook and Twitter are a ‘modern-day public square’ in defense of censorship law

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on May 9, 2022 · Lawyers for the social media companies say the law, HB 20, is an infringement on their First Amendment rights.

Tags censorship Computer and Communications Industry Association Donald Trump facebook First Amendment hb 20 house bill 20 netchoice Ryan S. Baasch social media twitter U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Politics

Jolanda Jones edges out Danielle Keys Bess in special election to fill former state Rep. Garnet Coleman’s seat

Andrew Schneider

Posted on May 8, 2022 · The narrow victory means Jones will have to work harder to win a full term as state representative for House District 147 in the primary runoff election scheduled for May 24.

Tags Danielle Keys Bess Garnet Coleman jolanda jones special election Texas Legislature

Politics

‘The guy’s gonna have a wreck’: Transcript shows GOP activist Steve Hotze describing failed election fraud investigation to former U.S. attorney

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on May 6, 2022 · Hotze told former U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick, "the guy’s gonna have a wreck," according to a transcript. Two days later, Hotze's associate allegedly ran a repairman off the road.

Tags Immigration Customs and Enforcement mark aguirre Ryan Patrick steven hotze u.s. attorney

Health & Science

Treating the mind may help treat the body in long-COVID patients

Caroline Love

Posted on May 6, 2022 · A majority of COVID-19 patients who were hospitalized at Memorial Hermann Hospital experienced long-COVID -- around 70% of them were experiencing long-COVID three months after being discharged.

Tags COVID COVID-19 health Houston Memorial Hermann Hospital long COVID news science

Politics

Leaked Roe v. Wade opinion puts abortion rights on the ballot in Texas

Lucio Vasquez / Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on May 6, 2022 · Both gubernatorial candidates – incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O’Rourke – addressed the issue Thursday.

Tags abortion abortion rights anti-abortion Beto O'Rourke greg abbott Roe v. Wade Senate Bill 8

Traffic

I-69 closing in both directions at 610 West Loop for three weekends in May

Gail Delaughter

Posted on May 6, 2022 · Houston drivers are asked to stay away as crews demolish part of the busy interchange.

Tags houston i 69 I-69/US 59 southwest freeway traffic

Business

Crawfish prices rose in Texas amid the pandemic and last year’s winter storm

Haya Panjwani

Posted on May 6, 2022 · Crawfish prices continue to rise in Texas as crops have suffered from multiple natural disasters, according to researchers at Texas A&M’s Agrilife Extension.

Tags crawfish houston seafood texas Texas A&M

BREAKING

An officer was shot at a southeast Houston gas station, HPD says

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on May 4, 2022 · HPD says the incident occurred at 14800 Gulf Freeway at Astoria. 

Tags hpd officer shooting

Health & Science

Houston-area abortion rights advocates protest against threat of total state-wide ban

Lucio Vasquez / Sara Willa Ernst

Posted on May 3, 2022 · The protest was held in response to a majority of the justices who reportedly voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a leaked draft opinion published by Politico late Monday.

Tags abortion ban

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