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Texas judge rules against AG Ken Paxton’s lawsuit that would halt Harris County guaranteed income program
Paxton sued Harris County for implementing a guaranteed income program, called Uplift Harris, which would give $500 a month to nearly 2,000 low income households over an 18-month period.
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Books & Libraries
Alief ISD receives three bookshelves of bilingual, multicultural books for low-income elementary schools
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Food
Houston’s Ninfa’s, 8th Wonder to debut THC-infused margarita on 4/20
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Texas
Law enforcement officials in 4 states report temporary 911 outages
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Civil Rights
Southwest Texas region saw sharp increase in antisemitic incidents last year, ADL reports
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Weather
Humidity will remain before cold front expected to approach Houston this weekend
City of Houston
- Houston Freed-Montrose library open for now; Whitmire wants to find use for historic building
- Party Politics A look at John Whitmire’s first 100 days as Houston mayor
- City of Houston Houston City Council delays vote on extended parking meter hours
- City of Houston More than 100,000 gallons of wastewater spilled from east Houston treatment facility, cleanup efforts underway
- Transportation Houston City Council members approve three appointments of new METRO board members
Texas
- Infrastructure Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail project seems to be gaining momentum
- Election 2024 Molly Cook, Jarvis Johnson squaring off in back-to-back elections with eyes on vacant Texas Senate seat
- Texas Texas held in contempt over child welfare failures
- Energy & Environment Survey: Nearly half of Houston-area residents with low-to-moderate incomes consider electricity bills unaffordable
- Healthcare “Maternal Health Bill of Rights” introduced by Harris County at the second Maternal and Child Health Conference
Most Viewed
- Trump leads Biden in Texas by 12 points head to head & multicandidate race with RFK, Jr., poll finds
- $48 million Hermann Park Commons greenspace, play areas to open Saturday
- Survey: Nearly half of Houston-area residents with low-to-moderate incomes consider electricity bills unaffordable
- Police impersonator arrested after attempting to pull over undercover deputies in Houston
- Three newly created Harris County positions on May 4th ballot will determine who oversees property evaluations
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Politics
- Election 2024 Molly Cook, Jarvis Johnson squaring off in back-to-back elections with eyes on vacant Texas Senate seat
- Polls Trump leads Biden in Texas by 12 points head to head & multicandidate race with RFK, Jr., poll finds
- Party Politics A look at John Whitmire’s first 100 days as Houston mayor
- Politics Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lists housing affordability, fighting antisemitism on campus among 2025 priorities
- Houston Matters Political Roundup: Paxton’s latest lawsuit and Mayor Whitmire’s first 100 days
Education News
- HISD Concerns about Houston ISD prompt group of Democratic state lawmakers to request public hearing
- HISD Behind the scenes of Houston ISD teacher evaluation rollout: TEA called classroom observation approach ‘odd,’ liaison said training sessions ‘much larger than is recommended’
- Fort Bend Fort Bend ISD administrators say they’ve decreased 2023 bond costs by $29 million
- Education News Spring Branch ISD to keep former superintendent’s name on headquarters after public outcry
- HISD Houston ISD grapples with community backlash, educator confusion over new performance evaluation systems
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