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Houston-area restaurant adds 3.5% card surcharge as rising costs squeeze business https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/25401/ #Bellaire #HarrisCounty #news #Restaurant #Restaurants #TopStories #TX #Us

Houston-area restaurant adds 3.5% card surcharge as rising costs squeeze business https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/25401/ #Bellaire #HarrisCounty #news #Restaurant #Restaurants #TopStories #TX #Us

Houston-area restaurant adds 3.5% card surcharge as rising costs squeeze business https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/25401/ #Bellaire #HarrisCounty #news #Restaurant #Restaurants #TopStories #TX #Us

Houston-area restaurant adds 3.5% card surcharge as rising costs squeeze business https://www.byteseu.com/2354989/ #Bellaire #business #HarrisCounty #News #TopStories #Tx #US

Rodney Ellis: Spend $4.5M to Stop Crises Before They Become Crimes and Jail Cells

Can prevention make communities safer while freeing police for serious crime? Harris County’s HART and RISE results make a powerful case for changing public safety.

Shaun Finnie Offers TX-02 An Off-Ramp From Steve Toth’s MAGA Extremism

Shaun Finnie offers TX-02 an economy-first alternative to Steve Toth’s MAGA culture wars, centered on healthcare, education, rights, affordability, and responsible government.

Shaun Finnie Offers TX-02 An Off-Ramp From Steve Toth’s MAGA Extremism

Shaun Finnie offers TX-02 an economy-first alternative to Steve Toth’s MAGA culture wars, centered on healthcare, education, rights, affordability, and responsible government.

Talarico Brings Faith, Justice, and His Senate Campaign to Harris County at The Luke Church

Can James Talarico flip Texas? His appearance at The Luke reveals the multiracial, faith-centered coalition he hopes to mobilize against Ken Paxton.

A friend alerted me that the City of Houston has financial assistance information and applications available online now for folks whose homes and properties sustained derecho damage May 16-17, 2024 and Hurricane Beryl damage July 5-9, 2024 at https://houstontx.gov/hcdrecovery/dr24 Please feel free to share! #Houston #HarrisCounty #TX #Texas #HTX #HurricaneBeryl #MayDerecho #Derecho

So, locally, we now have Flock abuse incidents in #HarrisCounty #Pasadena #Baytown #FortBendCounty #Houston #DeerPark #HTX

https://abc13.com/amp/post/3-deputies-access-flock-cameras-suspended-review-underway-harris-county-sheriffs-office-says/19679725

Don't forget to mark your calendars #Houston!
[Queer to Stay 4] #Pride Is a #Protest 🏳️‍🌈
🌈Sun 28 JUNE '26 11a - 2:30p (time extended to include a #march!) @ City Hall, 901 Bagby St #HTX 77002
https://htxcoalition.us
#SouthernLights #CAW #CommunitiesAtWork #50501Houston #50501Movement #HDSA #DSA #LGBTQ #vigil #HarrisCo #HarrisCounty #FortBendCo #FortBendCounty #WallerCo #WallerCounty #MontgomeryCo #MontgomeryCounty #GalvestonCo #GalvestonCounty #Bellaire #Cypress #Katy #Pearland #Friendswood #Pasadena #GalenaPark #Humble #LeagueCity #Channelview #DeerPark #LaPorte #JacintoCity #JerseyVillage #Crosby #Baytown #BrooksideVillage #Conroe #Spring #MissouriCity #Stafford #Fresno #MeadowsPlace #SouthHouston #SugarLand #TheVillages #TheWoodlands #WestUniversiyPlace #TX #Texas

Hype for the Future 162J: City of Katy, Texas

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/hype-for-the-future-162j-city-of-katy-texas/

Georgia educator says she was forced to resign after telling student she’s gay

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/georgia-educator-gay-resignation

Houston and Harris County leaders are considering a lawsuit over the upcoming removal of Montrose's rainbow crosswalks.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/10/14/533361/rainbow-crosswalk-houston-montrose-potential-lawsuit/

#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Houston #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Transportation #AbbieKamin #CountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #GovGregAbbott #Metro #Montrose #RainbowCrosswalks

With the November election less than a month away, there were over 21,000 Harris County voter registration applications still pending as of Thursday, according to the county.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/10/10/533146/more-than-21000-harris-county-voter-registration-applications-are-still-pending-ahead-of-november-election/

#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #BEXARCOUNTY #FortBendCounty #HarrisCountyClerkSOffice #HarrisCountyTaxAssessorCollector #TexasSecretaryOfStateSOffice

METRO said late Wednesday it will remove the rainbow crosswalks at Westheimer and Taft to comply with federal regulations shortly after Texas Governor Greg Abbott's direction about "political ideologies" on roadways.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/10/09/532968/metro-will-re-stripe-montrose-rainbow-crosswalks-following-direction-from-abbott-txdot/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #Transportation #Metro #METROHouston #Montrose #RainbowCrosswalks

Tony Earls Jr. has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez on Valentine's Day in 2022.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/25/531919/tony-earls-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-for-accidental-killing-of-9-year-old/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #ArleneAlvarez #ArleneAlvarezShooting #HarrisCountyCourts #Manslaughter #PrisonSentence #TonyEarls

A Harris County jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/23/531697/jury-begins-deliberating-in-manslaughter-case-against-tony-earls/

#Court #Crime #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #ArleneAlvarez #HarrisCountyCourts #ManslaughterTrial #ShootingDeath #TonyEarls

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals again struck down a civil rights lawsuit targeting a Harris County constable's deputy accused in the 2016 shooting death of Ashtian Barnes. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/20/531451/appeals-court-again-strikes-down-excessive-force-case-over-deadly-2016-houston-traffic-stop-death/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Houston #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Police #AshtianBarnes #FederalLawsuit #FourthAmendment #HarrisCountyLawsuits #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #USSupremeCourt

A Louisiana man is seeking more than $1 million in a lawsuit against Harris County and several law enforcement officers from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, accusing them of assaulting him after a low-speed pursuit in 2023.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/11/530662/truck-driver-sues-harris-county-deputies-for-assaulting-him-during-a-medical-episode-after-low-speed-pursuit/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #FifthCircuitCourtOfAppeals #HarrisCountySheriff #HarrisCountySheriffSOffice #LargeTrucks #PolicePursuit #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals

The homeless population in the Houston area ticked up slightly from 2024 to 2025, with the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and its partners counting 3,325 total homeless people during their annual point-in-time count this year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/09/09/530459/more-than-3300-people-are-homeless-in-the-houston-area-in-2025-according-to-newly-released-figures/

#FortBend #HarrisCounty #Housing #Houston #Local #News #CoalitionForTheHomeless #CoalitionForTheHomelessOfHoustonAndHarrisCounty #FortBendCounty #HoustonHomeless #HoustonHomelessness #MontgomeryCounty

Public transit users in the Houston area will ride for free every Friday throughout September as the transit agencies for Harris County, Fort Bend County, The Woodlands Township and Conroe offer “Free Fare Fridays” in an effort to boost ridership. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/09/04/530097/houston-area-public-transit-agencies-to-offer-free-fare-fridays-throughout-september/

#Environment #FortBend #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Traffic #Transportation #ConroeConnection #FortBendCounty #FreeFareFridays #Metro #PublicTransit #TheWoodlandsTownship

More than a year after Hurricane Beryl left more than 2.2 million Houston-area homes and businesses without power, Harris County residents still have an overwhelmingly negative opinion of CenterPoint Energy, according to a new survey.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/08/12/528526/survey-houstonians-have-overall-unfavorable-opinion-of-centerpoint/

#EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Weather #CenterPointEnergy #HobbySchoolOfPublicAffairs #HurricaneBeryl #UniversityOfHouston #UniversityOfHoustonHobbySchool

Harris County commissioners on Thursday approved paying more than $200,000 in legal reimbursement fees for Barbie Robinson, a former chief of the county's public health department who was accused of misusing official information.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/06/26/525050/harris-county-commissioners-approved-more-than-200000-in-legal-fees-for-robinson-defense/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #HarrisCountyCommissioners #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HarrisCountyLegalFees #LegalFees

A man in Baytown recently contracted West Nile virus, the first human case in the Houston area this year, according to local health officials.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/06/20/524600/harris-county-reports-first-human-west-nile-virus-case-of-2025/

#HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Local #News #PublicSafety #Baytown #HarrisCountyPublicHealth #MosquitoAndVectorControlDivision #Mosquitoes #WestNileVirus

Houston and Harris County are getting financial assistance from a local electricity retailer to operate more than 20 cooling centers throughout the summer months.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/06/13/523979/city-of-houston-harris-county-operating-summertime-cooling-centers-with-help-of-reliant-energy/

#Business #CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #CoolingCenters #CoolingCentersInHarrisCounty #CoolingCentersInHouston #HoustonHeat #ReliantEnergy #SummerInHouston

Harris County is suing two people accused of drafting and selling counterfeit property deeds in the Trinity Gardens area.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/05/22/522045/harris-county-sues-men-accused-of-selling-counterfeit-property-deeds/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #ConsumerProtectionAct #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #HarrisCountyLawsuit #PropertyFraudScheme #PropertySale

Harris County is suing two people accused of drafting and selling counterfeit property deeds in the Trinity Gardens area.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/05/22/522045/harris-county-sues-men-accused-of-selling-counterfeit-property-deeds/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #ConsumerProtectionAct #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #HarrisCountyLawsuit #PropertyFraudScheme #PropertySale

Harris County is suing two people accused of drafting and selling counterfeit property deeds in the Trinity Gardens area.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/05/22/522045/harris-county-sues-men-accused-of-selling-counterfeit-property-deeds/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #ConsumerProtectionAct #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #HarrisCountyLawsuit #PropertyFraudScheme #PropertySale

Harris County is suing two people accused of drafting and selling counterfeit property deeds in the Trinity Gardens area.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/05/22/522045/harris-county-sues-men-accused-of-selling-counterfeit-property-deeds/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #ConsumerProtectionAct #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #HarrisCountyLawsuit #PropertyFraudScheme #PropertySale

Harris County is suing two people accused of drafting and selling counterfeit property deeds in the Trinity Gardens area.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/05/22/522045/harris-county-sues-men-accused-of-selling-counterfeit-property-deeds/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #ConsumerProtectionAct #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #HarrisCountyLawsuit #PropertyFraudScheme #PropertySale

Most property owners in Harris County have until next Thursday, May 15, to protest the appraised values of their homes, businesses and land, which helps determine how much they will have to pay in taxes.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/05/08/520874/harris-county-property-owners-have-until-may-15-to-protest-2025-appraisal-values/

#Finances #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #HarrisCentralAppraisalDistrict #HarrisCountyTaxOffice #Hcad #PropertyTax #PropertyTaxAppraisal #PropertyValues

While NRG Park remains in play, Texans owner Cal McNair said the team is seriously considering alternatives throughout the Houston region for a new complex that would include a front office headquarters, training facility and retail options.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/sports/2025/05/06/520643/houston-texans-map-out-possibilities-for-new-practice-facility-entertainment-district/

#Business #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Sports #CalMcnair #HoustonEntertainmentDistrict #HoustonTexans #NRGPark #NrgStadium

Harris County is again suing President Donald Trump's administration, challenging its overhaul of the federal government and a slew of federal workforce cuts. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/29/520063/harris-county-challenges-federal-government-overhaul-in-latest-lawsuit-against-trump-administration/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #National #News #FederalGovernment #FederalLayOffs #FederalWorkforce #HarrisCountyLawsuit #PresidentDonaldTrump

Harris County is again suing President Donald Trump's administration, challenging its overhaul of the federal government and a slew of federal workforce cuts. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/29/520063/harris-county-challenges-federal-government-overhaul-in-latest-lawsuit-against-trump-administration/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #National #News #FederalGovernment #FederalLayOffs #FederalWorkforce #HarrisCountyLawsuit #PresidentDonaldTrump

Harris County is again suing President Donald Trump's administration, challenging its overhaul of the federal government and a slew of federal workforce cuts. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/29/520063/harris-county-challenges-federal-government-overhaul-in-latest-lawsuit-against-trump-administration/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #National #News #FederalGovernment #FederalLayOffs #FederalWorkforce #HarrisCountyLawsuit #PresidentDonaldTrump

Harris County is again suing President Donald Trump's administration, challenging its overhaul of the federal government and a slew of federal workforce cuts. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/29/520063/harris-county-challenges-federal-government-overhaul-in-latest-lawsuit-against-trump-administration/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #National #News #FederalGovernment #FederalLayOffs #FederalWorkforce #HarrisCountyLawsuit #PresidentDonaldTrump

Harris County is again suing President Donald Trump's administration, challenging its overhaul of the federal government and a slew of federal workforce cuts. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/29/520063/harris-county-challenges-federal-government-overhaul-in-latest-lawsuit-against-trump-administration/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #National #News #FederalGovernment #FederalLayOffs #FederalWorkforce #HarrisCountyLawsuit #PresidentDonaldTrump

A group of Harris County Democratic Party officials are criticizing Houston Mayor John Whitmire over his participation in a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Republican.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/04/23/519576/john-whitmire-faces-backlash-for-attending-gop-rep-dan-crenshaw-fundraiser-critics-say-maga-mayor/

#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Houston #HoustonMayor #Local #News #Politics #CongressmanDanCrenshaw #DanCrenshaw #HarrisCountyDemocraticParty #HoustonFundraiser #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire

Harris County is suing a Houston couple who allegedly forged legal documents and wrongfully claimed ownership of dozens of homes. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/17/519029/harris-county-sues-couple-over-one-of-the-most-brazen-property-fraud-schemes-county-has-seen/

#Business #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #HarrisCountyLawsuit #HarrisCountyProperties #PropertyScheme

Harris County is suing a Houston couple who allegedly forged legal documents and wrongfully claimed ownership of dozens of homes. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/17/519029/harris-county-sues-couple-over-one-of-the-most-brazen-property-fraud-schemes-county-has-seen/

#Business #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #HarrisCountyLawsuit #HarrisCountyProperties #PropertyScheme

Harris County is suing a Houston couple who allegedly forged legal documents and wrongfully claimed ownership of dozens of homes. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/17/519029/harris-county-sues-couple-over-one-of-the-most-brazen-property-fraud-schemes-county-has-seen/

#Business #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #HarrisCountyLawsuit #HarrisCountyProperties #PropertyScheme

Harris County is suing a Houston couple who allegedly forged legal documents and wrongfully claimed ownership of dozens of homes. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/17/519029/harris-county-sues-couple-over-one-of-the-most-brazen-property-fraud-schemes-county-has-seen/

#Business #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #HarrisCountyLawsuit #HarrisCountyProperties #PropertyScheme

Harris County is suing a Houston couple who allegedly forged legal documents and wrongfully claimed ownership of dozens of homes. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/17/519029/harris-county-sues-couple-over-one-of-the-most-brazen-property-fraud-schemes-county-has-seen/

#Business #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #HarrisCountyLawsuit #HarrisCountyProperties #PropertyScheme

Almost all population growth in Harris County last year came from international migration, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by a fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/04/09/518106/u-s-census-96-percent-of-harris-countys-population-growth-last-year-came-from-international-migration/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Immigration #Local #News #HarrisCountyPopulation #HoustonPopulationGrowth #PopulationGrowth #PresidentDonaldTrump #USCensusBureau

Almost all population growth in Harris County last year came from international migration, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by a fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/04/09/518106/u-s-census-96-percent-of-harris-countys-population-growth-last-year-came-from-international-migration/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Immigration #Local #News #HarrisCountyPopulation #HoustonPopulationGrowth #PopulationGrowth #PresidentDonaldTrump #USCensusBureau

Almost all population growth in Harris County last year came from international migration, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by a fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/04/09/518106/u-s-census-96-percent-of-harris-countys-population-growth-last-year-came-from-international-migration/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Immigration #Local #News #HarrisCountyPopulation #HoustonPopulationGrowth #PopulationGrowth #PresidentDonaldTrump #USCensusBureau

Almost all population growth in Harris County last year came from international migration, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by a fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/04/09/518106/u-s-census-96-percent-of-harris-countys-population-growth-last-year-came-from-international-migration/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Immigration #Local #News #HarrisCountyPopulation #HoustonPopulationGrowth #PopulationGrowth #PresidentDonaldTrump #USCensusBureau

Almost all population growth in Harris County last year came from international migration, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by a fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/04/09/518106/u-s-census-96-percent-of-harris-countys-population-growth-last-year-came-from-international-migration/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Immigration #Local #News #HarrisCountyPopulation #HoustonPopulationGrowth #PopulationGrowth #PresidentDonaldTrump #USCensusBureau

Liberty and Montgomery counties, both north of Houston, were among the top 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States from 2023 to 2024.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/03/14/516039/montgomery-liberty-counties-among-nations-fastest-growing-regions/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #HoustonPopulation #LibertyCounty #MontgomeryCounty #PopulationGrowth #USCensusBureau