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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

Harris County's health department has launched a new online dashboard to track human cases of mosquito-borne illnesses. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/10/20/533799/mosquito-borne-diseases-houston-harris-county-public-health-online-dashboard/

#HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Local #News #CityOfHouston #HarrisCountyPublicHealth #Mosquitos #WestNileVirus #ZikaVirus

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

Houston and Harris County officials on Monday celebrated the opening of a $12 million, 26-unit apartment building for people with serious mental health illnesses. It's part of efforts to address homelessness.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/10/14/533356/houston-housing-homeless-mental-health/

#CityOfHouston #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Healthcare #Housing #Houston #Local #News #HarrisCenterForMentalHealthAndIDD #HomelessInHouston #HoustonHomelessness #HoustonHousing #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #MentalHealth

Houston city officials appeared skeptical about the idea of implementing new safety protocols or infrastructure surrounding local bayous after five dead bodies were pulled from the waterways by police last week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/09/24/531826/houston-leaders-indicate-they-wont-implement-new-safety-measures-around-bayous-following-deaths/

#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Police #PublicSafety #BayouDeaths #HarrisCountyFloodControlDistrict #HoustonBayous #HoustonCityCouncil #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonParksBoard

Harris Health's board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with eminent domain proceedings to acquire part of Hermann Park for the future expansion of Ben Taub Hospital. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2025/09/23/531662/harris-health-board-moves-forward-with-hermann-park-eminent-domain-proceedings-for-hospital-expansion/

#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Houston #Local #News #BenTaubHospital #BenTaubHospitalExpansion #HarrisCountyEminentDomain #HarrisHealth #HermannPark

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

Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward has been sued by the mother of their 3-year-old son, who accuses him of physically and sexually assaulting her multiple times over the last several months, in some cases while under the influence of drugs.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/sports/2025/08/21/529219/houston-texans-jimmie-ward-accused-of-drug-fueled-assaults-in-lawsuit-seeking-20-million/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Sports #CivilLawsuit #HoustonTexans #JimmieWard #SexualAssaultAllegations #TonyBuzbee

A woman said to be armed with a pistol pulled out a chair and sat in the southbound lanes of Interstate 45 north of Houston on Thursday afternoon, causing the freeway to be shut down in both directions by law enforcement.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/06/26/525045/i-45-shut-down-in-both-directions-in-spring-area-after-armed-woman-sits-down-on-freeway-authorities-say/

#HarrisCounty #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Traffic #CrisisInterventionTeam #HarrisCountyPrecinct4ConstableSOffice #HarrisCountySheriffSOffice #I45 #Interstate45 #SpringTexas

A vehicle reported stolen from the estate of George Foreman, the Houston-based boxing legend and businessman who died earlier this year, was discovered during a traffic stop Monday night in northeast Harris County, according to authorities.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/06/17/524212/vehicle-reported-stolen-from-george-foremans-estate-discovered-in-harris-county-authorities-say/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Police #GeorgeForeman #HarrisCountyDeputies #HarrisCountyPrecinct4ConstableSOffice #HarrisCountySheriffSOffice

Houston and Harris County are again at odds over funding for Mayor John Whitmire’s ambitious push to “end street homelessness” as the city’s fund for the initiative remains short of its goal. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/06/13/524065/city-of-houston-and-harris-county-at-odds-over-funding-to-combat-homelessness/

#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Housing #Houston #HoustonMayor #Local #News #Politics #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HomelessInHouston #Homelessness #HomelessnessInHouston #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HurricaneHarvey

A recently released survey shows that about 45% of Harris County residents could not come up with $400 for an unexpected emergency, signaling a significant level of financial insecurity in the Houston region.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/finances/2025/06/09/523502/45-of-harris-county-residents-say-they-couldnt-pay-for-a-400-emergency-study-finds/

#Economy #Finances #FortBend #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #FinancialSecurity #FinancialStruggle #HoustonFinances #KinderHoustonAreaSurvey #KinderInstituteForUrbanResearch #RiceUniversity

The Houston Fire Department will conduct a prescribed burn at Sylvan Rodriguez Park in the Clear Lake area Thursday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/03/13/515907/houston-fire-department-to-conduct-controlled-blaze-in-sylvan-rodriguez-park-thursday/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #ClearLake #ControlledBurn #HoustonFireDepartment #SylvanRodriguezPark

Well-known Houston-area lawyer, Tony Buzbee, announced Thursday evening that he would be representing over 50 people as the lead counsel in a lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs alleging sexual assault.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/09/27/501302/houston-lawyer-to-represent-over-50-clients-in-new-diddy-sexual-assault-lawsuit/

#Court #Crime #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #DiddyIndictment #DiddyLawsuit #KenPaxton #SeanDiddyCombs #ThaliaGraves #TonyBuzbee #USAttorneySOfficeOfTheSouthernDistrictOfNewYork

While incarcerated within the Harris County Jail, Mikayla Savage allegedly "endured heinously uninhabitable living conditions," suffered a miscarriage and attempted suicide multiple times.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/02/27/478911/a-woman-had-a-miscarriage-after-detention-officers-allegedly-assaulted-her-in-the-harris-county-jail-lawsuit-says/

#CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Abuse #Assault #FederalLawsuit #HarrisCountyJail #HarrisCountySheriffSOffice

Criminal charges were recently dismissed against Samuel Serrett and Teddy Sims, two of the three Baytown police officers accused of assaulting Kendric Crawford during a traffic stop in 2019.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/02/20/478144/assault-charges-dropped-against-two-baytown-police-officers-alleged-to-have-beaten-man-in-2019/

#Court #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Police #BaytownPoliceDepartment #CriminalCharges #ExcessiveForce #FederalLawsuit #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice #PoliceBrutality

"One thing we should not be worried about this election cycle is paper. We will have more than enough paper this election cycle."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2023/11/06/468603/harris-county-prepares-for-its-first-election-managed-by-the-county-clerk-since-2020/

#Elections #HarrisCounty #InDepth #Local #News #Politics #Voting #2023Election #ElectionJudges #HarrisCountyClerkTeneshiaHudspeth #HarrisCountyClerkSOffice #TexasSecretaryOfStateSOffice

Since 2022, Harris County has been outsourcing inmates to the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility in Garza County. Now, state officials determined both jails have been violating statewide safety standards.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/01/23/475120/state-inspection-finds-medical-neglect-other-violations-at-private-facility-housing-hundreds-of-harris-county-inmates/

#CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #GilesWDalbyCorrectionalFacility #HarrisCountyJail #Noncompliance #Outsourcing #TexasCommissionOnJailStandards