In Texas, federal unemployment benefits that were established as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire this week. Individuals who are currently depending on additional federal unemployment benefits amid the health crisis will shortly witness their unemployment benefits…
San Antonio city officials presented a trial budget for the fiscal year 2022 to the city council on June 16. Owing to increasing city revenue, previously predicted deficits due to the COVID-19 epidemic are less severe than expected. As more…
A woman and her daughter were shot to death Sunday morning at a west Houston apartment complex, and the man suspected of the shooting was wounded by officers, Houston police said. The incident happened around 9.15 a.m. in the 1000…
When it comes to public dialogues about mental health, social stigmas and taboos can still make the subject difficult to broach – especially for men. This Thursday, four guys are working to bring such dialogues to a wider audience. The…
Eight individuals were shot, including two children, during a confrontation between two groups at a party in Old East Dallas early Sunday, authorities said. Officers were called to the strip mall in the 4600 blocks of East R.L. Thornton Freeway,…
President Joe Biden signed legislation last Thursday establishing Juneteenth a national holiday, 40 years after the first state acknowledged the formal end of slavery in the United States as an occasion for an official celebration. There is only one state…
Candace Owens, a conservative political pundit, recently stated that she would not commemorate the new federal holiday of Juneteenth, claiming that the initiative to honor the end of slavery in the United States is simply the Democrats’ attempt to “repackage…
As the United States commemorated its first new federal holiday in over 40 years on Saturday, leaders in politics, education, and public service in Houston suggested that Juneteenth may pave the way for greater freedom for our marginalized communities. “We’ve…
One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting incident in downtown Houston. According to police, a witness called in a report that a man and a woman were shot near a McDonald’s in the 1900 block of…
Residents who were forced to flee their houses following a gas leak Friday afternoon near Spring, Texas, have returned to their homes. According to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office, the leak affected residents along Birnamwood Boulevard and Cypresswood.…