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Houston Announces Plan to Randomly Knock on Doors to Collect Blood Samples to Better Understand COVID

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 16, 2020 59 Comments

In the name of fighting COVID-19, Harris County (Texas's largest county) health officials announced a plan that includes randomly knocking on doors to collect blood samples. "Teams of health workers wearing yellow vests will make their rounds from Nov. 15 through Dec. 15, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m." reports the Houston Chronicle.

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China Vows to Retaliate After U.S. Ordered Its Houston Consulate Closed in Response to Spying Surge

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 24, 2020 23 Comments

The Trump administration has ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston by the end of this week, a severe diplomatic step that is a response to a surge in Chinese espionage in this country.

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Professor Jacobson in Houston: Winning the Raging Free Speech Wars

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 15, 2019 11 Comments

Monday night, we had the privilege of putting faces to screen names at our first ever Legal Insurrection reader reception. I've said often and firmly believe we have one of the internet's best readerships and having the opportunity to meet our readers in-person confirmed as much.

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Texas Governor Takes Houston Mayor to Task Over Use of Federal Flood Dollars

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 09, 2019 28 Comments

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) stepped in it when he complained about the state's control over federal dollars. Monday, Tuner, who is up for re-election, tweeted:

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U. Houston Won’t Disinvite Oil Industry Speakers Despite Protests

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 01, 2019 5 Comments

Do the students know that Houston is robust because of the oil industry?...

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Mumps outbreak reported at Houston ICE detention facility

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 13, 2019 15 Comments

The Houston Health Department confirmed seven mumps cases at the city's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.

Officials said that all seven people were adults who were detained during the time they became sick. "Since these individuals were isolated inside the facility during the period they were infectious, we do not anticipate these cases posing a threat to the community," said Dr. David Persse, Houston's local health authority and EMS medical director."

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University of Houston-Clear Lake Hosts ‘Toxic Masculinity’ Event

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 19, 2018 0 Comments

"negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity"...

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Defeated Harris County Judge Chooses to Release Juvenile Defendants After Election

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 08, 2018 10 Comments

He apparently said that this is what the voters wanted....

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Two People in Hospital After Exposure to Powdery Substance at Ted Cruz’s Houston Campaign Office

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 02, 2018 2 Comments

"All tests were negative for any hazardous substance."...

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Sad Little Protest Held Outside of Houston Restaurant Where Jeff Sessions Ate Last Week

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 13, 2018 21 Comments

GAWD. To use millennial speak -- I seriously can't even with this.

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Houston Restaurant Forced to Shut Down Social Media Accounts After Posting Picture With AG Session

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 13, 2018 33 Comments

One of Houston's most loved Tex-Mex restaurants, El Tiempo, (they have great margaritas, btw) was harassed into shutting down all of their social media accounts Saturday afternoon after sharing a picture of the restaurant's owner, Roland Laurenzo and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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Houston Mayor Pushes Back Against Plans for Immigrant Child Detention Center

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 19, 2018 2 Comments

Houston's Mayor Sylvester Turner held a press conference with local community leaders Monday to push back against plans to use a former warehouse located just outside of downtown Houston as an immigrant child holding facility. Turner, "said he is in no rush to issue city permits at the site, and called on the state not to issue a childcare license to the 54,000-square-foot facility," reports the Houston Chronicle.

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Houston Community Organizes to Recall Councilwoman Who Yelled at Trump Shirt Wearing Teenage Girl

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on April 16, 2018 25 Comments

Kellye Burke made national headlines a few weeks ago, but probably not in the way she hoped. Burke serves as a city councilor for West University Place, a small, wealthy, municipality inside the Houston city limits.

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NFL star Michael Bennett Indicted on Felony Charge of Injury of the Elderly

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 27, 2018 40 Comments

A Harris County grand jury indicted Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett on a federal charge of injury of the elderly at the 2017 Super Bowl that took place at Houston's NRG Stadium. Bennett allegedly forced his way through security to get on the field to celebrate with his brother and the New England Patriots. He allegedly injured a 66-year-old paraplegic woman on the security team.

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Trump Will Divide $1 Million Between 12 Charities for Harvey Relief

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 07, 2017 8 Comments

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania have decided to take $1 million of their own money and split it between 12 charities that have been helping with Hurricane Harvey relief.

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Israel Sends Aid to Hurricane-Battered Houston

Posted by David Gerstman on September 04, 2017 6 Comments

Though Israel is a small country, when disaster strikes it is among the first countries and most involved in rescue and recovery efforts. (I blogged about this nearly four years ago. The IDF published an updated article on Israel's aid in emergency situations last month.) While Israeli volunteers often go to places Nepal, Haiti, or the Philippines, Israel was again at the forefront of international rescue and recovery efforts in Houston.

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