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Harris County, TX (CW39) — TODAY, Commissioners Adrian Garcia and Rodney Ellis announced "Harris County Back to Work" – a workforce development program funded by the county to train 2,592 residents in skills such as IT, welding, construction, nursing, and other valuable trades.
Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D), received 71% of the vote in her re-election to represent the 29th Congressional District. She is a guest on this week's Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall and says her win lets her continue to fight for the needs of her constituents, including a more aggressive response from state leadership in the COVID-19 crisis.
AUSTIN — The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday denied a request by GOP lawmakers, candidates and activists in Harris County to throw out 127,000 votes cast through the county's drive-through voting option.
Those votes, however, are still being challenged in a similar suit in federal court, where U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen will listen to an emergency hearing at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Houston.
Texas officials on Tuesday reversed a rule that would have allowed social workers to turn away clients who are LGBTQ or have a disability.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Early voting in Texas is smashing records.
As of Monday, Oct. 26, more than seven million Texans, and more than one million in Harris County, have voted in person or by mail.
After prompting from Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas State Board of Social Workers voted unanimously last week to remove protections regarding sexual orientation, gender identity and disability status from the official code of conduct. The move sent shockwaves through the industry, which is preparing to fight back.
In September, a disturbing report came out about alleged forced hysterectomies on women in custody at the Irwin County Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Georgia. A nurse named Dawn Wooten filed a whistleblower complaint about the practices at the privately run facility.
The Houston City Council approved aproperty tax rate on Wednesday that will increase taxes beyond the 3.5 percent limit set by the Texas Legislature in 2019.
Advocates for immigrants say they still have not found the parents of 545 minors who were separated from their families starting three years ago during President Trump's immigration crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Texas State Board of Social Workers last week voted unanimously to remove disability, sexual orientation and gender identity from the nondiscrimination clause of its code of conduct.
This week, there's backlash.
Texas advocacy groups and lawmakers are demanding that health officials reverse their decision, which was based solely on a recommendation of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, and criticizing the board for proceeding without seeking input from social workers.