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This past week, the House Financial Services Committee considered and passed a few bills that would, if passed by the House, result in changes to the securities laws. These include:
There is a growing backlash over do-it-yourself rape kits, products that makers say are meant to give victims a way to collect evidence if they are unwilling or unable to go to a hospital. But mounting legal threats may keep them off the market.
Founder Madison Campbell says she developed the MeToo Kit after she was sexually assaulted during her junior year of college. She, like many other survivors, says she was afraid to report the attack.
"I did not even feel like touching myself, let alone letting someone else touch me," said Campbell.
There is a growing backlash over do-it-yourself rape kits, products that makers say are meant to give victims a way to collect evidence if they are unwilling or unable to go to a hospital. But mounting legal threats may keep them off the market.
Founder Madison Campbell says she developed the MeToo Kit after she was sexually assaulted during her junior year of college. She, like many other survivors, says she was afraid to report the attack.
There is a growing backlash over do-it-yourself rape kits, products that makers say are meant to give victims a way to collect evidence if they are unwilling or unable to go to a hospital. But mounting legal threats may keep them off the market.
Founder Madison Campbell says she developed the MeToo Kit after she was sexually assaulted during her junior year of college. She, like many other survivors, says she was afraid to report the attack.
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday. This comes after allegations surfaced that Trump solicited Ukraine's president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter.
Voters in Houston said they were fed up with the drama in Washington. Some say this was all a political tactic from the Democrats. Others said they hope this won't end up backfiring.
While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, there are some House Democrats who aren't fully on board yet.
Several house committees are tasked with the new impeachment inquiry. Democratic Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia sits on both the House Judiciary and Financial Services Committees, making her one of the House members who has been investigating the president. Cheddar's J.D. Durkin spoke to Rep. Garcia about the latest events.
While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, there are some House Democrats who aren't fully on board yet.
Many Houstonians haven't received mail since Wednesday as a result of Tropical Imelda Storm's impact on several post offices east of Houston and near Beaumont.
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Officials with the U.S. Postal Service still won't tell KPRC 2 if the roof collapse at the nation's largest processing and distribution center in north Houston had anything to do with delays in deliveries.
All they could tell us Tuesday is that customers should start receiving more mail volume.
When asked when, they didn't answer our question.
All 13 Texas Democrats serving in the U.S. House now favor opening impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump or are open to the idea.
One by one Tuesday, the last six Texas holdouts — including two in vulnerable seats and one who backtracked after getting pushback from a primary opponent — joined a national wave of Democrats who support impeachment if Congress was not given a report on a whistleblower's complaint about Trump's contact with Ukraine's president.