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Oyster battle set for Anahuac Thursday

Share this story: The future of Galveston Bay may be at stake in a legal showdown this Thursday, October 8th in Judge Randy McDonald’s 344th Disrict Courtroom in Anahuac.  Lawyers for the State of Texas will try to erase a restraining[…..]

Spring Branch parents applaud reform

Share this story: The new Spring Branch School Superintendent Dr. Scott Muri has laid down new ground rules to protect young female students at district high schools from older students by issuing a letter to all Spring Branch ISD Principals.[…..]

Landfill opponents: Leave Hempstead alone

Share this story: The Citizens Against the Landfill in Hempstead will hold a news conference at 10:30 am on Wednesday, October 7th in front of the Waller County Courthouse. CALH will discuss the historic decision by the Executive Director of[…..]

Helping a hero threatened with indictment

Share this story: The Houston based Veterans charity Helping a Hero continues to defy calls for the public release of records detailing how they spend millions of dollars in donations. Now the Harris County District Attorney has imposed a deadline.[…..]

Turner’s firm paid millions from city affordable housing deals

Share this story:  The Harvard law school graduated Sylvester Turner rarely goes into a courtroom. Check the records. That doesn’t stop his law firm from being paid millions of dollars each year, a lot of it from taxpayers! Documents obtained[…..]

Turner owes pastors an apology

Share this story:  Another day, another Baptist Minister says Sylvester Turner has falsely exaggerated his religious support. Pastor Ricky Bell of Forest Lawn Missionary Baptist Church is the latest to come forward to say he is not endorsing Turner as[…..]

Major victory for the citizens of Hempstead

Share this story: The proposed Highway 6 landfill was dealt a potential death blow Monday afternoon by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. It’s a major victory for Hempstead residents who said the landfill was a risk to drinking water[…..]

Turner falsifies religious support

Share this story: Ben Hall says it is outrageous that Sylvester Turner has to lie about his support in the religious community. Pastor Walter August is among those speaking out after Turner falsely claimed support of his campaign. “I don’t[…..]

Galveston judge protects oysters

Share this story: The legal battle over the huge oyster beds in Galveston Bay escalated again this morning. Galveston County Judge Lonnie Cox approved a temporary restraining order to protect companies with oyster leases now trapped in a fight that[…..]

The $200 million consolation prize

Share this story: The Mayor of Houston had some choice words about the Commissioner for the Texas Transportation Agency. Of course, Annise Parker must not have been thinking about public records when she sent the e-mail to her Chief Development[…..]