Tag: Houston
Travis Scott Show Security Staffing is Unclear, Chief Says
Organizers of the Astroworld music festival have not provided investigators with clear records about private security personnel working the grounds when a massive crowd...
Justice Department Announces New Initiative to Combat Redlining
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire
The Justice Department announced the launch of the department’s new Combatting Redlining Initiative today. Redlining is an illegal practice...
Fate of George Floyd Pardon Request Now With Texas Governor
By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
A Texas agency on Monday, October 4, approved a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for...
Faith Groups Aid Haitian Migrants, Denounce Mistreatment
By Luis Andres Henao and Peter Smith, Associated Press
Faith-based groups — many of them longtime advocates for a more welcoming immigration policy -- have...
COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff
By JOCELYN GECKER, AP Media Writer
One desperate California school district is sending flyers home in students’ lunchboxes, telling parents it’s “now hiring.” Elsewhere, principals...