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Houston restaurants receive authorization to set up outdoor areas for dining

By Benjamin Kibbey | Aug 14, 2020

In an effort to help local restaurants increase their capacity for serving customers while still staying within government directed guidelines for social distancing, the City of Houston is permitting them to use parking lots for outdoor dining as part of a program dubbed “More Space.”

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Houston mayor among those asking Abbott for authority to mandate face coverings

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jul 18, 2020

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has joined eight other Texas mayors who are asking Gov. Greg Abbott to give them the authority to make mask wearing mandatory.

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City of Houston and Harris County partner to take on housing crisis worsened by COVID-19

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jul 11, 2020

The City of Houston and Harris County are partnering to attempt to address the housing crisis created by the response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Beaumont Police follow tip to uncover human trafficking, two arrested

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jun 22, 2020

A tip about a missing juvenile seen at a Petro Truck Stop in Beaumont recently led local police on a search of hotels that ended in the arrest of two individuals found with three juveniles in a nearby hotel room.

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Locals can help combat human trafficking, editorial says

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jun 19, 2020

After two 16-year-old sex trafficking victims were recently rescued by law enforcement in the Beaumont area, the Beaumont Enterprise raised the importance of community awareness and tips in mitigating the high level of trafficking that passes through the community.

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Houston city officials brace for potential layoffs, furloughs caused by economic downturn

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 15, 2020

HOUSTON – The combination of the COVID-19 economic downturn and plummeting oil prices has left the city of Houston uncertain about future tax revenues, prompting the city to revisit its budget.

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Sex trafficking victims claim major hotel chains should be held liable

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jan 27, 2020

Three human trafficking victims in Houston are attempting to go after the major hotel operators Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Choice Hotels International and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts in a suit alleging the companies do not do enough to prevent human trafficking at franchisee properties.