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GAG Texas leader Johnson: 'Absolutely disgusting and typical behavior from the National Grooming Education Association'

Gays Against Groomers Texas leader Brad Johnson decried the National Education Association (NEA) for their recent list of student reading recommendations in a tweet published on Wednesday.

By Houston Republic Report | Jul 11, 2023

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Leader of Gays Against Groomers Texas on gender affirming care to minors: 'This is child abuse and should be illegal'

Texas Children's Hospital is currently undergoing an investigation following allegations of offering gender affirming care to minors.

By Houston Republic Report | May 25, 2023

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Committee for Justice: Antitrust bill will ‘empower and embolden progressives’ without protecting speech

By David Beasley | Mar 10, 2022

A bill called the American Innovation and Choice Online Act that would give federal agencies more power to regulate big-tech companies has drawn the support of conservative Republicans such Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

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Kahan: Houston homicide rates show felony bond reform needed

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 19, 2021

As director of Victim Services and Advocacy for Crime Stoppers of Houston, Andy Kahan has had enough of all the violent crimes being committed in Harris County.

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Institute for Energy Research CEO: Adding 'unreliable' wind, solar is 'at the expense of the reliables'

By Juliette Fairley | Apr 16, 2021

Taxpayer subsidies paid to wind and solar developers contributed to the grid nearing emergency conditions this week, according to an oil and gas expert.

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Keller arrests highlight increase of Texans booked for non-jailable minor infractions

By Andy Nghiem | Mar 19, 2021

The arrest and assault of a North Texas man and his son by police officers over a minor traffic infraction last summer underscores the need for legislative reforms limiting arrests for non-jailable minor offenses.

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Urban Reform Institute official: Incidents of police misbehavior often underreported

By Juliette Fairley | Mar 5, 2021

Incidents involving police officers abusing their power or using excessive force often go unreported in Texas, according to an urban policy expert.

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University of Houston survey: Majority of Texans support criminal justice reform

By John Breslin | 3 years ago

A large majority of Texans support criminal justice reform bills filed by legislators, according to a survey by the University of Houston.

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City of Houston teams up with Uber and BP to lower emissions

By Christopher Mobley | Feb 7, 2021

The Office of Mayor Sylvester Turner has entered a partnership between BP, Uber and the City of Houston to help drivers on Uber’s platform make the transition to electric vehicles.

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Three remain jailed in Louisiana after alleged trafficking of Texas 15-year-old

By Karen Kidd | Feb 5, 2021

A man and two women, all in their 20s, were charged with trafficking a Texas teenager and remain in custody in two Louisiana jails, according to online records searches.

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Renewable energy subsidies in COVID relief bill 'is another example of political jujitsu,' CCME officer says

By Juliette Fairley | Jan 6, 2021

Renewable energy is the cheapest form of energy compared to coal and gas as the cost of wind fell 50%, and solar by 85%, in the past 10 years, Bloomberg reports.

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Study: COVID-19 an unlikely risk for most newborns

By Savannah Howe | Nov 25, 2020

While there are plenty of things to worry about when it comes to having a newborn, a severe case of COVID-19 may not be one of them, according to a Nov. 9 study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.

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Travis Institute of Education Policy director: If students struggle virtually, it would be 'good to bring them back to the classroom'

By T.H. Lawrence | Nov 16, 2020

As many Texas public school students struggle with remote learning, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath announced that school districts can mandate they return to classrooms.

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Expert: Texas does 'encourage the investments and the deployment of renewables'

By Benjamin Kibbey | Oct 30, 2020

The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently reported that wind energy is exerting growing significance in Texas, with 18% of the electricity produced in 2019 from wind turbines, compared to 6% in 2010.

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Study: Houston massage parlors serve as fronts for sex trafficking

By David Beasley | Oct 27, 2020

Massage parlors, which generate an estimated $107 million a year in gross revenue in Houston, are increasingly drawing attention from scholars and others as fronts for sex trafficking, according to a 2017 study by the Journal of Human Trafficking.

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Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word makes a spiritual call to arms against human trafficking

By Michael Pineda | Oct 26, 2020

Too often, people fail to concern themselves with social issues such as the scourge of human trafficking until they are personally impacted by them.

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Several Houston restaurants close for business due to COVID-19 difficulties

By April Bamburg | Oct 16, 2020

Texas may be reopening slowly, but Houston area restaurants continue to struggle after several months of restrictions meant to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result many Houston restaurant owners have decided that they cannot reopen to the public.

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Many Houston area restaurants, retailers and fitness centers closing due to the pandemic

By April Bamburg | Oct 15, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has affected so many aspects of everyday life, but for many of Houston’s business owners, it has meant difficult choices.

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OPINION: Platinum Plan Part of President Trump’s Efforts On Long-Overdue Criminal Justice Reform

By C.L. Bryant | Oct 7, 2020

Black Americans have been seeking real criminal justice reform from Democrat leaders, but they failed to deliver.

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'Very successful' first week of in-person instruction for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD

By Mary Lou Lang | Sep 17, 2020

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD opened for in-person instruction last week with successful results.