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Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Harris County over retooled guaranteed income program

Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Harris County over retooled guaranteed income program

Harris County is being sued once again by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over the county’s planned guaranteed income program, despite changes to the program intended to avoid legal challenges by limiting its scope.  Paxton’s lawsuit mirrors his April challenge to the $20.5 million program, arguing the Texas Constitution forbids governments from giving money to …

Metro makes it official – bikeshare is not in the transit agency’s plans or 2025 budget

Metro makes it official – bikeshare is not in the transit agency’s plans or 2025 budget

The Metropolitan Transit Authority has canceled plans for a bike-share program that originally was slated to launch this past summer, focusing instead on microtransit to connect transit riders to bus routes, agency officials announced Thursday.  “Our proposed 2025 budget does not include bikeshare,” Metro Chief Financial Officer George Fotinos said during a Customer Experience, Operations, …

The Harris County District Attorney’s new budget is short  million. It didn’t have to be.

The Harris County District Attorney’s new budget is short $6 million. It didn’t have to be.

The Harris County District Attorney’s office will receive only a nominal increase in funding after it ignored a county directive to include options to reduce spending when it proposed its budget in May, according to county officials.  The lapse means the office will automatically forgo $6 million after its chief financial officer acknowledged she did …

Conroe ISD honors Mittie J. Turner Campbell, names school after first Black female principal

Conroe ISD honors Mittie J. Turner Campbell, names school after first Black female principal

CONROE — Mittie J. Turner Campbell lived in service to others. In 1916, during the Jim Crow era in Montgomery County, that meant single-handedly teaching 143 children, ages 12-14, at Conroe Independent School District’s Black public school. Dozens upon dozens of middle schoolers packed into a single classroom were no match for Campbell. The lifelong …

HISD bond proposal calls for moving 7 small schools into different buildings

HISD bond proposal calls for moving 7 small schools into different buildings

Houston ISD kicked off a series of meetings Tuesday to inform families about potentially moving several schools into other campuses with space, a controversial cost-saving measure that’s part of the district’s historic $4.4 billion bond proposal. Confusion and questions dominated the first meeting, held at Edison Middle School in the Greater East End, one of …

Judge rejects attempt to dismiss Department of Justice lawsuit against Colony Ridge

Judge rejects attempt to dismiss Department of Justice lawsuit against Colony Ridge

A judge rejected an attempt by lawyers for the Colony Ridge housing development to dismiss the civil lawsuit brought against the company by the Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleging it unjustly targeted Latino land buyers. Judge Alfred Bennett’s ruling represents a victory for the Department of Justice, which is making …

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