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Dallas City Council to Vote on Water Fluoridation on Wednesday
On Wednesday January 28 the Dallas City Council will vote on whether or not to discontinue water fluoridation. After heavy lobbying from local activists the City Council will take up the controversial...
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Texas Denies Death Penalty Appeal From Intellectually Disabled Man
A Texas adult who has been deemed to be “intellectually disabled” is scheduled to be executed Thursday night after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied a stay of execution. Robert Ladd has an IQ...
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Dallas City Council Votes to Continue Water Fluoridation
After months of lobbying by clean water activists, the Dallas City Council voted in favor of continuing a contract to add hydrofluorosilicic acid, or fluoride, to the water supply. Only two council...
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Houston Activists Rally Outside of HPD Townhall Meeting
This past Saturday the Houston Police Department held their third city wide town hall meeting in an attempt to foster meaningful dialogue between the department and Houstonians. The town hall was held...
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Federal Court: FBI Not Required to Release Details of Occupy Assassination Plot
A federal court has ruled that the FBI is exempt from releasing documents that detail a 2011 plot to assassinate Occupy Houston leaders. The documents were first revealed through a Freedom of...
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Houston Police Department Officer Caught Stealing Ammunition
An officer with the Houston Police Department has been charged with theft after being arrested for stealing $60 worth of ammunition. Rookie officer Stephen Sargent was arrested at an Academy Sports...
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Houston Area Police Department Considering Body Cameras
The Tomball Police Department just outside of Houston is considering adding body cameras to its officers. The Houston Chronicle reports that the Tomball City Council is considering adding the cameras...
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Houston Police Keeping Quiet on Body Camera Policy
Both the Houston Police Department and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are refusing to release details on their policies on how body cameras will be turned on or off. The Houston Chronicle reported...
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Houston Police Officer Threatens Protester for Exercising “Constitutional BS”
An officer with the Houston Police Department was recently filmed telling an Open Carry activist he was uninterested in his “Constitutional bullsh**.” The Officer confronted the activist with Open...
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Texas Representative David Simpson Introduces Bill to End Cannabis Prohibition
On the 179th anniversary of Texas declaring independence from Mexico, a new state bill was introduced which would officially end prohibition of Cannabis. Texas Representative David Simpson introduced...
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Free Music/Art/Activism Festival Returns to Houston on March 14th
On Saturday March 14th activists, musicians, poets, and free thinkers will gather in Houston, Texas for the 9th edition of the For the Community music and arts festival. Presented by activist group...
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Harris County DA Employee Fired After Refusing Illegal Search by Houston Police
A coalition of Houston area activists believes the Houston Police Department pressured the Harris County District Attorney’s Office to fire an employee who claims she was unfairly pulled over and...
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Texas Bill Would Require Warrants for Stingray Cellphone Surveillance
Two Texas State Senators have introduced a new bill that would require warrants for the use of StingRay Cell Phone surveillance. Senators Craig Estes and Rodney Ellis introduced Senate Bill 942 which...
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Texas Bill Would Restrict Filming of Police, Define Media
A new bill that would restrict the ability to film the police and create a dangerous definition of media has been introduced to the Texas House of Representatives. Texas House Bill 2918 would require...
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Texas Representative Introduces Bill to Fight Local Initiatives
A new Texas bill would grant Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office the ability to allow or disallow local initiatives. Texas House Bill 540 was introduced by Representative Phil King, and would require...
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Department of Justice Closes For-Profit Prison in Texas Following Riots
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has cancelled its contract with the Management and Training Corporation for its for-profit prison in Raymondville City, Texas. The contract means the Willacy County...
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Texas Representative Introduces Bill to Cut off Water and Power to NSA...
On Friday afternoon Texas State Rep. Jonathan Stickland introduced HB 3916 which would cut off water and electric utility services to all National Security Agency data collection centers in Texas....
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Parents of Missing #Mexico43 Speak in Houston, Across US
PHOTO: Houston Public Media On Wednesday, a group of parents of the 43 missing Mexican students appeared in Houston as part of a tour across the United States. Protesters gathered with the families...
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FBI Director James Comey Wants to Upgrade Houston’s Violent Crime Task Force
On Thursday, FBI director James Comey met with state and local authorities in Houston to discuss the need for upgrading the city’s violent crime task force. Comey also spoke of the threat of...
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Operation Jade Helm: 17-City Military Exercise Across Texas
The Army is planning a 17-city military exercise across the state of Texas as part of training against “an ever changing foreign threat.” Operation Jade Helm will include a coalition of forces,...
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