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New, high-ranking Dickinson official gave up police license amid domestic abuse allegations
Dickinson’s new city secretary got the job last week, two months after he surrendered his police license as part of prosecutors dropping misdemeanor charges against him.
In latest surprise move, Montrose and Acres Homes libraries now moving ahead
Two previously halted library projects will indeed begin moving forward after all, Houston Public Library Executive Director Cynthia Wilson said Thursday. The city’s plan to open a new library space inside the Montrose Collective on Westheimer Road, which was derailed by a surprise announcement by Mayor John Whitmire that he would not go through with […]
Baylor St. Luke’s, affiliates to pay $15M for allegedly billing Medicare for risky surgeries
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine and the medical practice group Surgical Associates of Texas P.A. have agreed to pay a record $15 million to resolve allegations they violated Medicare regulations by running multiple “complicated and risky” heart surgeries at the same time, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday. The alleged violations […]
Houston Housing Authority granted federal funds that will benefit 4,000 residents
The Houston Housing Authority and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that Houston would receive $6.25 million in grant funding to be used towards two new programs. The Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Services program received $5 million, while the Older Adult Home Modification program received $1.25 million from the federal agency. According to […]
Decision to pause construction of Acres Homes library will hurt community, leaders say
The pause in construction of the North Regional Library in Acres Homes — just months after a swath of dignitaries hosted a groundbreaking for the project with much fanfare — will create a wide ripple across a community that is currently underserved by its lone and little 48-year-old public library, civic leaders say. And, they […]
Former staffer of Midtown Redevelopment Authority and 2 others arrested for misuse of $8.5M in public funds
Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that a former staffer and two contractors involved with the Midtown Redevelopment Authority were arrested on public corruption charges. Todd Edwards, the former real estate manager who was accused of “inappropriately” using his oversight of millions of dollars in authority landscaping funds to benefit himself, and authority contractors, […]
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