Daily Archives: May 27, 2022

We won’t know the official status of the two super close runoffs until next week

The CD28 race is not done with us. Jessica Cisneros, the progressive immigration attorney trailing longtime Laredo congressman Henry Cuellar by 177 votes in a blockbuster South Texas runoff, said Thursday that ballots are still being counted and a final … Continue reading

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on We won’t know the official status of the two super close runoffs until next week

Checking in again on the wastewater

COVID levels keep creeping up. After the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million deaths on Monday, new data shows numbers on the rise again. The latest Houston Health Department wastewater results from May 9 show levels are now … Continue reading

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

This could be a really bad hurricane season

Anytime the year 2005 is used as a point of comparison, it’s bad news. The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and the Gulf of Mexico is already warmer than average. Even more worrying is a current of warm tropical … Continue reading

Posted in Hurricane Katrina | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Watson accusers get their say

You can see them saying it. The $230 million contract the Cleveland Browns gave to former Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was a “big screw you” to the 22 women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. After Houston traded Watson … Continue reading

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments