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How police are using cameras in school zones to catch speeders
Read full article: How police are using cameras in school zones to catch speedersAs more and more localities are using the technology, or talking about adding the technology, the Solutionaries team is working for you on if it’s really a solution to the speeding problem.
Police working to learn more after they receive conflicting stories from victims involved in triple shooting
Read full article: Police working to learn more after they receive conflicting stories from victims involved in triple shootingAn investigation is underway after police said three people were involved in a shooting in Houston’s Southside.
CBO projects 4.6% growth in Biden's first year, jobs lag
Read full article: CBO projects 4.6% growth in Biden's first year, jobs lagBased on the CBO's projections, economic growth would be the strongest since 1999. CBO projected an average of 521,000 jobs will be added monthly this year, a pace that would fall to 145,000 in 2022. Biden's supporters can point to the CBO's projection of a three-year recovery in hiring as a need for more aid. A faster vaccination process — the goal of both aid proposals — would help hiring and growth. A separate measure of economic growth in the CBO report that compares the fourth-quarters says growth would be 3.7% this year, a partial reflection of some of the gains that have already occurred in the middle of last year.
Food giveaway organized after Jim’s Supermarket burns down
Read full article: Food giveaway organized after Jim’s Supermarket burns downWhen Jim’s Supermarket burned down on Friday, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee said she knew it would hurt families here. She helped organize a food giveaway with the Houston Food Bank and is working to secure federal funding to help Jim’s rebuild. Residents told KPRC 2 the food giveaway will help them for a little bit because Jim’s is now gone. Karen Hunyh, whose family owns Jim’s Supermarket, was at the giveaway with other family members. Congresswoman Lee said to help, she is calling on food truck owners to come set up shop near Jim’s to help community members with food availability.
Cool Schools Winner: Angleton ISD
Read full article: Cool Schools Winner: Angleton ISDHOUSTON – Congrats to one of our Cool Schools winners, Angleton ISD! We had more than 28,000 viewers vote in the contest, sponsored by Go Public Gulf Coast. Houston Life Correspondent Dee Brown went to visit Southside and see what makes it such a Cool School. You can watch the video above to learn more about their National School of Character distinction, and for more information on all of Houston's Cool Schools, visit GoPublicGulfCoast.com. Sponsored by: Go Public Gulf Coast