FEDERAL

Former star football player of Cinco Ranch HS, Rice University sentenced in overdose death of another Rice U. star athlete

A former football star of both Cinco Ranch High School and Rice University has been sentenced to serve time in federal prison for distributing a synthetic opioid that killed another football star at Rice University in March of 2018, U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery announced.

Federal Programs Hosts ‘Project H.O.P.E.’ Carnival of Learning

The Federal and States Programs Department recently hosted the

lmtonline.com

Local officials alarmed after Houston, Harris County denied federal funds for flood mitigation projects

Roughly four years after Hurricane Harvey, some area leaders are upset with the plans to distribute federal flood mitigation funds.

Texas celebrates Juneteenth, but there’s growing interest across US for a federal holiday

HOUSTON – Juneteenth is a big deal in Texas and interest in the holiday is growing across the nation. Texas has officially celebrated Juneteenth since 1980, but the country — amid widespread protests following the death of George Floyd, among others, at the hands of police — appears to show interest now in a national Juneteenth holiday. Multiple petitions on Change.org are asking for support for a Juneteenth federal holiday, with this one, garnering the support of more than 200,000 digital signatures. Support for Juneteenth as a holiday has spread to Virginia, with the governor there, Ralph Northam, announcing he’s making Juneteenth a state holiday. What do you think about a federal holiday for Juneteenth?