Several blocks of Main street closed as city aims to permanently convert area into dining space
Even on a damp dark day, Patrick Coleman can be found at his favorite watering hole.โI love downtown,โ he said. โWe took the bus and the train to come here today. Thatโs what I like so much about it. Youโre not worried about where youโre going to park.โ
Elected officials, George Floyd family discuss passage of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act by the House
HOUSTON โ Earlier this week, the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a victory for the Floyd family. It has been nine months since Houston native George Floyd was killed by a Minnesota police officer, and his family is still in a lot of pain. I go to sleep sometimes,โ said George Floydโs brother Philonise Floyd. You just have to be the change, force it and make the change,โ Philonise Floyd said. โWe say his name, โGeorge Floyd.โ We say his name, โGeorge Floyd,โโ attorney Ben Crump said.
TSU professor considered the โfather of environmental justiceโ
KPRC 2โฒs ReโChelle Turner spoke to Dr. Robert Bullard, who is known as the โfather of environmental justiceโ. Dr. Robert Bullard is a distinguished professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at TSU. His goal is to make sure everyone has the right to live, work and play in a clean environment. Dr. Bullard said the environmental justice movement also relates to the Black Lives Matter Movement and the death of Houston Native George Floyd. Dr. Bullard said just this month, TSU received a $1.25 million grant from the Houston Endowment to start the Robert D. Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice.
Pearland mother in search of justice after her 24-year old son fatally shot
HOUSTON โ Shanashee Yarber is asking for the publicโs help in finding the person responsible for the death of her son, Donnie Glover III. According to the Houston Police Department, the 24-year old was found shot to death Tuesday at about 1 a.m. at an apartment complex located at 4045 Linkwood Drive. Yarber believes the people responsible set Glover up to steal his 2020 Dodge Charger. โI believe he went to go and meet up with someone and I believe they brought him there under circumstances meant to harm him,โ Yarber said. If you have any information youโre asked to call the Houston Police Department.
Attorney Ben Crump, George Floydโs brother, and others march for justice for Black man killed in Texas
LA MARQUE, Texas โ Itโs been a month since Joshua Feast was shot and killed in La Marque, Texas. On Saturday, Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump, the NAACP, George Floydโs brother, Pamela Turnerโs sister and Danny Thomas marched with people in the La Marque community. Feast was shot and killed by La Marque police officer Jose Santos on Dec. 9. Crump said too many black men are shot while running away. People in the La Marque community say theyโre making sure Joshuaโs name and legacy live on.
KPRC 2 Investigates: Why some probations are ended when the terms havenโt been met
HOUSTON โ KPRC 2 Investigates reviewed thousands of felony cases where a probationer was โunsatisfactorilyโ terminated from their probation. Court records show Talamantes had two prior DWI cases on his record and the most recent one ended with unsatisfactory termination of probation. Court records show the second DWI was in 2014. Court records show he was brought back to jail twice, had his โSOBER court conditions amendedโ and given an extra day in jail as punishment. Court records show a second judge tried to get Crawford to comply with all conditions, before voluntarily recusing himself from the case.