Katy ISD Announces its 2024-2025 Districtwide Teachers of the Year KATY, TX [March 28, 2025] – Recognized for their passion, talent and commitment to education, Katy ISD has named its 2024-2025 districtwide Teachers of the Year, representing the cream of the crop among educators. Griffin Elementary’s Becky Finnegan is the Elementary Teacher of the Year and Mayde Creek High School’s Amy Wernig is Secondary Teacher of the Year. For the first time, Griffin Elementary is also […]
March, 2025
EMPLOYERS ADD WORKERS IN FEBRUARY AS POST-PANDEMIC HIRING SURGE COOLS
(HOUSTON, Texas, March 28, 2025) The Houston-area job market rebounded slightly in February, with employers adding 15,200 workers to their payroll, according to figures released Friday by Workforce Solutions. Only four of the eleven sectors tracked added jobs during the month. The Leisure & Hospitality sector rebounded from it’s post-holiday slump to add 4,300 jobs, primarily at restaurants and bars, which saw their payrolls grow by 3,300. Construction workers also went back to work with the […]
Five Arrested in Houston for Wide-Ranging Fraud and Theft Scheme
HOUSTON, TX – Five people were arrested in Houston in connection with a sophisticated fraud scheme tied to criminal organizations engaged in motor vehicle theft, ATM skimming, organized retail theft, and the production of fraudulent documents used to defraud and harm others. The Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center, the Houston Police Department (South Gessner Crime Suppression Team), the United States Secret Service, the United States Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, Homeland Security Investigations, and U.S. […]
Cornyn Calls on FIFA to Take Steps to Prevent Human Trafficking at the World Cup
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and 16 of his Senate colleagues sent a letter to officials at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) urging the organization to ensure they are working to prevent human trafficking before, during, and after the 2026 World Cup and requesting that FIFA share information about the steps it is taking to keep people safe in host cities, including Dallas and Houston, and what resources they are providing to […]
Texas Workforce Commission to Investigate Potential Violations of Fair Housing Act
AUSTIN ⎯ The Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division (CRD) is responsible for investigating and enforcing state and federal laws regarding discrimination in housing and employment across the state. It is illegal discrimination to refuse to rent, sell, negotiate, or set different terms, conditions or privileges for sale or rental of housing because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin. It is also a violation of law to make, print, or […]
Houston-area Veterans participate in National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic
SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo. – Three Houston-area Veterans will participate in the 39th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic (NDVWSC), March 31–April 5 in Aspen-Snowmass, Colorado. Name Bib #* Age City, State Facility Service Branch Candice Caesar 150 52 Manvel, TX Houston VA Army Monica Davis 175 43 Spring, TX Houston VA Army Jeffrey Hokett 262 55 Missouri City, TX Houston VA Space Force “The Winter Sports Clinic epitomizes the strength, courage, and determination of our Veterans,” said […]
Houston woman charged with torturing dogs
Deputies with the Office of Harris County Constable Precinct One Alan Rosen arrested a Houston woman Friday for torturing two dogs. If convicted, Lakesha Laquesha Neal, 43, faces up to two years in state jail for each of two felony charges of cruelty to non-livestock animals. “We have to be the voice of the voiceless,” Rosen said. “She tortured these dogs and we are grateful all those who step forward to report abuse.” The abuse […]
