Fire departments have rehabilitation procedures in place to help crews stay safe. Author: David Gonzalez (KHOU) Updated: 10:26 AM CDT July 25, 2021
HOUSTON These hot temperatures can be extremely dangerous for people who don’t have a way to stay cool.
This is one of the hottest weekends so far this year.
On Saturday, air conditioning units were distributed to more than two dozen seniors in need.
Houston’s hot summer will be a little more bearable for seniors like Phyllis Huntsberry. She’s one of 30 seniors to receive a window air conditioning unit thanks to Houston Area Urban League.
“It’s going to make us very comfortable and we will be able to do more to help ourselves,” Huntsberry said.
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Last year, in the wake of George Floyd’s death, the black square on Instagram became a virtue signal of solidarity by brands, corporations, and influencers in support of a nationwide fight for Black lives. But a year later as we look back at the hundreds of corporate entities who posted Black squares on Instagram, many without any real strategy or action plan for how they create institutional change, you’ll find that the black square was nothing more than a promise to continue with the status quo.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blasted Houston-area leaders for enacting voting laws that he said were unconstitutional, after they called out state legislators for pushing for new strict voting laws.
Senate Bill 7 would ban 24-hour voting and drive-through voting, and would bar local election officials from mass-mailing absentee ballot applications to all eligible county residents measures that Harris County pioneered or attempted to enact in the 2020 election cycle.
Speaking in the state Capitol, Patrick criticized the county for what he said was overstepping its authority. I have news for Harris County: You re not the capital of Texas,” Patrick said. “The state capital resides in Travis County, in the city of Austin, in this building, not in the county judge or the mayor s office. Harris County does not make policy and create law for the other 253 Texas counties.
Sozosei Foundation Awards $75,000 in Grants to Local Texas Communities Impacted by Winter Storm apnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from apnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
BofA commits $1.1M for Texas storm recovery efforts
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Bank of America will support local nonprofits and employees recovering from winter storms through a $1.1 million commitment and program to match employee donations.HECTOR RETAMAL, Contributor / AFP via Getty Images
Bank of America announced a $1.1 million commitment to help Texans recover from the winter storm that caused widespread power outages, water supply disruptions and dozens of deaths.
The amount includes $250,000 from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to the American Red Cross to support its work across all of the states impacted by the storm, and to the Feeding Texas network. The remaining $900,000 will be distributed to local nonprofits working with communities to provide shelter, water, food and essential items.