This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA Facebook post this week from an account linked to the chief trial lawyer at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office has provoked outrage, with about a dozen defense lawyers and others in the legal community calling for the prosecutor to step down over comments that appear to equate Black Lives Matter protesters with Nazis.The meme posted by veteran prosecutor Kaylynn Williford shows a black and white photograph of hands holding an overflowing bin of rings.It says, “Wedding bands that were removed from Holocaust victims...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA Facebook post this week from an account linked to the chief trial lawyer at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office has provoked outrage, with about a dozen defense lawyers and others in the legal community calling for the prosecutor to step down over comments that appear to equate Black Lives Matter protesters with Nazis.The meme posted by veteran prosecutor Kaylynn Williford shows a black and white photograph of hands holding an overflowing bin of rings.It says, “Wedding bands that were removed from Holocaust victims...WW…

Published May 21, 2020Raul Razo and three buddies were knocking out their daily situps and pushups in their 72-man tank at the Harris County Jail in late March when they were overcome. All four were gasping for air.“Uno por uno. Uno por uno,” Razo told his wife in a phone call punctuated by dry coughs. One by one they’d abandoned their workout and slogged off to their bunks.The next day they lay within arms’ reach of one another in their tight fortress of metal-frame beds, shaking with chills and passing up meals. They had crushing headaches, achy bones, sore muscles, chest pain, nausea,...…Published May 21, 2020Raul Razo and three buddies were knocking out their daily situps and pushups in their 72-man tank at the Harris County Jail in late March when they were overcome. All four were gasping for air.“Uno por uno. Uno por uno,” Razo told his wife in a phone call punctuated by dry coughs. One by one they’d abandoned their workout and slogged off to their bunks.The next day they lay within arms’ reach of one another in their tight fortress of metal-frame beds, shaking with chills and passing up meals. They had crushing headaches, achy bones, sore muscles, chest pain, nausea,...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA worker at Eastwood Post Office said when asked for a voter registration application Wednesday that she had been instructed not to distribute the forms.Until this week the Harris County voter registrar’s website listed post offices among the places to pick up registration materials, but it no longer suggests them since many post offices in the region are not offering the forms or have said they would only give them out upon request.In the final weeks of registration for the 2020, the League of Women Voters, a century-old...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA worker at Eastwood Post Office said when asked for a voter registration application Wednesday that she had been instructed not to distribute the forms.Until this week the Harris County voter registrar’s website listed post offices among the places to pick up registration materials, but it no longer suggests them since many post offices in the region are not offering the forms or have said they would only give them out upon request.In the final weeks of registration for the 2020, the League of Women Voters, a century-old...WW…

A Texas appeals court has rejected Facebook’s efforts to halt multiple lawsuits accusing the social media juggernaut of knowingly permitting sex traffickers to recruit through its various platforms.The were brought by three Houston women recruited as 13-,14- and 16-year-olds through Facebook apps. The social media company appealed the rulings to the 14th Court of Appeal. The appeals court issued three parallel rulings all reflecting a 3-2 majority. In each case there was a dissenting ruling from Justice Tracy Christopher, who found Facebook should be cloaked in federal statutory...…A Texas appeals court has rejected Facebook’s efforts to halt multiple lawsuits accusing the social media juggernaut of knowingly permitting sex traffickers to recruit through its various platforms.The were brought by three Houston women recruited as 13-,14- and 16-year-olds through Facebook apps. The social media company appealed the rulings to the 14th Court of Appeal. The appeals court issued three parallel rulings all reflecting a 3-2 majority. In each case there was a dissenting ruling from Justice Tracy Christopher, who found Facebook should be cloaked in federal statutory...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSteve Stockman, a former southwest Houston Republican congressman convicted of that involved misusing charitable funds, was granted clemency Tuesday by President Donald Trump.Trump commuted the remainder of Stockman’s 10-year prison sentence, prompting his release from the Federal Correctional Institution, a low-security facility in Beaumont. The former congressman was one of 20 people Trump pardoned and gave commutations Tuesday, including two other former Republican members of Congress.“Ultimately, Mr. Stockman is lucky to have...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSteve Stockman, a former southwest Houston Republican congressman convicted of that involved misusing charitable funds, was granted clemency Tuesday by President Donald Trump.Trump commuted the remainder of Stockman’s 10-year prison sentence, prompting his release from the Federal Correctional Institution, a low-security facility in Beaumont. The former congressman was one of 20 people Trump pardoned and gave commutations Tuesday, including two other former Republican members of Congress.“Ultimately, Mr. Stockman is lucky to have...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateClusters of vocal campaign supporters appeared to outnumber voters outside the popular West Gray Multi-Service Center polling site Tuesday morning, as a car circled the block revving its engine and swerving close to a line of people along the curb holding flags and placards supporting Donald Trump.Zana Gibson, 49, of Spring, was waving a Trump flag when she said, “A goldish Toyota Corolla rust bucket swerved and tried to hit me and then came back and tried to do it again.” Another woman captured a video of the car she was sharing...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateClusters of vocal campaign supporters appeared to outnumber voters outside the popular West Gray Multi-Service Center polling site Tuesday morning, as a car circled the block revving its engine and swerving close to a line of people along the curb holding flags and placards supporting Donald Trump.Zana Gibson, 49, of Spring, was waving a Trump flag when she said, “A goldish Toyota Corolla rust bucket swerved and tried to hit me and then came back and tried to do it again.” Another woman captured a video of the car she was sharing...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA super fan in Spring is facing a rare federal cyberstalking prosecution in Florida on charges he repeatedly sent violent online threats to the girlfriend of pop singer Jake Miller.A federal magistrate in Houston Tuesday called the conduct of 21-year-old Mario Francisco Perez “sophisticated,” “maniacal” and “obsessive” and ordered him into detention in Florida on charges of cyberstalking and transmitting interstate threats through Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. The accusations involve a flood of posts by Perez, intended as...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA super fan in Spring is facing a rare federal cyberstalking prosecution in Florida on charges he repeatedly sent violent online threats to the girlfriend of pop singer Jake Miller.A federal magistrate in Houston Tuesday called the conduct of 21-year-old Mario Francisco Perez “sophisticated,” “maniacal” and “obsessive” and ordered him into detention in Florida on charges of cyberstalking and transmitting interstate threats through Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. The accusations involve a flood of posts by Perez, intended as...WW…

It was a routine question at the front desk.“How was everything?” the receptionist asked the repeat customer.“Not good,” said the woman, a business owner who had just finished a 90-minute session at the Alden Bridge Massage Heights in The Woodlands. And, no, she did not want the gift cards she’d purchased earlier that day in September 2017.Amid sobs and bouts of nausea, she disclosed in a manager’s back office that while she was face up on the table, the massage therapist with the long ponytail had touched her breasts — which she thought was an accident — but then he lifted the sheet and...…It was a routine question at the front desk.“How was everything?” the receptionist asked the repeat customer.“Not good,” said the woman, a business owner who had just finished a 90-minute session at the Alden Bridge Massage Heights in The Woodlands. And, no, she did not want the gift cards she’d purchased earlier that day in September 2017.Amid sobs and bouts of nausea, she disclosed in a manager’s back office that while she was face up on the table, the massage therapist with the long ponytail had touched her breasts — which she thought was an accident — but then he lifted the sheet and...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigatePreston Chaney died of COVID-19 after more than three months at the Harris County Jail on allegations he stole lawn equipment and frozen meat. Two days later, Chaney’s court-appointed lawyer, who’d logged just two hours on his case, billed for additional work.Chaney had a hold and was rejected for personal bail under Gov. Greg Abbott’s pandemic order banning the release of anyone with violent charges or prior arrests. Had the 64-year-old been able to scrape together $100, he could have waited for trial away from the packed...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigatePreston Chaney died of COVID-19 after more than three months at the Harris County Jail on allegations he stole lawn equipment and frozen meat. Two days later, Chaney’s court-appointed lawyer, who’d logged just two hours on his case, billed for additional work.Chaney had a hold and was rejected for personal bail under Gov. Greg Abbott’s pandemic order banning the release of anyone with violent charges or prior arrests. Had the 64-year-old been able to scrape together $100, he could have waited for trial away from the packed...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe head prosecutor for Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg’s trial division Monday after posting last week that equated protesters who remove Confederate statues with Nazis.The meme posted by Assistant District Attorney Kaylynn Williford last week shows a black-and-white photograph of hands holding a massive bin of rings.It says, “Wedding bands that were removed from Holocaust victims prior to being executed, 1945. Each ring represents a destroyed family. Never forget, Nazis tore down statues. Banned free speech. Blamed...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe head prosecutor for Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg’s trial division Monday after posting last week that equated protesters who remove Confederate statues with Nazis.The meme posted by Assistant District Attorney Kaylynn Williford last week shows a black-and-white photograph of hands holding a massive bin of rings.It says, “Wedding bands that were removed from Holocaust victims prior to being executed, 1945. Each ring represents a destroyed family. Never forget, Nazis tore down statues. Banned free speech. Blamed...WW…