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Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee Announces Settlement of JUUL Lawsuit

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Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee Announces Settlement of JUUL Lawsuit
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Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee announced a settlement of the county’s lawsuit against e-cigarette company JUUL Labs, Inc. over claims that JUUL deceptively marketed its products to children. The county received the second largest settlement for a local government in the nation.

“I’m proud of this outcome settling our lawsuit against JUUL. We’re bringing real money to the county to ensure we’re protecting our youth from e-cigarette use,” said Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee. “This case was always about reducing youth nicotine addiction in our communities. I want kids across Harris County to go on to live long, healthy lives. That’s one of many reasons why I plan to do everything I can to protect public health.”

In 2021, Harris County became the first governmental entity in Texas to file suit against JUUL. Harris County’s settlement is part of a global settlement with JUUL Labs, Inc resolving numerous cases brought by government entity plaintiffs, including school districts, cities, and counties. The distribution of Harris County’s settlement funds will be decided by Commissioners Court.

JUUL Labs, Inc. is an American electronic nicotine delivery system company. JUUL Labs makes the Juul electronic cigarette, which uses a heating element to convert a nicotine solution into an aerosol, which can then be inhaled by the user.

 

Taller Comunitario Interactivo

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Taller Comunitario Interactivo

Interactive Community Workshop

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Interactive Community Workshop

Montgomery County Animal Shelter over capacity, asks for community to take in pet

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Montgomery County Animal Shelter over capacity, asks for community to take in pet

The Montgomery County Animal Shelter (MCAS) is asking the public for help getting dogs out of the shelter.

MCAS is asking for the community’s help from adopters, fosters, and rescue partners to take in a pet. The shelter says all pet adoption fees are reduced to $10 for National Love Your Pet Day which falls on Monday.

Galena Park murder-suicide

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Galena Park murder-suicide

Man kills girlfriend’s daughters, family friend, himself.

Family members said the victims were 19-year-old Sayuri Gill, her 13-year-old sister, Melany Torres, and a family friend. They said Gill was six months pregnant. Four people were killed Saturday night in an apparent murder-suicide in Galena Park, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

It happened around 10:30 p.m. at a home on 2nd Street near N. Main St. and Clinton Dr.

According to Gonzalez, a 12-year-old called the Galena Park Police Department and said she was sexually assaulted by her mother’s boyfriend, who also shot people at the house. She told police that she grabbed her 1-year-old niece and ran to a neighbor’s house for help when she got the opportunity.

When authorities got to the home, they found three girls who had been shot to death. According to family members, sisters Sayuri Gill, 19, and Melany Torres, 13, were found dead. They said Gill was six months pregnant and the mother of the 1-year-old who survived the incident. A 14-year-old family friend was also killed in the shooting.

A 38-year-old man was found dead in the master bedroom with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

According to Gonzalez, the man was in a relationship with the homeowner, who is the mother of Gill, Torres and the surviving 12-year-old girl. Authorities said the mother wasn’t home at the time of the shootings. Gonzalez also said the suspect was not the father of any of the girls he killed.

Gonzalez said the man started shooting at the girls following an argument. He shot Gill before shooting Torres and the 14-year-old family friend, officials said. He then assaulted the 12-year-old and told her to run for her life.

“He then proceeded to sexually assault a 12-year-old that was inside the residence,” Gonzalez said. “After that, he told her to go ahead and run from the house … she did so and ran out of the residence without any clothing.”

The 12-year-old survivor was taken to an area hospital to be treated for her injuries, the extent of which are unknown.

“It’s just a tragic situation. It makes no sense, it’s all senseless and it’s very tragic,” Gonzalez said. “But our investigators will try to put all the pieces together and our condolences go out to the victim’s families and everyone impacted by this and the entire city as well.”

Neighbors react

Neighbors said they were in disbelief and shock. Some have lost sleep over the incident.

“No, I couldn’t … just thinking about those young girls losing their lives. It’s just unbelievable,” one neighbor said.

Maria Del Consuelo Reyes-Hernandez jumped in to help when she saw the 12-year-old and 1-year-old survivors. She said she saw the girl, who wasn’t wearing any clothes, carrying the baby. She and another neighbor brought the girls in and gave them some clothes.

Reyes-Hernandez said the girl told her what she had just endured. She said the girl told her that she ran from the house after she was sexually assaulted and told that she would be killed unless she left.

Source: khou

ALL TRAILS LEAD TO HOUSTON

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ALL TRAILS LEAD TO HOUSTON

In 1952, four men traveled on horseback from Brenham, Texas, to raise awareness of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™. Today, more than 2,000 trail riders partake in the Rodeo’s signature tradition each year. Riders hit the trail in an attempt to recreate the Old West, and in doing so, find a common ground that links us all to the Rodeo.

Be a part of history and support the 10 trail rides as they cross the great state of Texas toward their destination, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

BAFTA 2023: estos son los ganadores de los premios de la academia de cine británica

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BAFTA 2023: estos son los ganadores de los premios de la academia de cine británica

El filme épico de la Primera Guerra Mundial de Netflix “Sin novedad en el frente” se llevó el premio a mejor película, además de otros seis galardones durante la ceremonia de los BAFTA celebrada este domingo en Londres.

También se llevó los premios de mejor guión adaptado, mejor película de lengua no inglesa y mejor director para Edward Berger, entre otros.

Con sus siete premios, la película de Netflix batió el récord de los BAFTA a la mayor cantidad de premios que recibe un filme de habla no inglesa.

Lista completa de ganadores y nominados

Mejor película: “Sin novedad en el frente” (All Quiet on the Western Front)

Mejor película británica: “Almas en pena de Inisherin” o “Los espíritus de la isla” (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Mejor actriz: Cate Blanchett (“Tár”)

Mejor actor: Austin Butler (“Elvis”)

Mejor actriz de reparto: Kerry Condon ( “Almas en pena de Inisherin” o “Los espíritus de la isla”)

Mejor actor de reparto: Barry Keoghan ( “Almas en pena de Inisherin” o “Los espíritus de la isla”)

Mejor director: Edward Berger (“Sin novedad en el frente”)

Revelación británica (de un escritor, director o productor): “Aftersun” (Charlotte Wells)

Mejor película de habla no inglesa: “Sin novedad en el frente”

Mejor documental: “Navalny” (Daniel Roher)

Mejor película animada: “Pinocchio” (Guillermo del Toro)

Mejor guión original: “Almas en pena de Inisherin” o “Los espíritus de la isla”

Mejor guión adaptado: “Sin novedad en el frente”

Mejor banda sonora: “Sin novedad en el frente”

Mejor casting: “Elvis”

Mejor cinematografía: “Sin novedad en el frente”

Mejor diseño de vestuario: “Elvis”

Mejor edición: “Todo a la vez en todas partes” (España) y “Todo en todas partes al mismo tiempo” en América Latina (Everything Everywhere All At Once)

Mejor diseño de producción: “Babylon”

Mejor estrella emergente (votado por el público): Emma Mackey

Mejor maquillaje y peinado: “Elvis”

Mejor sonido: “Sin novedad en el frente”

Mejor efectos visuales especiales: “Avatar: El camino del agua” o “Avatar: El sentido del agua” (Avatar: The Way of Water)

Mejor cortometraje británico:An Irish Goodbye

Mejor cortometraje británico animado: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Irlanda por los británicos

The Banshees of Inisherin (Los espíritus de la isla) estuvo entre los otros grandes ganadores de la noche.

Los actores irlandeses Kerry Condon y Barry Keoghan ganaron como mejor actriz y actor de reparto, mientras que la película fue elegida filme británico del año.

El director Martin McDonagh dijo: “Hacer una película tan triste no debería haber sido tan divertido, pero lo fue gracias [al elenco]”.

Barry Keoghan, nacido en Dublín, dedicó su premio de actor de reparto a “los niños del área de donde vengo que sueñan con ser algo”.

En su discurso de aceptación, Kerry Condon le dijo a McDonagh: “Gracias por todos los papeles que me has dado a lo largo de mi carrera. Me hacen sentir muy orgullosa de ser una mujer irlandesa”.

Elvis, otro vencedor

Austin Butler se llevó el premio a mejor actor.

La película biográfica de Elvis Presley de Baz Luhrmann fue otra gran ganadora, llevándose a casa cuatro premios: mejor casting, diseño de vestuario, maquillaje y peluquería, y mejor actor principal.

Austin Butler, quien interpreta al legendario cantante, dijo en su discurso de aceptación: “Esto es verdaderamente extraordinario. Para mis compañeros nominados, estoy asombrado de ustedes. Estoy muy agradecido por todos estos momentos que hemos podido pasar juntos.”

Añadió: “Quiero agradecer a la familia Presley, no puedo agradecerles lo suficiente por su amor. Espero haberlos hecho sentir orgullosos”.

La hija de Elvis, Lisa Marie Presley, falleció el mes pasado, poco después de que la película triunfara en los Globos de Oro.

Lisa Marie Presley con el elenco de Elvis.

Cate Blanchett fue nombrada mejor actriz por su actuación en Tar, en la que interpreta a una directora de orquesta..

“Estas notables actuaciones rompen el mito de que la experiencia de las mujeres es monolítica”, dijo en su discurso de aceptación.

Sorpresas

Carey Mulligan fue anunciada incorrectamente como la ganadora de la mejor actriz de reparto antes de que se corrigiera a Condon.

El actor sordo Troy Kotsur, quien ganó un Bafta el año pasado por Coda, estaba anunciando al ganador usando lenguaje de señas y un intérprete cuando ocurrió la confusión. El error fue editado de la transmisión posterior en BBC One.

Everything Everywhere All At Once (Todo al mismo tiempo en todas partes), una de las que más sonaba para ganar en los Oscar, apenas se llevó el premio de mejor montaje mientras que Pinocchio de Guillermo del Toro se llevó mejor largometraje animado y Aftersun, mejor debut británico del año.

Navalny ganó el premio al mejor documental, y la productora Odessa Rae aprovechó su discurso de aceptación para rendir homenaje al periodista de investigación Christo Grozev, quién no pudo estar en la ceremonia debido a “un riesgo de seguridad pública”.

Grozev, quien aparece en la película sobre el envenenamiento del crítico del Kremlin Alexei Navalny, dijo la semana pasada que la policía le había recomendado no asistir al evento.

Source: bbc

Houston Health Department program celebrates serving 100,000 Houston-area students

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Houston Health Department program celebrates serving 100,000 Houston-area students

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See to Succeed offers free eye exams, eyeglasses to children with vision problems
See to Succeed, a Houston Health Department program helping address the critical need for vision care by providing free eye exams and eyeglasses to underserved children, reached a milestone Friday. The program served its 100,000th child from the Houston area.

Each year, thousands of children with no access to vision care receive the help they need to succeed in school.

The program serves school children ages 6 to 18 from 16 Houston-area school districts and charter schools. The vision clinic this week provided exams for children from the Pasadena Independent School District.

“Most of these children will feel successful once they receive their much-needed prescription glasses. It will help them succeed in school and more importantly, in life,” said Stephen L. Williams, director of the Houston Health Department.  “I want to thank the Houston Health Foundation and its board of directors for their continued commitment to helping this program thrive. Thank you to the entire See to Succeed team for the great work and long hours they put in with every clinic they provide at schools all over the Houston area.”

Each year, more than 40,000 children are diagnosed with a vision issue in the Houston region and half of the cases go unresolved. Unaddressed childhood vision disorders hinder development, social interactions, self-esteem and school performance, especially in reading. Students unable to read at-grade level are far more likely to drop out of school. People who had unresolved vision problems as children tend to earn 50% less annually upon entering the workforce.

See to Succeed, launched by the health department in 2011, is a public-private partnership supported by the Houston Health Foundation.

“Eleven years ago, See to Succeed partners, led by the Houston Health Department, recognized the magnitude of unresolved vision deficiencies among Houston’s youth and resolved to do something about it,” said Robin Mansur, president and CEO of the Houston Health Foundation. “Serving 100,000 children only proves how beneficial and much needed this program is to the community. Thank you to all our team, donors and partners for their support.  We look forward to building this program so that all children in Houston are assured the chance to succeed in school with good vision.”

The program is supported by the University of Houston College of Optometry, Berkeley Eye Center, Essilor Vision Foundation, San Jacinto College Eye Technology Program, Access Health and numerous volunteer and philanthropic organizations.

The health department and partners conduct week-long vision clinics throughout the school year. Hundreds of students rotate through various stations to receive comprehensive diagnostic eye exams. The last station offers a variety of frames for students to try on and select. The program delivers free eyeglasses to the schools a few weeks after the vision clinics.

For more information about See to Succeed, visit houstonhealth.org or houstonhealthfoundation.org.
See to succeed staff member examines the 100,000th child from Pasadena I.S.D. Friday.
Members from the Houston Health Department, See to Succeed and supporters celebrated the program’s milestone.

Baseball Set for Season Opening Series vs. Houston Christian

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Baseball Set for Season Opening Series vs. Houston Christian

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros baseball team opens the 2023 season with three games against the Houston Christian University Huskies, Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12 p.m., at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.

Friday, Feb. 17, 6:30 p.m. vs. Houston Christian 
Cane’s Challenge 
The Cane’s Challenge rewards fans when the Vaqueros win on Friday nights with a buy one, get one free coupon for a box combo at Raising Cane’s.

ody Ramsey Jersey Retirement
Fans will receive a Jody Ramsey memorial pin while supplies last.

Saturday, Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m. vs. Houston Christian 
Friends & Family Four Packs
Includes four tickets, four hot dogs and four drinks all for just $25.

All Games
Current UTRGV students receive free general admission with their student ID.

All fans need to follow the clear bag policy, details of which can be found at GoUTRGV.com/ClearBag.

V Club donors at the MVP level or above can take advantage of priority parking.

Gates open one hour before first pitch.

Source: goutrgv

Things to do in Houston this weekend, February 17 to 19

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Things to do in Houston this weekend, February 17 to 19

You can enjoy a weekend jampacked with Mardi Gras celebrations, dine out on good food for a good cause, or cheer on the return of a Houston team.

Here are some of the events happening around the Greater Houston area this weekend.

Mardi Gras! Galveston

If you missed the celebration last weekend, or just want to do it again, head to Galveston for the second weekend of their Mardi Gras celebration. There will be three days of parades with dazzling floats, marching bands and dancers. Plus, a packed concert lineup includes headliner Chris Janson.

On Friday, first responders, active military and veterans can show ID to get free admission with one guest. On Sunday, everyone gets in for free, but donations will be accepted to benefit the Sunshine Kids and Shriners Hospitals for Children.

To see the full parade schedule and concert lineup, visit mardigrasgalveston.com

When: Feb. 17 to 19

Where: Galveston Entertainment District

Cost: Starting at $15 for general admission

Beaumont Mardi Gras

Take a drive out east to celebrate Mardi Gras in Beaumont. The four-day celebration includes parades, live music, Cajun food and beads! Performers include Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Baby Bash, Lil Keke and more. You can watch parades for free, but you need a ticket to enter the gated area where the stages and concerts are.

When: Feb. 16 to 19

Where:  Great Lawn of the Event Center in Downtown Beaumont, 700 Crockett St., Beaumont, TX 77701

Cost: $50 for 4-day pass; $10 Thursday, $20 Friday, $25 Saturday, $15 Sunday; kids 12 and under are free; carnival rides cost extra

Kingwood Mardi Gras Festival and Parade

Head to Kingwood for an afternoon of Mardi Gras fun. The festival begins at noon with craft vendors, food and live Zydeco music. The parade begins at 2 p.m.

The parade will begin at the KinderCare car park on Bens Branch Drive and go clockwise around the park before exiting back onto Bens Branch Drive. There will be prizes for different categories.

When: Feb. 18; festival from noon to 7 p.m.; parade begins at 2 p.m.

Where: Town Center Park, 8 N Main St, Kingwood, TX 77339

Cost: Free

Eat Drink HTX

Enjoy two weeks of dining on delicious meals all while doing good for the Houston community. Eat Drink HTX, produced by The Cleverly Stone Foundation, is back for a second year from Feb. 15 to Feb. 28.

Restaurants may offer prix fixe brunch, lunch and/or dinner menus. Each meal has a minimum of two courses. With each meal purchased from the prix fixe menus, a donation will be made to benefit the Houston Food Bank and Children at Risk.

To see participating restaurants, and menus visit eatdrinkhtx.com

When: Feb. 15 to Feb. 28

Where: Various restaurants in the Greater Houston area

Cost: Brunches and lunches are $15; dinners are $20 or $25

Pep rally for Houston Roughnecks

Before the new XFL season kicks off, you can cheer on the Houston Roughnecks at a special pep rally on the steps of Houston City Hall. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will present Roughnecks Head Coach Wade Phillips with a city-wide proclamation.

There will also be a meet-and-greet with players and coaches, giveaways, photo ops, music and food trucks. The public is encouraged to wear red and navy.

When: Feb. 17 at 12:30 p.m.

Where: Houston City Hall, 901 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002

Cost: Free

Houston Roughnecks season begins

The Houston Roughnecks are back! The XFL team begins their season at home against the Orlando Guardians at TDECU Stadium. If you don’t want to miss a single home game this season, you can purchase a five-game pack now starting at $100.

When: Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Where: TDECU Stadium at University of Houston, 3875 Holman St, Houston, TX 77004

Cost: Tickets start at $24

Rockets Run

Bring the whole family out for the 21st annual Rockets Run presented by Children’s Memorial Hermann and run (or walk) across center court inside the Toyota Center. There will be a Kids 1K Run for children 12 and under, a 5K and a 2-mile walk. Registration includes a Rockets game ticket, a commemorative t-shirt and free admission to a post-race party at Root Memorial Park.

When: Feb. 18 at 6:30 a.m.

Where: Toyota Center, 1510 Polk St, Houston, TX 77002

Cost: $45

 

Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company’s 11th Anniversary Celebration

Houston brewery Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company is turning 11, and they’re celebrating with a special event.  Your ticket to the celebration includes a special anniversary brew, food, live entertainment and $5 brews.

When: Feb. 18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company,

Cost: $25

Source: fox26houston

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