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¡Que Onda! Magazine Houston – edición 1257
Gracias por SEGUIRNOS, este artículo contiene la edición 1257 de la revista digital de HOUSTON de ¡Que Onda! Magazine.
Del 16 de febrero al 22 de febrero del 2023
CRIME STOPPERS OF HOUSTON SEES DOWNWARD TREND OF DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH MURDER WHILE OUT ON MULTIPLE FELONY BONDS et al.
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Since 2018, Crime Stoppers of Houston has been tracking the number of Harris County residents allegedly killed by defendants who were on multiple felony bonds, personal recognizance (PR) bonds, motion to revoke bond denied and bond forfeiture. While our list now includes 187+ people allegedly killed via our criterion, we are proud to report that there has been a 52.6% decrease in the number of Harris County residents allegedly killed by defendants on multiple felony bonds et al from 2021 to 2022. This significant decrease successfully correlates to the work of all those within the criminal justice system, as well as with the implementation of 
Houston Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Shooting Innocent Bystander at Jersey Village Grocery Store
A Houston man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for shooting an innocent shopper in the parking lot of a Kroger grocery store in the Jersey Village area, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Tuesday.
“The citizens of Harris County are tired of gun violence, especially a case like this in which an incident of domestic abuse led to an innocent shopper being shot six times,” Ogg said. “Innocent people should not have to worry about being shot while putting their groceries in their car.”
Kendrick Green, 37, was sentenced by a jury last week after being convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for shooting a 33-year-old man at the Kroger at 9125 W. Sam Houston Parkway about 11:50 p.m. on Aug. 6, 2021.
Green was driving a Lexus SUV with a woman he had been dating for about a month when they got into an argument. She wanted to be dropped off at her home, and he did not want to take her there. During the argument, he brandished a handgun, which frightened her. When they stopped at Kroger, she ran into the store and hid in the women’s restroom.
Witnesses saw Green shouting at the woman outside the grocery store, and then he started shouting at a man who was loading groceries into his red Mercedes sedan. When the Mercedes driver got into his car, Green got into his Lexus, circled the parking lot and pulled up next to the victim. For safety, the victim drove toward the front of the store. Green then pull up next to the car and both men rolled down their windows. Green began yelling at the victim and then opened fire.
Green fired eight shots into the door of the Mercedes, hitting the victim in his arms and torso at least five times and grazing his neck and chin.
Both men drove away, but after Green was gone, the victim returned the store to get help. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded and conducted the investigation. The victim survived and testified at trial.
Assistant District Attorney Winston Griner, who prosecuted the case with ADA Danielle Oxford, said the victim spent months in recovery and had several surgeries because of the incident.
“This was a senseless and egregious crime,” Griner said. “The defendant targeted a complete stranger, someone he never met, and then pursued him and almost killed him.”
Jill Biden’s valentine to the country: open hearts, helping hands
The handprints of military children pressed onto paper hearts are decorating a corner inside the White House and the lawn as first lady Jill Biden celebrates Valentine’s Day.
Three large hearts, one with the message, “Reach Out with Open Hearts and Helping Hands this Valentine’s Day,” and two others featuring handprints are on display on the north lawn in view of television cameras where White House correspondents stand for their live reports.
Cut-outs of dog Commander and cat Willow are also part of the display.
The theme continues inside the executive mansion as a corner of the East Wing entrance is decorated with three more large hearts, all printed with “Love,” and replicas of the dog and cat. Hearts bearing the children’s handprints have been strung together and hung in a window for visitors taking public tours to see.
The first lady and the children worked on the “heart” projects when she visited the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Drum, New York, home of the 10th Mountain Division, on Jan. 30. The 3- to 5-year-old children are enrolled at Fort Drum South Riva Ridge Child Development Center.
The visit was part of her Joining Forces initiative to support military and veteran families and their caregivers.
Valentine’s Day is one of the first lady’s favorite holidays. She also displayed Valentine’s Day messages at the White House in 2021 and 2022.
Source: pbs
Mattress Mack files lawsuit against Harris County regarding 2022 election problems
In an unusual move, furniture store owner and philanthropist Jim McIngvale, known as Mattress Mack, will file a lawsuit to get answers regarding the 2022 November election in Harris County.
The Gallery Furniture owner said that there were problems regarding the election. He has recently appeared in advertisements supporting Republican nominee Alexandra del Moral Mealer, who lost the Harris County Judge’s race to incumbent Democrat Lina Hidalgo.
The lawsuit claims that Clifford Tatum, the Harris County Elections Administrator, is withholding documents that McIngvale believes will shed light on problems that came up during the election.
Those problems include shortages of paper ballots in some precincts, machine glitches, and even paper jams, all of which were admitted by the county in a report.
Some leaders also cited the Houston Astros’ World Series parade as the cause of why voting centers opened late.
A private investigator, Wayne Dolcefino, is working with Mattress Mack to obtain the documents. The lawsuit states that Harris County won’t give up the documents due to other pending lawsuits.
“It’s really not political. When the elections administrator was asked what went wrong with the election, the comment was the Astros parade, I mean, really? There’s a problem with the process, and the process needs to be fair for all Houstonians and all Texans,” McIngvale said.
There is no evidence of a case where a documented Harris County voter that wanted to vote was not able to cast a ballot due to any of the issues named.
There is some talk about whether the election should be redone in Republican circles.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick called for a new election, which only a court can order. And the evidence for it would have to be extraordinary.
The Harris County Attorney’s Office spoke with ABC13 on Monday and said that the documents being requested by Mattress Mack and Dolcefino were handled the same way as any other requests.
A spokesperson from the office said it will evaluate the lawsuit and let the court handle it.
Source: abc13
T-Mobile service outage slams users across the U.S.
T-Mobile users across the U.S. reported major network outages on Monday night, leaving them unable to make calls, send texts or access the internet, according to an outage tracking website.
The wireless carrier is working to restore service, which it says is operating at near-normal levels, in affected areas, including in major cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, New York, and Seattle.
T-Mobile did not reveal how many users had been affected. Still, data from DownDetector, an outage tracker that relies on user-submitted data to generate service reports, shows customers lodged more than 83,000 complaints at the peak of the outage on Monday at 10 p.m. Eastern time. That number fell to roughly 9,000 by midnight.
Posted comments on DownDetector came from users who said they were located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington.
Users tweeted about the service disruptions, saying their phones appeared to be in “SOS mode” during the outages, meaning they could not directly connect to the network but could make emergency calls.
T-Mobile did not immediately pinpoint the cause of the outage or the extent of it, but company leaders tweeted that the carrier was working to address the disruptions.
“Our teams are rapidly addressing a 3rd party fiber interruption issue that has intermittently impacted some voice, messaging, and data services in several areas,” T-Mobile President of Technology Neville Ray tweeted.
Major wireless carriers like Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile experienced modest service disruptions Monday night. Verizon received more than 2,000 unresolved incident reports, and AT&T had more than 1,200 at the outages’ peaks.
Representatives from T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon were not immediately available for comment.
Source: cbsnews
Houston METRO Red Line brings in buses to shore up service gaps
Two-way buses will run in rotation while Houston’s METRO Rail Red Line remains under maintenance Monday, Feb. 13, according to an alert by the METRO Transit Authority. Maintenance on the rail line began on Sunday, Feb.12.
Every 10 minutes, the buses will transport passengers between Burnett Transit Center/Casa de Amigos and the Northline Transit Center/Houston Community College. The Red Line is one of three major lines in the city, with 25 stops.
According to METRO Transit Authority, the free shuttle service may require additional travel time for passengers.
For additional assistance or questions, passengers can call or text METRO’s Customer Service Center at 713-635-4000 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Passengers can also check METRO’s Facebook and Twitter for social media updates.
In addition to maintenance on the METRO Red Line, Feb.11 was the last meeting for customers to add their comments on the METRO Rapid Gulfton Corridor Project. The project would create a new line in Gulfton traveling to Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center and the Northwest Transit Center. More specifically, the bus-only lanes would run in places like Westpark Drive to Gulfton Street, Chimney Rock Road to Hillcroft Avenue, Gulfton Street to High Star Drive and High Star Drive to Bellaire Boulevard.
The project is currently in the development stage and, when completed, will include wider doorways for better accessibility and level boarding.
According to the METRO website, Gulfton is one of the most congested areas in the Houston metro and one in which public transportation is the first choice for residents.
Source: chron
SUPER BOWL 2023: PATRICK MAHOMES, MVP DEL SUPER BOWL LVII
Vaya que Patrick Mahomes está hecho para romper maleficios. En el 2020 llevó a los Chiefs de Kansas City a volver a ganar el Super Bowl luego de 50 años, ayer se convirtió se llevó el juego grande tras ser MVP de la temporada regular, algo que no ocurría en este siglo.
La actuación de Mahomes, que constó de tres pases de anotación, 182 yardas aéreas y otras 44 por tierra le valieron obtener la designación de MVP del Super Bowl, de esta manera se une a Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw y Eli Manning, como los únicos jugadores que han ganado este premio en múltiples ocasiones.
Por otra parte, desde 2001 el MVP de temporada regular no se había podido llevar el triunfo en este escenario, obviamente habiendo llegado a él.
Kurt Warner, Rich Gannon, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning en dos ocasiones, Cam Newton, Matt Ryan y Brady más reciente en 2017 fueron quienes cayeron en esta maldición.
“Llevamos el trofeo de vuelta a nuestra ciudad, es un placer jugar para este equipo y para estos aficionados”, dijo el jugador en sus primeras palabras para los medios.
Source: record