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Stars of ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ to Visit BARC, Sponsor Adoption Fees Saturday

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Stars of ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ to Visit BARC, Sponsor Adoption Fees Saturday

HOUSTON – Costumed characters Krypto and Ace, stars of the upcoming “DC League of Super-Pets” movie, will be visiting BARC, the City of Houston’s Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, from 3 – 5 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at 3300 Carr St. to pose with fans of the movie and provide goodies to children who attend. As part of their visit, Warner Bros. will also be supporting the shelter by sponsoring the first ten adoptions of the day on Saturday.

“We’re very grateful to Warner Bros. for picking BARC as one of the stops on their upcoming character costume tour,” said Greg Damianoff, BARC Shelter Director. “The film prominently features shelter pets, and we’re grateful that Warner Bros. chose to partner with BARC to both highlight our own furry friends and encourage the community to adopt, don’t shop, through these waived adoption fees.”

In “DC League of Super-Pets,” Krypto the Super-Dog, voice by Dwayne Johnson, must convince a rag-tag pack of shelter pets—Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel—to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue their fellow DC superheroes. Watch the film trailer here.

Adoptions at BARC are first come, first serve and include a spay/neuter surgery, routine vaccinations, and a pre-registered microchip with a lifetime registration — worth hundreds of dollars if purchased independently. To meet our adoptable pets, stop by BARC’s Adoption Center at 3300 Carr St. from 12 – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday or visit http://www.houstontx.gov/barc/adopt_a_pet.html to see our adoptable pets online. For more information on BARC’s full services, visit www.houstonbarc.com.

About BARC

BARC, the City of Houston’s Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, takes in more than 25,000 animals annually regardless of behavior, breed, or medical condition. BARC works each day to improve Houstonians and their pets’ health and safety by pioneering programs such as low-cost and no-cost spay/neuter services, mobile adoptions, transfer/rescue partnerships, and community outreach.
Through these programs and with community partners’ support, BARC’s live release rate has continued to improve and reached a historic high of 94.1% in 2021.

Visit www.houstonbarc.com or www.Facebook.com/BARCHouston for more information.

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Mayor Turner and City Council Pass FY ’23 Budget  Budget prioritizes public safety, city services and infrastructure

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Mayor Turner and City Council Pass FY ’23 Budget  Budget prioritizes public safety, city services and infrastructure

City Council voted Wednesday to approve Mayor Sylvester Turner’s $5.7 billion proposed budget, including a general fund budget of $2.74 billion.

The budget includes across-the-board employee pay raises, operating expenses for new facilities, and a healthy budget stabilization fund to protect the city’s finances from economic uncertainties.

Mayor Turner’s seventh balanced budget in as many years does not include a property tax rate increase or any deferrals, or one-time land sales. Based on a foundation of sound financial management and creating a more resilient city, the budget prioritizes public safety, service and infrastructure, and Complete Communities.

“The FY23 budget prioritizes city services and ensures that we place the greatest care on our most valuable asset as a city—our people,” said Mayor Turner. “Fire fighters will gain a 6% increase, 4% for police, and 3% for municipal workers during the next fiscal year.”

New facilities are accounted for in the FY2023 budget, including the Alief Neighborhood Center, the Dr. Shannon Walker Library, and a renovated Kendall Library.

These facilities will connect residents to services like After-School and Summer Enrichment Programs, sports and recreation leagues, and medical assistance and education programs to promote wellness and reduce and prevent chronic disease.

Mayor Turner also commits to improving public safety through the use of ARPA funding for the One Safe Houston initiative, a comprehensive violence reduction program linking research-based strategies to enhance public safety and reduce harm.

One Safe Houston targets four key areas:

  • Violence Reduction and Crime Prevention
  • Crisis Intervention, Response, and Recovery
  • Youth Outreach Opportunities
  • Key Community Partnerships

More information about the budget may be found here.

Trooping the colour kicks off Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations

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Trooping the colour kicks off Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations

Four days of festivities for the Queen’s platinum jubilee kicked off on Thursday with a display of military pageantry, a patriotic crowd of many thousands and a royal reunion, as the nation marked the 70th anniversary of the longest reigning monarch in British history at trooping the colour.

Seventy years after she took her first salute as sovereign, mobility issues dictated that the Queen break with tradition, allowing the Prince of Wales to take the salute on her behalf at Horse Guards Parade. He was joined by the Duke of Cambridge and the Princess Royal.

The monarch, 96, skipped the physically arduous inspecting of the guard and instead acknowledged the salute of the returning Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment at the end of the parade from the Buckingham Palace balcony, accompanied by the Duke of Kent, 86.

Watching the parade from the Major General’s Office overlooking Horse Guards were the Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George, eight, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, who had taken part in their first carriage procession.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex flew in from California with their children, Archie, three, and Lilibet, who turns one on Saturday. They were not included in the carriage procession to Horse Guards Parade but watched from the same office along with other royals. They are expected to attend a service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s on Friday.

There was one glaring absentee: the Duke of York. Stripped of royal patronages and affiliations after settling a civil suit in the US over sexual assault claims, he was not present. Family drama and scandal dictated the lineup on Buckingham Palace’s balcony for the RAF flypast marking the end of the ceremony, with no Andrew and no Harry or Meghan after “Megxit” and the couple’s accusations of racial hostility from the royal family.

Working royals only were to join the Queen on the balcony, she had decreed “after careful consideration”. On show as the Red Arrows roared over the palace trailing red, white and blue smoke above a cheering, flag-waving crowd were Charles and Camilla, William and Kate, Edward and Sophie, and Anne and her husband, Tim Laurence, joined by the less familiar faces of the Queen’s other working relatives, and the Cambridge and Wessex children.

This weekend Meghan will attend her first public engagement with the royal family since an awkward Commonwealth Day service in Westminster Abbey in March 2020. There is speculation that the Queen will meet Lilibet for the first time, or even that the Sussexes may have their daughter christened at Windsor.

The flypast of more than 70 aircraft including Apache helicopters, Typhoons and the Red Arrows thundered over a packed Mall, where crowds had gathered from early morning transforming it into a sea of red, white and blue. Union flag sellers did brisk business outside nearby tube stations. Cardboard crowns and corgis were popular. A small number of especially devout royal fans had camped overnight to secure the best vantage points. St James’s Park swiftly filled to capacity ahead of the ceremony, as did other viewing areas in central London as the Metropolitan police warned latecomers not to turn up.

This was the first major milestone the Queen has marked without Prince Philip, who died last year aged 99. Trooping the colour has marked the official birthday of the sovereign for more than 260 years, and is a staple annual event in the Queen’s diary.

Taking part were more than 1,400 soldiers and 250 horses from the British army’s Household Division. On this occasion the colour of the 1st Battalion The Irish Guards was trooped, led by their mascot, an Irish wolfhound called Seamus, in front of 7,500 ticketed spectators on Horse Guards Parade and another 7,000 at the Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace.

Governor Abbott Requests Special Legislative Committees To Provide Solutions To Protect All Texans Following Shooting At Robb Elementary School

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Governor Abbott Requests Special Legislative Committees To Provide Solutions To Protect All Texans Following Shooting At Robb Elementary School
Governor Greg Abbott today sent a joint letter to Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan requesting the Texas legislative leaders convene special legislative committees following last week’s tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. The special legislative committees should be charged with examining and developing legislative recommendations on school safety, mental health, social media, police training, firearm safety, and more.

“As Texans mourn the tragedy that occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde last week, we as a State must reassess the twin issues of school safety and mass violence,” reads the letter. “As leaders, we must come together at this time to provide solutions to protect all Texans. Accordingly, I hereby request that each of you convene a special legislative committee. I look forward to working with you both on this important mission to make Texas safer, and I stand ready to provide any and all support.”

Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Extension Of Emergency SNAP Benefits For June 2022

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Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Extension Of Emergency SNAP Benefits For June 2022
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $317.9 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of June. The allotments are expected to help about 1.3 million Texas households.

“Texans across the Lone Star State benefit from the nutritious food made available through the extension of emergency SNAP benefits,” said Governor Abbott. “Thank you to HHSC and USDA for continuing to help Texas families remain healthy and put food on their tables.”

“We’re here to support families when they need us most,” said Texas HHSC Access and Eligibility Services Deputy Executive Commissioner Wayne Salter. “Providing access to fresh, nutritious foods is essential for healthy families.”

HHSC received federal approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to extend the maximum allowable amount of SNAP benefits to recipients based on family size. All SNAP households will receive a minimum of $95 in additional emergency allotments which should appear in recipients’ accounts by June 30.

The emergency June allotments are in addition to the more than $6.9 billion in benefits previously provided to Texans since April 2020.

Administered by HHSC, SNAP is a federal program that provides food assistance to eligible low-income families and individuals in Texas. Texans in need can apply for benefits, including SNAP and Medicaid, at YourTexasBenefits.com or use the Your Texas Benefits mobile app to manage their benefits.

Governor Abbott Calls For Immediate School Safety Review Of Texas Public Schools

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Governor Abbott Calls For Immediate School Safety Review Of Texas Public Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to Dr. Kathy Martinez-Prather directing the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) to begin immediately conducting comprehensive school safety reviews to ensure all Texas public schools are following the appropriate procedures to maximize school safety.

In the letter to Dr. Martinez-Prather, Governor Abbott instructs that TxSSC ensure all school districts’ School Safety and Security Committees meet ahead of the new school year to review their Emergency Operations Plan and address any campus safety needs, ensure the School Behavioral Threat Assessment Team is trained and has reviewed procedures for each campus, ensure all staff and substitutes are trained on their specific district and campus safety procedures, and conduct an assessment of their access control procedures. TxSSC is instructed to provide a progress report of findings to the Governor’s office and the Legislature by October 1.

“The work and trainings provided by the Texas School Safety Center has reached thousands of schools and instructors and has benefited millions of Texas school children,” reads the letter. “However, the tragedy at Robb Elementary School last week requires us all to do more. I am charging the TxSSC, in coordination with the TEA, to develop and implement a plan to conduct random inspections to assess access control measures of Texas school districts. Among other reviews, your team should begin conducting in-person, unannounced, random intruder detection audits on school districts. Also, the TxSSC should immediately begin working with my office and the Legislature on recommendations to improve current security systems and determine the funding necessary to continue the work of hardening our schools against outside threats. Texans have never shirked away from a challenge, and I know with the support of state leadership, we can continue the work of improving each student’s experience in our schools.”

Overall Violent Crime and Homicide Numbers in the City of Houston are trending down for the first five months of 2022

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Overall Violent Crime and Homicide Numbers in the City of Houston are trending down for the first five months of 2022

Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Police Department announce decrease in homicide rates during a news conference
Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston Police Department announced today that for the first time in more than a year, Houston’s homicide rate is showing a decline. As of today, there is an unofficial number of 187 homicides in Houston thus far in 2022 compared to 192 homicides at this time last year.

The nearly 3% decline in the city’s homicide rate is an indication of the efficacy of the One Safe Houston initiative, a comprehensive public safety plan aimed at holistically addressing and in some cases rebuilding the public safety ecosystem in Houston.

“I commend HPD for the work it is doing,” said Mayor Sylvester Turner. “We have put more officers on the streets through overtime and cadet classes. There is still too much gun violence in our city and too many guns in the hands of dangerous and violent individuals, but our work and that of the Houston Police Department is making a difference.”

As of this morning, HPD is showing decreases in all 4 major violent crime categories. The reported number of robberies are down about 14%, while reported rapes have decreased by 33% and aggravated assaults have lowered by more than 9%.”

“Thank you to our citizens for your continued support.  We need you to help us solve violent crimes and that increased interaction with our citizens is working,” said Executive Chief Assistant Matt Slinkard.  “To the hard-working men and women of HPD and our fellow law enforcement officers in this region, thank you for doing what you are doing. Collectively, we are making a difference.”

One Safe Houston is a $50 million investment funded by the American Rescue Plan and focuses on four key areas:

•             Violence Reduction and Crime Prevention
•             Crisis Intervention, Response and Recovery
•             Youth Outreach Opportunities
•             Key Community Partnerships

The City of Houston plans to launch a gun buyback program in July and in partnership with Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis’ office.

For more information on the One Safe Houston initiative, please visit https://www.houstontx.gov/onesafehouston/.

Uvalde mass shooter was not confronted by police before he entered the school, Texas official says

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Uvalde mass shooter was not confronted by police before he entered the school, Texas official says

The 18-year-old gunman who killed 21 people at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not confronted by police before he entered the school, a Texas law enforcement official said Thursday, contradicting earlier comments from authorities and raising further questions about the police response to the massacre.

“He walked in unobstructed initially,” Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Regional Director Victor Escalon said. “So from the grandmother’s house, to the (ditch), to the school, into the school, he was not confronted by anybody.”
A DPS representative on Wednesday said a school resource officer had “engaged” with the suspect before he went in the school.
Escalon’s comments came in a news conference that added further confusion to the timeline of Tuesday’s horrific shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The massacre marked the deadliest US school shooting in nearly a decade and was at least the 30th school shooting at a K-12 school in 2022. And it has thrown the nation — where active shooter attacks jumped more than 50% last year — yet again into a fury of anger and grief amid renewed calls for gun laws reform.
In his comments, Escalon said that the suspect, Salvador Ramos, shot his grandmother and then wrecked his truck in a ditch outside the school at 11:28 a.m. He exited the truck with a rifle and shot at two people across the street, Escalon said. He then approached the school and shot at the building multiple times and walked in through an apparently unlocked door at 11:40 a.m., according to Escalon.
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That door is normally locked, “unless you are leaving to go home on the school bus,” former principal Ross McGlothlin told CNN’s Newsroom on Thursday.
There was no school resource officer on site or available at the time, he said. Inside, the suspect walked into a classroom and fired more than 25 times, Escalon said. The majority of the gunfire was in the beginning of the attack, he said.
Officers arrived at the school at 11:44 a.m., but when they went to confront the gunman, they received fire and took cover, Escalon said. Three law enforcement officers went in the same door the shooter used to enter the school and four went through another school entrance, DPS spokesperson Chris Olivarez told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.
Officers called for more resources and personnel, evacuated students and teachers in other parts of the school, and at some point entered “negotiations” with the suspect, Escalon said. After about an hour, a US Border Patrol tactical team came to the classroom, forced entry and fatally shot the suspect, he said.
Olivarez said officers saved lives despite waiting before physically confronting the suspect.
“At that point, they had the suspect contained inside the classroom,” he told CNN. “If those officers weren’t there, if they did not maintain their presence, there is a good chance that gunman could have made it to other classrooms and commit more killings.”
The news conference underscored the confusion and disorganization of the police response and failed to answer questions as to how the gunman was able to remain inside the classroom for such a long time.
Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez issued a statement Thursday defending his officers’ response to the shooting. Two responding officers were shot by the suspect but are expected to survive.
“It is important for our community to know that our officers responded within minutes” alongside school resource officers, he said.
Olivarez said Thursday morning the suspect had barricaded himself in the classroom, which was attached to an adjoining room. All of the 21 killed and 17 injured were inside those classrooms, officials have said.
“We’re still trying to establish if that classroom was locked, and if it was locked, was there some type of barricade, was there some type of locking mechanism that did not allow those officers to make entry,” he said.
Since the Columbine school shooting of 1999, emergency responder protocol in such situations is to end the threat as quickly as possible because fatalities occur in seconds to minutes.
“It’s almost incomprehensible for me to come up with a rational explanation as to why you would wait 30 minutes to an hour to get in there,” Andrew McCabe, CNN senior law enforcement analyst, said before the news conference. “The door breaching, if it’s just a locked door, that doesn’t take 30 minutes to get into.”
US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said about 80 to 100 agents responded to the shooting.
“They didn’t hesitate. They came up with a plan. They entered that classroom and they took care of the situation as quickly as they possibly could,” Ortiz said.
The lengthy response time, as well as a lack of communication to the public, created a chaotic situation outside the school as parents arrived, desperate to know if their kids were still alive. One father said he asked a law enforcement officer for gear.
“I told one of the officers myself, if they didn’t want to go in there, let me borrow his gun and a vest and I’ll go in there myself to handle it, and they told me no,” the father told CNN’s Jason Carroll. His son survived.

CRIME STOPPERS OF HOUSTON  FUGITIVE FRIDAY

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CRIME STOPPERS OF HOUSTON  FUGITIVE FRIDAY

 

In an effort to keep our neighborhoods safe, Crime Stoppers of Houston and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help locating the following individuals that have active Felony and/or Misdemeanor Warrants.

Crime Stoppers may pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the location and arrest of the suspects featured. Information may be reported by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477), submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.org or through the Crime Stoppers mobile app. All tipsters remain anonymous. Only tips and calls DIRECTLY TO Crime Stoppers are anonymous and eligible for a cash reward.
The following individuals all have active warrants as of May 27, 2022 8:30 am.

FRANKLIN SOLON BACKON

B/M      07-15-92      6’00”/148 Lbs.      Blk/Bro
Warrant #: 1761154, 1761153
POSS INT DEL CS PG 1-B >=4G<20
EVADING ARREST/DETENTION W/VEH
Last known location: Houston Texas

FRANKLIN SOLON BACKON

B/M      07-15-92      6’00”/148 Lbs.      Blk/Bro
Warrant #: 1761154, 1761153
POSS INT DEL CS PG 1-B >=4G<20
EVADING ARREST/DETENTION W/VEH
Last known location: Houston Texas

KATHRYN LOUISE DOHERTY

W/F      01-26-72      5’05”/120 Lbs.      Bro/Haz
Warrant #: 1769323
POSS CS PG 1/1-B <1G
Last known location: Houston Texas

NATONYA SHANEE JONES

B/F      04-23-92      5’06”/117 Lbs.      Blk/Bro
Warrant #: 1731439
DWI W/CHILD UNDER 15 YOA
Last known location: Houston Texas

JUSTIN BRESEAN MALONE

B/F      05-14-94      6’00”/158 Lbs.      Bro/Bro
Warrant #: 1769067
FORGERY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT E
Last known location: Baytown Texas

VYSHAWNIQUE LASHAWN NICHOLSON

B/F      11-03-83      5’07”/160 Lbs.      Bro/Bro
Warrant #: 1611887, 1757807
ARSON
ASSAULT PUBLIC SERVANT
Last known location: Houston Texas

DAISY ANN PUENTE

I/F      06-19-98      5’01”/160 Lbs.      Bro/Bro
Warrant #: 1769540
THEFT AGGREGATE =>$2,500<$30K
Last known location: Brookshire Texas

EDGAR JOVANY RAMOS

W/M      01-17-94      5’01”/286 Lbs.      Blk/Bro
Warrant #: 1769377
INDECENCY W/CHILD SEXUAL CONTACT
Last known location: Houston Texas

RACHEL SUZANNE (STANTON) HART

W/F      07-21-79      5’09”/138 Lbs.      Bro/Bro
Warrant #: 1769213
THEFT <$2,500 2/MORE PREV CONV
Last known location: Katy Texas
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