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AMERICAN FIGHTER – MAY 16, 2021

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AMERICAN FIGHTER – MAY 16, 2021

Género:                                    Acción
Clasificación:                             R por violencia
Duración:                                  98 Minutos
Reparto:                                   George Kosturos, Tommy Flanagan, Bryan Craig, Allison Paige y Sean Patrick Flanery
Escrito por:                               Brian Rudnick and Carl Morris y Shaun Piccinino
Dirigido por:                              Shaun Piccinino

Desesperado por conseguir dinero en efectivo para salvar a su madre enferma, Ali, un luchador universitario (George Kosturos, American Wrestler: The Wizard), se adentra en el oculto mundo de las peleas clandestinas. Aunque Ali promete, le falta adiestramiento y recibe una paliza sangrienta. Duke (Sean Patrick Flanery, The Boondock Saints), un entrenador en apuros, se apiada del joven y lo entrena hasta convertirlo en un feroz competidor. Pero ¿será suficiente para hacer de Ali un ganador? Basado en una historia real, este escabroso relato de acción también está protagonizado por Tommy Flanagan (“Sons of Anarchy”).

SPIRIT UNTAMED – JUNE 04, 2021

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SPIRIT UNTAMED – JUNE 04, 2021
Género: Aventura (animada)
Elenco: Isabela Merced, Julianne Moore, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marsai
Martin, Mckenna Grace, Walton Goggins, Andre Braugher y
Eiza González
Directora: Elaine Bogan
Productora: Karen Foster

 Una aventura épica sobre una niña decidida que ansía un lugar donde pertenecer y descubre un espíritu afín cuando conoce a un caballo salvaje, Spirit Untamed es el próximo capítulo de la querida historia de DreamWorks Animation. 

 Lucky Prescott (Isabela Merced, Dora and the Lost City of Gold) nunca conoció realmente a su madre fallecida, Milagro Navarro (Eiza González, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw), una intrépida jinete de acrobacias que vivía en Miradero, un pequeño pueblo en el límite de la frontera.

Al igual que su madre, a Lucky no le gustan demasiado las reglas y las restricciones, lo que le ha traído muchos dolores de cabeza a su tía Cora (la ganadora del Premio de la Academia® Julianne Moore). Lucky crece en una ciudad de la Costa Este bajo el ojo atento de Cora, pero cuando la niña tienta a la suerte con demasiadas travesuras arriesgadas, Cora decide que se mudarán de regreso con el padre de Lucky, Jim (el nominado al Oscar® Jake Gyllenhaal), en Miradero.

Lucky no se siente para nada impresionada por el tranquilo pueblito. Pero cambia de opinión cuando conoce a Spirit, un mustang salvaje que comparte su espíritu independiente, y se hace amiga de dos niñas del pueblo que montan a caballo, Abigail Stone (Mckenna Grace, Captain Marvel) y Pru Granger (Marsai Martin, Little). El padre de Pru se llama Al Granger (el ganador del Emmy Andre Braugher, serie de Fox Brooklyn Nine-Nine), es el dueño del establo y el mejor amigo del padre de Lucky. 

 Cuando un desalmado adiestrador de caballos (el nominado al Emmy Walton Goggins, serie de FX Justified) y su equipo planean capturar a Spirit y su manada para venderlos y someterlos a una vida de cautiverio y trabajo forzado, Lucky pide ayuda a sus nuevas amigas y emprende valientemente la aventura más grande de su vida para rescatar al caballo que le ofreció libertad y una razón de ser, además de ayudar a Lucky a descubrir una inesperada conexión con el legado de su madre y con su herencia mexicana. 

Crime Stoppers of Houston Releases Groundbreaking Report about the Actual Outcomes of 549 Human Trafficking Related Cases Filed in Harris County

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Crime Stoppers of Houston Releases Groundbreaking Report about the Actual Outcomes of 549 Human Trafficking Related Cases Filed in Harris County

 Crime Stoppers of Houston is aggressively working with the community to bring to light critical information about the ramifications of felony bond reform. In recent months, Crime Stoppers has released multiple reports with data compiled by their team outlining the over 100 people killed/murdered by suspects that were released on a variety of bonds, including felony and personal bond(s) from Harris County.

Crime Stoppers’ examination of the loss of life due to the actions of repeat felony offenders released on multiple felony bonds, PR bonds, or with a motion to revoke bond denied led to the desire to learn more about how repeat offenders and human trafficking cases correlate. Today, we are releasing a groundbreaking report which examines the true outcomes of human trafficking cases. View report here.

Report Abstract:
The present study analyzes human trafficking-related charges in Harris County from January 2018 to December 2020. In total there were 549 cases filed during the period of study and those cases were dispersed amongst 217 defendants. We subcategorized the 217 defendants into 6 groups including defendants currently out on bond; defendants on bond at the time of the new charges in custody; defendants wanted for bond forfeiture (wanted fugitive); defendant with cases transferred to federal custody and dispositions (state and federal); and defendants with cases dismissed due to a missing witness, lack of witness, or defendant death, or issues related to probable cause. We found that 67% of defendants charged in state courts received sentences of 5 years or less or community supervision. We also found that 90% of offenders did not have to register as sex offenders after conviction. These findings can aid Harris County and anti-trafficking advocacy work better comprehend the landscape of human trafficking offenders in Houston.

“Human traffickers are the scourge of society. So, what happens when they are actually charged with human trafficking-related offenses? Crime Stoppers of Houston took it upon us to do what no governmental entity has done – get answers. Our report released today, while shocking and disturbing, points out the indisputable fact we all have a lot of work to do to enhance public safety on behalf of victims and survivors of human trafficking.” said Crime Stoppers Director of Victim Services and Advocacy Andy Kahan.

With so many separate entities working both independently and collectively in Houston to combat human trafficking, we hope this information provides a clearer and more comprehensive understanding of the human trafficking-related cases in Harris County.

For additional information or to schedule a media interview, please contact Crime Stoppers Director of Victim Services Andy Kahan at akahan@crime-stoppers.org.

Houston Health Department opens more COVID-19 vaccine appointments

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Houston Health Department opens more COVID-19 vaccine appointments

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The Houston Health Department opened new COVID-19 vaccine appointments on the department’s website Wednesday.

The COVID-19 vaccine appointment portal is now open at http://HoustonEmergency.org/covid19.

According to Alert Houston, The HHD will have approximately 1,200 doses of the vaccine available for distribution at Delmar Stadium and Reed Road Parking Lot April 7-10, 2021.

The appointment portal will close when the slots fill up.

Additional information is available at HoustonEmergency.org/covid19.

Source: www.click2houston.com

Several Houston-area school districts report problems with online STAAR testing, plan to resume Wednesday

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Several Houston-area school districts report problems with online STAAR testing, plan to resume Wednesday

Several school districts in the Houston area reported problems Tuesday with the online version of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test.

In an email obtained by KPRC 2 Investigates, officials at the Texas Education Agency notified schools of technical difficulties with online STAAR testing.

“Our vendor, ETS, is currently investigating the reports,” the email read.

Later the TEA released a statement, “… We understand the frustration this has caused students, parents, teachers, and administrators. What happened today is completely unacceptable. ETS, the testing vendor, experienced problems with their database system, which are in the process of being corrected. The 2021 online administration of STAAR will be ETS’s last for the State of Texas. Beginning next school year, Cambium Assessment will be taking over these critical testing functions to ensure that users have a seamless online testing experience moving forward.

“All involved in public education in Texas should expect better than what they have experienced today; we are working to ensure that our students do not experience future testing issues.”

Officials at several school districts, including Spring Branch, Goose Creek, Needville, and Dickinson, confirmed some students are having problems accessing the online testing platform.

Officials at most districts said they are following TEA guidelines regarding how to proceed with testing, but some district officials said they have called off testing for Tuesday.

Officials at the Aldine Independent School District said they are only administering paper-based assessments, and testing is proceeding as planned.

Source: www.click2houston.com

ERCOT report on storm blames weather for most power outages but doesn’t explain why plants weren’t prepared

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ERCOT report on storm blames weather for most power outages but doesn’t explain why plants weren’t prepared

A preliminary report released Tuesday by the agency overseeing most of the Texas power grid blames weather for most of the outages that happened during February’s winter storm, but it fails to explain why plants across the state were unprepared for the arctic cold.

The report issued by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas relied on responses to information requests sent to entities representing power generators or energy storage resources.

According to the report, the highest amount of unavailable power generation was between February 14 to 19. At approximately 8 a.m. Feb. 16 was the peak, with 51,173 megawatts of power lost. For context, 1-megawatt powers about 200 homes.

A little more than half (54%) of the power lost during that Feb. 16 peak was attributed to the weather, according to the report.

“This includes but is not limited to frozen equipment— including frozen sensing lines, frozen water lines, and frozen valves—ice accumulation on wind turbine blades, ice/snow cover on solar panels, exceedances of low-temperature limits for wind turbines, and flooded equipment due to ice/snowmelt,” according to the report.

That was followed by existing outages at 15%, fuel limitations at 12%, equipment issues at 14%, transmission loss at 2%, frequency-related at 2%, and miscellaneous at 1%.

The report does not provide information about which generators or energy storage resources experienced which types of problems.

More than 100 deaths have been attributed to the winter storm that blanketed much of the state in snow and ice and kept most of Texas below freezing for days.

The full report can be found below.

Source: www.click2houston.com

La Fecha Límite de Asistencia de FEMA es el 20 de Abril

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La Fecha Límite de Asistencia de FEMA es el 20 de Abril

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La Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) le recuerda a los residentes del Condado Harris que el martes 20 de abril de 2021 será la fecha límite para registrarse y recibir asistencia por desastre tras la tormenta invernal de febrero.

Puede encontrar más información sobre la ayuda federal para este desastre en https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4586.

Como recordatorio, si sufrió daños en su residencia por la tormenta invernal y cuenta con seguro, comuníquese con su compañía de seguros antes de contactar a FEMA.

¡Solicitar la ayuda es fácil! Diríjase a www.disasterassistance.gov o comuníquese a la línea de ayuda de asistencia en caso de desastre de FEMA al 1-800-621-3362. Por ahora, no hay centros de recuperación de desastres en persona.

Para obtener más información sobre la ayuda por desastre tras tormentas invernales haga clic aquí para ir a la página de recursos de recuperación de ReadyHarris.

FEMA Assistance Deadline is April 20

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FEMA Assistance Deadline is April 20

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reminds Harris County residents that Tuesday, April 20, 2021 is the deadline to register for individual disaster assistance following February’s winter storm.

More information about federal aid for this disaster can be found at https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4586.

As a reminder, if you sustained damage to your residence from the winter storms and you have insurance, contact your insurance company and then FEMA.

Applying for help is easy! Go to www.disasterassistance.gov or you can call the FEMA Disaster Assistance Helpline at 1-800-621-3362. There are no in-person disaster recovery centers.

For more information on winter storm disaster aid, click here to go to the ReadyHarris recovery resource page.

Biden moving vaccine eligibility date to April 19

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Biden moving vaccine eligibility date to April 19

The new deadline of April 19 is about two weeks earlier than Biden’s original May 1 deadline.

President Joe Biden was set to announce Tuesday that he is shaving about two weeks off his May 1 deadline for states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines.

With states gradually expanding eligibility beyond such priority groups as older people and essential, front-line workers, the president plans to announce that every adult in the U.S. will be eligible by April 19 to be vaccinated, a White House official said.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss Biden’s plans before the formal announcement. Biden was scheduled to visit a COVID-19 vaccination site in Virginia on Tuesday, followed by remarks at the White House updating the nation on the administration’s progress against the coronavirus.

April 19 is about two weeks earlier than Biden’s original May 1 deadline.

Biden is also expected to announce that 150 million doses have been put into people’s arms since his inauguration on Jan. 20. That puts the president well on track to meet his new goal of 200 million shots administered by April 30 — his 100th day in office.

Biden’s original goal had been 100 million shots in arms by the end of his first 100 days.

The announcement about vaccine eligibility is somewhat symbolic and comes as states already were moving up their deadlines from the original May 1 goal. It also comes as a flood of vaccine supply is being sent to states this week.

At least a dozen states opened eligibility to anyone over the age of 16 on Monday alone, while New Jersey’s governor announced Monday that people age 16 and older will become eligible on April 19. A handful of states, including Hawaii and Oregon, still have May 1 as the deadline.

The president had announced just last week that 90% of adults would be eligible for one of three approved COVID-19 vaccines by April 19, in addition to having a vaccination site within 5 miles of their home.

But eligibility isn’t the same as actually being vaccinated. People still have to make appointments to be vaccinated.

The White House said Monday that nearly 1 in 3 Americans and over 40% of adults have received at least one shot, and nearly 1 in 4 adults is fully vaccinated. Among older people, 75% have now received at least one shot, and more than 55% of them are fully vaccinated.

Source: www.kvue.com

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Prohibiting Government-Mandated Vaccine Passports

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Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Prohibiting Government-Mandated Vaccine Passports

Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order prohibiting state agencies or political subdivisions in Texas from creating a “vaccine passport” requirement, or otherwise conditioning receipt of services on an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination status. The order also prohibits organizations receiving public funds from requiring consumers to provide documentation of vaccine status in order to receive any service or enter any place.

“Every day, Texans are returning to normal life as more people get the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. But, as I’ve said all along, these vaccines are always voluntary and never forced,” said Governor Abbott. “Government should not require any Texan to show proof of vaccination and reveal private health information just to go about their daily lives. That is why I have issued an Executive Order that prohibits government-mandated vaccine passports in Texas. We will continue to vaccinate more Texans and protect public health — and we will do so without treading on Texans’ personal freedoms.”

Source: gov.texas.gov
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