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Parents with students at Gary Herod Elementary in Meyerland are were on alert Wednesday after receiving a message Tuesday night from the school’s principal.
“This is an important message for Herod Elementary parents from Principal Colion,” the voicemail and letters read. “We received reports that an unknown female attempted to abduct one of our students as he was walking on Mullins street as he was walking home.”
Houston Independent School District confirmed that the attempted kidnapping happened around 3 p.m. and stated that the child was able to get away unharmed.
“Me and my mom, we were shocked because school just started and they already starting this already,” Victoria Walker, a Herod elementary parent. “So we were terrified because, like, these kids are waking home every day.”
Herod Elementary’s parents said the incident sparked another family discussion about strangers and school safety. Rachel Macias said her first and fourth-grade children know to not talk to strangers or leave the school’s campus without her around.
“To make sure that he doesn’t go anywhere until I get there, stay inside and don’t come outside until he sees one of us,” said the mother of two.
Stella Mireles-Walters founded Safe Walk Home Northside six years ago after Josue Flores, 11, was abducted and fatally stabbed while walking home from school. Since 2016, Mireles-Walters has made it her mission to ensure children have a safe walk home from school.
She said she’s glad the Herod elementary student’s precautionary instincts kicked on Tuesday.
“We need to keep starting to teach our students as well as our parents to get that message across — stay away from strangers,” Mireles-Walters said.
The letter from Herod Elementary’s principal said extra HISD police officers will patrol the area. The email also urged parents to talk to their children about not walking home alone and to pay attention to their surroundings.
HISD released the following statement:
“The HISD Police Department is investigating an incident involving an attempted abduction that occurred on Mullins Street near Herod Elementary School on August 24, 2021, at about 3:05 p.m. An unknown female tried to encourage a student to come to her. The student quickly returned to the crossing guard and was unharmed. Extra HISD police officers have been assigned to patrol the area. HISD takes these situations very seriously, as the safety of our students is always our top priority.”
Source: www.click2houston.com
The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed $746,332 in fines involving 230 enforcement dockets against operators and businesses at the Commissioners’ Conference on Tuesday. The Commission has primary oversight and enforcement of the state’s oil and gas industry and intrastate pipeline safety.
Ten dockets involved $166,997 in penalties after operators failed to appear at Commission enforcement proceedings. Master Default Orders can be found on the RRC Hearings Division webpage.
Operators were ordered to come into compliance with Commission rules and assessed $70,485 for oil and gas, LP-Gas, or pipeline safety rule violations. Pipeline operators and excavators were assessed $508,850 for violations of the Commission’s Pipeline Damage Prevention rules. Master Agreed Orders can be found on the RRC General Counsel webpage.
In the absence of timely motions for rehearing, decisions are final as stated in these final orders.
Source: www.rrc.texas.gov
“What we’re witnessing in Kabul right now is an absolute tragedy. Brave U.S. Marines and soldiers sacrificed everything to protect innocent lives and defend our nation’s principles of freedom and liberty for all. Their families are left grieving the heartbreaking loss of a loved one. Please join Cecilia and me in praying for these Marines and soldiers who fought through to the end, for their loved ones, and for all U.S. military members who continue to serve courageously and honorably for our country around the world.”
Source: gov.texas.gov
“The medical personnel and equipment deployed by DSHS will provide crucial support to our health care facilities as they treat hospitalized cases of COVID-19,” said Governor Abbott. “Texans can do their part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and hospitalizations by getting the vaccine. It’s safe, effective, and your best defense against COVID-19. Visit covidvaccine.texas.gov to find a vaccine provider near you.”
Previously, 5,600 medical personnel, consisting mostly of nurses and respiratory therapists, were authorized for deployment. DSHS is now increasing that number to a total of 8,100.
This operation follows the Governor’s directive on August 9th that DSHS utilize staffing agencies to provide out-of-state medical personnel to Texas health care facilities to mitigate the surge of COVID-19 cases in Texas. The additional deployment of personnel will be fully funded by the state through September 30.
Source: gov.texas.gov
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), in partnership with local officials, will launch a new COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center in Nacogdoches. The infusion center will begin accepting patients tomorrow and has been provided with Regeneron’s monoclonal antibodies to treat outpatient cases of COVID-19 who have a referral from a doctor. This treatment is available at no cost to the patient. Local partners include Nacogdoches County, the City of Nacogdoches, and Nacogdoches Medical Center.
“The State of Texas is continuing to expand access to COVID-19 antibody therapeutics in communities across the Lone Star State,” said Governor Abbott. “This new facility in Nacogdoches will ensure East Texans who contract COVID-19 have access to this free and effective treatment.”
Governor Abbott, TDEM, and the Texas Department of State Health Services have established and expanded antibody infusion centers in communities across the state over the past few weeks. COVID-19 antibody infusion treatment can prevent a patient’s condition from worsening and requiring hospital care. These facilities also help increase bed capacity in hospitals so that resources are available for the illest patients. The State deployed similar measures beginning in November 2020 to communities across Texas.
These state-sponsored Infusion Centers are in addition to the antibody infusion treatment that is provided by more than 200 private health providers across the state.
Antibody infusion centers are currently operating in the following communities, with more coming online in the coming days:
The treatment is free and available to all Texans who test positive for COVID-19 and have a doctor’s referral. Texans can visit meds.tdem.texas.gov to find a therapeutic provider near them.
Source: gov.texas.gov

La Oficina de Seguridad Nacional y Manejo de Emergencias del Condado Harris (HCOHSEM, por sus siglas en inglés) está bajo activación en el Nivel III: Preparación superior y está monitoreando la tormenta tropical Ida la cual se formó hoy en el Mar Caribe. Ida es la novena tormenta de la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico de 2021.
Se espera que la tormenta tropical Ida se intensifique como un huracán a medida que atraviesa el Golfo de México en los próximos días. El Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC) predice que Ida podría tocar tierra como huracán a lo largo de la costa de Louisiana el domingo por la noche. Es posible que se produzcan cambios en la trayectoria de la tormenta ya que la confianza del pronóstico sigue siendo baja en este momento.Las tormentas tropicales pueden generar fuertes lluvias e inundaciones en nuestra área. Por ello, se recomienda a los residentes revisar su kit y plan de emergencia. Manténgase informado por medio de las actualizaciones de HCOHSEM en línea, en las redes sociales o regístrese para recibir Ready Harris Alerts.
Para obtener más información sobre cómo prepararse, consulte nuestra guía de preparación y evacuación para huracanes.