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By Nik Rajkovic Apr 30, 2021 Legislation banning homeless encampments in Texas remains in committee in Austin. It would punish local governments which allow them, like Austin, by withholding state grant money for failing to enforce the law. The city of Houston passed a ban several years ago, but Councilman Michael Kubosh told KTRH News it has been tied up in the federal courts ever since. “When we passed our ordinance to help remove encampments from the public property we were sued. And we w...

By Nik Rajkovic Apr 30, 2021 Houston city officials unveil dozens of police reform initiatives, something Chief Troy Finner believes will bring more transparency to HPD. “The mayor has given the marching orders and I totally agree. Thirty days. Within 30 days were releasing all officer-involved shootings where there is an injury or a death. Period.” The mayor also announced ban on no-knock warrants for non-violent crimes, along with an online data dashboard, allowing easier access to file ...

Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the Houston area through 7 a.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service expects up to three inches of rain per hour in Southeast Texas this morning, but heavier storms in some sections could dump as much as four to eight inches. That could impact areas prone to flooding. Thunder and rain started in the metro area around 4 a.m. with some heavy storms hitting the west side. Morning rains are expected to slowly weaken during the day, but the chance of precipitation...

By Nik Rajkovic Apr 29, 2021 City officials like Mayor Sylvester Turner and then police chief Art Acevedo told us COVID was the reason we were seeing a spike in crime. That was then. Theres light at the end of the COVID tunnel. But crime rates are soaring. And now the FBI warning that we are be going to see this for a while/ With murders up 40-percent in Houston so far this year, Andy Kahan with Crime Stoppers questions how much higher can it go? "I think the FBI is absolutely right; its somet...

The result? Covid numbers continue to plummet. You cant help but wonder why we havent heard anything about it? Its really great news! Unfortunately, the only thing we have heard is Judge Hidalgo trying to explain why Harris County is still on Code Red. We also cant forget President Bidens reaction when Texas re-opened? Bidens exact quote was "the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking" end quote. Maybe not quite as bad as the bogus campaign promises about unity and bipartisanship, but a dig...

By B.D. Hobbs Apr 26, 2021 As the border crisis continues without any help from Washington, it has become Operation Lone Star for the lone star state. Started by Governor Greg Abbott in March, because somebody had to do something! The Texas National Guard, along with the Texas DPS have arrested 800 criminals, while confiscating all kinds of drugs, like 3,800 pounds of marijuana, and and 19 pounds of cocaine. Chris Cabrerra, a border patrol agent, as well as the vice president of the national b...

When protesting turns into rioting. Lawmakers across the country are trying to pass anti-riot laws

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By Nik Rajkovic Apr 20, 2021 Texas state lawmakers are moving quickly on legislation that would punish cities and counties which "defund" their police departments. Senate Bill 23 would require a vote by the people if local officials wanted to cut or transfer money away from police. Cities and counties that do not hold an election would be prohibited from collecting property taxes. The legislation is in direct response to Austins decision to transfer money away from police, and the fallout sinc...

By B.D. Hobbs Apr 20, 2021 Despite the campaign promises to the contrary, the Biden tax hike is coming. For all of us. President Biden promised that he would only increase taxes on the rich, as well as big business. Unfortunately after not one, but two, trillion dollar spending bills, thats just not possible. E.J. Antoni wrote a terrific piece about the true plan for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and he talked about it with KTRH. "You cant just go and print trillions and trillions of dol...