March 15, 2021, 9:00 AM)
Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo.
A portion of the $615 million in federal funds earmarked for Houston s COVID-19 recovery could go towards an additional police cadet class and to pay increases for firefighters, Mayor Sylvester Turner said on Friday.
The mayor said he would add a sixth HPD cadet class in next year’s budget to help address a “significant uptick in violence” throughout Houston, while investing in communities to address things like illegal dumping sites in some of Houston’s poorest districts.
He added that he intended to propose the firefighter raise “with or without” input from the Houston fire union.
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Before the mask mandate was lifted, this COVID-19 expert warned against the move
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Internationally renowned infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Hotez warned before the mask mandate was lifted that it should stay in place until more Texans were vaccinated.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Every time we start moving in the right direction, the Governor steps in and sets us back and makes all of our jobs harder. He minimizes the sacrifices of people and businesses. I just don t get it, Mayor Turner tweeted.
When it comes down to the brass tacks of science, should the mask mandate be lifted? Internationally renowned infectious disease expert and dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Peter Hotez, warned before the mask mandate was lifted that it should stay in place.