Mayor Turner, Chief Acevedo dedicate helicopter to fallen HPD officer Jason Knox
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HOUSTON – Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo held a ceremony Wednesday to dedicate the department’s newest helicopter to fallen officer Jason Knox.
Knox was with Senior Police Officer Chase Cormier, who also suffered catastrophic injuries in the crash.
The H125 Airbus incorporates Officer Knox’s badge number of 2374 into its registration number, which is N2374F. The fuselage also features a vintage HPD blue stripe as a nod to Knox’s passion for the department’s history.
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“It’s going to have multi-mission capabilities,” said Acevedo. “We not only have to fight violent crime and property crime, but the helicopter will assist with homeland security, search and rescue, and firefighting.”
Taylor: San Antonio s Ron Nirenberg among mayors calling for guaranteed income for Americans
Jan. 27, 2021
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Mayor Ron Nirenberg is one of about 30 mayors across the country calling for the federal government to make monthly payments to Americans during the pandemic.Staff file photo
The day after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, a group known as Mayors for a Guaranteed Income took out a full-page ad in the Washington Post with the headline “One More Check Is Not Enough.”
The group’s pitch is that the federal government should make monthly payments to Americans for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis. One-time $600 checks won’t cut it, the mayors argue.
2021-01-26 03:35:35 GMT2021-01-26 11:35:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HOUSTON, Jan, 25 (Xinhua) The first drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site was launched in Houston, the fourth largest city of the United States, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said Monday.
Turner toured the site with local officials and gave an update on the city s efforts to combat the pandemic. Located at Del Mar Stadium, the site is in partnership with the United Memorial Medical Center. We will expand partnerships with pharmacies and federally qualified health centers to ensure the vaccine is available in the most vulnerable communities and deploy mobile strike teams as needed, Turner said.
Houston s 1st COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru opens
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Against the backdrop of a milestone in the city s COVID-19 vaccination efforts, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner offered on Monday a grim record and a reminder of the dire need to expand vaccines to high-risk residents.
The 3,039 new cases reported by Turner are the most recorded for a single day in the city throughout the course of the pandemic.
The statistic comes with some conditions, though. According to Turner, the number comes from an adjustment of cases from the last three days.
Still, the city so far has counted more than 148,500 cases of the coronavirus. Houston s positivity rate stands at 17%.
Houston s 1st COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru opens
KTRK
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Against the backdrop of a milestone in the city s COVID-19 vaccination efforts, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner offered on Monday a grim record and a reminder of the dire need to expand vaccines to high-risk residents.
The 3,039 new cases reported by Turner are the most recorded for a single day in the city throughout the course of the pandemic.
The statistic comes with some conditions, though. According to Turner, the number comes from an adjustment of cases from the last three days.
Still, the city so far has counted more than 148,500 cases of the coronavirus. Houston s positivity rate stands at 17%.