Results tagged “humanservices”

Good morning, Houston. Suppose you're trying to keep up with piles and piles of government reports. How can you tell when there are too many? Simple: You ask for a report, of course. That's what the Texas State Library and Archives Commission did — and in a 668-page report, the commission has declared that the state is over-reported. The commission looked at more than 170 state agencies and universities and found more than 1,600...

Good morning, Houston. The good thing about having a lovers' spat is that there's almost always someone else out there having one that's far worse — take, for example, the story of a Conroe quarrel that led to a woman ramming her ex-boyfriend's car. Thomas Young-Davis told police that his ex got upset that he had a new girlfriend, so she followed him to a gas station yesterday afternoon, backed into his car twice...

Looks like Gov. Rick Perry's order that all Texan pre-teen girls be vaccinated against HPV could be on its way out: Yesterday, members of the House Public Health Committee approved a measure to rescind the executive order, meaning the bill will move on for consideration in the full House, where it reportedly has the support of more than 90 of the House's 150 members. Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) filed the bill Feb. 5, three days...

Besides being blustery, today is special because it is World AIDS Day. An estimated 40.3 million people are HIV-positive worldwide, a rise from 2004's 39.4 million. A slew of events are planned in Houston. Among them: noon: World AIDS Day Luncheon at the Corinthian downtown. The luncheon honors Jackson Hicks for his assistance to AIDS services and prevention education. It might be too late to go, but check with Julie Eberly at eberlyj@afhouston.org to...