By Jasper Scherer Updated 9:10 am CST, Friday, November 9, 2018 Houston Democrat Sylvia Garcia is introduced on stage by congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee during a celebration hosted by the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Chapman And Kirby in Houston. less Houston Democrat Sylvia Garcia is introduced on stage by congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee during a celebration hosted by the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Chapman And Kirby in ... more Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Houston Democrat Sylvia Garcia is introduced on stage by congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee during a celebration hosted by the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Chapman And Kirby in Houston. less Houston Democrat Sylvia Garcia is introduced on stage by congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee during a celebration hosted by the Harris … [Read more...] about Sylvia Garcia, newly elected to Congress, resigns from Texas Senate
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Phillips 66 proposes new pipelines to Texas Gulf Coast
By Jordan Blum Published 8:57 am CST, Friday, November 9, 2018 The massive BridgeTex Pipeline was completed in 2014 and terminates in east Houston. The pipeline - owned by Magellan Midstream and Plains All American Pipeline - carries Permian Basin crude oil from Colorado City to Houston. The pipeline was expanded to 400,000 barrels a day of capacity this year and the owners are currently weighing an additional expansion to 440,000 barrels daily. less The massive BridgeTex Pipeline was completed in 2014 and terminates in east Houston. The pipeline - owned by Magellan Midstream and Plains All American Pipeline - carries Permian Basin crude oil from Colorado ... more Photo: Magellan Midstream Partners Photo: Magellan Midstream Partners Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 The massive BridgeTex Pipeline was … [Read more...] about Phillips 66 proposes new pipelines to Texas Gulf Coast
Lina Hidalgo is first Latina and first woman elected to lead Texas’ most populous county
Nov. 9, 2018 / 2:37 PM GMT By Suzanne Gamboa AUSTIN, Texas — Lina Hidalgo is one of the other big stories — not the Ted Cruz-Beto O’Rourke race — to come out of Texas when the dust settled. Hidalgo became the first Latina and the first woman elected as county judge of Harris County, the county that includes Houston. In Texas, the elected official who is the chief executive for county government is called the county judge. “I feel great. I feel ready,” Hidalgo told NBC News, as she spoke of her new job overseeing a $5 billion budget for the third most populous county in the country and the most populous in Texas. Harris County has 4.7 million residents. Harris County also is one of the most diverse, with a population that is about 43 percent Latino, 30 percent white and non-Latino, about 20 percent black and 7.3 percent Asian. The county had 19 black women running for judicial positions and they all won their races. In her campaign, Hidalgo’s … [Read more...] about Lina Hidalgo is first Latina and first woman elected to lead Texas’ most populous county
More national law firms are looking to elbow their way into Texas
By Mark Curriden, The Texas Lawbook Published 7:00 am CST, Friday, November 9, 2018 Andy Baker, managing partner of Houston-based Baker Botts, says it is no surprise that out-of-state firms continue to have interest in Texas and predicts there will be more firm mergers. Andy Baker, managing partner of Houston-based Baker Botts, says it is no surprise that out-of-state firms continue to have interest in Texas and predicts there will be more firm mergers. Photo: Marie D. De Jesus, Staff / Houston Chronicle Andy Baker, managing partner of Houston-based Baker Botts, says it is no surprise that out-of-state firms continue to have interest in Texas and predicts there will be more firm mergers. Andy Baker, managing partner of Houston-based Baker Botts, says it is no surprise that out-of-state firms continue to have interest in Texas and predicts there will be more firm mergers. … [Read more...] about More national law firms are looking to elbow their way into Texas
How one Texas bar is preparing for the possibility of an active shooter
Security experts are urging business owners and local officials to do more to prepare for active shooter situations. Just in the last two weeks there have been four shootings at so-called "soft targets" around the country. Those places traditionally have little or no security in place. Like Wednesday at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, Thursday night was college night at Billy Bob's in Fort Worth, Texas. It's a massive honky tonk near three Texas colleges and considered a local landmark. A night like that could bring in 1,000 students, and the folks in charge there are serious about ensuring their safety. Chris Knowles is Billy Bob's manager. He said about 6,000 people show up on weekends for a big concert, which makes security a chief concern. "Before a person enters the building, they're already looked at two to three times," Knowles told CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca, referring to the surveillance cameras. "And then they pass two check points where they're … [Read more...] about How one Texas bar is preparing for the possibility of an active shooter