WEEKEND TOP NEWS LINKS:
LOCAL AREA HEADLINES:
- Sheriff Garcia To Drunk Drivers: We Will Draw Your Blood (KUHF Public Radio)
- Why Houston Parents Need To Be Extra Careful At The Pool (KUHF Public Radio)
- Bridge collapse raises safety questions here (KHOU 11 News)
- The Weight Of A Med Student’s Subconscious Bias (KUHF Public Radio)
- Rescue crews search for possible drowning victim near San Luis Pass (KHOU 11 News)
- Pilates helping woman walk again (KPRC 2 News)
- PetSmart Charities Names Houston One of the Most Adoption-Friendly Cities (Houston Press)
- True The Vote Sues IRS, Charging Unfair Targeting (KUHF Public Radio)
STATE HEADLINES:
- Storms Cause Massive Flooding, Evacuation in San Antonio Area (Texas Public Radio)
- Liveblog: What’s Left for the 83rd Legislature (Texas Tribune)
- How The Charter School Bill Aims To Tighten Rules For Poor Performing Charters In Texas (KUHF Public Radio)
- Senate OKs budget with increases to education, mental health services (Chon.com)
- Concealed handgun license holders can carry any category of handgun in Texas (KTRK 13 News)
- Texas reports first West Nile case: Case reported in Anderson County (KPRC 2 News)
NATION & WORLD:
- Young casualties in America’s longest war (USA Today)
- As Need for New Flood Maps Rises, Congress and Obama Cut Funding (ProPublica)
- Inside IRS Unit Under Fire: Office at Center of Controversy Rankled Other Groups With Its Aggressive Tactics (Wall Street Journal)
- States’ Policies on Health Care Exclude Some of the Poorest (New York Times)