MONDAY TOP NEWS LINKS:
Late Sunday, local Houston activists and advocates gathered together for local demonstration against the Zimmerman acquittal in Florida. The events are sure to reignite discussion of similar Texas cases and current Texas law.
(Video: KRIV 26 News)
RELATED STORIES:
- Houstonians protest George Zimmerman’s acquittal outside city hall (KTRK 13 News)
- Houston City Hall flooded with Trayvon Martin support (KIAH 39 Newsfix)
- Quanell X, community leaders to hold Trayvon Martin rally at Houston funeral home (KHOU 11 News)
LOCAL AREA HEADLINES:
- More U.S. Researchers to Study Houston Schools, Students (KUHF Public Radio)
- Camp Today Career Tomorrow (KRIV 26 News)
- The Southern End Of The Keystone To Start Up Any Day Now (Houston Press)
- Inside the mind of Alzheimer’s disease (KPRC 2 News)
- Houston Mayor Annise Parker, BARC team up to combat animal overpopulation (KTRK 13 News)
STATE HEADLINES:
- The Policy and the Politics of the Abortion Debate (Texas Tribune)
- House panel approves university construction bonds (Austin Statesman)
- Where We Stand: The Texas Drought (State Impact Texas)
NATION & WORLD:
- Undergrads Envision a World Without Student Loans (US News & World Report)
- Obamas and Bushes to honor Iowa couple (Washington Post)
- Zimmerman verdict renews focus on ‘stand your ground’ laws (USA Today)
- Nearly 6,000 people presumed dead a month after devastating Indian floods (Reuters)