WEEKEND TOP NEWS LINKS:
Although his grandmother and great-aunt ultimately did not survive their own injuries, infant Wyatt Mock Smith has the community rallying around him. Much like it did initially after the disaster that rocked his family home.
(Video: KPRC 2 News)
LOCAL AREA HEADLINES:
- Funder puts hold on $3 million donation to HISD (Chron.com)
- Warrant issued for man who served driver in fatal wrong-way accident (KHOU 11 News)
- Why Knowledge On How To Recover Quickly Is Key In Hurricane Preparedness (KUHF Public Radio)
- Home Depot manager helps out Habitat for Humanity after theft (KPRC 2 News)
- Crowds watch as rescued 300-pound turtle returns to Gulf (Chron.com)
- NBA star Dexter Pittman provides school supplies for students (KPRC 2 News)
- Owner Of Troubled Psychiatric Hospital In Southwest Houston Pleas For More Time And Money To Avoid Bankruptcy Closure (KUHF Public Radio)
- Fort Bend residents live longest in the Houston region (Chron.com)
- FDA sets ‘gluten-free’ labeling standards (KPRC 2 News)
TEXAS HEADLINES:
- FEMA Reverses Decision, Approves West Disaster Money (KERA Dallas)
- Money for DPS to Help With Backlog of Rape Kits (Texas Tribune)
- Hospital Lifts Ban on Non-Specialists Delivering Babies (Texas Tribune)
- Legislative Wrap Up shows greater attention to mental health, substance abuse by Texas lawmakers (Your Houston News)
NATION & WORLD:
- Obama: No tax reform without spending to spur jobs (AP)
- Sikh temple attack united victim’s son, ex-racist (Yahoo News)
- Efforts to Recruit Poor Students Lag at Some Elite Colleges (New York Times)
- Many new jobs are part-time and low-paying (USA Today)
