WEEKEND TOP NEWS LINKS:
The national and international debate about how to respond to reports of chemical weapon use in Syria hit Houston streets this weekend. (Video: KPRC 2 News)
- Houston Area Lawmakers Weigh In On Syria (KUHF Public Radio)
- Possible US-led attack on Syria sparks rallies in Houston (KHOU 11 News)
- Possible US-led attack on Syria sparks rallies in Houston, across world (KTRK 13 News)
- Houstonians Hold Protests in Response to Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack (KRIV 26 News)
- Sarin gas used in Syria attack, Kerry says (Washington Post)
- Even after 100,000 deaths in Syria, chemical weapons attack evoked visceral response (Washington Post)
- Confusion, Anger and Mockery After Obama’s Decision (New York Times)
- President Pulls Lawmakers Into Box He Made (New York Times)
LOCAL AREA HEADLINES:
- KIPP Opens New Charter High School In North Forest (KUHF Public Radio)
- Galveston health officials: Water off coast is safe to swim (KPRC 2 News)
- Montgomery Co. Expands ‘No Refusal’ To Include Labor Day (KUHF Public Radio)
- Harris County District Attorney Mike Anderson dies amid battle with cancer (KTRK 13 News)
- Mayor Parker goes into mock jail at UH to make point about DWI (KTRK 13 News)
- Is your doctor too confident? Study showed doctor’s confidence levels in their correct and incorrect diagnosis remained just about the same (KPRC 2 News)
- Breastfeeding training for new moms (KPRC 2 News)
- UH Aquaponics System could revolutionize food safety (KPRC 2 News)
TEXAS HEADLINES:
- New CHL laws take effect in Texas (KTRK 13 News)
- Texas is curtailing health costs with own program (Austin Statesman)
- Guards to join convict litigation over hot state prisons (Austin Statesman)
- Huge Electricity Discounts Ahead For Low-Income Texans (KUHF Public Radio)
NATION & WORLD:
- 2 years later, Vermont still recovering from Irene (USA Today)
- Bones unearthed in search at former Florida reform school (Yahoo News)
- World of Grief and Doubt After an Russian Adoptee’s Death in Texas (New York Times)
- Nelson Mandela leaves hospital, returns home (Yahoo News)
