WEEKEND TOP NEWS LINKS:
- HFD dispatches support network for victim’s families, surviving firefighters (KHOU 11 News)
- Memorials grow outside Houston fire stations (KPRC 2 News)
- Houstonians show support for Fire Station 51 (KHOU 11 News)
- Firehouse 68 was one of Houston’s busiest (KHOU 11 News)
- 100 Club to assist families of the four Houston firefighters killed in the line of duty (Your Houston News
LOCAL AREA HEADLINES:
- Judge halts takeover of North Forest ISD for now (Chron.com)
- HPD: Man left 2 children in hot SUV while he went shopping (KHOU 11 News)
- HAAM partners with Houston Food Bank to host Mobile Food Fair (Your Houston News)
- HS Graduates force to pay “Celebration Fee” (KRIV 26 News)
- Hurricane workshop draws thousands as storm season begins (KHOU 11 News)
- Homeless animals in Houston finding forever homes at Citizens for Animal Protection adoption event (KTRK 13 News)
- Man born with no arms plays in band (KIAH 39 Newsfix)
STATE HEADLINES:
- Lawmakers found ways to expand access to care (Chron.com)
- New Animal Law is Welcome but, at the Outset, Expensive (Texas Tribune)
- This Week in Drought: As Parts of Texas Slightly Improve, Panhandle Continues to Suffer (State Impact Texas)
- Policy Ending Much Criticized Lesson Plans, Leaves Texas Schools in a Bind (New York Times)
NATION & WORLD:
- Cleanup goes on as storms move toward East Coast (AP)
- For Medicare, Immigrants Offer Surplus, Study Finds (New York Times)
- Universities Show Uneven Efforts in Enrolling Poor (New York Times)
- Obama to launch fresh push on student loans (AP)
- Over 7,000 Syrian refugees return from Iraq as security improves (Reuters)