Maria E. Aguilera

A Houston police officer is off the job after a video surfaced showing her making racist statements, including comments about how she would handle calls involving Black residents: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-police-officer-racist-video/285-ed2886a2-dbb1-417d-9c18-be3c14bfaa8b?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KHOU_11_News

TRAGIC UPDATE: A pregnant woman reported missing earlier this month has been found dead, her family confirmed. Ashanti Allen’s loved ones first raised alarms when they received a strange text from her in the middle of the night, saying she was not coming back: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/body-found-search-missing-pregnant-woman-southwest-houston-texas-equusearch/285-794dfadd-53b4-4cff-98f7-38049d9f6250?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KHOU_11_News

DRIVING IN THE DARK | Each dot you see on the map below indicates a highway light that isn’t working in Harris County. KHOU 11 Investigates uncovered hundreds of outages — and lingering questions on who is responsible for maintaining them: https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/highway-lights-harris-county-safety-concerns/285-0a830f32-f929-4719-981f-4d3f4dab50da?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KHOU_11_News

“THIS IS A CRISIS SITUATION” | Mayor John Whitmire says the state cut Houston’s access to roughly $110 million in public safety funding amid an escalating ICE policy dispute. Whitmire says immediate impacts will include cuts to police overtime, with “real challenges” looming for fire departments and other public safety services. HOW WE GOT HERE: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-police-ice-policy-public-safety-funding-cut/285-e38caf9e-fa4f-44ce-8beb-cb7c23482b5a?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KHOU_11_News

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