Top 5 things you need to know

1. Columbia bike path suspects arrested

Two teen suspects accused of the latest violent robberies alongside the Columbia Faucet Bike Path are actually in custody. The Houston Police Division investigated a number of reported incidents in Could of suspects focusing on Houstonians on the bike path, which is positioned within the 3100 block of Anita Avenue. The suspects have been recognized by officers as Deon Kristen, 17, and Willie Carol, 17. HPD declined to enter element on the arrests, saying the investigation remains to be lively presently. Whereas theft incidents are happening, jugging instances have elevated. The division plans to ascertain a activity drive in an effort to fight these crimes.

2. SNAP advantages in danger, advocates say

Anti-hunger advocates say new necessities within the Supplemental Vitamin Help Program, or SNAP, within the debt ceiling invoice handed by Congress, might restrict entry to meals for some folks in want. The Fiscal Accountability Act of 2023 expands the work requirement for SNAP recipients from age 18 to 49 to age 18 to 54. That may require able-bodied adults who don’t have dependents to work or take part in authorized job coaching for not less than 80 hours a month, in an effort to obtain greater than three months of advantages over three years. Republicans say it’ll assist folks get jobs, and cut back the necessity for advantages. However anti-hunger advocates at No Child Hungry say many recipients are already working and this creates job reporting necessities that can end in a number of crimson tape that might make it tough to qualify.

3. Cornel West operating for president

Activist, theologian and educational Cornel West has introduced that he’s operating for president in 2024 as a third-party candidate. The 70-year-old chief mentioned he’s operating for the nomination as a member of The Individuals’s Celebration, a left-wing political get together that dates again to the Eighteen Nineties. West, a longtime political activist who has been crucial of Republicans and Democrats through the years, talked about President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump – the seemingly Democratic and Republican 2024 presidential nominees – in his pitch to voters and positioned himself instead candidate. The marketing campaign advert consists of feedback West made about Trump and Biden in earlier interviews, by which he referred to as Trump a “gangster” and “neo-fascist” and Biden a “milquetoast neo-liberal.” Cornel West, recognized for evoking messages of “love” when speaking about politics, positioned his presidential marketing campaign as one rooted in caring for others.

4. Texas cracks down on texting and driving

The Texas Division of Transportation is discovering methods to warn drivers to remain protected on the roads. As they report distracted driving has elevated 10% for the state of Texas, they’ve launched the ‘Textual content. Discuss. Crash.” consciousness marketing campaign urging Texans to concentrate to the roads. The marketing campaign is an extension of a social media and phrase of mouth effort #EndtheStreakTX, that encourages drivers to make safer decisions behind the wheel and finish the streak of every day deaths. TxDOT says distracted driving crashes are 100% preventable and are providing suggestions to assist drivers avoid probably lethal conditions.

5. HBCU Nationwide Battle of the Bands involves Houston

The Nationwide Battle of the Bands is again in Houston this 12 months! It kicks off Saturday, August 26, at NRG Stadium at 6 p.m. The occasion celebrates the wealthy tradition of HBCU marching bands whereas producing scholarship cash for collaborating HBCU bands and supporting the group. Greater than 2,200 members from the highest marching bands within the nation will kick off their fall marching band season whereas showcasing their distinctive fashion, expertise, and sound.

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