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The Bay Area Citizen newspaper serves nine cities located around Clear Lake and the Johnson Space Center in the Houston region.

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A vital anti-hate grant was cut by the DOJ, putting an HPD teen program at risk

18 hours ago | houstonchronicle.com | Matt Degrood

The future of a Houston-area nonprofit dedicated to partnering police with teens to improve community policing is in doubt after President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice canceled the anti-hate grant that helped fund it. Federal officials recently canceled around $387,600 in grants for the Teen and Police Service Academy, or TAPS, organization based in Houston, according to federal records.
Bill backed by Greg Abbott to ban 'furries' in schools stalls in Texas House

21 hours ago | houstonchronicle.com | Benjamin Wermund

Legislation endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows banning teens from acting like animals in schools is likely dead after failing to clear a House committee ahead of a key deadline this week. The “Forbidding Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education (F.U.R.R.I.E.S) Act,” which would prohibit any “non-human behavior” by a student, including wearing animal ears or barking, meowing or hissing, did not advance out of a House education committee by Monday’s deadline.
Knicks look to close out defending champion Celtics in Game 5. Timberwolves can do same to Warriors

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Kyle Hightower

BOSTON (AP) — Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are on the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals. In the East, Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks are a win away from reaching the conference finals for the first time in 25 years. New York wasn't given much of a shot entering its semifinal matchup against a Boston Celtics team it went 0-4 against during the regular season. There aren't a lot of Knicks doubters now.
Texas prosecutor sues to compel Border Patrol testimony in trial of Uvalde police officer

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Jim Vertuno

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force three U.S. Border Patrol agents who responded to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting to testify in the prosecution of the former school police chief, who is facing criminal charges over the slow law enforcement action at the massacre.
Democrats endorse set of changes to Pennsylvania election rules, sending bill to state Senate

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Mark Scolforo |Marc Levy

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters would get more than a week of early voting and county election officials would have more time to start processing mail-in ballots under an election law proposal that advanced out of the state House on Tuesday by a single vote, with all Republicans opposed.
Texas measles outbreak rises by eight cases to 717, hit three new counties

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Evan MacDonald

Texas health officials reported eight new measles cases on Tuesday, with the outbreak spreading to three new counties. The Texas Department of State Health Services has reported 717 measles cases amid the largest outbreak in the United States in at least 25 years. But the outbreak has appeared to slow recently; Texas reported 26 cases during the one-week period that ended Friday, its lowest one-week total since Valentine’s Day.
The Cheesecake Factory to open new location at Houston Premium Outlets

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Ralph Green

The Cheesecake Factory will open a new location in Cypress area this fall. Houston Premium Outlets announced that it will welcome this popular restaurant and cheesecake distributor in the fall near the main entrance off the U.S. 290 feeder road.
Houston Rockets options at No. 10 in NBA draft. What mock drafts say

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Reid Laymance

The Rockets were left out of the Texas two-step to the top of the NBA draft in Monday’s lottery — Dallas and San Antonio came up with the right combinations for the top two picks — as Houston slid one spot to No. 10. Assuming the Rockets don’t trade the pick, general manager Rafael Stone won’t be focused on any position, and instead go for the best available talent. With the draft six weeks away, it’s never too early to see what the mock drafts are saying after the lottery.
Texas House panel approves bail restrictions sought by Gov. Greg Abbot

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Benjamin Wermund

A bipartisan deal to restrict bail is headed to the House floor after clearing a key committee Monday night with Democratic support — a sign that reforms long sought by Gov. Greg Abbott could be within reach. But the version of the bill advancing in the House does not go as far as the Texas Republican has pushed in recent weeks as he ratcheted up pressure on lawmakers to force judges to prohibit pretrial release to defendants accused of several violent offenses.
Vitacca Ballet dances into the spotlight with two nights at the Hobby Center

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Molly Glentzer

Founder Kelly Ann Vitacca has assembled an impressive troupe of dancers and this week the company will be showcasing the works of former Houston Ballet member Garrett Smith. Vitacca Ballet’s Dunlavy Street studios felt like a house of good vibes one evening in April. I was there with about 20 other visitors for an open rehearsal that offered a peek at how the company is preparing for its next show.