/u/dom_speaks - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-dom_speaks/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:24:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 /u/dom_speaks - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-dom_speaks/ 32 32 103504436 After 40 days on picket line, 20% raises, union workers at Hilton Americas-Houston end strike https://houstonnewmedia.org/after-40-days-on-picket-line-20-raises-union-workers-at-hilton-americas-houston-end-strike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-40-days-on-picket-line-20-raises-union-workers-at-hilton-americas-houston-end-strike Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:24:58 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1a216c44e5507d0415c8a26c81c13ff5 Union wanted $23, up from $16.50. Hilton initially counter-offered $17.50. They eventually settled on $20, raised to $22 by the end of the three-year contract. That probably wouldn't have happened without the strike. submitted by &#32...

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]]> 1042843 Houston bayou deaths sparked a serial killer conspiracy theory https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-bayou-deaths-sparked-a-serial-killer-conspiracy-theory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-bayou-deaths-sparked-a-serial-killer-conspiracy-theory Sat, 04 Oct 2025 13:53:36 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=9052b40b9fd6b9291cafe75f609d3c58 From the story: Dr. Robert Spicer, a communications professor at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, who has researched conspiracy theories, noted that previous research found people naturally tend to look for patterns, rather than chaos. &q...

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]]> 1037696 HPD increase ticketing of homeless people — with fines of $200 https://houstonnewmedia.org/hpd-increase-ticketing-of-homeless-people-with-fines-of-200/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hpd-increase-ticketing-of-homeless-people-with-fines-of-200 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:53:08 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6f041dfa6fe652b5fa21101193d8c042 submitted by /u/dom_speaks [link] [comments]

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