/u/tujuggernaut - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-tujuggernaut/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:49:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 /u/tujuggernaut - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-tujuggernaut/ 32 32 103504436 Fort Bend sheriff asks for 7% raises after a 40% increase since 2021, asks ‘how much is your life worth?’ https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-sheriff-asks-for-7-raises-after-a-40-increase-since-2021-asks-how-much-is-your-life-worth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-sheriff-asks-for-7-raises-after-a-40-increase-since-2021-asks-how-much-is-your-life-worth Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:49:53 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6aaed6d946748046cb4ff04dc7c7e07b submitted by /u/tujuggernaut [link] [comments]

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Constables to get 65% pay raise to $293k after previous raise in 2024 https://houstonnewmedia.org/constables-to-get-65-pay-raise-to-293k-after-previous-raise-in-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=constables-to-get-65-pay-raise-to-293k-after-previous-raise-in-2024 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:57:35 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ccf0a8d6a07a74857dca3d6afa536c61 submitted by /u/tujuggernaut [link] [comments]

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HISD Superintendent Mike Miles gets six-figure bonus in first annual evaluation https://houstonnewmedia.org/hisd-superintendent-mike-miles-gets-six-figure-bonus-in-first-annual-evaluation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hisd-superintendent-mike-miles-gets-six-figure-bonus-in-first-annual-evaluation Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:41:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=cd69fe45e61817a70dc8aa1ac88bd169 submitted by /u/tujuggernaut [link] [comments]

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TX utility solar makes more power than CA for the first time yesterday https://houstonnewmedia.org/tx-utility-solar-makes-more-power-than-ca-for-the-first-time-yesterday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tx-utility-solar-makes-more-power-than-ca-for-the-first-time-yesterday Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:52:08 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6f12c40b203704cf19b371550c6d79c2 While lots has been said about wind turbines in TX, much less has been mentioned about the massive amount of solar buildout in the last 3-5 years. Before that, the grid had about 3GW of solar that would be seen during an average summer day (reference: ...

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things to do in Houston while it’s colder than normal for people who’ve seen the usuals already. https://houstonnewmedia.org/things-to-do-in-houston-while-its-colder-than-normal-for-people-whove-seen-the-usuals-already/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=things-to-do-in-houston-while-its-colder-than-normal-for-people-whove-seen-the-usuals-already Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:52:15 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fdf326875a6c2fb129b6b8ae75165932

Hi all:

I have some guests in town who have been here numerous times before, usually in the spring or fall. With the current cold weather through the weekend, I was looking for some ideas of things to do during the day that might be interesting. We've done a lot of things like the Texas Flight Museum and NASA, I think we did the off-shore drilling museum once (lol), so it doesn't have to be super-unique even to Houston, just something to get out of the house. We've done the natural history museum, the butterfly garden, etc, we did Moody Gardens twice. They aren't into modern art or really any art, so MFAH / Menil / Rothko don't work.

So far I've come up:

  • Van Goh Experience. I went and thought it was pretty cool so that could work.

  • a movie.

  • Dave & Busters or similar

  • thought about the BBQ cookoff but I think it's pretty cold

  • rodeo parade, same weather concerns

  • kemah, still pretty cold

Any thoughts? Thanks!!

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road rage shootings – how to protect one’s self? https://houstonnewmedia.org/road-rage-shootings-how-to-protect-ones-self/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=road-rage-shootings-how-to-protect-ones-self Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:17:01 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1512e61a395263b5d63016f22943f011

Every morning when I watch the news, someone was shot the previous night in a road rage incident. Often they have no leads or a vague lead on a vehicle.

When I first moved to Houston in 2007, I got in an incident with a white Subaru who proceeded to follow me off the highway. I tried to get away from him but he caught up to me at a stoplight. He got out of his car with a tire iron and wanted me to get out and fight him. I wouldn't, so he struck the top of my car several times with the tire iron, leaving big dents. I drove off as soon as the traffic cleared and got away. That was my 'Welcome To Houston' moment.

But now after pandemic and with the fact that anyone can carry a gun, it seems like these incidents of people shooting at each other on the road are getting much more common.

My partner was in an incident yesterday. She was waiting behind a Monte Carlo waiting to turn. The MC wasn't turning and there was no traffic, so after a few minutes my partner beeped the horn. Beeped, not slammed. The MC turned and my partner then turned. The MC stopped and tried to get alongside her. They rolled down their pax window and started shouting things. They wouldn't drive forward and kept trying to get alongside my partner. My partner was terrified.

I don't know what to do about this. I've considered carrying myself. I've never previously felt the need to carry a pistol however I am highly proficient from participating in competitions. And while that might help me, it doesn't help my partner who has no such proficiency nor the proclivity to draw on someone.

I am genuinely scared one of us is going to get shot for no reason. I know they say not to respond to aggression and that's typically something we do, we try to get out of the situation. They say call 911 but I don't see how that would possibly help.

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jeweler recommendation for resize and repair https://houstonnewmedia.org/jeweler-recommendation-for-resize-and-repair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jeweler-recommendation-for-resize-and-repair Sat, 20 Mar 2021 00:43:54 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1659ee41c863aec21315dccf9e1c1c5c

Hi. Celebrating my 14th wedding anniversary. My partner's ring needs repair and a resize. Anyone do good work that come recommended? Would prefer not to go to a mall jeweler if you get my drift.

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Six additional officers indicted in Harding Street raid – total is now 12 officers including a murder charge and organized crime charges https://houstonnewmedia.org/six-additional-officers-indicted-in-harding-street-raid-total-is-now-12-officers-including-a-murder-charge-and-organized-crime-charges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=six-additional-officers-indicted-in-harding-street-raid-total-is-now-12-officers-including-a-murder-charge-and-organized-crime-charges Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:06:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a31910af43f64a790d6534dc1bac315b submitted by /u/tujuggernaut [link] [comments]

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Why is Ken Paxton suing Harris Co over the election administrator? https://houstonnewmedia.org/why-is-ken-paxton-suing-harris-co-over-the-election-administrator/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-is-ken-paxton-suing-harris-co-over-the-election-administrator Tue, 01 Dec 2020 23:13:03 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a74b0c2343df4bf0f7d9a850e590946f

Ok so I know why, the law says the county didn't meet the timelines. However the law also says nothing about what happens if the deadlines are not met, so it would seem the legal remedy of invalidating the entire appointment would be excessive, at least in most peoples' minds I would think. Can someone please explain this one to me? Is there anything preventing Harris Co from just redoing their actions correctly according to TX law and still appoint the same person? I don't really see what the point of this is.

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