/u/willbutton - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-willbutton/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:29:45 +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/willbutton - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-willbutton/ 32 32 103504436 Feds seize over 300,000 kilos of meth precursor chemicals at Port of Houston in record-breaking bust https://houstonnewmedia.org/feds-seize-over-300000-kilos-of-meth-precursor-chemicals-at-port-of-houston-in-record-breaking-bust/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feds-seize-over-300000-kilos-of-meth-precursor-chemicals-at-port-of-houston-in-record-breaking-bust Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:29:45 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d695cd0487ce2784e675fdd62d98ddda Federal officials announced the largest seizure of methamphetamine precursor chemicals in U.S. history in Houston on Wednesday morning. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said the record-breaking bust happened after officials intercepted more than 300,0...

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]]> 1020448 Harris County approves nearly $470K to sponsor Gay Softball World Series https://houstonnewmedia.org/harris-county-approves-nearly-470k-to-sponsor-gay-softball-world-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harris-county-approves-nearly-470k-to-sponsor-gay-softball-world-series Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:26:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a987f51519a824ceb5feab8d34618016 submitted by /u/willbutton [link] [comments]

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]]> 1015827 Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo spent about $43K on Paris trade mission, per campaign report https://houstonnewmedia.org/harris-county-judge-lina-hidalgo-spent-about-43k-on-paris-trade-mission-per-campaign-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harris-county-judge-lina-hidalgo-spent-about-43k-on-paris-trade-mission-per-campaign-report Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:20:04 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f75e4e2bca574ecd6d52a6da62e3e869 submitted by /u/willbutton [link] [comments]

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]]> 1013099 Harris County spent $900K on Lina Hidalgo’s security detail https://houstonnewmedia.org/harris-county-spent-900k-on-lina-hidalgos-security-detail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harris-county-spent-900k-on-lina-hidalgos-security-detail Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:18:06 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=71046b71bc810bde4488f3d6900ea99b Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo spent more on security in 2024 than every other member of Commissioners Court combined, according to records obtained by the Houston Chronicle. Hidalgo spent $903,000 for security personnel — more than half the a...

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