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Mayor Turner, says a staff member & his sister told him, “Your mom was a maid working at these hotels. If your mom was alive today, working at one of these hotels, would you still allow this convention to go forward & run the risk of infecting your mom & the answer is no.”#khou
On cancelling the Republican Party of Texas state convention due to COVID-19 concerns...Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says, “We closed down the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and this convention is no greater or better.“ #khou #HTownRush
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says, “I’m not going to abdicate my role as the mayor of this city to protect the health, safety & welfare of every single person including the least of people who don’t have insurance and who need their jobs and who are on the front lines.” #khou
Gov. @GregAbbott_TX says Texas is ready to move into Phase 2 of reopening. Effective today: child care centers, massage parlors and youth clubs can open.
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On Sunday, May 31, all summer camps, youth camps and professional sports (without spectators) can resume.
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#KHOU11 #HTownRush
183 years ago today at 3:30p.m., Sam Houston and the Texian army began advancing across the low land and over the ridge line (where the San Jacinto Monument is now) to a short distance from Santa Anna's camp without being detected. History was about to be made. #khou #HTownRush
Against the advice of his officers, Santa Anna had abandoned the high ground the day before and moved his army about 200 yards east. And on April 21, 1836 he didn't post any sentries either. These mistakes allowed the Texian army the element of surprise. #khou #HTownRush
At about 4:30p.m., the Battle of San Jacinto began when the 2nd Regiment, under the command of Sidney Sherman, which was on the left of the Texian line--hit the right side of Santa Ann's line. Taken by surprise, the enemy couldn't organize and the rout was on. #khou #HTownRush
THREAD 1) If you’ve wondered, THIS is where the trash you see on the street ends up. It doesn’t just disappear. Rain washes it down stormwater drains, which typically feed in the bayou (#BuffaloBayou in this instance). Our waterways shouldn’t be trash heaps. #KHOU11 #HTownRush
2) Just a few feet from that waste puddle, filtered stormwater cascades over rocks to reach #BuffaloBayou. #KHOU11 #HTownRush
3) In the sandbar next to that stream, the stones tell part of #Houston’s history. You have Pleistocene-era sandstone, older oyster shell-concrete and the modern concrete mix, which uses gravel. #KHOU11 #HTownRush
