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By Jacob Carpenter Updated 8:02 pm CST, Saturday, February 16, 2019 Activist Jean Wilkins Dember during a press conference outside of the federal courthouse, announcing a lawsuit by family members who allege they lost custody of a young child because CPS placed the child with another family, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. The aunt is African American and court said she could take custody of the boy. But a white couple got custody instead. The plaintiff is suing CPS for a pattern of discriminatory behavior that results in black children being taken from kinship care. ( Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle ) less Activist Jean Wilkins Dember during a press conference outside of the federal courthouse, announcing a lawsuit by family members who allege they lost custody of a young child because CPS placed the child with ... more Photo: Karen Warren, Staff Photographer / Houston Chronicle … [Read more...] about Wilkins-Dember, champion of racial justice, dies at 89

By Jordan Blum Published 6:04 pm CST, Saturday, February 16, 2019 Early in the 1950s, Hall of Fame bull rider Willie Thomas was forced to ride a bull for 15 seconds, further risking his safety to tire it out because white officials refused to blow the whistle for the African-American rider at the customary eight-second mark. That was just one of many racial indignities black rodeo riders suffered through, including having to enter and exit through animal chutes and being forbidden from winning many cash prizes, en route to Thomas’ countless victories. Thomas, 89, grew up on A.P. George Ranch in the 1930s and, on Saturday, the George Ranch Rodeo spotlighted Thomas and his brother, James, in an effort to honor Texas’ oft-overlooked black cowboy legacy. Several hundred congregated for the inaugural event at the George Ranch Historical Park southeast of Richmond for the all-day rodeo. “All these cowboys trailblazed the way for us to be here today,” … [Read more...] about New rodeo marks rich history of African American cowboys in Fort Bend

By Jasper Scherer Updated 10:24 am CST, Saturday, February 16, 2019 Police are investigating a shooting in northwest Houston that officials said left one man dead and another in critical condition. Police are investigating a shooting in northwest Houston that officials said left one man dead and another in critical condition. Photo: Metro Video Photo: Metro Video Image 1 of / 10 Caption Close Image 1 of 10 Police are investigating a shooting in northwest Houston that officials said left one man dead and another in critical condition. Police are investigating a shooting in northwest Houston that officials said left one man dead and another in critical condition. Photo: Metro Video Man killed, another injured in … [Read more...] about Man killed, another injured in convenience store shooting

By Jasper Scherer Published 1:26 pm CST, Saturday, February 16, 2019 A man was taken to the hospital Saturday after he accidentally shot himself in the stomach at his daughter's 16th birthday party in northeast Harris County, officials said. The shooting, first reported by KTRK-TV, occurred in the man's home on Wintergreen and Crestline. He was reportedly spinning the gun with his hand and inadvertently set it off. Officials with the Harris County Sheriff's Office could not be reached to comment on the man's condition. … [Read more...] about Man accidentally shoots himself in stomach at daughter’s birthday party