THE DEATH OF PEDRO GONZALES: Is it a case of Pasadena cops doing their job? Or is it a case of police murder?

The death of a Pasadena man while he was in police custody last month has family, friends and community activist accusing two Pasadena police officers of murder.
Pedro Gonzales, 51, was found dead in his jail cell about 7:30 a.m., Saturday, July 21. An autopsy report indicates Mr. Gonzales died from a punctured lung as a result of a fractured rib.According to Pasadena police, Mr. Gonzales resisted arrest and the injuries he sustained were a result of force initiated by Pasadena cops..Read

THIS WOMAN IS THE MOST FEARED PERSON IN AMERICA: Like the first illegal immigrants from Europe who came to America without proper documentation but succeeded because of hard work, ...Read

ALZHEIMER'S

To speak ill of the Holy Spirit is the one sin which is unforgivable according to Christian dogma. It is understandable...Read

PHONE MESSAGE FROM CITGO PRODUCTION PIPELINE PHONE NUMBER UTTERS RACIST COMMENTS AGAINST HISPANICS: Ironically, the Venezuelan petroleum organization is a Hispanic owned company. ...Read

HOUSTON'S OLDEST NEW MAJORITY GOLF ASSOCIATION KICKS OFF ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT: But Lone Star Golf Association needs community help to survive . . Read

HONOR ROLL TEEN SUSPENDEDA Houston mother is upset after the 2-day suspension of her son in April from an Aldine Independent School District high school for displaying what she insists was a necklace on his pants. ...Read

Area Relator sells and lives in Third Ward:
The year is 1974 and 16 year old Gerald "Jimmy" Womack walks into longtime Houston realtor George Coleman's office. The oldest of ten children tells the Third Ward realtor he wants to be a realtor .. Read

TSU-GATE?
Making headline news is the biggest conspiracy of concealment in the history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (at Texas Southern University). It is a cover-up of epic proportions involving high ranking elected officials, former TSU Board of Regents chairmen and current and former governors of Texas leading indirectly to Crawford, Texas...Read

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TEXAS GOVERNMENT BURECRACY MAY HAVE HAD A HAND IN THE DEATH OF THIS CHILD
Devante Johnson will never know what it's like to be 15 years old. For more than 4 months in 2006, the 14-year-old had no health insurance to treat the advanced cancer of his kidneys. Before that, Medicaid covered the cost for chemotherapy and radiation that the teen needed to survive.
Two months before the health coverage ran out, Devante's mother submitted renewal applications, made several phone calls and faxes to no avail. By the time State Representative Sylvester Turner intervened to restore coverage, it was too late. Devante died on March 1, 2007....Read

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VENEZUELAN AMBASSODOR PUTS OIL OUT OF MIND: Houston visit focuses on people

Venezuelan United Nations Ambassador, Bernardo Alvarez Herrera has got to have one of the hardest jobs on Earth. Just last year his boss, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called American President George Bush the "Prince of Darkness" during a September 20, 2006 speech at the U.N. Who could forget these words? "The Devil came here yesterday. And it smells of sulfur still today."...Read

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CHRISTIANITY:Over 33 percent of all humans call themselves Christians, making it the single largest religion on the planet. Once, a rejected sect of Judaism, more than 2.1 billion persons share a singular belief that the Christian messiah Jesus Christ is the Son of God. In this our third look at the religions of Asia, New Majority Editor, Paul Fitzgerald Bennett talks to Pastor Rudy Rasmus of St. John's United Methodist Church in downtown Houston ..Read

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$500,000 Methodist Grant To Study Obesity And Diabetes Among New Majority Latinos: By Ami Felker
Houston Endowment Inc. has committed $500,000 over the next three years to The Methodist Hospital in support of an outreach project that will focus on the obesity and diabetes epidemic among Houston's Hispanic population...Read

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MAYOR CAROL ALVARADO, CONGRESSWOMAN CAROL ALVARADO, TEXAS HOUSE REP. CAROL ALVARADO: No matter what office the council-lady from District I has her eye on, one of Houston's most progressive leaders is able and ready for the next step up the political ladder

Carol Alvarado is not counting the days when term limits will force the 3-term councilwoman to give up her District I seat. "I'm not ready to go. There is a lot more to do in my district. I know my constituents don't want to see me leave. They like the work I've done. Term limits have hurt our city," said Ms. Alvarado...Read

THIRD WARD WILL SOON HAVE RAIL, MAYBE FORCING SOME BUSINESSES TO TRAVEL: But Metro hopes to make moves less painful than 1999
When Houston Metro Rail begins Phase 2 of its transportation layout this summer, Fredrick Jefferson may have to move his Scott street based barbershop. "There's a possibility that they may use part of the property....Read