🌱 Houston Credit Repair Lawsuit + Rockets' Wood Hits Career High

Good day, people of Houston! It's me again, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Houston Daily.

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Mostly sunny. High: 67 Low: 47.

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Here are the top five stories today in Houston:

1. Common Bond bakery will open two of its On-The-Go locations at Memorial City this fall. One will open as part of the Lawn at Memorial City greenspace and another in the Two Memorial City Plaza office tower. (CultureMap Houston)

2. Southern District of Texas won an injunction against Houston-based credit repair company, Turbo Solutions Credit Repair Company and its CEO Alexander V. Miller, to protect customers. The complaint alleges that the defendants used internet websites and telemarketing to falsely claim that the defendants could improve consumers’ credit scores by removing all negative items from consumers’ credit reports. Many consumers allegedly paid defendants a fee ranging from several hundred dollars to $1,500, but did not receive the higher credit scores defendants promised. (Houston Patch, Justice.Gov)

3. Klein ISD is being sued for allegedly failing to tell police that a student was sexually assaulted by a sixth-grade classmate. The federal lawsuit, filed last week by the boy's mother, claims that multiple staffers, including administrators at the school, knew about the abuse but did nothing. (ABC 13)

4. NBA player Christian Wood set career highs with eight 3-pointers and 39 points as the Houston Rockets used a huge late run to rally for a 115-97 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night. The Rockets will meet the Dallas Mavericks tonight at 7:30 p.m. (KHOU 11)

5. Katy's Hemu Basu, a multi-award-winning cake artist and the owner of Hemu’s Sweet Sensation LLC, is currently on "Is it Cake?" on Netflix. She started her journey in Scotland and then moved to Texas with her family in August 2015. (Click2Houston)

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Today in Houston:

• 47th Annual Houston Fishing Show at George R. Brown Convention Center. (10:00 AM)
• Houston Foodbank Mobile Truck at Wheatley High School. (1:00 PM)
• Houston Latino Film Festival 2022 at MATCH - Midtown Arts And Theater Center Houston. (6:00 PM)
• Kenny G In Concert at Cullen Performance Hall. (8:00 PM)
• Gloria at 4th Wall Theatre Company. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• With a $10 million commitment from Shell, the University of Houston has created the Energy Transition Institute to focus on the production and use of reliable and affordable clean energy. (Facebook)
• The Bayou City Art Festival returns for its 50th year to Memorial Park from Friday, March 25th to Sunday, March 28th. Tickets are $18 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12. Children under 5 are free. (CultuteMap Houston)
• COVID-19 virus spread remains low in Houston. The latest 14-day average positivity rate is 2% and the wastewater virus load is 18% of the baseline, according to Houston Health Department. (Facebook)
• Houston SPCA is asking for GALLON BAGS to help pack their dry dog and cat food the community has donated. If you'd like to help, you can drop off your donations at their campus at 7007 Old Katy Road. (Facebook)
• Tour de Houston presented by Apache Corporation will be on Sunday, April 3. Join and ride for trees. Route options include 20, 40 and 60 miles. (Facebook)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.