🌱 Local Activist Taking Action Against Chris Brown + HISD Job Fair

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First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 95 Low: 78.

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Here are the top five stories today in Houston:

1. A southeast Houston home is the scene of an active investigation after a repairman found human remains in a barbeque pit in the backyard. Authorities were called to the 5200 block of Peach Creek Drive around 3 p.m. on Tuesday. (Fox 26)

2. The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is hosting a job fair on July 16 at 9 a.m. to hire new bus drivers. The first 120 candidates with a commercial driver's license who are hired and start before August 22 will receive a $2,000 sign-on stipend. (KHOU 11)

3. A shooting suspect who carjacked a man Wednesday in northeast Houston is still on the loose as of Wednesday afternoon, according to police. The incident happened at about 2 a.m. outside an apartment complex in the 5300 block of Coke Street. (ABC 13)

4. A local businesswoman and activist is taking action against R&B singer Chris Brown after she said he canceled his performance for a benefit concert called "One Night Only Benefit Concert" on March 19 in Houston, according to a release. The benefit was created to raise money for victims of Hurricane Ida and Nicholas in Houston and Louisiana. (Click2Houston)

5. Public hearings began on Wednesday as Houston City Council reviewed new redistricting maps. The city of Houston says proposed changes to Houston's City Council districts are relatively minor and simply account for population growth in the area. (Click2Houston)

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Today in Houston:

• Miller Outdoor Theatre - Fish Tales. (11 a.m.)
• Energy Corridor Farmers Market. (3:30 p.m.)
• Business After Hours at Houston East End Chamber-Commerce. (4 p.m.)
• Introduction To Buddhist Meditation at KMC Houston. (7:30 p.m.)
• Houston Symphony - A Night On Broadway. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Electric Reliability Council of Texas urged Texans, including those in Houston, to cut their power use for the second time in three days late Wednesday morning. Record demand has led to calls to cut back power usage. (Austin Patch)
• METRO is in the early stages of a 25-miles-long bus rapid transit project that will run from Westchase to the Tidwell transit center. Some business owners are concerned about the construction and the impact it will have on business. (ABC 13)
• New data from the Texas Medical Center shows COVID-19 hospitalizations have nearly doubled in the last month in the Houston area, with the positivity rate steadily rising amid new variants. (Fox 26)
• K&M Ace Hardware opened a second location, this time in Kingwood at 4540 Kingwood Drive, last month on June 16. (Community Impact News)

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That's it for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— 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.

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