Voting is one of our most fundamental rights and the basis of our democratic system. Recent voter suppression efforts threaten the integrity of our electoral process and the disenfranchisement of millions of voters throughout the nation. You can make a huge difference. For most voters, poll workers are the main point of contact for voting….
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Pradaxa is a prescription drug taken by many as a blood thinner (anticoagulant). This blood-thinning medication lowers the chance of blood clots forming in the body. It is commonly used for individuals who have an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation (AFib) when it not caused by a problem in the heart valve. This anti-clotting medicine…
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Two deputies from the Harris County sheriff’s office wound up in a head-on collision earlier this week. While head-on collisions can be very dangerous, it turns out that so-called “overlap crashes” are potentially worse. An “overlap crash” is a head-on collision that involves the outer 25 percent on either side of a car’s front end….
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A drunk driver ran over two children on Halloween night. This was the driver’s second alleged DWI offense after she received another conviction in 2010. While authorities expect both children to recover from their injuries, there is no excuse for this kind of driving negligence. Drunk drivers cause far too many injuries and deaths in…
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Last legislative session, Governor Rick Perry vetoed a bill passed by both houses that banned texting while driving anywhere in the state. Perry acknowledged it was inappropriate to text while driving, but did not want government to become a micromanager of adult behavior. Texas is one of only 11 states that do not ban texting…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported six new cases of fungal meningitis in an outbreak tied to contaminated steroid injections that has led to 25 deaths in the United States. The CDC reported three new cases in Florida, two in Ohio and one in Indiana, raising the total number of meningitis…
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