Houston Public MediaSep 8, 2025

A Houston-area midwife has been indicted on 15 counts stemming from allegations from the Texas Attorney General's Office that she performed illegal abortions and operated local health clinics without licenses.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2025/09/08/530298/houston-area-midwife-facing-15-count-indictment-over-abortion-accusations/

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Houston-area midwife facing 15 count indictment over abortion accusations

The June indictment was uploaded last month to a folder of public court documents shared by the Waller County District Attorney's Office earlier this year. Maria Margarita Rojas in March became the first person arrested under the state's near-total abortion ban.

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Houston Public MediaMar 20, 2025

A Texas judge has temporarily shut down two Waller County clinics from providing medical services following the arrest of a midwife and two other clinic employees accused of performing illegal abortions.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2025/03/20/516470/texas-judge-temporarily-shuts-down-houston-area-clinics-accused-of-providing-abortions/

#Abortion #Court #HealthScience #Local #News #Texas #Abortions #HoustonClinics #TexasAttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #TexasJudge #WallerCounty

Texas judge temporarily shuts down Houston-area clinics accused of providing abortions

Judge Gary Chaney on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order preventing Maternal and Child Healthcare and Research Center, Clinicas Latinoamericanas and Houston Birth House from providing any medical services or abortions.

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Houston Public MediaMar 6, 2025

Waller County has approved a tax abatement agreement with Tesla for its proposed 1,500-employee battery factory in Brookshire, a town west of Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/technology/2025/03/06/515406/tesla-receives-tax-break-for-proposed-battery-factory-outside-of-houston/

#Business #Development #EnergyEnvironment #Local #News #Technology #ElonMusk #Tesla #TeslaInTexas #TeslaMegapacks #TeslaPlantInBrookshire #WallerCounty

Tesla receives tax break for proposed battery factory near Houston

The planned facility in Waller County will produce large-scale industrial batteries called Tesla Megapacks that are used to store energy from renewable sources like wind and solar.

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Houston Public MediaFeb 18, 2025

A 37-year-old man whose escape from police custody at a hospital west of Houston prompted a weeks-long manhunt was discovered inside of a burning house on Tuesday and arrested, officials said.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/02/18/514125/man-who-escaped-police-custody-at-houston-area-hospital-arrested-inside-burning-house-police-say/

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Man who escaped police custody at Houston-area hospital arrested inside burning house, police say

Salvador Saucedo escaped police custody while undergoing testing at a hospital in Austin County on the night of Jan. 23. Local law enforcement and the U.S. Marshals Service then launched a widespread manhunt with K-9s, drones and unmarked patrol vehicles.

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Houston Public MediaJan 31, 2025

Law enforcement appear to have no promising leads into the whereabouts of 37-year-old Salvador Saucedo, who escaped police custody Jan. 23 at a hospital west of Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/01/31/512643/leads-remain-elusive-days-after-a-man-escaped-police-custody-at-a-hospital-west-of-houston/

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Leads remain elusive days after a man escaped police custody at a hospital west of Houston

A week after the Waller County Sheriff's Office launched a search for 37-year-old Salvador Saucedo, who escaped police custody Jan. 23 in Bellville, law enforcement appear to have no promising leads into his whereabouts.

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Houston Public MediaJan 28, 2025

Waller County officials are ramping up their search for an inmate who escaped while he was receiving treatment at a Bellville hospital last week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2025/01/28/512119/search-ramps-up-for-escaped-waller-county-inmate-u-s-marshals-task-force-joins-efforts/

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Search ramps up for escaped Waller County inmate, U.S. Marshal’s task force joins efforts

The U.S. Marshals Office Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force on Monday joined the Waller County Sheriff's Office efforts to search for Salvador Saucedo, according to a press release.

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Houston Public MediaAug 26, 2024

CenterPoint Energy’s open houses reveal deep-seated customer dissatisfaction. As they promise to do better, will their actions match their words?

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/08/26/497667/houston-area-residents-give-centerpoint-an-earful-at-post-beryl-open-house/

#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Hurricane #InDepth #Infrastructure #News #CenterPointCustomers #CenterPointEnergy #HurricaneBeryl #PowerOutages #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas #WallerCounty

Houston-area residents give CenterPoint an earful at post-Beryl open house

CenterPoint Energy held its fourth open house on Saturday to address residents’ concerns about the company’s handling of power outages and to get feedback on its new outage tracker, among other post-storm responses.

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Houston Public MediaAug 22, 2024

There's a long history of race-based voter suppression in Waller County, a rural area near Houston where the majority of residents and elected officials are white. It also is home to the second-oldest historically Black university in the U.S.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2024/08/22/497489/black-democrats-relieved-after-waller-county-scraps-plan-to-add-early-voting-locations-requested-by-conservatives/

#Election2024 #Elections #Local #News #Politics #Texas #Voting #2024Election #EarlyVoting #PrairieViewAM #VoterSuppression #WallerCounty #WallerCountyJudgeTreyDuhon

Black Democrats relieved after Waller County scraps plan to add early voting locations requested by conservatives

There is a long history of race-based voter suppression in Waller County, a rural area northwest of Houston where the majority of residents and elected officials are white. It also is home to the second-oldest historically Black university in the United States, Prairie View A&M.

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Houston Public MediaFeb 29, 2024

A Houston man and former district attorney's office investigator was convicted of money laundering and intent to distribute heroin, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced this week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/02/29/479293/waller-county-district-attorneys-office-investigator-convicted-of-money-laundering-distributing-heroin/

#Court #CriminalJustice #Local #News #MoneyLaundering #UnitedStatesAttorneySOffice #WallerCounty #WallerCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice

Waller County District Attorney’s Office investigator convicted of money laundering, distributing heroin

Kassem defended his actions during his four-day trial by emphasizing that he had authority to commit those crimes. He maintained that he received approval from the Waller County District Attorney to conduct undercover investigations.

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BrindavoineOct 12, 2018

Aux USA, un directeur de campagne d' un candidat a été arrêté au #Texas pour avoir déposé une lettre demandant la garantie de l' inscription d' électeurs étudiants sur un campus dans les listes électorales. Bienvenu en 1960. #vote. #VotingRights

#PrairieView #WallerCounty #Mike Siegel, Texas Democrat...

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