A wage increase has been approved for certain employees. These workers provide mental health and disability services. They will now earn a minimum of $20 per hour.
This change applies to 222 employees who support people with complex needs. The decision was made to extend a living wage standard. County officials confirmed the new minimum hourly rate.
Further details about the wage increase and its impact are available from the source.
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Fetterman's appearance at a GOP event of this nature is highly atypical, but he notably made no announcement of any intention to change his party affiliation....
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American Airlines Flight Attendant Betty Ong was the first to report a 9/11 hijacking, moments before her plane hit the World Trade Center. Her family honors her legacy with acts of kindness....
safety
A simple chalkboard has become a powerful piece of history. See how firefighters and conservators are working to preserve the names of colleagues lost on Sept. 11....
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Live radar this Wednesday: Thursday’s Forecast: Scattered showers and storms are expected again for Thursday. Storms start along the coast in the morning and move inland in the afternoon. Tropical moisture is moving in from the Gulf, so some areas have the potential for heavy rai...
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One of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway and killed five people repeatedly warned they were coming in too fast nearly two minutes ahead of time and at the last second urged them to abort the landing, according to highlights of the cockpit recor...
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Teens allegedly emptied a gun magazine near Parklane Park in Pasadena while livestreaming the incident online.
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The political spotlight is on Dallas on Wednesday for Day 1 of the inaugural GOP midterm convention.
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A 76-year-old West Harris County woman says she was left frustrated after a nearly $11,000 furniture purchase from La-Z-Boy did not fit in her living room the way she was told it would. Bobbie Leas purchased the furniture from the La-Z-Boy location off the Katy Freeway in Februar...
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A Houston trail project years in the making is now one step closer to becoming reality, and residents along the proposed route have mixed — but mostly optimistic — feelings about what’s coming. Arthur Storey Park already draws steady foot traffic on its existing trail. Soon, that...
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Keep the umbrella handy! Scattered downpours will pass through Southeast Texas the next several days.
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Firefighters with the Little York Fire Department responded to a sidewalk near Heritage Elementary School after reports that a puppy was stuck underground. Crews quickly rescued the puppy, but then discovered additional puppies under the sidewalk. Two officers with Harris County ...
schools
The City of Houston is removing about $1.3 million in taxpayer-funded improvements from Grimes Park after the Houston Independent School District ended its lease with the city for the property....
