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Lee McGuire: May 2008 ArchivesHOUSTON CITY HALL -- Houston Police Sgt. Shelby Stewart arrived at the City Council Chamber this morning with a gas mask. He brought it to demonstrate what he calls a discriminatory policy put in place by Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt, which bans beards. Stewart says he has to have facial hair because of a medical condition, which mainly affects African Americans. In previous interviews with 11News, Stewart has said that shaving his facial hair causes an extremely painful rash. "This will take away the rig...
by Lee McGuire CITY HALL -- Michelle Mitchell, Houston's finance director, is warning City Council members at a budget briefing that rising fuel costs threaten to drag down the city's future budget plans. "The cost for fire and police is so high that if we're not conservative in other areas, then we could face some real issues," Mitchell said. She is briefing members of the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee on her projections for the next five years. Just as the city is finally gaining control over its pension plan, Mitchell says, fuel prices... |
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