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Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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| The
Brief for Nov 6 |
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In
today's Brief: Service dogs were one of the winners after Tuesday's election.
Also, Texas must fix its foster care system or face huge fines.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 11/06/2019   
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| 12
Houston-Area Nursing Homes Cited For Abuse |
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12
Houston-area nursing homes have been cited for some kind of abuse, according
to Medicare.gov. Medicare.gov defines abuse as 'the willful infliction of
injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment with resulting
physical harm, pain or mental anguish' and includes 'verbal abuse, sexual
abuse, physical abuse, and mental abuse."
Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle 11/06/2019
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Houston Chronicle
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| Eagle
Ford Shale Well Blowout Results in Thousands of Acres Sealed Off |
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Thousands
of acres of land remain sealed off days after a blowout at a natural gas well
located belonging to Devon Energy between the Eagle Ford Shale towns of
Yorktown and Nordheim. The accident happened at a Devon Energy natural gas
well near Cotton Patch Road and FM 952 in DeWitt County early Friday morning.
No injuries were reported but authorities evacuated rural families living
within a two-mile radius of the blowout, which sent natural gas and other
pollutants spewing into the sky and surrounding countryside.
Sergio Chapa , Houston Chronicle 11/06/2019
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Houston Chronicle
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| Judge
Allows Illinois Gun Violence Lawsuit to Proceed |
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A federal
judge will let a gun violence and civil rights lawsuit against the State of
Illinois will move forward. U.S. District Court Judge Joan B. Gottschall will
allow the lawsuit, filed by three state residents, to proceed rather than
first be reviewed by an appellate court. The plaintiff alleges the state and
its officials have failed to protect African American children from trauma
caused by pervasive gun violence in black communities. The lawsuit was filed
in October 2018 against Illinois, the governor, and the State Police.
Asher Stockler, Newsweek 11/05/2019
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Newsweek
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| Facebook
Sued Over How Advertisers Target Customers |
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A
proposed class action lawsuit was filed against Facebook Inc., on Thursday
alleging age and gender discrimination. The complaint, filed in San Francisco
federal court, accuses Facebook of discriminating against older and female
users by withholding advertising for financial services such as bank accounts,
insurance, investments, and loans. The company's willingness to let financial
services advertisers 'target' prospective customers by age and gender violates
California's Constitution, alleges the lawsuit.
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters 10/31/2019
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