Houston
July 10th, 2024
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Rep. Al Green (D-Texas-9), and Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas-29) sent a bipartisan letter thanking the Biden administration for promptly granting Acting Governor Patrick’s...
December 1st, 2022
Having recently returned from the Middle East, I have had a chance to digest what happened and why.
November 28th, 2022
City officials said samples were collected and will be tested. The hope is for the notice to be lifted late Monday or early Tuesday.
March 31st, 2022
Almost 300 people were released from Harris County Jail after a glitch caused a computer system to go down for two days.
February 8th, 2022
Fortunately, Hidalgo and Garcia are on the ballot in March - hopefully they lose their primaries or get beat in November.
November 10th, 2021
This planned reconstruction of I-45 will mitigate traffic congestion, expand commerce opportunities, make needed safety improvements, establish I-45 as a viable hurricane evacuation route, and prepare the Houston region’s...
August 25th, 2021
The city of Houston will begin handing out $150 in gift cards to those who receive their COVID-19 vaccines, after City Council voted to pass the multi-million dollar incentive on Wednesday.
August 11th, 2021
Led by Harris County Public Health, the two programs would create a mental health crisis response team and connect case workers with people at risk of getting involved in violent crimes.
June 3rd, 2021
Tuesday marked the first day of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season — meaning it's once again time for Houstonians to begin their emergency planning.
March 29th, 2021
The Houston City Council on Wednesday formally confirmed Mayor Sylvester Turner's pick for the city's new police chief, current Executive Assistant Chief Troy Finner.
April 4th, 2023
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today toured the Ion Innovation District and participated in a roundtable with Rice University’s president and Ion’s leadership and tenant...
November 30th, 2022
Houston boil water aftermath: Council members say city must improve communication during emergencies
Some on the council reiterated concerns about not being alerted about the notice and that it took hours before it was sent out to residents.
August 5th, 2022
This June and July were the hottest Houston has ever seen, which has the region bracing for the possibility of even steamier weather in August.
March 7th, 2022
Election officials in Texas’ largest county failed to count approximately 10,000 ballots by election day.
February 1st, 2022
The QR code links to a website that's not affiliated with the city where people are asked to give their credit card information.
November 9th, 2021
The names of all eight victims killed during Friday's Astroworld Festival were released on Monday.
August 12th, 2021
Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized 27 trailer loads of opiates from a Woodfield Pharma distribution center. Investigators believe the company lost tens of millions of opiate doses over the past three years.
August 11th, 2021
Houston Police Department (HPD) stats show homicides in the region have increased 42 percent from this time last year, and 91 percent since 2019. Some reports have suggested the city now leads the nation in rising murder...
March 31st, 2021
The City of Houston just got billed for its street lights during the freeze under its variable rate plan. Over $2 million when it normally runs $100,000 a week or so.
March 3rd, 2021
After a gushing Houston Chronicle profile about Lina Hidalgo, and now the Hobby Center poll says she is the most popular politician in Harris County, one has to wonder what is going on here? Hidalgo was a graduate student in...