Posted on · The attorney general – who was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial earlier this month – settled with the four former employees in February for $3.3 million, but the Texas Legislature has so far declined to approve the funds.
Posted on · A pilot study from Houston Public Media found that bus shelter shade was on average half as effective at cooling riders as tree shade -- a potential solution for METRO and the City of Houston as climate change makes the heat worse for transit riders.
Posted on · The T.C. Jester Stormwater Detention Basin project will cover more than 170 acres in the Klein area in northwest Harris County.
Posted on · METRO, the Houston region's public transit provider, is considering a five-year, $10.5 million contract with PBSC Urban Solutions, which has bike share facilities in cities such as Chicago, New York and Washington D.C.
Posted on · NASA's Osiris-REx mission has successfully returned a pristine sample of asteroid back to Earth. This cupful-or-so of space rock could shed light on the solar system's origins.
Posted on · People will be able to go to COVIDTests.gov and get four free tests per household, starting next week. The Biden administration says it is trying to prepare for the fall and winter COVID season.
Posted on · A horticulturist from Texas A&M offers tips on how to rebuild lawns that have gone from green to brown.
Posted on · The defending champions head into the final week of the 2023 regular season -- and into a critical series against Seattle -- clinging to their playoff lives.
Posted on · After sparring over the attorney general's impeachment, state lawmakers return to Austin next month for a special session focused on school vouchers. It could get messy.
Posted on · Columnist Dwight Silverman discusses recent techology news, including a new contract that will bring some live sports to the streaming service Max.
Posted on · The incident occurred early Monday, when police responded to a call in the 500 block of Crawford Street. The man who was shot was expected to survive, according to the Houston Police Department.
Posted on · Darryl George, a 17-year-old student at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been serving an in-school suspension since Aug. 31 because school district officials say his dreadlocks violate their dress code. George's family accuses Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton of failing to enforce the CROWN Act, a new state law outlawing racial discrimination based on hairstyles.
Posted on · Houston dropped 2 1/2 games behind the Rangers in the division and is a half-game ahead of Seattle for the third and final wild card spot.
Posted on · The Art Institutes are working with partners to facilitate transfers, according to the college.
Posted on · On Monday's show: Alexandra del Moral Mealer has dropped her lawsuit challenging the results of last year's election for Harris County judge. We learn why and discuss whether we should expect more challenges like hers in our current political climate.
Posted on · Red Tide is a natural phenomenon that occurs when algae in the Gulf begins producing large amounts of a rust-colored toxin.
Posted on · A forthcoming housing development for Houston's homeless is being named after Beyoncé and fellow Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland. Beyoncé is back in her hometown for concerts this weekend at NRG Stadium.
Posted on · The party will be for fans who might not have a ticket to Saturday or Sunday’s concerts at NRG Stadium, but want to show support for the artist.
Posted on · With Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour in Houston, I SEE U pays tribute to the Third Ward native by examining her contributions of reawakening queer dance culture and delivering an Afrofuturism movement to a mass audience.
Posted on · Ahead of a planned reboot on Hulu, we contemplate the animated series' influence on how others perceive Texans.
Posted on · Stocked full with more than 900 authentic products, the store carries a variety of tropical fruits, cheeses and meats.
Posted on · Armstrong, 23, arrived at the Garza West Unit in Beeville on Tuesday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was convicted of shooting his parents to death in Houston when he was a teenager in 2016.
Posted on · We explore why some find what they're looking for in the Lone Star state, and others move on.
Posted on · With Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour in Houston, I SEE U pays tribute to the Third Ward native by examining her contributions of reawakening queer dance culture and delivering an Afrofuturism movement to a mass audience.
Posted on · Companies including H-E-B, Amazon and EBay have joined the task force.
Posted on · Thousands of migrants have crossed the border into Eagle Pass and El Paso in recent days, the highest number since the emergency health order known as Title 42 expired in May.
Posted on · On Friday's show: Have outsiders' views of Texas and Texans changed since the animated series "King of the Hill" left an impression?
Posted on · Mealer dropped the lawsuit challenging election results just days after County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced she will return to office after a temporary leave to receive treatment for depression.
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · A petition says more than 60 near-century-old oak trees would be removed as part of an effort to widen sidewalks in the area.
Posted on · Landscape Consultants of Texas and Metropolitan Landscape Services, which are owned by a white couple in Houston, allege that local government contracting programs aimed at promoting the growth of minority-owned businesses amount to racial discrimination and violate the U.S. Constitution.
Posted on · The report found that Texas led the country in the number of white supremacist propaganda distributions and had the fifth-highest number of anti-Semitic incidents last year.