Posted on · Hegar had threatened to invoke a recently passed law that would force large counties to get voter approval before passing a budget that cuts funding to law enforcement.
Posted on · The journey will take the ship through Galveston Bay and into the Galveston Ship Channel, where it'll undergo extensive hull repairs over the next year.
Posted on · Many local school districts have been facing challenges with filling teacher storages and retaining the current teachers they have.
Posted on · A contingent of Houston-area residents traveled to Austin this week to voice opposition to the I-45 expansion project, which is largely on hold while the Federal Highway Administration investigates civil rights and environmental concerns.
Posted on · A University of Houston law professor said comments made by Rev. Ed Young, who criticized "left-wing progressives" and encouraged congregants to "throw those bums out of office," are unlikely to put the church at risk of losing its tax-exempt status with the IRS.
Posted on · The Missouri City Police Department is experiencing a shortage because officers are leaving for other police departments that pay more, the police association says.
Posted on · Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, who is funding the project, says it will provide another transportation option for residents near NRG Stadium and other popular destinations.
Posted on · The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.
Posted on · The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket — the most powerful ever built by NASA — remains on its pad at Kennedy Space Center with an empty crew capsule on top.
Posted on · A school board in the Dallas-Fort Worth area says it already has enough signs. Critics are testing a recently adopted Texas law that requires public schools to display a poster bearing the U.S. motto.
Posted on · The county disputed Hegar’s interpretation, as the county budget can’t be approved until the dispute is settled.
Posted on · If the delay is approved, it will mean the state's social studies curriculum will not be revised until after the November election.
Posted on · Americans' life expectancy dropped for the second year in a row and is now the lowest it's been since the 1920s. COVID-19 is driving the downward trend, according to CDC data.
Posted on · On Wednesday’s show: We learn about the latest salvo in a battle over Harris County's budget and allegations from state officials that county officials are defunding the police. Then, we discuss that and other developments in politics in our weekly roundup.
Posted on · The 110-year-old vessel will be towed to Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation’s shipyard in Galveston to undergo extensive hull repairs.
Posted on · The person was immunocompromised, and officials said Tuesday they are trying to determine what role the virus played in the death. This is Texas' first death of someone with monkeypox.
Posted on · The Biden Administration blames the halt of the program on Congress due to a lack of funding.
Posted on · Texas Central has made little visible progress financing the high-speed rail project and acquiring property for the route in recent years. The company maintains that the bullet train is still being developed but declined to provide details about the path forward.
Posted on · Cigarette use has been declining for decades, while marijuana use has been on the rise, according to a new Gallup survey in the U.S.
Posted on · Listen to a bonus episode of Below The Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey.
Posted on · On Tuesday’s show: We learn about plans this week to move the Battleship Texas to Galveston for repairs. Then News 88.7 reporters reflect on creating the podcast Below the Waterlines. And we revisit a conversation with musician Steve Earle.
Posted on · The lawsuit, which a judge has combined with a similar suit by Latino and Black voters, will go to trial at the end of September, too late to affect this year’s midterm elections.
Posted on · The Biden administration is pausing its distribution of free COVID-19 tests this week, but you can still order new ones before the end date.
Posted on · A survey found that many people were not comfortable giving CPR because of fear of sexual accusations, inappropriate touching, harming the victim, and lack of CPR training.
Posted on · The warning comes after recent thunderstorms swept through the region, creating potential breeding grounds for mosquitos.
Posted on · Borrowers who will still owe can also anticipate a new repayment plan to reduce the total costs and payments.
Posted on · The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a few tropical disturbances that could bring severe weather to the Gulf Coast region.
Posted on · As the drought takes its toll on water levels across Texas, experts warn that changes need to occur with usage and conservation.
Posted on · Two were dead at the scene, and one died at a hospital. Fire teams rescued two other wounded men, who were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Posted on · O’Rourke said he is resting at home in El Paso and will be back on the road “as soon as I am able.”
Posted on · Tatum comes to the job of Harris County Elections Administrator with more than 20 years of experience and with less than two months to go before early voting begins in the 2022 general elections.
Posted on · The space agency's long-awaited Artemis I mission will have to wait until at least Friday, after a problem with one of the SLS rocket's engines was discovered.