“These 11 people betrayed my trust and the trust of our community," Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. "They showed complete disregard for the safety and wellbeing of a person they were directly responsible for protecting."
A set of events shook the oil world this week: A tiny shareholder won a battle with Exxon, investors put pressure on Chevron and a Dutch court ordered Shell to slash emissions.
The February winter storm left thousands without power in subfreezing temperatures and caused serious damage to people’s homes, leaving some apartment tenants with nowhere to go.
The sites include a former incinerator, thermal processing facility and two abandoned commercial high rises.
Multiple bills in response to the deadly blackouts, which killed at least 30 people in Harris County, have already passed — but in different forms. Legislators now have until end of day Saturday to reconcile the differences.
Unemployed workers planned to get additional assistance through September, but Gov. Greg Abbott is cutting off the aid in June.
As climate-related illnesses only intensify due to hotter temperatures and more frequent hurricanes, researchers look for ways safety net clinics can better protect the most vulnerable.
Opposition to the omnibus bill’s provisions came mostly from police unions who fought against the removal of “qualified immunity” that protects officers from civil lawsuits.
The county had originally asked for more than $1 billion. Instead, it got nothing.
Acclaimed composer talks candidly about the opera industry with the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot as a backdrop
Congressman Al Green warned that unless Houston and Harris County received a “fair share,” the U.S. Houston and Urban Development Department would not provide Texas any funds at all.
Multiple bills in response to the deadly blackouts, which killed at least 30 people in Harris County, have already passed — but in different forms. Legislators now have until end of day Saturday to reconcile the differences.
The Atlantic's lead political correspondent documentss the plans and sudden shifts inside the Democratic party as they prepared for the historic Presidential election.
The Russian group that attacked SolarWinds focused on another government supplier in its latest hack: an email marketing company used by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Microsoft said.
President Biden told U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate whether the coronavirus spread after a lab leak in China. Scientists welcome the request, but many still think it came from the wild.
Live music giants AEG Presents and Live Nation say they've got a surplus of acts wanting to play as soon as possible.
A lot of Americans learned to shuck oysters and cook fish at home during the pandemic. Now that restaurants are getting back to normal, there's a supply crunch.
“Most people don’t realize that in the U.S. we have the highest rate of maternal death and illness that is pregnancy-related, and we also have very high infant mortality rates."
On Friday's show: Making chemical storage containers more resistant to hurricanes and major flooding, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and the band Say Girl Say on surviving creatively during the pandemic.
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.
Vence, 28, pleaded guilty to tampering with a corpse and injuring a child, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office. He faced a potential life sentence had the case gone to a jury.
Today, we try to expand our understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including a deep dive into the history and issues of the region with the former US Ambassador to Israel and with a professor of history.
In the Houston Matters monthly film segment, we discuss why audiences are so drawn to good villains.
The Houston group discusses bringing ancient Muslim traditions into the contemporary world -- and even collaborating on music for a Disney show.
On Thursday's show: Inside the firing of two charter school leaders, funding mechanisms for flood prevention projects, and great villains of cinematic history.
Today, it’s Cyberworld 101, as experts help us understand the rise of cyberweapons, cyberconflict, cybersecurity and new technologies.
House Bill 133 had strong bipartisan support throughout the session, but was taken off the Senate calendar shortly before a final deadline approached Wednesday night.
In a letter to the school community, Board President Al Lopez announced the departure of CEO JoAnn Gama and COO Irma Muñoz after an in-depth legal and forensic review into the network's finances.
Leebron, who has led the system since 2004 and is just the seventh president in school history, will leave June 30, 2022. He is the second-longest tenured president since its first, Edgar Odell Lovett, who served for 34 years.
The arrest brings the state's total to at least 44 charged in the wake of the attack.
Patrick made the call on Twitter, hours after bills related to social media content policies, lobbying by cities and mandating which school sports teams that transgender athletes can play on.
The Democrats delayed and deflected as they tried to run out the clock on bills they oppose. Republicans strategized to push through bills they’d worked on all session.
The research underscores how a relatively short-lived Trump-era policy may have an enduring impact on the long-term well-being of children in immigrant families. In the Houston metro area, 43% of children have at least one immigrant parent.
On Wednesday's show: Why Houston and Harris County received none of the $1.3 billion in recent Hurricane Harvey relief from the federal government, the week in politics, and Houston's oldest hospital gets a makeover.
The often politically polarized commissioners court voted unanimously to denounce the decision by the General Land Office to deny Harris County any of the $1.3 billion in mitigation funds.
We discuss the legacy of George Floyd. What kind of impact have we seen on our community? And how has it affected personal and public conversations about race and justice?
Houston native George Floyd died at the hands of police brutality. Now, a year later, he is being remembered for the way his death changed society’s view on social injustice.