In an internal memo, Turner directed all city employees who can "medically tolerate" a face covering to wear one while on city premises in areas where it’s difficult to maintain social distancing. The mandate is effective Wednesday.
The Greater Houston Partnership spent about $10,000 on social media advertisements in support of the controversial project last month.
Biles looked happy and relieved after dismounting the four-inch-wide beam, smiling and waving at the crowd to roaring applause. She's still dealing with the "twisties" but has found ways to cope.
Star gymnast Simone Biles is set to return for the balance beam event. Over the weekend, some athletes had a chance to reach the podium but fell short. Still, the U.S. leads the medal count at 64. China is hard on its heels with 62 medals, 29 of which are gold.
As the U.S. military completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan, many interpreters and others who worked alongside allied forces are left behind despite them and their families being eligible for special visas. Houston has resettled some 1,700 of these Afghan visa holders. Some sat down with Houston Public Media to talk about the danger their former colleagues face back home.
As the U.S. military completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan, many interpreters and others who worked alongside allied forces are left behind despite them and their families being eligible for special visas. Houston has resettled some 1,700 of these Afghan visa holders. Some sat down with Houston Public Media to talk about the danger their former colleagues face back home.
"We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow - Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!!" USA Gymnastics said. Biles has withdrawn from other events.
The over 2,700-page bipartisan bill, finalized Sunday night, includes money for roads, transit systems and high-speed internet access. It's the first phase of President Biden's infrastructure plan.
Democratic allies have called on the Biden administration to extend the federal eviction moratorium, but the White House maintains that its hands are tied by a Supreme Court ruling.
On Tuesday's show: Local pediatricians help parents prepare for a new school year amid a pandemic, City Council Member Tiffany Thomas answers your questions, and Houston as a hotbed for Olympic fencing.
The former Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services warns those who have not been vaccinated, "Are going to get the Delta variant." Those who had COVID before do not have a guarantee of protection against the virus.
Guest: Dr. Winston Liaw
The number of doses delivered so far puts the U.S. ahead of every other country making donations, but global health experts caution that many millions more are needed to vanquish the pandemic.
A federal labor official found that Amazon's anti-union tactics may have tainted last spring's voting process sufficiently to scrap its results. Workers had rejected unionization more than 2-to-1.
When Facebook accounts get hacked, victims call and email the company for help to little avail. Some have found a costly workaround: buying a virtual reality headset to get customer service.
Immigration advocates had put their lawsuit on hold to give the Biden administration time to phase out the Trump-era Title 42 measure. But they say they're tired of waiting.
Public health experts and medical professionals are sounding the alarm over the highly transmissible delta variant of COVID-19. The governor has stood firm on his ban against masking mandates in schools.
Republicans believe they have already compromised enough on the legislation, while Democrats are distrustful of both the policy driving the bill and their GOP colleagues after seeing how they have managed the process around the proposal so far.
On Monday's show: A closer look at Gov. Abbott’s new executive order prohibiting local governments from issuing mask and vaccine mandates, your pet peeves about life in Houston, and an update on sports.
It’s the first vaccination increase since early April.
Gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee serves as our Track And Field guide as competitive events ramp up this weekend in Tokyo
Her career spans from the 1960s with The Mamas & The Papas, to her Golden Globe nominated performance in the film Dillinger, and on the long-running, primetime soap, Knots Landing.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, was arrested for civil disobedience outside the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., where she was raising awareness for legislation
Gov. Greg Abbott this week issued an order restricting ground transportation of migrants who could have COVID-19, a move Attorney General Merrick Garland said violates federal law.
In a five-part series, Houston Matters takes a closer look at how some of the sports at the Tokyo Olympics are enjoyed in Greater Houston.
On Friday's show: A court ruling the long-running firefighter pay saga, and channeling a sense of guilt over having "made it" -- when others did not -- in order to make a difference.
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.
According to one lawsuit, the company knew about the leak but did nothing to fix it.
It was unclear what the Houston Democrat did to spur the arrest, though she said, “I engaged in civil disobedience.”
Green joins a team that is rebuilding after sinking to an NBA-worst 17-55 last season after James Harden forced a trade to Brooklyn to end a streak of eight consecutive playoff trips.
The swap of No. 21 for No. 25 left them with Grimes, a third-team All-American from Houston who came with a pick that belonged to the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Delta variant makes up an estimated 83 percent of U.S. cases, C.D.C. director says as they update mask guidelines for those fully vaccinated.
The decision comes just a week after news surfaced that the two schools planned to leave the Big 12, sending shockwaves through college sports and many Texas lawmakers who feel the expansion will have drastic consequences on the remaining Texas schools in the Big 12.
Texas Republicans pushed back forcefully, denying Democratic claims that the state election bill would suppress voting and discriminate against minority voters.
The order allows law enforcement to stop, reroute, or impound any vehicle that they reasonably suspect may be violating the order. The governor’s order did not detail what constitutes reasonable suspicion.
The decision comes as the fire union fights to have signatures verified in time for a crucial August deadline to have a new charter amendment placed on the November ballot — a process Mayor Sylvester Turner said this week could instead take months.