Kingwood Central Wastewater Treatment Plant

City of Houston

Houston Public Works taking over Kingwood wastewater facility amid criminal investigation into release of inadequately treated sewage

Posted on · The City of Houston is terminating its contract with Inframark, which manages five wastewater treatment plants and five drinking water supply facilities in the Kingwood area, effective this Friday.

Energy & Environment

Environmental activists in Houston, across Texas call for increased pollution enforcement by TCEQ

Posted on · A report released Tuesday by the Environmental Integrity Project found that five industrial facilities in Harris County accounted for 45 of the 119 "excessive" emissions events reported to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality between September 2016 and August 2022. None was deemed to be a "chronic" polluter by the state agency.

Miller Outdoor Theatre

Arts & Culture

Houston’s Miller Outdoor Theatre raising money for upgrades as it starts 100th anniversary season

Posted on · The free entertainment venue in Hermann Park, which starts its 2023 season this Friday, has launched a $12.5 million capital campaign for renovations and improvements.

Spur 5 Extension

Transportation

TxDOT inching forward on new Spur 5/SH 35 highway project in South Houston

Posted on · Construction bids have been submitted for the first phase of a project that will extend and expand Texas Spur 5/State Highway 35 from I-45 to Loop 610 South. TxDOT says the work is needed to ease traffic congestion and improve mobility and access for hurricane evacuation routes.

Santa Fe High School Building

Criminal Justice

Attorneys for Santa Fe High School shooter seek recusal of presiding judge, alleging bias

Posted on · The defense team for Dimitrios Pagourtzis, charged with capital murder in the 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School, claims Judge Jeth Jones is "shopping" for medical experts so its client can be determined mentally competent to stand trial.