News
Historic Church In The Heights Heavily Damaged By 2-Alarm Fire
Posted on · The fire at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church started shortly before 1 p.m. It escalated and seven fire trucks had to be deployed.
Dave Fehling
Director of News and Public Affairs
In-Depth
The Sell-Off In Energy Stocks And What It Means To Houston
Posted on · We ask two Houston investors what’s ahead.
Energy & Environment
How A Houston Company Could Store Electricity In The Ground
Posted on · Texas may someday soon have a big electrical problem. Not a shortage of electricity. Just the opposite: too much electricity at the wrong time. Could it be “stored” in underground caverns?
Energy & Environment
Texas Supreme Court Deciding Ike Roof Damage Claim
Posted on · Last week, insurance companies complained to state lawmakers that it’s too easy in Texas to sue them over storm damage claims. This week, one of those cases made it all the way to the Texas Supreme Court.
Energy & Environment
Hurricane Matthew Tests New Flood Forecasting System
Posted on · With Hurricane Matthew unleashing heavy rains on Florida, we wanted to get an update on a new, flood forecasting system we told you about back in April.
Energy & Environment
In Texas, Insurance Companies Say They’re Victims Of Storm-Chasing Lawyers
Posted on · Insurance companies say there are too many lawsuits over claims, but one skeptical senator asks, don't insurance companies make money by denying claims?
Energy & Environment
Not Your Household Dirt: Industrial Dust Causes Concern At Houston Refineries And Chemical Plants
Posted on · “There was supposed to have been pollution control equipment that was operating. It was not operated properly,” said Jim Blackburn, an environmental lawyer in Houston.
Energy & Environment
Worst Season for Ozone in Houston? Maybe Right Now
Posted on · In the past few days, air pollution levels in Houston have been spiking at levels considered unhealthy for the elderly and children and for people with health problems. Research points to a seasonal link to health effects.
Energy & Environment
Threatened by Sprawling Houston, Wetlands Will be protected by Oil Company’s Gift
Posted on · A big petroleum company in Houston is giving millions of dollars to save some of our area’s most valuable untouched land.
Energy & Environment
Texas Sees Gloom and Doom by Cutting Greenhouse Gases
Posted on · Just a day after the U.S. Court of Appeals heard oral arguments over the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, Texas lawmakers held their own hearing. Republicans said new, federal environmental rules won’t be good for the state.
News
Houston Shooting: Neighbors Heard Bullets Whiz by, Watched as Gunman Shot at Cars
Posted on · Gunfire turned a normally quiet dawn into a terrifying morning for a neighborhood in Southwest Houston near West University Place.
Energy & Environment
What Texans Pay For Electricity Is All Over The Map
Posted on · A new report by a state agency says Texans are paying a little less for electricity. But when we dug into the data, we found big differences depending on where you live.
Energy & Environment
Hold On Houston, The Great Oil Slump Is Almost Over…Maybe
Posted on · A consulting firm surveys oil executives and finds they think the downturn in Houston’s oil & gas industry could last for many more months.
Energy & Environment
Group says Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is Dangerously Polluting the Water
Posted on · The controversy over “fracking” could be moving off-shore. But the drilling industry says the government’s own analysis found little harm.
Energy & Environment
Its Habitat Disappearing, Scramble Is On To Save The Houston Toad
Posted on · The croaking of the Houston toad is virtually never heard in its namesake: none of the toads live in the wild in Houston. And efforts to help them live in other areas have run up against drought, wild fires and bulldozers. But there’s a new effort to help the little toad survive.