Weather
Chance for rain each day, all week in Houston area
Posted on · The cooler temperatures and rainfall expected are a result of a low-pressure weather system approaching from the Gulf of Mexico.
Business
Houston-area home prices jumped during the COVID-19 pandemic
Posted on · The median sales price of a home is now $285,000 in Harris County and $315,000 in Houston.
Weather
Hot, hot, Houston: Forecast filled with triple-digit temperatures
Posted on · The city’s unseasonably warm June is a result of a high-pressure ridge over the area and La Niña conditions.
Houston
Houston asks for voluntary water conservation from residents
Posted on · City officials activate Stage One of Drought Contingency Plan as abnormally high temperatures and dry weather continues.
Education
Spring Branch, Fort Bend school boards approve teacher pay raises
Posted on · First-year teachers in Spring Branch ISD will earn $62,000 in 2022-23 and other eligible employees will get 3% raises.
Weather
Nearly 80% of Texas experiencing drought conditions
Posted on · A dry spring is causing agricultural issues as farmers work to produce more weather-resistant crops.
Houston
LIST: Juneteenth events in Houston
Posted on · Learn about and celebrate Juneteenth this weekend throughout the Houston area.
Food
Houston SpongeBob SquarePants restaurant operators owe $6 million to Paramount
Posted on · Owners of “The Rusty Krab” were accused of improperly using names and images from the popular cartoon.
Energy & Environment
Texas power grid can take this week’s spike in demand, ERCOT says
Posted on · ERCOT officials project more than 75,000 megawatts of electricity will be used Wednesday, which would break the current daily record set in 2019.
Houston
Lakewood Church service interrupted by abortion-rights supporters
Posted on · Protestors stripped down to their underwear yelling “My body, my choice” before being escorted out of the church.
Hurricane
2022 hurricane season has started. Here’s what you should know.
Posted on · Houstonians are encouraged to be ready this hurricane season by listening to local officials, making an evacuation plan and getting flood insurance.
Arts & Culture
Court sides with MFAH in dispute over painting once sold to Hitler’s art collector
Posted on · The grandchildren of the original owner of Bernardo Bellotto’s “The Marketplace at Pirna,” argued that their ancestor was coerced into selling the painting.
Guns
Santa Fe shooting survivor horrified as Uvalde becomes deadliest Texas school massacre
Posted on · Mom of Santa Fe victim says Tuesday’s shooting shows promises made about gun reform in Texas remain unfulfilled.
Hurricane
NOAA predicts “above normal” 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
Posted on · Expert says August, September typically peak for hurricanes in Houston region and advises residents to create evacuation plan