In-Depth
What Houston Is Learning About Underground Tunnels To Mitigate Flooding
Posted on · Harris County is looking at tunnels to help with flood mitigation. How have the tunnels fared in other cities?
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News
Passengers Heard Window Popping On Southwest Plane
Posted on · There were no reports of injuries after Flight 957 heading from Chicago to New Jersey landed safely Wednesday after making an abrupt turn toward Cleveland
News
More Than 20 Cities And States Sue Government Over Census Questions
Posted on · The new lawsuit comes more than a week after California filed a similar lawsuit in San Francisco federal court against Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Census Bureau officials
News
A Big Ol’ Bean Battle Erupts Between Chi-Town And H-Town
Posted on · Chicago and Houston are fighting over something very big or something very small — two beans. But there's a plot twist.
Houston Matters
‘TEACH Grants’ Taken Away, And Bean Sculpture Controversy: The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · Our panel of non-experts weighs in on the stories from this week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
News
WATCH: Move Over Chicago, Houston Has A Bean Now Too
Posted on · The newly installed sculpture by Anish Kapoor gives Houston its own bean-shaped landmark
News
Buffalo Bayou Park Wins International Award From Urban Land Institute
Posted on · The park offers Houston residents and visitors over 15 miles of pedestrian and bike paths
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1426: Skyscrapers
Posted on · Episode: 1426 The skyscraper: a Phoenix out of the great Chicago Fire. Today, let’s talk about skyscrapers.
News
Chicago To Sue Feds Over Funding Threats To Sanctuary Cities
Posted on · The city is filing suit on Monday against the Department of Justice, which announced it would withhold millions of dollars in police grant money from so-called sanctuary cities.
News
Turner Wants To Attract More Technology And Innovation Companies To Houston
Posted on · He set it as one of his goals during the State of the City address.
Full Show
Office for New Americans, and Your Year-End Tax Questions: Tuesday (December 20, 2016)
Posted on · Last week (Dec. 12, 2016), Mayor Sylvester Turner announced he was creating an Office of New Americans and Immigrant Communities for the City of Houston. Mayor Turner said goal is to “improve access to city services for all Houstonians.” And the mayor said the office will work as an information source for Houston’s large immigrant […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
City Budget Passes and Houston Drinks More Than Chicago: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. On this edition, we discuss: The […]
Transportation
Flights Between Hobby And Midway Halted Until 7 PM
Posted on · Some flights have begun taking off and landing again.