Posted on · New to Houston? Well, we have this thing called hurricane season, and you really need to know about it. First, it starts Saturday and continues through November. It's the six month period in which hurricanes and major tropical storms are most likely to make landfall and potentially do some damage. And while Greater Houston has […]
Posted on · Last week, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett called a meeting of stakeholders to discuss the current status of the Astrodome. Among the more recent developments – an application has been submitted seeking to designate the Dome as a "state antiquities landmark." The National Park Service has added the Astrodome to its National Register of Historic […]
Posted on · Last week, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett called a meeting of stakeholders to discuss the current status of the Astrodome. Among the more recent developments – an application has been submitted seeking to designate the Dome as a "state antiquities landmark." The National Park Service has added the Astrodome to its National Register of Historic […]
Posted on · Dozens of schools are closed today and transportation officials are warning motorists to stay off the roads after a mix of rain and below-freezing temperatures overnight brought on icy conditions for the Greater Houston area. We discuss how TX DOT prepared for the region's winter storm and how emergency officials will be monitoring conditions throughout […]
Posted on · Dozens of schools are closed today and transportation officials are warning motorists to stay off the roads after a mix of rain and below-freezing temperatures overnight brought on icy conditions for the Greater Houston area. Today on Houston Matters, weâll discuss how TX DOT prepared for the regionâs winter storm and how emergency officials will […]
Posted on · Five years ago today the most costly hurricane in Texas history made landfall. Ike came ashore in Galveston on September 13th, 2008, as a Category Two hurricane. Ike brought with it sustained winds of up to 110 miles per hour, and a 22 foot storm surge. It was blamed for more than a hundred deaths […]
Posted on · Harris County Judge Ed Emmett this week announced he would not put a measure on the ballot this November that would have asked voters to approve or reject a proposed tax to benefit an early childhood education program known as the Early to Rise campaign. It's run by the nonprofit Harris County School Readiness Corporation, […]
Posted on · Hurricane season starts June 1st. Are you prepared? We spoke with Patty Mancha, Deputy Director of External Affairs at FEMA Region 6 and Harris County Judge Ed Emmett about what you should know and how you should prepare in advance of hurricane season. Then, we talked about hurricanes, and all other things meteorological, with Frank […]
Posted on · Harris County Judge Ed Emmett delivers another favorable report on the state of the county. In his annual address to government and business leaders, he says maintaining that success depends on how they plan for the future.
Posted on · KUHF's David Pitman visited the office of Harris County Judge Ed Emmett to talk about some of the possible options for the Astrodome, which option he's personally leaning towards, and why the Astrodome is such a tricky political subject.
Posted on · Harris County Judge Ed Emmett is off duty for at least a few days after suffering an injury during a tennis match. The judge will likely have surgery to repair torn ligaments in his shoulder. Laurie Johnson reports.
Posted on · Harris County Judge Ed Emmett talks with David Pitman about making preparations for the 2010 hurricane season. Judge Emmett, the director of the Office of Emergency Management, says a sense of complacency has crept in among people in Harris County — nearly two years after Hurricane Ike, and one year after a season that brought no storms to the area.