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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive is ongoing! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

Tag: houston

Housing

Harris County apartment residents say they’re living in “inhumane” conditions; property management says work is being done

ShaVonne Herndon

Posted on August 12, 2022 · City Crossing Apartments residents say they are experiencing mold, excess rodents and no air conditioning.

Tags City Crossing Apartments harris county houston landlords

Desks are set up six feet apart in the gym at Navarro Middle School.

Education

Houston ISD approves funding for police equipment in case of active shooting situation

Cory McGinnis

Posted on August 12, 2022 · Equipment includes rifles, ballistic shields, bulletproof vests and ammunition for HISD officers.

Tags active shooting situations back to school HISD board houston Houston ISD Millard House II police equipment Robb Elementary School uvalde

Weather

Wednesday’s rain across Houston provided relief from heat, but much more needed to end drought

Ariel Worthy / Jack Williams

Posted on August 11, 2022 · Nearly three inches of rain was officially recorded at Bush Intercontinental Airport as the region got much-needed precipitation.

Tags drought high heat houston National Weather Service thunderstorms weather

Economy

Phone bills are about to go up for some in Texas. Here’s why.

Cecilia Lenzen, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 11, 2022 · Texans with typical individual cellphone plans will have to pay a few dollars more each month. The increase will be higher for those with family plans and those who pay per-minute rates.

Tags cell phone bills cell phones houston Public Utility Commission of Texas

Education

Houston ISD needs more equipment for active shooter situation, superintendent says

Cory McGinnis / Ariel Worthy

Posted on August 10, 2022 · HISD Superintendent says he is asking the board for 200 rifles and ballistic shields in order to be prepared for an active shooter situation.

Tags Active Shooter Situation city of houston hisd houston Houston ISD Millard House II Monkeypox

Health & Science

How Houston played a big part in the history of breast augmentation

Ariel Worthy

Posted on August 10, 2022 · Breast augmentation began here in Houston and the city has long been a destination for the surgery.

Tags breast augmentation Dr. Franklin Rose houston plastic surgery

Local

Pearland Little Leaguers headed to Little League World Series

ShaVonne Herndon

Posted on August 9, 2022 · Pearland has been to the Little League World Series in 2010, 2014 and 2015.

Tags houston Little Leaguers pearland Pearland Little League

National

Houston woman charged with murder in crash that killed five

Associated Press

Posted on August 9, 2022 · Prosecutors say her Mercedes-Benz was doing 90 mph last Thursday when it plowed into cars in an intersection, setting several on fire.

Tags car accident houston Los Angeles Nicole Linton

In this Nov. 4, 2016 file photo, Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Cleveland. Beyonce, Blake Shelton, Barbra Streisand and Oprah Winfrey will headline a one-hour benefit telethon to benefit Hurricane Harvey victims that will be simulcast Sept. 12, 2017, on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CMT.

Music

Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ pays tribute to Black queer roots of house and disco music

Leah Scarpelli, Texas Standard / Yvonne Marquez | Texas Standard / Gabrielle Muñoz | Texas Standard

Posted on August 5, 2022 · Influenced by the underground LGBTQ-dominated ballroom scene, Beyoncé incorporates the stylings of Black queer and trans performers in her new work.

Tags Beyonce Beyonce album Big Freedia dance Diana Ross Donna Summer houston LGBTQ renaissance

Town Square

TOWN SQUARE SPECIAL: Beto O’Rourke’s discusses plans on Texas power grid, Roe v. Wade, gun safety measures

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on August 3, 2022 · Today, we have an in-depth, open conversation with Texas Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke.

Tags 2022 elections Beto O'Rourke Drive for Texas gun control houston Roe v. Wade Texas governor's race Texas power grid voting

City of Houston

Aide to Houston mayor resigns after reportedly pleading guilty to public corruption

Adam Zuvanich / Haya Panjwani

Posted on August 3, 2022 · Mayor Sylvester Turner says he did not have knowledge of a federal public corruption case involving William-Paul Thomas, who resigned last week after pleading guilty to conspiracy to accept a bribe, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Tags Federal investigation houston Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner William-Paul Thomas

Health & Science

Harris County monkeypox cases have risen to 125

Cory McGinnis

Posted on August 2, 2022 · The county only has about 250 vaccines left, according to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo.

Tags harris county Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo houston Monkeypox

Town Square

Is there still time to contain the monkeypox virus outbreak?

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on August 1, 2022 · With much still to understand about the monekypox virus, an infectious disease expert addresses concerns about vaccines and how the virus is spread.

Tags Dr. Susan McLellan houston Monkeypox monkeypox vaccines UTMB Health virus

Health & Science

Bike ride through Gulfton hopes to determine community air quality

Haya Panjwani

Posted on July 29, 2022 · A bike ride through Houston's Gulfton community on Saturday will monitor air pollution. Air Alliance Houston is working with cyclists to collect air quality samples.

Tags Air Alliance Houston air quality bikes Gulfton houston policy

Houston

Houston is more stressed than other cities, according to survey

Ariel Worthy

Posted on July 29, 2022 · Houstonians had the largest percentage in reporting higher stress in areas like the mental health of their family members or loved ones, accessibility, convenience and affordability of health services, household finances, and physical health. 

Tags cvs houston stress

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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Desks are set up six feet apart in the gym at Navarro Middle School.

Education

Houston ISD approves funding for police equipment in case of active shooting situation

Cory McGinnis

Posted on August 12, 2022 · Equipment includes rifles, ballistic shields, bulletproof vests and ammunition for HISD officers.

Tags active shooting situations back to school HISD board houston Houston ISD Millard House II police equipment Robb Elementary School uvalde

Weather

Wednesday’s rain across Houston provided relief from heat, but much more needed to end drought

Ariel Worthy / Jack Williams

Posted on August 11, 2022 · Nearly three inches of rain was officially recorded at Bush Intercontinental Airport as the region got much-needed precipitation.

Tags drought high heat houston National Weather Service thunderstorms weather

Economy

Phone bills are about to go up for some in Texas. Here’s why.

Cecilia Lenzen, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 11, 2022 · Texans with typical individual cellphone plans will have to pay a few dollars more each month. The increase will be higher for those with family plans and those who pay per-minute rates.

Tags cell phone bills cell phones houston Public Utility Commission of Texas

Education

Houston ISD needs more equipment for active shooter situation, superintendent says

Cory McGinnis / Ariel Worthy

Posted on August 10, 2022 · HISD Superintendent says he is asking the board for 200 rifles and ballistic shields in order to be prepared for an active shooter situation.

Tags Active Shooter Situation city of houston hisd houston Houston ISD Millard House II Monkeypox

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  • Beto O’Rourke curses at laughing heckler during speech about Uvalde school shooting

  • Pearland youngsters off to Pennsylvania for Little League World Series

  • 4 years after school shooting in Santa Fe, ‘There is still a lot of pain’

  • Houston gasoline prices fall to their lowest levels in nearly half a year, thanks to lower crude prices and a decline in demand

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