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

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I SEE U

I SEE U, Episode 4: They’re GHANA Get Away [Encore]

Eddie Robinson

Posted on July 7, 2022 · A Houston family fed up with racism in America moves to West Africa but for how long? This episode is an encore of the June 5th, 2021 broadcast.

Tags arts & culture Ayo Jones Blaxit Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee Dave Chappelle Eddie Robinson Ghana houston i see u local moving to Ghana News 88.7 FM Oprah Oprah Winfrey podcasts racism sheila jackson lee Stevie Wonder texas Tony Jones U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Energy & Environment

Houston, county attorney plan to sue Union Pacific for inadequate Fifth Ward cleanup plan

Haya Panjwani

Posted on July 6, 2022 · The Union Pacific railyard is contaminated with creosote, a likely human carcinogen that resulted in Kashmere Gardens being deemed a cancer cluster in 2019.

Tags creosote epa harris county houston Kashmere Gardens union pacific

Houston

LIST: Juneteenth events in Houston

Duaa Faquih

Posted on June 15, 2022 · Learn about and celebrate Juneteenth this weekend throughout the Houston area.

Tags houston juneteenth third ward

Hurricane

U.S. House approves massive $31 billion “Ike Dike” project to protect Texas coast from hurricanes

Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 9, 2022 · The U.S. House voted to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning for the massive coastal barrier project in Galveston Bay, but funding is not yet secured.

Tags flooding galveston houston hurricane Ike Dike Ike Dike/coastal spine project texas

Energy & Environment

Texas power grid can take this week’s spike in demand, ERCOT says

Duaa Faquih

Posted on June 7, 2022 · ERCOT officials project more than 75,000 megawatts of electricity will be used Wednesday, which would break the current daily record set in 2019.

Tags electrcity ercot houston power grid summer

Houston

Lakewood Church service interrupted by abortion-rights supporters

Duaa Faquih

Posted on June 6, 2022 · Protestors stripped down to their underwear yelling “My body, my choice” before being escorted out of the church.

Tags abortion houston lakewood church Protest

Town Square

Questions about caring for your pets? Ask a vet!

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on June 3, 2022 · Today, in our 'Ask a Vet' conversation, veterinarian experts address pet care questions and concerns, to include diet, hygiene, training, and even sterilization questions.

Tags animals Dr. Kevin Gulikers Dr. Sue Chen Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists houston pet care veterinary care

Town Square

Small performing arts theater season set to challenge thoughts, focusing on important social issues

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on June 2, 2022 · Houston local and community theaters' 2022-2023 season lineup continues to be an influential factor in helping understand the rich diversity that makes up our own communities.

Tags Doni Wilson Express Children's Theatre houston Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company Miller Outdoor Theater performing arts Philip Lehl

Town Square

With the hurricane season now upon us, Houstonians share lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on June 1, 2022 · Weather and disaster reliefs experts discuss the forecast for hurricane season in Houston, while also addressing some of the most common misconceptions heard when dealing with hurricane preparation.

Tags Francisco Sanchez Frank Billingsley houston hurricane season KPRC meteorology SBA

Hurricane

2022 hurricane season has started. Here’s what you should know.

Duaa Faquih

Posted on June 1, 2022 · Houstonians are encouraged to be ready this hurricane season by listening to local officials, making an evacuation plan and getting flood insurance.

Tags 2022 hurricane season houston hurricane prep hurricane preparation Hurricanes

Arts & Culture

Court sides with MFAH in dispute over painting once sold to Hitler’s art collector

Duaa Faquih

Posted on May 31, 2022 · The grandchildren of the original owner of Bernardo Bellotto’s “The Marketplace at Pirna,” argued that their ancestor was coerced into selling the painting.

Tags art Bernardo Belloto houston museum of fine arts houston

Hurricane

NOAA predicts “above normal” 2022 Atlantic hurricane season

Duaa Faquih

Posted on May 25, 2022 · Expert says August, September typically peak for hurricanes in Houston region and advises residents to create evacuation plan

Tags Atlantic hurricane season houston Hurricanes noaa weather

Houston

Search for suspects continues after 2 killed at north Houston flea market

Mark Norris

Posted on May 16, 2022 · The sheriff’s department believes the shooting at the Sunny Flea Market took place after a fight between two groups.

Tags crime flea market houston shooting

Energy & Environment

Five Texas refineries polluted above federal limit on cancer-causing benzene last year, report found

Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 12, 2022 · Benzene is a known human carcinogen, according to the EPA. The Texas refineries were among a dozen industrial plants in the U.S. that emitted the highest levels of the chemical in 2021.

Tags benzene energy houston pollution Refineries texas

Houston

Houston post office will soon be renamed after Vanessa Guillén

Natalie Roman

Posted on May 12, 2022 · The post office, currently named Park Place, is just a few minutes away from where Guillén lived with her family.

Tags houston military post office Vanessa Guillen

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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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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

Education News

Houston ISD police not prepared for active-shooter scenario, superintendent says

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 5, 2022 · The HISD police department is requesting 200 rifles, 200 ballistic plate shields and rifle ammunition in order to more adequately train for an active-shooter response.

Tags active shooter Houston ISD local Millard House Uvalde shooting

Houston

New affordable housing complex for veterans unveiled in Midtown

Ashley Brown

Posted on August 4, 2022 · The Light Rail Lofts has a total of 56 studio apartments, half of which are set aside for veterans and their families earning considerably less than the area median income.

Tags affordable housing city of houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee homeless veterans housing Mayor Sylvester Turner

I SEE U

I SEE U, Episode 52: A Concealed Treasure Once Incognito

Eddie Robinson

Posted on August 4, 2022 · Jazz vocalist Maysa stays in her musical lane but acknowledges shades of racism in the industry when more prevalent, white vocalists shine brighter in the mainstream spotlight than Black artists whose culture once started the genre in the first place

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