Posted on · From a call for more EPA presence in Pasadena, to a disconnect between consumers and lawmakers over the definition of affordable health care — our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of this week’s news.
Posted on · The EPA requires that spills of oil or hazardous substances in quantities that may be harmful to public health or the environment be immediately reported to the 24-hour hotline when public waterways are threatened.
Posted on · The latest AP images of people living with the storm's devastation.
Posted on · The City of Pasadena wants to hear what residents think about plans for a new bus service. The community has been without buses for the past five years but they're now set for a comeback.
Posted on · Houston Public Media's analysis of the results of two important Houston area May 6th elections.
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. This week, our panel weighs in on: […]
Posted on · It impacted several parts of our region, including as many as four tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.
Posted on · It will have rooms where residents interact with the animals as they decide on adopting.
Posted on · Last month, Chief U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal ruled that the City of Pasadena would be under federal oversight for the next six and a half years. The judge said that Pasadena intentionally violated the voting rights of its burgeoning Hispanic and Latino population in a redistricting scheme. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education […]
Posted on · Most of us won’t get tickets to Sunday’s Super Bowl at NRG Stadium, but there’s still plenty of activities related to the big game happening all over Greater Houston. The official Super Bowl events most Houstonians will have access to are Super Bowl LIVE, a free, outdoor fan festival held downtown in and around Discovery […]
Posted on · As you’re driving around parts of Greater Houston, perhaps you’ve seen signs indicating that you’re leaving or re-entering the Houston city limits. And if you happen to be somewhere inside the loop or the Beltway when that happens, , you’ve probably crossed into one of the numerous landlocked municipalities within the City of Houston that […]
Posted on · Is it an idea whose time has come, or just sour grapes? After watching his Democrats lose two presidential elections in 16 years despite winning the popular vote, Congressman Gene Green of Houston wants to abolish the Electoral College. Rep. Green last month introduced legislation in the U.S. House calling for a Constitutional Amendment to […]
Posted on · The lawsuit is the first of its kind against a local government since the Supreme Court in 2013 overturned part of the Voting Rights Act. It’s likely to be several weeks before the judge issues a verdict in the bench trial.
Posted on · The suit is the first challenge of a local redistricting plan under the Voting Rights Act since the Supreme Court issued its Shelby County v. Holder decision.
Posted on · It will receive anonymous tips about illegal activity occurring in Fort Bend, Walker and Wharton counties and provide information about treatment options.