Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Why the mayor changed his mind on a controversial housing contract, City Council Member Greg Travis answers your questions, what's behind recent growth in Katy, and a new memorial to Houstonians lost to COVID-19.
Posted on · The move comes in direct response to allegations from the mayor's former housing director, who called the selection process for federal Harvey relief funds a "charade" to steer millions to a favored developer.
Posted on · On Friday's show: Mayor Turner’s handling of a development deal goes unaddressed at a special council meeting, considering a new way to handle redistricting, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.
Posted on · The hearing revealed that a city housing program was millions overbudget under former housing Director Tom McCasland, but did not touch on any allegations that the mayor influenced an affordable housing process to favor a preferred developer.
Posted on · The city's former housing director publicly accused the mayor of running a "charade" process to award millions to a preferred developer.
Posted on · Local groups are stepping in to help Haitian refugees coming to Houston from a dire situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Posted on · The former director accused the Turner administration of favoring an affordable housing developer in a process to secure $15 million in federal disaster recovery funding meant to replace housing lost during Hurricane Harvey.
Posted on · A second officer was hospitalized, and the man they were trying to arrest was shot and killed by police.
Posted on · Wind speeds reached 50 mph in Galveston after the storm made landfall along Matagorda Bay just after midnight, before slowly travelling Northeast.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Mandatory COVID testing for unvaccinated city employees, and a look at how 9/11 affected Houstonians as the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks approaches.
Posted on · Fifty-eight percent of all recommendations have been enacted, and more are on the way, according to the new Office of Policing Reform and Accountability.
Posted on · Crystal Okorafor spoke with Houston Public Media about her new role, and what she expects moving forward.
Posted on · Houston remains the fourth-largest city in the country, and its population growth lagged the county as a whole.
Posted on · Despite the governor’s insistence that “now is the time for personal responsibility,” mayors, county judges and other officials across Texas are trying to take back local control.
Posted on · The move comes exactly two weeks after the county raised the level due to significant and uncontrolled spread of the virus. It also comes just two days after Fort Bend County raised its own threat level.