Starbucks Red Cup Day Strike Sign

Business

Starbucks workers in Houston participate in nationwide strike on ‘Red Cup Day’

Posted on · A supervisor at the Starbucks location in the Texas Medical Center described promotions such as Red Cup Day as "horrible" for employees, saying stores are not adequately staffed and some customers end up being negatively impacted. The location is one of three in the Houston area to join a company-wide movement to unionize.

USPS

Business

Two Houston post offices suspend retail operations, with USPS citing safety as reason

Posted on · The branches in the Medical Center and Greenspoint areas are both undergoing building renovations, according to USPS. The Houston Police Department has received a total of 26 calls for service to those locations during the last six months.

Reggie Jackson Hellcat

Sports

Houston man accused of stealing Reggie Jackson’s sports car wanted by police

Posted on · Juan Luna, 30, has been charged with aggregate theft related to the theft of Jackson's Dodge Charger Hellcat as well as a Dodge Ram pickup truck on Aug. 29, along with evading arrest and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly crashing into multiple vehicles while evading police.

Ben Taub front view of building

Medicine & Wellness

County commissioners vote to put $2.5 billion bond proposal for Harris Health System on November ballot

Posted on · LBJ and Ben Taub hospitals are operating at or above capacity and have not had significant upgrades in about 30 years, according to county officials, while Harris County’s population has nearly doubled during that span.

Houston Matters

Daily Hospitalizations Hit A New Record At The Medical Center (Aug. 18, 2021)

Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The head of the Texas Medical Center on the fourth wave of COVID-19, the week in politics, former astronaut Scott Kelly on spending a year in space, and a new film shot in Houston called Playing God.

Health & Science

Texas COVID Cases Are Surging At An ‘Astonishing Rate.’ Here’s What You Need To Know.

Posted on · Officials at the state health department are concerned about the exponential growth in hospitalizations due to coronavirus over the past month. More than 7,600 people are currently in the hospital with coronavirus in Texas.