Voting
School board seats, city council positions and bond referendums among items on Houston-area ballots for May 6 election
Posted on · Early voting ends Tuesday night, with Election Day scheduled for Saturday.
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News
16 injured in college baseball team bus rollover accident in Waller County
Posted on · One of the members of the Spartans Post Grad Academy baseball team was trapped and had to be cut out by firefighters.
Waller County
Waller County DA accuses police of mishandling investigation into a multi-victim bicycle crash
Posted on · Six bicyclists were struck by an unidentified 16-year-old last month while on a training ride for Ironman Texas in Waller County.
Texas
Black Waller County Constable Accuses Fellow Officers of Racial Profiling
Posted on · The Waller County constable is seeking $50 million on claims he was racially profiled by deputy constables who pulled him over in his service vehicle and handcuffed him at gunpoint.
inDepth
Smaller Counties Lack Coronavirus Testing Equipment, Blame State
Posted on · Rural counties outlying Greater Houston say the Texas health department is providing little of the aid needed to combat the pandemic
Transportation
Good News For Commuters As U.S. 290 Widening Project Comes To A Close
Posted on · The busy roadway has been widened to accommodate a growing population northwest of Houston.
News
Multi Agency Operation Nets Arrest Of 164 Parolees In Harris And Surrounding Counties
Posted on · HPD Chief Art Acevedo says it’s a first step based on regional cooperation.
News
Waller County to Fight Voter Suppression Lawsuit
Posted on · In response to the lawsuit — filed on behalf of five Prairie View A&M students — the rural county will expand early voting hours but "vigorously oppose" the allegations.
News
Texas Congressional Candidate’s Staffer Cited for Disturbing Peace
Posted on · Democratic candidate Mike Siegel says the staffer was just trying to deliver a letter
News
Waller County Elections Office Denies Rejecting Voter Registrations from Prairie View A&M Students
Posted on · “We have absolutely not rejected one voter registration from the campus,” a local election official says.
Transportation
Long-Running 290 Construction Project Is Nearing An End
Posted on · There’s good news for commuters who’ve been braving the work zones on U.S. 290. Officials say the nearly seven-year-old project is almost over.
Transportation
Growing Area West Of Houston Considers New Transportation Plan
Posted on · Waller County is looking at ways to manage growth while maintaining its traditional farms and ranchlands.
Texas
Lawmakers From Houston Area Will Carry Bills To Reform Criminal Justice System In Texas
Posted on · Representative Garnet Coleman is introducing one based on the Sandra Bland case.
Houston Matters
Overtime Rules and Guns in Courthouses: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Houston News
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. On this edition we discuss the […]
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Houston Hacks, and Houston’s Plan: Friday’s Show (December 2, 2016)
Posted on · We all have little tricks to make our lives in Houston easier. Maybe yours include avoiding crowds by shopping for groceries during a Texans game. Or maybe you know a special shortcut around traffic. On this edition of Houston Matters, we invite you to share your Houston life hacks and we hear some suggestions from […]