Criminal Justice
More People Are Violating Felony Bonds In Houston. No One Can Agree On A Solution
Posted on · County officials, researchers and victim advocates are concerned with an increase in violent crimes committed by defendants out on bond.
Harris County
Energy & Environment
Houston Area Fared Worse Than The Rest Of Texas During The Winter Storm, Report Says
Posted on · Sixty-six people also died in Harris County alone, accounting for nearly one-third of the almost 200 deaths attributed to the storm, according to the report.
Criminal Justice
UPDATE: Pamela Turner’s Family Files Lawsuit Over Deadly Baytown Police Shooting
Posted on · The wrongful death lawsuit comes on what would have been Turner’s 46th birthday.
Politics
Texas Senate Advances Bill Limiting How And When Voters Can Cast Ballots, Receive Mail-In Voting Applications
Posted on · Senate Bill 7 is at the forefront of Texas Republicans’ crusade to further restrict voting in the state after last year’s election.
Health & Science
Harris County Has Administered More Than 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Posted on · “Harris County has reason to be proud, and hopeful of where we’re headed with our efforts to vaccinate folks,” said Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo.
Politics
Harris County Unveils New Voting Machines With Paper Audit Trail
Posted on · With the new machine, voters will get a paper copy of their ballot, to verify selections before submitting them into a secure ballot box onsite.
Energy & Environment
How Harris County Plans To Remedy A $1.4 Billion Flood Control Shortfall
Posted on · Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis says it’s critical that the county address inequities that have left many of the county’s poorer neighborhoods at high risk of flooding.
Houston
Houston, Harris County To Receive More Than $1.5 Billion From Federal Aid Package
Posted on · “It is huge for the city of Houston,” said Mayor Sylvester Turner.
Transportation
Federal Highway Administration Asks Texas To Halt I-45 Expansion, As Harris County Sues TxDOT
Posted on · In its letter, the FHWA said it was acting in response to public input on the state's project -- which would widen I-45 in three segments from downtown Houston to Beltway 8 -- raising concerns under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Town Square
Texas Lifts Mask Mandate But Doctors And Shoppers Say They Are Keeping Them On
Posted on · Also, the John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Innovations in Molecular Biology at the University of Texas Medical Branch offers some reassuring news regarding vaccines versus the new COVID-19 variants.
Harris County
Harris County Short More Than $1.4 Billion For Flood Control Projects
Posted on · Projects on the east side of the county – notably in the Greens and Halls Bayous and San Jacinto River watersheds – are the most underfunded.
Politics
Republican Lawmakers File 7 ‘Election Integrity’ Bills That Could Limit Voter Access
Posted on · The measures, authored by State Senator Paul Bettencourt and five others, would complicate early voting and make it easier for the Secretary of State to purge voter rolls
Town Square
It’s The One-Year Mark of COVID-19 In Houston And Of “Town Square.” What Have We Learned?
Posted on · Where were you a year ago? How has the pandemic impacted your life? Today, we look back on a year of COVID and of this show, which originated at the start of Houston's outbreak as a public service.
Coronavirus
Houston Methodist Finds 2 New Strains Of COVID-19 In Greater Houston
Posted on · The hospital had already identified variants from the United Kingdom and South Africa. Now strains from Brazil and California have arrived in the region.
Town Square
Let’s Fix This: How To Repair Your Home After The Houston Freeze And Access A Winter Storm Relief Fund
Posted on · As Greater Houston recovers from the Winter Freeze, master builder Matt Risinger offers guidance on DIY home repairs. We also learn about a new Houston Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund.