Posted on · Researchers are looking at what needs to be done to get more working families into electric cars and how to create the infrastructure needed to support those vehicles.
Posted on · Industrial facilities along Houston’s Ship Channel are increasingly at risk of flooding as climate change accelerates rising sea levels and strengthens storms. Now, local researchers are examining how pollution runoff during these flood events is impacting the bay’s ecosystem -- and how to mitigate it.
Posted on · The community is set to vote on a pair of propositions that would shift The Woodlands from a township system to a full-fledged city.
Posted on · Houston saw a year of rising home sales and prices, threatening to spur gentrification and displace low-income residents. The nonprofit Houston Community Land Trust helps low-income residents buy homes and keep them affordable.
Posted on · Shelby County v. Holder nullified the preclearance requirements of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Posted on · District parents and students have watched as the FBISD issued a mask mandate, a mandate reversal, and a court filing in support of a lawsuit seeking to overturn mandates.
Posted on · Houston Public Media spoke to Ruth Nasrullah, a journalist who moved to Houston from New Jersey a few years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Posted on · Bryan Escobedo, Mia Garcia, and John Smith – Marine Corps Veterans of the Iraq War – now all work for the Houston-based veterans’ organization Combined Arms, helping veterans adjust to civilian life.
Posted on · Dr. Ray Love, who leads the post-deployment clinic for Afghanistan and Iraq War veterans at Houston’s Michael E. DeBakey VA Hospital, expects the anniversary to be potentially triggering for his patients.
Posted on · Without a legal standard setting out what must be done to prevent heat deaths, workplace regulators have a hard time making violations stick.
Posted on · Houston energy companies say there is a major gap between what skills their current workforce has, and what they’ll need for a low-carbon future.
Posted on · As electric vehicles grow in popularity utility companies are being called on to help provide infrastructure for cities, states, and at people's homes.
Posted on · Physicians with a proven track record will be exempt from the prior authorization process, which requires permission from insurers before performing care.
Posted on · The Houston-Harris County rent relief program has helped more than 48,000 families this year. But some are still getting evicted anyway.
Posted on · Houston Public Media spoke with “Yaser,” who worked as a combat interpreter for the U.S. Marines from 2012 to 2014.