1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (814+ words) Houstonians gathered at Lauren's Garden in downtown Houston to mark 25 years since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The memorial was created in honor of Houston native Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, who was killed aboard United Flight 93, and the thousands of others killed…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (568+ words) Houston landlords soon will be required to provide air conditioning in all rental units for the first time as city council passed a mandate meant to help Houston's lowest-income renters. "All Houstonians deserve a right to rest from heat, and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (723+ words) Most Houston residents will begin seeing a new $5 fee on their water bills in August and September to help fund the city's Solid Waste Management Department. Here's what to know about the city's new trash fee: Whitmire proposed what he…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (583+ words) When Lisa Martin heard that a change to a federal grant could halt the work of Fair Housing enforcement nonprofits, she was aghast. "We can't lose them," she said, as one of the over 200 people the Greater Houston Area Fair…...

1+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (301+ words) Houston voters will choose whether to de-prioritize enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and ban Houston police from carrying out no-knock warrants in November after the city determined activists had collected enough signatures to put the item on the ballot. If…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (978+ words) Houston quietly ended a recycling program for businesses late last year, leaving organizations that chose to recycle with one less way to do so in a city that already recycles less of its waste than other major Texas cities. Some…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (562+ words) Houston voters could decide this fall whether to amend the city charter to deprioritize enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and ban police from carrying out no-knock warrants after activists submitted nearly 40,000 petition signatures to City Hall. The referendum would thrust…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (370+ words) The Trump administration plans to award a $150 million contract to a Houston law firm that lacks experience in immigration matters. The agreement would task the firm with providing legal representatio... - The Trump administration plans to award a $150 million contract to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (575+ words) Texas just broke its summer electricity-demand records, but state officials said the bigger challenge for the state's power grid is still ahead. ERCOT's outlook suggests the grid may need to serve about 175,000 megawatts by 2032 — roughly twice the new peak reached…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (691+ words) Houston's messy freeway system, a behemoth that snakes its way from the region's most outward exurbs to its urban core, can take years to understand for those new to the metro area. We have two (and a half) beltways, several…...