← Feed

Posts

• View post

  For the first time, a majority of the justices elected to the Texas Supreme Court will be women. That’s after four Democratic challengers unseated the Republican incumbents up for reelection in Tuesday’s midterm election. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2026/2026/11/05/566335/the-texas-supreme-court-will-have-a-female-majority-for-the-first-time/

• View post

  Democrat Gina Hinojosa leads Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in early returns Tuesday in the Texas governor's race, as counties across the state continue tabulating votes. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2026/11/03/566043/gina-hinojosa-holds-early-lead-over-incumbent-greg-abbott-in-texas-race-for-governor/

• View post

  Texas' power grid operators are calling for state lawmakers to expand their authority to regulate data centers, following a recent directive to rein in these facilities from Gov. Greg Abbott. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2026/07/28/558124/data-centers-texas-ercot-puc-authority-governor-abbott/

• View post

  Just weeks before the pivotal midterm elections, Texas election officials have discovered that an unknown number of voter registration applications have not been processed due to an error by the Texas Department of Public Safety. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2026/2026/09/23/562596/texas-dps-failed-to-send-voter-registration-applications-to-county-election-officials/

• View post

  Water surface temperatures off the Gulf Coast are measuring about 2 degrees Fahrenheit above average this summer, a heat increase that scientists say could intensify hurricanes in the region. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2026/08/04/558573/gulf-warming-climate-change-el-nino-hurricane-season/

• View post

  From KUT, disability rights advocates are urging Texas to withdraw from a federal lawsuit they say could weaken the protections that allow disabled people to live in their communities instead of institutions. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2026/08/04/558595/texas-disability-rights-lawsuit-paxton/

• View post

  Drivers making their way to Galveston will notice some traffic changes along I-45 starting Aug. 7. This includes some some short-term lane closures and a reroute near Texas City that will stick around for the next two years. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2026/07/29/558254/galveston-traffic-changes-i-45-construction-txdot/

• View post

  D4vd, the 21-year-old singer from Houston whose legal name is David Burke, faces charges of murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and unlawful mutilation of human remains. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2026/07/28/558104/d4vd-murder-trial-celeste-rivas-hernandez-houston-music/

• View post

  Health officials in Montgomery County announced that three residents in the same family contracted measles, marking the first cases in the Houston area this year. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2026/07/22/557696/measles-montgomery-county-texas-public-health-cdc/

• View post

  ICE was involved in the fatal shooting of someone in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, though details of what transpired remain scarce, the speaker of the Maine House said in a social media post. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2026/07/13/556854/ap-us-ice-shooting-maine/

• View post

  The killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal immigration agent has left the predominantly Latino East End community reeling. But for the neighborhood with a history of activism, it’s also a call to action. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/protests/2026/07/10/556779/ice-shooting-houston-east-end-activism-history-lorenzo-salgado-araujo/

• View post

  Two days after an ICE officer shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Mayor John Whitmire said the city’s police department cannot independently investigate the incident. A legal expert said the assertion that HPD lacked jurisdiction was “ridiculous.” https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2026/07/09/556660/ice-shooting-houston-mayor-john-whitmire-hpd-police-investigation/

• View post

  An ICE officer shot and killed a Mexican national on Tuesday morning in Houston, according to a spokesperson for the federal agency. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2026/07/07/556478/houston-ice-shooting-death-east-end/

• View post

  The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing more than $3.5 million in fines against three companies for alleged worker safety violations related to a sulfuric acid spill late last year in Channelview. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/environment/2026/06/30/555942/channelview-sulfuric-acid-spill-osha-fines-houston-ship-channel/

• View post

  Union workers at a Texas City manufacturing facility have gone on strike to maintain benefits in new contract. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2026/06/29/555894/ashland-specialty-chemicals-union-workers-go-on-strike-at-texas-city-facility/

• View post

  From the @TexasTribune, Muslim delegates and attendees hoping to participate in the state Republican convention were shunned and rejected by members as they espoused themes of party unity ahead of the November election. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/religion/2026/06/16/554663/texas-republican-party-convention-muslims-sharia-law/

• View post

  The University of Texas at Austin fired KUT Public Media General Manager Debbie Hiott on Monday afternoon, following a heated dispute over the public radio station's inaugural festival. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2026/06/16/554667/ut-austin-fires-debbie-hiott-kut-general-manager/

• View post

  Three chefs from the Houston area were honored as 2026 James Beard Award winners, with a local chef winning a national category for only the second time. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/food/2026/06/16/554673/restaurant-houston-chef-james-beard-award-2026/

• View post

  Whether it’s at NRG Stadium, the FIFA Fan Festival in East Downtown, or a watch party around town, thousands of people are in the most diverse city in the U.S. to watch the World Cup. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/sports/world-cup/2026/06/16/554699/houston-world-cup-fan-fest/

• View post

  Former Houston City Councilwoman Abbie Kamin was sworn in as interim Harris County Attorney this week, making her the first women to take the department's helm. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2026/06/16/554679/former-houston-city-councilwoman-abbie-kamin-sworn-in-as-harris-county-attorney/

• View post

  Galveston County officials have asked residents to stay aware after the National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm watch for Galveston and surrounding areas. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2026/06/16/554721/tropical-storm-watch-galveston-weather-texas-flood/

• View post

  Across Texas, third- through eighth-graders are still struggling to perform at pre-pandemic levels in math on the annual STAAR exam. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2026/06/16/554746/texas-staar-scores-hisd-math-reading-pandemic/

• View post

  Texas Tech University quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not play in the upcoming college football season, a school official said, after the Big 12 Conference sued the university to keep Sorsby off the field amid concerns over improper betting. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/sports/2026/06/16/554751/texas-tech-ken-paxton-brendan-sorsby-big-12/

• View post

  Suspended Fort Bend County Judge KP George was sentenced to 180 days in jail and five years' probation on Tuesday, nearly three months after he was found guilty on two counts of felony money laundering.   https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2026/06/16/554655/kp-george-sentencing-fort-bend-county-judge/

• View post

  New information is available regarding the March death of an Afghan asylum seeker in ICE custody in Dallas. But the Dallas County ME has yet to release the results of the man’s autopsy, and ICE has yet to release the results of an investigation into his death. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2026/06/17/554743/ice-detention-death-dallas-texas-afghan-asylum-seeker/

• View post

  A South Texas veterinarian says older generations remember when screwworm infestations took a toll on local deer populations. Now, wildlife officials are working to keep the parasite from spreading again and threatening Texas' $10 billion hunting industry. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/animals/2026/06/17/554768/we-didnt-have-a-lot-of-deer-screwworm-threat-revives-old-fears-in-south-texas/

• View post

  From the @TexasTribune, Rep. Troy Nehls is facing an age discrimination complaint from a former employee, who told the House Ethics Committee that he is one of three staffers alleged to have faced unfair treatment over their age while working for the Richmond Republican. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2026/06/17/554774/texas-troy-nehls-ethics-complaint-age-discrimination/

• View post

  A 15-year-old boy drowned Tuesday night in a flooded retention pond in Magnolia, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2026/06/17/554776/montgomery-county-flooding-death-texas-drowning/

• View post

  41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo is set to enter the World Cup on Wednesday when Portugal meets Congo in Houston after impressive performances by the tournament’s other top stars. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/sports/world-cup/2026/06/17/554779/ronaldo-world-cup-houston-portugal-congo/

• View post

  With a $5 charge related to solid waste services coming to Houstonians’ monthly utility bills in August, the city council voted Wednesday to offer financial assistance to certain residents.  https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2026/06/17/554799/houston-trash-fee-assistance-budget-city-council/