Houston Daily

News from March 2022


Josephine Ann Jones

Josephine Ann Jones (March 19, 1945 - March 8, 2022)


Maria Martinez

Maria Martinez (November 28, 1931 - March 8, 2022)


Harris County elections administrator resigns as pressure builds

It took nearly 30 hours for the Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria to report full primary results after polls closed on Tuesday.


City of Houston City Council met Nov. 16-17

City of Houston City Council met Nov. 16-17.


North Houston District Board of Directors met Feb. 22

North Houston District Board of Directors met Tuesday, Feb. 22.


COVID-19 hospitalizations at Texas Medical Center down 34% over past week

A total of 442 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized at Texas Medical Center facilities over the past week, a 34% decrease from the previous week, according to TMC affiliates in the nine-county Houston area.


'I need to step up in times of need': Travis Scott introduces new multi-tier community initiative to support event safety

A little more than four months after 10 people were killed at his performance during the ill-fated Astroworld Festival, Missouri City rapper Travis Scott has introduced a new multi-tier community initiative that seeks to devise solutions that support event safety.


Harris County concealed missing votes for over 48 hours

The last thing we needed right now was a grossly incompetently run election and elected officials then dissembling about what happened.


Delna Dolores Beckstrom

Delna Dolores Beckstrom (April 8, 1929 - March 11, 2022)


Marla Marie Barragan

Marla Marie Barragan (October 11, 1985 - March 4, 2022)


Rosa O Garcia

Rosa O Garcia (March 15, 1937 - March 9, 2022)


Marjorie Jane Chadwick

Marjorie Jane Chadwick (January 8, 1949 - March 6, 2022)


Donald J. Seay

Donald J. Seay (March 5, 1952 - March 5, 2022)


TPPF policy director Quintero: 'Unfortunately, local property tax bills are also bigger in Texas'

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have supported measures to reduce the burden of property taxes on Texans, and even despite major cities in the Lone Star State seeing a population decline, property taxes went up.


Memorial City Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors met Feb. 22

Memorial City Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors met Tuesday, Feb. 22.


International District Public Safety Committee met Feb. 17

International District Public Safety Committee met Thursday, Feb. 17.


'I didn't meet my own standards': Harris County elections head Longoria resigns

Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria has tendered her resignation a week after her office became embroiled in a ballot count debacle.


'People come here from all over the world': Houston, Turner welcome return of CERAWeek

Two years of virtual conferences gave way to the return of CERAWeek in Houston as an in-person event Monday.


'Employment plays a pivotal role': Turner joins city officials in launch of Hire Houston Youth program

Accompanied by city officials and business leaders, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner launched the 7th Annual Hire Houston Youth program this week, according to a press release issued by his office.


'They are probably my most together team': Atascocita hopes for better results in second straight trip to state

The Atascocita Eagles boys basketball team vanquished the Shadow Creek Sharks 67-49 in the Region III-6A final this week to earn a trip to San Antonio for state.