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Turner remembers Hurricane Harvey: 'We will continue to build a stronger and resilient city'
By April Bamburg | Sep 9, 2021
In the years since Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas and Louisiana, the City of Houston has worked to rebuild, improve infrastructure and strengthen relationships with other organizations.
Texas Supreme Court sides with Abbott in approving arrest warrants for absent members of the Texas House
By Timothy Stuckey | Sep 8, 2021
Following a series of injunctions granted by local district courts, the Texas Supreme Court has decided that the Texas House may issue arrest warrants for absent members, according to a report by The Hill.
Kamin wishes Jewish Houstonians a 'happy, healthy and peaceful' new year
By Solange DeLisle | Sep 7, 2021
The Jewish community in Houston and around the world are celebrating the start of their new year with a religious holiday called Rosh Hashanah and both local and national elected officials are recognizing the occasion.
Alcorn 'starstruck' during tour of Houston's Johnson Space Center
By Solange DeLisle | Sep 7, 2021
Houston City Councilor At-Large Sallie Alcorn joined several other dignitaries including the current head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson on a tour of the Johnson Space Center.
Houston City Council member Sallie Alcorn plans joint virtual sidewalk summit
By Julie Johnson | Sep 7, 2021
Join Houston Council Members David W. Robinson and Sallie Alcorn for a Houston Sidewalk Summit at 5 p.m. on Sept. 21.
'This bill will now hold industry to higher standards of safety': New storage tank safety laws now in effect
By Andy Nghiem | Sep 5, 2021
A new state law designed to enhance safety for above-ground storage tanks recently went into effect.
'Let's end the demand': New law makes buying sex in Texas a felony offense
By Andy Nghiem | Sep 5, 2021
On Sept. 1, a new Texas state law went into effect that criminalizes the purchase of sex as a felony.
'One of the greatest Texans of all time': Fort Bend County judge memorializes former Texas Gov. Ann Richards
By Andy Nghiem | Sep 5, 2021
Sept. 1 marked the 88th birthday of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards who died of cancer on Sept. 13, 2006 at the age of 72.
'Wishing him and his family the best': Gallegos congratulates newly confirmed Houston Parks and Rec director
By Karen Kidd | Sep 5, 2021
Houston's new Parks and Recreation Department director has the congratulations of at least one city council member.
'We celebrate diversity': Houston renames UH road after MLK
By Karen Kidd | Sep 5, 2021
Houston City Council's recent vote to rename a road on the University of Houston's campus to Martin Luther King Boulevard is a nod toward HU's reputation for inclusion and diversity, city and university officials said.
'The first in decades': New Harris County felony court handles almost 2,500 cases in its first day
By Karen Kidd | Sep 5, 2021
A new Harris County felony court has finished its first few days in an expansion local officials hope will start to address a longtime backlog in criminal cases.
Babin, other Texas lawmakers call for Biden's resignation: 'We have no confidence in Biden'
By Karen Kidd | Sep 5, 2021
Texas U.S. House Rep. Brian Babin and two other members of Texas' Congressional Delegation recently joined 11 other House lawmakers calling for President Joe Biden's impeachment, but it seems very unlikely to happen.
'Here to help': Fletcher meets with Houston-based veterans service group amid Afghan evacuation aftermath
By Karen Kidd | Sep 5, 2021
The U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan is over but Democrat Texas U.S. House Rep. Lizzie Fletcher said she is still reaching out to Afghans, U.S. veterans and others from the now-over war who might still need help.
'Texas will always defend the right to life': Six-week abortion ban law takes effect
By Zachary Richter | Sep 5, 2021
On Sept. 1, a new law was passed in Texas that now makes accessing abortion difficult for women because it bans the process after six weeks into pregnancy.
'Permitless carry' law allows Texans to carry handguns without permission or training
By Zachary Richter | Sep 5, 2021
Texas previously required its citizens to undergo a background check and training and get a permit to carry a handgun. But now, with this new law, all such requirements have been withdrawn. Gun rights advocates have highly praised this law.
'Humiliating': Brady criticizes Biden administration for pull out of Afghanistan before imposed deadline
By Zachary Richter | Sep 3, 2021
Celebratory fireworks by the Taliban rang out in Kabul as the last of the U.S. flights leave Afghanistan one day prior to the imposed deadline on Aug. 30.
'The ultimate sacrifice': Jackson Lee mourns service members killed in Kabul attack
By John Suayan | Sep 3, 2021
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston) said the 13 American service members who lost their lives in last month's attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul made the ultimate sacrifice.
Hidalgo: 'People are dying needlessly' as Harris County faces nurse, hospital bed shortages
By Emily Bevard | Sep 3, 2021
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, a mass nurse shortage in Harris County has drawn attention from Judge Lina Hidalgo, outlining a $30 million investment to bring in 622 new nurses to the county.
'It is crystal clear to me that TxDOT is ready': I-45 expansion project moves forward
By John Suayan | Sep 3, 2021
A controversial project that seeks to expand I-45 and reroute it around Downtown Houston received the state’s blessing to push forward.
'Any real, freedom-loving Texan should be ashamed': Hidalgo criticizes voting reform bill's passage
By Ariana Chiarenza | Sep 3, 2021
Judge Lina Hidalgo of Harris County condemned and criticized the passage of a Republican-backed election security bill on Aug. 27.