METRO, in partnership with the League of Women Voters, is offering free rides to Houston-area polling locations for the 2022 midterm elections. Voters can ride at no charge on METRORail, local buses, METRORapid, curb2curb and METROLift paratransit services.

With less than a week to go before the beginning of early voting, officials in Harris County, Texas, were notified in a letter Tuesday that the secretary of state's office will send "inspectors" to observe vote counting for the general …

Harris County voters participating in the November 8 General Election have until next week to register to vote. To register, voters have a number of options, including:

Grupo de Teatro Indigo (Indigo Theater Group) will present the 9th season of their Day of the Dead play, “Calavera con calavera” (Skulls) on October 28th at 7:30pm at Miller Outdoor Theater. They will make history once again being the …

Judge, author, and entrepreneur are some ways to describe Judge Gilmore. When she was sworn in as a federal judge in 1994, she was the youngest sitting federal judge in the nation. Now retired from the bench as a United …

You want a wake-up call about your health? How about the fact that the life expectancy of Americans has decreased by 2.6 years due to the way we live, and this is the number before COVID-19. Why has this happened? …

Aflac and Texas Southern University’s Center for Biomedical and Minority Health Research (CBMHR) announced the awarding of a $200,000 Aflac CareGrant. The grant will help to advance health equity for diseases that disproportionately impact underrepresented communities and will be split …

With the 2022 midterms less than a month away, election administrators in Texas and elsewhere continue to face a level of harassment and threats that experts say had never been experienced before the November 2020 presidential election.

Hosted by Mayor Sylvester Turner, Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Precinct One, and Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Precinct Two, H-Town Family Palooza is a collaboration between the City and County to celebrate a day filled with music and fun for the whole family!

On Friday, METRO unveiled a bus shelter at Northside High School memorializing Near Northside resident Josue Flores and commemorating what would have been his graduation from the school in May of 2022.

The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring a Navy Week back to Houston during the week of October 24-30, as the 12th Navy Week of the calendar year.

A survey released today found areas of agreement within two of the hottest political topics in the state — criminal justice and immigration. Though wide separations were revealed, too, in the latest Texas Trends report by the UH Hobby School …

Dannette Davis, Founder of Kay Davis in the Community and local city officials will host a photo exhibit titled “The Unveiling 5/25/22” in observance of the Birthdate of George Floyd on October 14th, 2022.

Take a trip around the world and experience LEGO® in new heights and wonderous sights! Starting October 29, the award-winning Awesome Exhibition – The Interactive Exhibition of LEGO® Models created by LEGO® Certified Professional Ryan “The Brickman” McNaught will welcome …

Mayor Turner and the City of Houston are thrilled to announce official plans for the 73rd Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year’s parade will kick-off the holiday season by celebrating Houston and those who make our city a great …