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METRORail Red and Green Line Service Suspended, HOV Closed, Buses Detoured Due to High Water Across Houston Area
Please check METRO alerts and ridemetro.org for service updates.
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Mayor Turner Welcomes New Chief of Staff
Mayor Sylvester Turner announced today that he has selected Marvalette Hunter to be his new chief of staff. Hunter has more than 20 years of experience in public policy, project management, real estate development and finance. She is an architect and city planner with extensive knowledge of federal, state and local programs regarding housing, economic development, transportation and public infrastructure.
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Deadly Cobra On The Loose in Central Florida
The search continues for a deadly cobra that escaped from an enclosure at the home of its owner in Ocala, said the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
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The Greater Houston Black Chamber Announces Winners of Coveted Pinnacle and Upstart Awards at the 26th Annual Celebration of Black
The Greater Houston Black Chamber (GHBC) held its 26th Annual Pinnacle Awards, Saturday, October 24, 2020, where several of Houston’s best and most promising Black-owned businesses received high honors. The program will be rebroadcast on Quest Channel 55 in Houston on Thursday, Oct. 29 and Saturday, Oct. 31, at 7 - 8:30 p.m.
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Rachael Ray and family safe after house fire
Celebrity chef and talk show host Rachael Ray escaped a fire in her upstate New York home unscathed, officials confirmed to CNN on Monday.
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100-year-old Girl Scout camp saved
At 100 years old, Camp Archbald in Brooklyn Township is the second-oldest Girl Scout camp in the United States. For the last two and a half years, girl scouts here didn't know if it would be their last summer spent at the camp near Kingsley.
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Maker of Jack Daniel's worried about impact of trade war
(CNN Money) -- The maker of Jack Daniel's says tariffs are making it difficult to plan for the future. The company, Brown-Forman, reported strong revenue and profit growth for the fiscal year that ended in April, and expects to report more gains ahead.
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5-month-old boy dies, twin brother fighting for life at hospital
A 5-month-old baby is dead and his twin brother is fighting for his life at OU Children's Center. Their parents were arrested for child neglect after the two babies were found in poor conditions, weighing fewer than 4 pounds each. According to an affidavit, the twin boys were lying in bed Saturday morning at an apartment home near Southwest 59th Street and Sout
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Remax Southwest to Better Serve Customers with U-Haul
U-Haul Company of Texas is pleased to announce that Remax Southwest has signed on as a U-Haul® neighborhood dealer to serve the Sugar Land community.
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Houston City Council Votes to Extend the Emergency Health Declaration Related to COVID-19 Indefinitely
In a special called meeting Tuesday morning, Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston City Council members voted to indefinitely extend the proclamation of a local state of disaster due to a public health disaster for the City of Houston.
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Mitigation measures help Dickinson increase resiliency after Harvey
The City of Dickinson will benefit from several mitigation improvements as a part of its FEMA Public Assistance (PA) repairs following Hurricane Harvey.
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Joe Biden Wins Backing of Texas Elected Officials
Ahead of Joe Biden’s community event in San Antonio today, Biden for President announced five new significant endorsements from current and former elected officials across Texas, a key Super Tuesday state and one of the most delegate-rich on the calendar. These endorsements add to the list of influential list of leaders in Texas and beyond supporting Joe Biden.
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Media Statement On COVID-19 Precautions From HISD
The Houston Independent School District has no confirmed cases of COVID-19. However, acting out of an abundance of caution, several individuals have been placed on a 14-day self-quarantine. All self-quarantine individuals recently returned from a country on the CDC travel warning list or are closely related to someone who did. Schools will be identified specifically if cases are positively confirmed.
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The Center for Pursuit receives grant from Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund to assist clients in need
Joint effort between United Way of Greater Houston and Greater Houston Community Foundation
The Center for Pursuit, Houston’s largest not-for-profit organization serving adults with intellectual and development disabilities (I/DD), has received a grant from the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund, a joint effort by United Way of Greater Houston and the Greater Houston Community Foundation. The first round of the fund will distribute $1.5 million among 30 nonprofit organizations with constituents who need urgent access to food and emergency financial assistance due to COVID-19.
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Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III, Chair of The Rainbow PUSH Criminal Justice Project, Calls for Release of Seniors in Prisons in the US
Rev. Dr. Frederick Douglas Haynes, III. Chair of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Criminal Justice Project, is seeking to minimize the loss of life in prison where the incarcerated are existing in conditions where they cannot follow the protocol of physical distancing and are without hot and cold running water and are forced to survive in cells that are in many instances unsanitary.
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Governor Abbott Appoints Joos And Koerner To Texas Veterans Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kimberlee Joos and Laura Koerner to the Texas Veterans Commission for terms set to expire ON December 31, 2023. The commission serves as the state appointed advocate of Texas veterans as they attempt to secure the benefits rightfully earned in exchange for their service in our nation's armed forces.
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Exemptions in childhood vaccines rise in parts of the US with implications for disease risk
As more and more parents across the country choose nonmedical exemptions from vaccinations for their children, doctors and researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital say the risk of vaccine preventable disease outbreaks is increasing as well.
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Houston to Host 2023 Men's Final Four
While on a busy trade and investment mission to grow business and cultural ties in South America, Mayor Sylvester Turner took time today to celebrate an announcement by the NCAA® that Houston has won a bid to host the Men's Basketball Final Four® in 2023 and to thank everyone who worked hard to make it happen.
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Randy Moss attends his Hall of Fame ceremony wearing a tie that honors African-Americans killed by police
Former NFL wide receiver Randy Moss used his wardrobe to make a powerful statement at his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, wearing a necktie bearing the names of African-Americans killed by police or while in police custody.
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Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Real Estate Research Advisory Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Troy Alley, Jr., Russell Cain, and JJ Clemence to the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee for terms set to expire on January 31, 2023. The committee reviews and approves proposals submitted to the board of directors of the Texas A&M University System relating to staffing and general policies of the Real Estate Center. The committee decides the priority ranking of research studies the center conducts.
