Past Articles by Bill Stamps
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Janitors Set To Vote On Contract After being on strike for exactly one month, Houston janitors will vote on a new contract tomorrow and could be back to work by Monday. Some of them were back on the street today, protesting against one contractor that still hasn't agreed to the new deal. |
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HPD Officer Not Indicted For Christmas Day Shooting The family of a man shot and killed by an HPD officer on Christmas day say changes need to be made to the way officer involved shootings are investigated. A grand jury recently declined to indict the officer. |
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IBM To Provide Free Help For Houston Houston is one of a handful of cities in the U.S. picked by IBM to take part in it's smarter cities project. That means for the next three weeks, five IBM specialists will be in town to help the city find better ways to provide services using the internet. |
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Family Of Victim Files Suit Against Strip Club The family of a Conroe teen killed by a drunk driver last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the strip club that served the driver that night. The family's attorney says Rick's Cabaret served Erasmo Ramirez drinks until he ran out of money and was kicked out of the club. Bill Stamps has more. |
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Junior Olympic Gymnasts Compete In Houston The United States women's gymnastics team took home the gold medal in London just a few nights ago. Here in Houston where the Junior Olympics are taking place, there are some little ones who have their sights set on the gold as well. |
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Chick-fil-A Day Creates Long Lines In Houston You might have noticed getting a bite to eat at a local Chick-fil-A today was a lot harder than usual because of Chick-fil-A Day. There were extremely large lines as people showed support for the franchise's president who publicly opposed same sex marriage. |
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Today is Chick-fil-A day. A backlash against the company erupted after Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy publicly opposed same sex marriage. Today, many of those who support Cathy's views have been called on to show that support with a chicken sandwich. Bill Stamps stopped by one franchise in Houston to see how the day is going. |
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Harris County Lunch Program Growing Rapidly You could call this program Christmas in July. It is a free summer lunch program put on by the Harris County Hospital District. |
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Congressmembers Discuss Texas Voting Law This election season, both parties are gearing up for a big fight both locally and nationally. Here in Houston, Democrats held a congressional hearing on voting rights and what they feel is an effort to suppress the vote. |
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City Of Houston Releases Shooting Survival Video In the wake of last week's shootings in Colorado, the City of Houston has released a six minute video instructing the public how to survive a similar mass shooting event. |
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Junior Olympics At The George R. Brown Convention Center Today, we go to the George R. Brown Convention Center to see some kids with big dreams. Thousands of young athletes are representing themselves in the AAU Junior Olympics here in Houston. |
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Helping Houston Seniors Prepare For Disaster The Interfaith Ministries "Meals on Wheels" program is the main source of food for thousands of Houston seniors each day. But what if a major storm or hurricane hits, delivery could be impossible and some seniors could go hungry. |
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FDA Approves HIV Prevention Drug Today the FDA approved the drug Truvada to be used for the prevention of HIV. At first glance this appears to be a milestone, but those who work with HIV and AIDS patients aren't exactly celebrating. |
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Local Sheriff Says Citizens Can Help Prevent Tragedies Local law enforcement is aware that similar acts of violence — like the the deadly shootings which took place in Aurora, Colorado — can just as easily take place here in Houston. Local law enforcers say prevention is the key. But how? |
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Rockets Introduce Lin To Houston Media The Rockets introduced their newest acquisition this afternoon. The team signed guard Jeremy Lin earlier this week after his former team the New York Knicks decided not to match Houston's $25 million dollar offer. |
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State Math Teachers Converge In Houston A conference for Texas math teachers is being held this week at the George R. Brown Convention Center. We've been hearing the warning bells on how American students are falling behind in math and science and how that could impact the country down the road. |
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We should know by tomorrow whether or not the Rockets will have one of the most exciting players from last season on their squad. The Rockets have offered Jeremy Lin a $25 million contract that the Knicks have until midnight tonight to match. |
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HISD Touts Graduation And Declining Dropout Record The Houston Independent School District is celebrating new figures that show both the drop out rate and the graduation rate of its students is not only improving, but is progressing better and faster than most urban districts in the country. |
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Are The High Ozone Levels For Houston Area Worrisome? You may not be aware, but the Houston Galveston area has had some very high ozone levels lately. If you're in good health, there's probably nothing to worry about. But for high risk groups, the level of ozone can impact you. |
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Beating The Heat When There's No AC The City of Houston is once again offering people without air conditioning a way to beat the heat. A number of multi-service centers have been designated as official cooling centers. |
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Rodriquez's Sentence May Impact Future Stand Your Ground Cases Raul Rodriquez said Texas' "stand your ground" law gave him the right to use deadly force two years ago when he shot and killed his neighbor. The jury didn't agree and convicted Rodriquez of murder two weeks ago. KUHF's Bill Stamps was in the courtroom as Rodriquez learned how much time he'll spend behind bars for his crime. |
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Latest Sentencing Phase Of Raul Rodriquez Continues After a two week break, jurors are back in court today in the sentencing phase of a man convicted of shooting his neighbor in 2010. It's a case that some observers say is testing the state's "Stand Your Ground" law. Bill Stamps has the latest from the criminal courthouse downtown. |
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Child Advocate Program Seeks More African Americans Casa, the Spanish name for house, also is the name of a program that connects volunteer advocates with children in the foster care system. In the state of Texas and the Greater Houston area, there's a tremendous need for more African American CASA's, and the people who run the program are asking community members to step up. |
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No Swimming Or Hiking At This Summer Camp, But There's Liquid Nitrogen After spending the school year learning academic subjects such as science and math, a group of local middle school students are having a blast at summer camp, learning aboutscience and math. |
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We're about three months into the baseball season and the Astros find themselves in second to last place in their division. Ten and a half games behind the first place Reds. This is the team's first year under new owner Jim Crane, so what do fans think of the job he's doing so far? |
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Historic Emancipation Park Will Get Big Makeover Plans are in the works to give one of Houston's most historical parks a $33 million makeover. Located on Dowling Street in the Third Ward, Emancipation Park was purchased by freed slaves back in 1872. It was later donated to the city. The park has deteriorated over the years, but the city hopes to return this piece of Houston history to its former glory. |
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Eighty-Year-Old Woman Says Thanks To Paramedics A Houston woman is grateful to be alive today, thanks to emergency medical technicians. Eighty-year-old Ann Horton suffered a heart attack last year and was resuscitated by paramedics. Now that she's doing better, Horton and her husband stopped by the fire department to thank those responsible. |
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Some Locals Applaud Obama's New Immigration Policy Today's move by President Obama to loosen immigration rules for younger illegal immigrants stands to impact perhaps tens of thousands of people here in the Houston area. |
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Neighbors Testify As The Sentencing Phase Of Raul Rodriquez Continues Testimony continues today in the sentencing phase of Raul Rodriquez. Wednesday a jury convicted Rodriquez of killing his neighbor back in 2010. Rodriquez claimed self defense and using the Castle Doctrine. |
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Galveston Breaks Ground On New Water Treatment Facility Four years ago, Hurricane Ike caused devastation in the Galveston area. It was the damage to the waste water treatment plant, however, that ultimately caused the mayor to close the island. Now, a new hurricane-proof facility is being built. |
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Battleship Texas Taking On Water Crews are working to repair a leak in the historic Battleship Texas located in the Houston Ship Channel. The ship is nearly 100 years old and caretakers say problems are bound to happen. |
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Taking Human Traffickers To Court The Harris County Attorney's office and a local nonprofit are teaming up against local human trafficking operations. According to the Justice Department, 1 out of every 4 victims is brought through Harris County before being sent to other parts of the country. The County says shutting down the operations isn't easy, so they're hoping to use another tool — lawsuits. |
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Local Teens Get Involved In Educating Peers About Health Nearly 100 local students attended a teen summit in Third Ward today. It was put on by the City of Houston Health and Human Services Department. The goal is to get teens involved in their own health education. |
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TSA Testing New Security Kiosk In Houston The TSA is looking into making another change at security check points — all in the name of safety and security. Houston is one of only three cities where a new passenger identification kiosk is being tested. |
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Gender Wage Gap, Myth or Real? Republicans have blocked a vote on a bill which calls for equal pay in the workplace, saying it would make things tougher on businesses in a struggling economy. Among other things, the bill would require employers to prove any differences in pay are for reasons other than gender. |
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Bye-Bye School, Hello Summer Camp For many Houston children the summer vacation officially starts this week. School may be out, but for some children the summer camp they attend may be like a school away from school. |
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Educator Advises Children To Read Over Summer Break Now that school is out, most children will be focusing on ways to have fun and cool off this summer. But educators say making children do even a little academic work over the break can make an enormous difference. |
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Local Group Warns Swimmers To Stay Out Of San Jacinto River Local grassroots organizations are once again urging the public not to swim or fish this summer in a part of the San Jacinto River that used to be paper mill waste pits They say efforts to clean up that part of the river have failed and the area should be off limits to the public. |
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Should You Get Flood Insurance? When you think about preparing for hurricane season, one of the first things that comes to mind is probably a pack of emergency supplies. But the folks with Harris County Flood Control say, there's something just as important that some people don't think about. |
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Busy Summer For Houston Food Bank Social service agencies say unfortunately, now that school is out, children will be looking for something to eat. The Houston Food Bank is gearing up for the demand. |
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Former Homeless Man With Great Voice In Houston Last year, homeless man Ted Williams became an overnight sensation after a You Tube video of him and his remarkable voice was viewed by millions of people. Ted Williams has written a book about his journey and was recently in Houston to tell his story. |
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Experts Say No Excuse for Child Drownings This Summer With summer almost here and school letting out, more families will be looking for ways to cool off. Unfortunately some family outings end in tragedy as 70 or more children drown in Texas each year. The YMCA and the Houston Fire Department want to prevent these tragedies and are reaching out to parents. |
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Why Mental Health Agencies Are Playing An Active Role In Sobering Center Last week the Houston City Council approved a plan that will change how the police department deals with public intoxication. Currently violators are arrested and taken to jail. The new plan calls for the construction of a "sobering center" where individuals will be taken instead. Many of those taken to the center could have mental health issues to go along with substance abuse problems. |
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Foster And Adoption Families Needed If you've ever thought about being a foster parent or possibly adopting a child, local agencies say there's no better time than now. There are more than 7,000 children in the Houston area foster system and almost 2,000 of those are waiting to be adopted. |
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What Do The Recent Advances In HIV Prevention And Testing Mean For A Houstonian? The Food and Drug Administration is considering two courses of actions that could dramatically change the way HIV is treated and tested. But what are they and what impact could they have here in Houston? |
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Returning A Houston Center To Its Glory Days There's an area of South Houston that used to be one of the city's hot spots — more than 50 years ago. After years of decline and decay, the Palm Center on Griggs Road is making a comeback. |
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Experts Warn Public About Rise In Texas Whooping Cough Cases Local health officials are warning the public to take seriously any extended coughing you think may be just the common cold. In Texas, cases of Pertussis, better known as whooping cough, are approaching numbers not seen in decades. |
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Airport Workers At IAH Want A Piece Of The Pie With all the talk of airport expansion at Hobby and Bush, some of the people who work there are feeling a bit left out. Today, a group of passenger service workers held a rally at Intercontinental's Terminal C. |
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MLS Dynamo Ready For Tomorrow's Stadium Debut This time tomorrow the Houston Dynamo will be playing their first game in the new BBVA Compass Stadium. After playing at the University of Houston’s Robertson Stadium for so many years, this is a moment the team and fans have been waiting for. |
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Med Center To Test Flood Proof Doors Hurricane season is just around the corner. This weekend emergency teams at the UT Health Science Center plan to test their large water tight doors, put in place after Tropical Storm Allison. They're designed to prevent a catastrophe like what happened almost 11 years ago. |
