Past Articles by Ed Mayberry
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High School Students Compete In International Science Fair The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is today in Phoenix, Arizona, hosting more than 1,600 high school students from around the world. There are participants from the Houston area. |
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As Memorial Day Nears, Gas Prices Rise As Memorial Day approaches, retail gasoline prices in Texas have risen a bit. |
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City Of Houston Provides Ways To Fight More Dense Development A series of public meetings will help Houstonians better understand recent changes to the city's development code. Chapter 42 allows developers to create more dense housing using smaller lots in more sections of the city. |
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Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday Approaches Consumers get a break, and retailers don't do so badly, either. The opportunity for Texans to save money on energy efficient appliances is fast approaching. |
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State Sales Tax Revenues Up 3.9% Compared To A Year Ago The Texas State Comptroller's Office says that state sales tax revenue was up $2.15 billion in April. That's up 3.9 percent compared to April 2012. |
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OTC: One Exhibitor Talks Of Thousands Of Jobs In Oil And Gas The Offshore Technology Conference has hundreds of panel discussions about all aspects of the oil and gas industry this week at Reliant Park. |
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Texas Unemployment Lowest In Metros And Energy-Focused Areas The unemployment picture in Texas is substantially better than other states, and the energy sector is a big factor. Areas that are energy-focused fare better than other parts of the state. But large cities are also contributing to better numbers in Texas. |
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Texas Medical Center Plans Job Fair For Veterans The Texas Medical Center is hosting a job fair for military veterans next Wednesday. |
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Environmental Groups Sue To Compel EPA To Recalculate VOCs Emission Formula Community groups in Texas and Louisiana have filed a lawsuit to compel the Environmental Protection Agency to review formulas used to report the levels of toxic emissions from refineries and chemical plants. |
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Could Outsourcing Help Your Small Business Grow? If you're short on qualified people, outsourcing is one way you can help scale up. |
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Safeguards Discussed For Preventing Social Media Distortion Of Markets A recent false report about explosions at the White House, posted on social media and picked up by news web sites, caused an immediate drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. So now, additional safeguards are being discussed. |
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Small Business Survey Finds Optimism for Hiring, Raises A majority of Texas business owners plan to grow their businesses over the next six months, according to a survey of small businesses. |
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CarShare Program Offers Options For Those Using Alternative Transportation There's another transportation option in the Energy Corridor — shared vehicles that can be used for errands while at work. |
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Acting Secretary Of Labor Pushes Minimum Wage Increase The Acting Secretary of Labor has been making the rounds in 20 U.S. cities to stump for the president's plan to raise the minimum wage. |
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UH Symposium Targets Energy Services Companies Expanding Internationally Energy services companies that are going global can benefit from today's "New Markets, New Money" symposium at the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. |
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Sen. Cornyn Says Flight Delays Are A 'Manufactured Crisis' U.S. Sen. John Cornyn talked with reporters in a conference call this afternoon. One topic: FAA and the Department of Transportation and sequestration. |
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High-Tech Vending Machines Distributing Healthier Products You may start seeing vending machines that dispense healthier food around Houston. |
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High Net Worth Investors Bullish About Houston Economy An investor pulse poll released by Morgan Stanley confirms investor confidence in the economic standing of Houston and Texas. |
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World Events Affect Stocks, But Investors Look At Big Picture World events can affect the stock market for the short term, but many investors are interested in longer-term implications. |
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Record Store Day Focuses on Independent Record Stores Tomorrow is Record Store Day, and that means another batch of limited edition releases. It's a global event, and thousands of independently-owned record stores like Houston's Cactus Records on Portsmouth take part. |
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LNG Conference Spotlights Transition From Importing To Exporting Natural Gas Over 10,000 industry professionals are in Houston this week for the 17th International Liquified Natural Gas Conference. Participants come from 80 countries. |
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Smartphone App Documents Evidence At Accident Scenes A new app for your smartphone or tablet has been introduced that can be helpful after an accident. |
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Midday Job Fair Seeks Resumes And Smiling Faces Jobseekers can speak directly with recruiters from several companies this morning at a career fair. |
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Survey: 14 Percent Of Texas Businesses Targeted By Fraud A survey finds that one in seven Texas businesses have experienced incidents of attempted financial fraud in the past two years. |
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Vietnam Ambassador Says Houston Would Benefit From Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement Ambassadors from countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement are hoping to expand the number of participants. |
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Off-Duty Officer Thwarts Galleria Jewelry Store Robbery One suspect was wounded by an off-duty police officer and another is at large after an attempted robbery of Nazar's jewelry store in the Galleria area today at noon. |
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Business Travel To Rebound In 2013 A new forecast says the improving economic outlook should continue boosting business travel spending this year. |
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Greater Houston Partnership Organizes Cuban Trip Greater Houston Partnership has organized a tour to Cuba. |
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Houston Gets Top Rating In Small Business Friendliness Survey A new survey says that even with other parts of the country in some degree of economic decline, Houston is a good place to start a business. |
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Former UH Basketball Coach Guy V. Lewis Elected To Hall Of Fame An announcement is expected Monday that former University of Houston basketball coach Guy V. Lewis has been elected to the college Basketball Hall of Fame. |
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How To Monitor Houston Ozone Levels On A Smartphone A new smartphone app — connected to air and wind monitors — gives Houston-area residents up-to-date information on whether ozone levels have reached an unhealthy stage. The app was developed by the Houston Air Alliance, the American Lung Association and the University of Houston. |
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Houston Grand Opera Receives $1 Million Dollar Gift The Houston Grand Opera is receiving a million-dollar gift from some longtime season subscribers. |
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HPD Officer Wounded; Suspect Shot Dead After Traffic Stop A Houston police officer was wounded in a traffic confrontation last night, and the man who shot him was killed by another officer. |
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ALDI Grocery Chain Enters Houston Market Another grocery store chain enters the Houston market. |
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What Are Houston's Upcoming Hiring Trends? A new forecast from Robert Half looks at hiring trends for the months ahead. |
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Renters Are Up, While Insurance Is Down A survey finds that almost 2 out of 3 renters lack insurance. This is at a time when there are more people renting. |
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New Magazine Aims To Showcase Houston's Diverse Lifestyle A new monthly magazine launches soon in Houston, with articles that its creators hope will reflect the diversity and energy of the city. |
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Houston Municipal Courts Offer Amnesty For Certain Outstanding Warrants Houston's Municipal Courts Department has begun an amnesty program for certain delinquent citations. |
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Supreme Court To Look At Lawsuits By Stanford Investors The Supreme Court will hear an appeal seeking to shut down class-action lawsuits from investors who lost money in a Ponzi scheme orchestrated by R. Allen Stanford. |
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Representative Turner: State Spending Plan Fails To Restore Cuts To Education The 83rd Texas Legislature is looking at a proposed spending plan of $187.7 billion over the next two years. But Representative Sylvester Turner of Houston says the appropriations bill filed in the House doesn't restore the $5.4 billion in cuts made to public education in 2011. |
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Houston-area ERs See Heavy Volume of Flu Patients Houston area hospitals are seeing a heavier-than-usual volume of flu and other respiratory problems. The best solution remains the same — getting your flu shot. |
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Former President George H.W. Bush Continues Treatment At Methodist Hospital Former President George H.W. Bush continues his recovery at a Houston hospital. |
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Congressman Brady Takes Oath For Ninth Time; Comments On Boehner's Re-election As House Speaker The house re-elected Republican John Boehner as speaker, losing just a handful of votes in the Republican-controlled chamber. Republican Congressman Kevin Brady of The Woodlands says the last-minute fiscal cliff negotiations and the lack of legislation to provide aid for hurricane sandy victims indicates that both parties need to work together. |
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MD Anderson Team Pioneers Method To Improve Cord Blood Yield A professor of medicine from MD Anderson ended the year with a paper being published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It's about a technique that appears to improve the success of blood stem cell transplants from umbilical cords. |
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TxDOT Offers Non-alcoholic Drink Recipes For New Year's Parties It's New Year's Eve, and the Texas Department of Transportation continues its holiday campaign focusing on the importance of planning for a sober ride home. The holiday P.A.S.S. campaign requires a commitment. |
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Senator Cornyn Criticizes Lack Of Progress In Fiscal Cliff Talks Talks between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner on a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff'' continue out of the public eye. But public statements from lawmakers suggest a deal is not close. Senator John Cornyn of Texas complains about the progress of negotiations. |
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ERCOT Predicts Future Peak Demand Struggles Future power projections for Texas have improved, according to the agency that oversees most of the state's power grid. ERCOT says new numbers on actual economic growth indicate the load on the system will not be as heavy as previously predicted. |
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CDC Says Flu Season Starting Early Health officials say flu season is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade. Available vaccines seem to be well-matched to the strains of flu being found so far. |
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Former Houston DJ Gleans Business Tips From Rock 'n' Roll Businesses can use some of the same tools that make household names out of rock stars to launch their own visions. That includes everything from finding the right partners to creating the perfect business plan. |
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Testimony Wraps In Day Care Fire Trial Testimony has wrapped up in the trial of a Houston woman charged with murder after a deadly fire at her home day care. |
