Past Articles by Gail Delaughter
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Would You Pay A Toll to Get To The Beach Quicker? Starting this weekend, beachgoers can use the Gulf Freeway HOV lane on their trip to Galveston. The lane is also open to single drivers willing to pay a toll. |
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Texas Sees Drop In Construction-Related Fatalities Thousands of workers took time out from their jobs for an annual event designed to make things safer on construction sites. Safety briefings were held as a trade organization unveiled new figures showing a big drop in the number of workers killed or hurt on the job in Texas. |
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New Texas Traffic Regulations Start In September A new law goes into effect this fall that requires drivers to slow down and move over for highway maintenance crews. |
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Why So Many People in Houston Are Going Hungry Volunteers are busy at the Houston Food Bank as they sort through a huge donation for the area's hungry families. Officials say demand remains high for food assistance, and many of the requests for help come from people with jobs. |
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Galveston Hopes Federal Money Will Help Keep Water Flowing After A Major Storm The City of Galveston is getting millions of dollars from FEMA to replace a water pumping station that was damaged by Hurricane Ike over four years ago. |
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Study Looks At Growing Traffic Congestion In Fort Bend County As Fort Bend's population continues to grow, officials are looking at safety improvements on one of the county's busiest roadways. |
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Drivers Near the Galleria Could Face Big Traffic Delays This Weekend Drivers need to be alert to a road closure this weekend that could cause major slowdowns near the Galleria. |
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US Transportation Secretary Warns Houstonians of Phony Movers Secretary Ray LaHood was in Houston reminding people to be on guard when they trust someone to handle their worldly possessions. Houston is one of the top cities with complaints against fraudulent moving companies. |
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Houston Officials Hope New Initiative Solves Parking Problems In Busy Corridor Drivers will now have to start feeding the meters on Washington Avenue, the district west of downtown. The city is putting a new plan into effect that's designed to cut down on parking problems in a neighborhood that's seen explosive growth. |
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Figures Show Houston Can Be A Dangerous Place To Walk Figures show the Houston area is one of the most dangerous places in the country for pedestrians, with a rising number of people who are hit and killed while walking. But experts say changes in infrastructure would make getting around on foot a lot safer. |
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Despite Improvements, Houston Still Has Some Of The Dirtiest Air In The Country A new report from the American Lung Association says Houston's air is getting cleaner, but the city still has some of the most polluted air in the country. |
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What's Behind The High Number Of Work Zone Crashes? Texas Department of Transportation is appealing to drivers to pay attention in highway work zones. Officials say drunk and distracted driving is taking a toll, and highway maintenance workers aren't the only ones in danger. |
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As Population Grows, Sugar Land Looks For New Ways To Bike And Walk Sugar Land wants input from residents on how to make it easier to walk and bike around the city. Officials are finalizing a master plan and there's a public meeting tonight to gather input. |
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Oh, The Places You Can See Wildflowers In Houston Springtime in Texas brings colorful bursts of wildflowes to roadsides around the state, with many families planning driving trips to enjoy the bluebonnets and other annual blooms. But if you're not able to hit the road to the Hill Country and other popular spots, there are lots of places to view impressive wildflower displays here in Houston. |
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Student Filmmaker Tells Personal Story Of A Friend Killed By A Drunk Driver Houston audiences this week will get a look at a powerful documentary about the dangers of driving drunk and the impact it has on families. It's the work of a student filmmaker who wanted to tell the story of a longtime friend who died in a Harris County drunk driving accident two years ago. |
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Metro Celebrates The Light Rail Line 100 Million Rides There was music and free rides on the light rail line as Metro put on a festive event to celebrate 100 million boardings. |
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Metro Offering Free Rides To Celebrate Light Rail Milestone Houston's light rail line celebrates a milestone Tuesday with free rides. |
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Small Airports Near Houston Won't Lose Air Traffic Control Towers A vote by the Texas Transportation Commission means air traffic control towers will stay open at 13 small airports around the state, including two in the Houston area. The commission's vote comes days before the towers were set to close because of federal sequestration cuts. |
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Metro Wants To Make It Easier For Houston's Disabled To Get Around As demand grows in Houston for transportation for the elderly and disabled, Metro is asking riders for input on how to make its services easier to use. |
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Port Of Houston Spends Money To Prepare For Panama Canal Expansion The Port of Houston is about to spend about a million dollars on a dredging project as it prepares for bigger ships. Officials say the work is crucial for the port to stay competitive. |
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Heights Residents Talk About Mobility Problems The Houston Planning Department is hearing complaints from Heights-area residents about increased traffic and long waits at red lights. Residents are sounding off as the city gathers input on how to improve mobility on the northside |
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Metro Wants To Make Trips Easier For Bike Riders Metro's Strategic Planning Committee got an update on the "Bike and Ride" Access Study. Metro says it wants to make it easier for Houstonians to combine bike and bus travel. |
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Houston Railroad Museum Seeks A New Home After being tucked away on the city's northeast side for over three decades, the Houston Railroad Museum has to look for a new home. The museum is weighing a couple of different options as it works to come up with the money to relocate some important pieces of local history. |
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Galveston's Bus System Looks to Attract New Riders Galveston's bus system is working to get more riders as it faces a possble budget shortfall.Island Transit is asking for input on how to make the system more attractive to riders. |
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Texas Gets Poor Grades for Roads The American Society of Civil Engineers is out with a new report card, giving the nation's infrastructure a grade of "D-Plus." One of the categories they looked at was road maintenance, which didn't fare well here in Texas. |
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Houston Planners Want Input On Mobility Challenges The Houston Planning Department is gathering input on what can be done to help people get around easier |
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Two People Accused Of Illegally Serving Alcohol Before Fatal Crashes Two people in Montgomery County are now facing charges, after prosecutors say they provided alcohol to minors prior to drunk driving crashes that left two teenagers dead. |
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Some Houston transit riders will notice a different kind of bus on their route. |
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Parents Warned About Teen Drinking and Driving Law enforcement is keeping a close eye out for drunk drivers this spring break, especially teen drivers who aren't supposed to be drinking in the first place. Adults could be held liable if they let kids drink and someone gets hurt. |
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Major Construction Project Begins on Westheimer Drivers who use Westheimer just inside the 610 Loop could face some big delays starting this Sunday. |
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Airport Director Worries About Sequestration Cuts The director's comments came during Wednesday's 'State of the Airports' address, noting that overall business has remained strong for the city's three airports. |
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Montgomery County Goes After Adults Who Provide Alcohol To Minors After a rash of fatal accidents involving teens, Montgomery County is going after people who provide alcohol to minors. |
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Mapping Houston's Mega-Commuters Texas cities, like Houston and Dallas, rank high for super-commuters, or people who travel at least 90 minutes or 50 miles to work. Use the new interactive application to check out average commute times by zip code. |
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TxDOT Discusses Plans For Congested US Highway 288 TxDOT is holding public meetings this week on plans to improve access to the Medical Center and downtown. |
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More I-69 Signs Go Up In Houston Another section of U.S. Highway 59 is getting a new name. |
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Metro Talks To Kids About Light Rail Safety Metro has launched a big safety education campaign in advance of the three light rail lines that are opening next year. The transit agency wants to avoid the kinds of problems it had when the first rail line opened nearly a decade ago. |
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Houston's Most Stolen Vehicles In January Every month the Houston Police Department releases a list of the top stolen cars in the city. In January, 700 cars were reported as stolen. And there are certain cars that just keep on making the list. |
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Former Financial Advisor Admits To Defrauding UH Athletics Fundraising Group The former treasurer of a UH athletics fundraising group has pleaded guilty to bilking investors out of over a million dollars. |
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Boating Hazards Removed From Galveston Bay The Texas General Land Office is getting rid of hundreds of old pilings on Galveston Bay that pose a hazard to boaters. |
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New Signs Help Visitors Get Around Galveston The City of Galveston wants to keep people moving around the island with the help of new wayfinding signs. |
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Bus Riders Face Delays Because Of NBA All-Star Activities METRO says downtown bus riders can expect delays this weekend because of NBA All-Star activities. |
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Galveston's Ike Dike Project Gets Financial Boost Texas A&M in Galveston is getting financial help in its efforts to develop a storm surge protection system. |
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Health Concerns For Passengers On Disabled Ship Over 4,000 people are anxiously waiting to get off a Carnival cruise ship that developed engine problems after it departed from Galveston last week. Passengers are reporting sweltering cabins and raw sewage, and experts say some of those people could face serious health risks. |
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Local Experts Preview State Of The Union Address Guns, immigration, and job creation are expected to be the big topics when President Obama gives his State of the Union address tonight. So what are local experts anticipating? |
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TxDOT Looks To Private Funds For Help With Highway Cleanup State transportation officials are now looking for private sponsors to help fund the growing cost of highway cleanup work. A new program hopes to save the state money. |
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Houston Looks At Ways to Bring Fresh Food To Underserved Neighborhoods City officials say too many Houstonians don't have access to fresh food in their neighborhoods and they're looking at ways to bring supermarkets into underserved communities. The city says it's an issue of both economic development and public health. |
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Houston Resident Wants To Open Streets To Pedestrians A Houston resident has started a petition drive in an effort to get the city to open up streets to pedestrians once a week. |
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Rail Shuts Down This Weekend, And Drivers Face I-10 E Detours Metro shuts down the light rail system for construction and maintenance, crews do more work on a damaged bridge on I-10 East Freeway, and Baytown officials are telling residents not to be alarmed by new cameras at intersections. |
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Metro Light Rail Line Will Be Closed This Weekend The entire METRO light rail system will be shut down this weekend for maintenance and construction work. |
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Houston-Area Congress Members Look At Port Security Members of the local congressional delegation were at the Port of Houston to get a look at security operations. Officials feel confident with the port's security efforts right now, but they say more needs to be done to ward off threats in the future. |
