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KUHF Launches 'This Is Houston' Video Contest KUHF launches video contest to describe and capture things quintessentially Houston. |
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New Apartment Construction Brings No Relief On Rents The rent for a typical urban apartment in Houston is now rising between 5% to 10% a year. That's roughly two to four times the national average. KUHF Business News Reporter Andrew Schneider looks at why it's getting so tough to find an affordable apartment. |
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State And Federal Government Consider Gun Measures Earlier today, President Obama announced a broad set of policies that he hopes would help curb gun violence. In Texas, lawmakers are considering a host of gun measures. |
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Some Houstonians Adopt New Holiday Traditions This Year Holidays are a time of being together and incorporating traditions that may have been passed on for generations. KUHF's Shomial Ahmad talked to some Houstonians who are celebrating the holidays a bit differently this year. |
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The Question Of The Day: Real Or Artificial Tree? Christmas time means millions of Americans have a tree in their home. What differs is the type of tree they are displaying — real or artificial. Proponents of either tree can be strong believers in their choice. |
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A 'Traditional' Thanksgiving Meal With Ethnic Dishes On The Side In some ways, celebrating Thanksgiving is a story of assimilation into American culture. KUHF's Shomial Ahmad talked to some immigrants and Americans from different ethnicities on how they've made the Thanksgiving meal unique for them. |
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How's Texting While Driving Ban Working Locally? As we head toward the next legislative session, one bill on the agenda might look very familiar. It's the texting while driving law that was passed, but then vetoed by Governor Rick Perry last session. However the law has been implemented on the local level in certain cities and with mixed results. |
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How Early Voting Changes Elections With more and more people choosing to vote early instead of on Election Day — it raises Some philosophical questions about how we vote. Do people who vote early have the same set of facts as those who vote on Election Day? And will the boost to early voting change the way politicians campaign for votes? |
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Sweet And Big Parties: Indians In Houston Celebrate Diwali The Indian holiday Diwali begins this week. It's commonly called the Festival of Lights and marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year. How has the holiday's celebration in Houston grown through the years? |
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What Does It Mean To Be An Independent Voter In Texas? Independent voters outnumber those who call themselves Democrats or Republicans. But what, exactly, is an independent voter? And what sort of influence, if any, do independents really have in Texas? |
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Texas Voters Say 'Obamacare' Influencing Their Vote With Election Day looming, voters say the economy and budget deficit are still their top priorities. But health care is not far behind. In many polls, voters rate the Affordable Care Act — otherwise known as "Obamacare" — as the fourth most important issue in the presidential race. |
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KUHF Joins PIN And Asks Sources If Texas Is Part Of The South KUHF News just became a member of the Public Insight Network. Listeners and community members can become a part of the network, and share what they know about timely issues. Reporters will reach out to sources with short questionnaires when they're working on a story. The first story for the Public Insight Network was whether or not Texas was part of the South. |
