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TMK IPSCO To Move Headquarters To Houston The North American division of a global pipe manufacturer says it will move its corporate headquarters from Downers Grove, Illinois to Houston. |
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Hundreds Of Undocumented Houstonians Prepare To Apply For Immigration Program Wednesday federal officials will begin accepting applications for deferred action. The program announced by the Obama administration earlier this summer gives qualifying undocumented immigrants work permits and temporary relief from deportation. |
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Even Simple Jobs Can Be Dangerous For Law Officers Authorities in College Station say it could take a while to unravel what led to this week's shooting near the Texas A&M campus. One local lawman here in Harris County says his deputies face the same kinds of dangers every day — doing jobs that might seem routine. |
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Red Tide Rolls In On Galveston Beaches The waters off of Galveston Island — Bolivar Peninsula and Matagorda are inundated with a bloom of red tide. The algae are killing off fish and can cause human illnesses. |
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What's Texas Winning In Its War On The EPA? Texas is waging a legal battle against the federal government's efforts to toughen regulations on industries that pollute. But who's winning and at what cost? |
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Production, Sales Boost Houston Economy In July The latest survey of purchasing managers finds the Houston economy recovered the ground it lost in June. |
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Tip-over Deaths From Unsecured TVs Rising Among Kids Trauma surgeons in Houston are speaking out publicly after an uptick in accidents involving televisions falling on children. KUHF Health and Science reporter Carrie Feibel has more from one family whose toddler survived. |
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Will Voters Complete The Ballot With Four Issues On The Ticket? There will be four issues on the November ballot that will require voter authorization. Three are bond referendums and a fourth has to do with Metro's general mobility fund. Will the crowded field lead to voter fatigue? |
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TxDOT Appeals To Houston Drivers To Pay Attention On The Roads Texas may be known for its "Drive Friendly" motto, but transportation officials say that alone isn't enough. They're cautioning drivers to stay alert as school goes back into session and local freeways get crowded. |
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UH Emergency Warning System Explained After a shooting that left three dead and several injured near the Texas A&M campus, a UH lieutenant describes the campus warning systems for incidents like campus shootings |
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Section 8 Waiting List Opens To 20,000 Applicants The Houston Housing Authority is opening up its waiting list for housing assistance for the first time in six years. |
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Houstonian Documents Syrian Fighting For Western News Agencies Western journalists have had difficulty gaining permission to cover the Syrian conflict; so much of the news has been coming from citizens using social media. But some freelance reporters and photographers have been able to slip in. Ed Mayberry talked with one Houstonian on a phone hook-up from Syria. |
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Will New Concussion-Related Law Really Help? State law now requires school districts to provide more training to coaches and athletic trainers about concussions. In order for teams to participate in UIL competitions — they must have a concussion team including a physician on standby. |
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Business Tax Amnesty Ends August 17 Businesses have until Friday to take advantage of the Texas Fresh Start amnesty period. |
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With Transparency, There's Room To Improve Lawmakers say they want transparency and that the public should be able to see their finances. But state requirements allow officeholders to report their financial interests vaguely enough to hide conflicts. |
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TABC Changes What It Means To Be A Beer For years, beers sold in Texas have had to have special labels if they contained a certain amount of alcohol. After a rule change finalized by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission last month, brewers can now just call a beer a beer. |
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Drug Smugglers Using The Oil And Gas Industry For Transport Energy companies looking for natural gas and oil in South Texas are building hundreds of miles of back roads. Officials say those same roads are being used by drug traffickers from Mexico. |
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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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Lightning Fires Close Popular Wildlife Refuge To Visitors Visitors are being kept away from a popular East Texas recreational area this weekend because of a series of fires caused by lightning. |
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West Nile Virus Runs High This Year Dallas County officials declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of West Nile Virus infected 175 people and killed nine of them. Houston health officials say the virus is unusually active this year. |
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Drought Actually Sweetens The Produce Triple digit temperatures and dry lands may not be ideal for Texas farmers. But despite the drought, the land is still bearing its fruit. The fruit this year may be the sweetest it's ever been. |
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HISD Bond Referendum Will Go To Voters In November The Houston school board voted 8-1 last night to call on a bond election in November. If passed, the nearly $2 billion measure would go to replace 20 school buildings, renovate over 3 dozen existing schools and make technology upgrades at all campuses. |
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Bauer Business Focus: David Spencer-Percival London-based Spencer Ogden is one of world's leading firms specializing in recruiting for the energy sector. CEO and co-founder David Spencer-Percival visited Houston to open the company's first U.S. office. He joins Andrew Schneider on this week's Bauer Business Focus. |
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National Oilwell Varco To Buy Robbins & Myers For $2.5 Billion National Oilwell Varco says it will buy Robbins & Myers for $2.5 billion. Both oilfield equipment and services firms are based in the Houston area. |
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Texas Power Plants #1 In US For Mercury Pollution A new report ranks all 50 states for toxic air pollutants coming from power plants. Texas comes in at number ten. |
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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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Forecasters Say We Could See More Tropical Activity This Year Forecasters with the National Weather Service are upping the chances of tropical activity this hurricane season. They say wind patterns and warm water could make things busy in the Atlantic |
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Feds Sign Off On More Money For Two METRO Light Rail Lines A big chunk of cash is on its way to Houston's Metropolitan Transit Authority to help with light rail construction. It's another installment of the nearly one billion dollars in federal money committed to Houston’s light rail lines. |
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VEOPS Expands Plans For Oakdale, La. Refinery Authorities in Allen Parish, Louisiana have agreed to lease more of the former Arizona Chemical property in Oakdale to Kingwood-based Virtual Energy Operations for a $100 million refinery. |
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Prepare and Respond: Harris County Reacts To A Mock Hurricane It may be just a drill, but Harris County officials are conducting an extensive hurricane preparedness exercise. It's an effort to hone their response to an actual weather emergency. |
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Obamacare Debate Continues Among Local Congressmen Houston-area congressmen continue to spar over the national health care law, which remains a divisive issue heading in to the November races. KUHF Health and Science reporter Carrie Feibel has more from both sides of the political divide. |
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Cardtronics Buys Rival ATM Network Houston-based Cardtronics says it has acquired all the assets of Minnesota-based ATM Network for an undisclosed sum. |
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Houston Holds Community Vigil For Sikhs Houston will hold a candlelight vigil tomorrow night for the victims of the Sikh temple shooting. It's the second mass shooting in recent weeks and Houston leaders will gather at city hall for a time of mourning. |
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Venezuela To Pay Exterran Over $440 Million For Seized Assets Houston-based Exterran reports it has completed the sale of assets nationalized by Venezuela for just over $440 million. |
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Problems In Harris County Primary Runoff Lead To Call For Oversight The chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party wants an audit to be conducted of the election process and equipment. The call comes after the primary run-off elections were affected with significant problems. |
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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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Bo's Place: House Of Grief, But Full Of Laughter Whenever there's a death in the family, it's hard to know where to turn to, but for Houstonians there is an answer. It's called Bo's Place. It's completely free and surprisingly the one thing families do a lot of there is laugh. |
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Janitors Make Final Plea For Higher Wages After weeks of strikes and stalled negotiations — Houston janitors will meet with building owners tomorrow to work out a labor contract. Janitors are asking for a raise to ten dollars an hour. |
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Fracking Shown To Cause Small Earthquakes If you live in the drilling area around Dallas-Fort Worth known as the Barnett Shale, you may have noticed that recently the ground has been a bit shakier than usual. A new study out this week from UT says the culprit is the oil and gas industry. |
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Marvin Wilson To Be Executed, His Attorneys Argue Mentally Impaired Attorneys want the U.S. Supreme Court to halt tonight's scheduled execution of a Texas man they say is mentally retarded. |
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Fracking's Link To Smog Worries Some Texas Cities Texas is a big state where perceptions can vary greatly depending on where you live. For example, air pollution and whether drilling oil and gas wells may be making it worse. |
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Texas Second-Most Expensive State In US to Close On A Mortgage New research by financial publisher Bankrate finds that mortgage closing costs are falling in Texas. But those costs remain far above the national average. |
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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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Teachers Expand Science Skills In Summer RESST Program Rice University will provide professional development for 150-high school teachers from the Houston Independent School District this coming school year. The program is designed to expand the knowledge of biology, chemistry and physics. |
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Olympic Coverage Inspires More Houstonians To Take Up Swimming One of the highlight's of this summer's Olympics is the record-setting wins of the USA swim team. In Houston that means more people are getting interested in the sport. |
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Voters Have Two Options For Metro Funding On November Ballot The board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County has finalized its proposal for a ballot referendum in November. Voters that live in Metro's service area will be allowed to choose whether to continue a controversial revenue-sharing program. But there is a small twist. |
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Jobs Outlook Mixed For Keystone XL South TransCanada is still hoping to win permission to build the Keystone XL, a pipeline that would transport heavy crude oil from the Alberta Tar Sands to the Texas Gulf Coast. But while a final ruling from the State Department isn't due till next year, construction of the pipeline's southern leg will start in a matter of weeks. |
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Trafficking Victims Get Fresh Start In Freedom Place It's no secret that Houston is one of the country's largest hubs for human trafficking. Until recently trafficked kids caught prostituting were sent to a detention center. Once released, they often go back to that lifestyle. Now there's another option and it's called Freedom Place. |
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Veterans, Military Spouses Job Fair Coming To Minute Maid Park The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and RecruitMilitary will co-host a job fair for Houston-area veterans and military spouses. The event takes place this Thursday at Minute Maid Park. |
