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Choking On Ethanol And High Gas Prices The high price of gasoline is prompting calls for a fresh look at the nation's renewable fuel standards. |
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Perry, Some Lawmakers Want State's Gold Back In Texas Call it the Rick Perry gold rush: The governor wants to bring the state’s gold reserves back from a New York vault to Texas. |
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State Insurance Regulator's Job Is On The Line Eleanor Kitzman, the state's insurance commissioner, will be out of a job at the end of the session if she's not reappointed by Gov. Rick Perry and approved by the Texas Senate. |
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Houston Students Build Race Car for NASCAR Driver This weekend, hundreds of race car drivers will rev up their engines in Goliad, Texas, about 20 miles from Victoria, for the Texas Mile. |
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Super Bowl Champion Ed Reed Joins Texans The Houston Texans have bolstered their defense with the signing of Ed Reed. The all-pro safety was formerly with the Baltimore Ravens. |
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Houston Zoo's Baby Giraffe Yao Has Life-Threatening Infection A baby giraffe at the Houston zoo has a life-threatening bone infection. The zoo's newest giraffe has a small chance of survival. |
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Should Chicano Studies Count as American History? Texas state law requires every student at a public university to take two semesters of American history for their degree. But what counts as American history is stirring up controversy. |
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Bauer Business Focus: Elizabeth Killinger At 43, Elizabeth Killinger is one of the youngest people ever to lead Reliant Energy, as well as the company’s first female president. A graduate of the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business, Killinger was named to the post last October. |
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As Older Workers Delay Retirement, Younger Ones Pay a Price A new survey suggests a growing number of older workers will push back their retirement due to economic concerns. That will mean fewer opportunities for those just entering the workforce. |
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Study Finds Low Cost Alternative To Astrodome Demolition During a tour of the iconic building, one of the people who could ultimately help decide its fate, argued that it's still got life left in it. |
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Injured Officer's Gratitude Unwavering 20 Years Later Those who have lived in Houston for at least 20 years will remember what happened this week in 1993. The story of a Houston police officer who was shot several times at a police station made national news. Today, former officer Danny Vaughan is still on the road to recovery. |
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Fort Bend Picks Superintendent Finalist Fort Bend Independent School District has about 70,000 students, making it the seventh largest school district in Texas. This week the Fort Bend school board picked a lone finalist to lead the district as superintendent. |
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Kinder Foundation Donates $1 Million to Feed Hungry Kids The donation will provide weekend meals for kids who don't have enough to eat at home. |
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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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Post-9/11 Veterans' Unemployment Rate Falls A new government report says the unemployment rate for veterans who have served since the September 11 terrorist attacks dropped sharply in 2012. |
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KUHF Conversations: Former Teacher Helps Trafficked Children Escape Michael Brosowski, founder of the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, saves trafficked or homeless children, often one at a time. |
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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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Rise Of Religiously Unaffiliated Mirrored In Harris County More and more Americans are not affiliated with a religious denomination. That is true not only nationwide but also here in Houston. |
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Former TX Governor Asks DA to Reconsider Death Row Case Former Texas governor Mark White has joined supporters of a Houston man on death row who contend the inmate's sentence was racially biased. He's calling on District Attorney Mike Anderson to allow a new fair sentencing hearing for the prisoner. |
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Advocates, Parents Push for Mental Health Support in Schools National school tragedies like the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut have put more attention on school security and mental health. In Texas, advocates and legislators are looking at ways to improve mental health services in schools |
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Houston, Harris County Continue Negotiations Over Jail System The city and county are getting closer to a joint processing center for jail inmates. City councilmembers will soon vote on a financial stake in the plans for a new intake facility. |
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KUHF Conversations: Teach For America's Next Big Plans In Houston Houston is one of the first places Teach for America got started and the city remains one of its largest regions. The organization sends corps members who are generally young college graduates with lots of energy to teach in poor, struggling schools. Teach for America's new director in Houston Luis Elizondo-Thomson talks with KUHF Education Reporter Laura Isensee about the next big plans for the organization in Houston and why the controversial program is worth it. |
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Houston Builders Wary as Home Construction Gains Steam US builders started construction of homes in February at the second-fastest pace in more than four years. But that's doing little to ease the shortage of housing in Houston |
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Doctors Issue Updated Guideline For Concussions It's estimated that more than a million athletes experience a concussion each year in the unted states. The American Academy of Neurology has released new guidelines for treating athletes with a concussion. |
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Should Hospitals Have Facebook Pages? The Texas Medical Center has been generating a lot of buzz on Facebook lately. And a new study, published in the American Journal of Hospital Quality, suggests they're right on track. |
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Future of Water in Texas Remains Hopeful As summer approaches and Texas prepares for another possible drought season — one environmental group says the state could save billions of gallons of water. |
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Low Inventory Drives Houston Home Prices to Record High February marked 21 months in a row of positive home sales, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. |
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Environmental Justice And The EPA's New Man In Texas It's on-going clash that pits Texas against a powerful federal agency: the EPA. Texas has had a rocky relationship with the environmental regulator, in some cases suing the EPA to stop it from enforcing federal regulations in Texas. Now, there's a new man heading the EPA's regional office. StateImpact reporter Dave Fehling has been looking into what this change-at-the-top might mean to Texas. |
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Rep. Gene Green Pushes For Keystone XL Approval Houston-area Congressman Gene Green is making a fresh effort to win the Obama administration's approval for the Keystone XL Pipeline. |
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Houston Students Headed To College With Their 'Posse' A study by the Houston Endowment found only one in five of Texas eighth graders complete any sort of higher education beyond high school. Some nonprofits are stepping in to help — so that more students get to college and complete their degree. |
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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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Another Record Breaking Year At The Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo It's officially over now, but the 2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo shattered records for attendance, and officials say that means more money for youth and education. |
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Looking Into Greyhound Racing In Texas As state lawmakers consider ways to prop up dog racing in Texas — the ASPCA has a report out about how greyhounds are treated in the sport. |
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Green Pollen Ring In Houston Allergy Season Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, many cars were covered in green this weekend. But for many Houstonians that's not a reason to celebrate. |
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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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Texas Vets Making Noise Over Tuition Benefits Threat For over 90 years Texas has offered veteran's free college tuition under the Hazlewood Act. Amongst other things it gives veterans 150 hours of free tuition. In 2009 the act was expanded to allow unused hours to transfer to a veteran's spouse or child. But now the costs of this act are spiraling and veterans want to make sure Hazlewood is protected. |
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Houston Helps In Sending Humanitarian Relief To Syria The ongoing violence in Syria has displaced nearly 4 million residents, forcing them out of their homes to an uncertain future. The United States is helping with humanitarian relief that's coming from all over the world. |
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Houston Near Top Of US Cities For Real Estate Flash Sales Houston is third on a new list that ranks U.S. cities with the most one-day home sales over the past five months. |
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Lawmakers Close To Compromise On Disclosure Bill Weeks after freshman state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione was scolded over an ethics bill he brought before the powerful House State Affairs Committee, the lawmaker said he has found middle ground with the legislators who rebuked him. |
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More To Irish Culture Than Just St. Patrick's Day This St. Patrick's Day, many will no doubt indulge in the festivities that go along with it. But some Irish Americans are hoping people will take the time to reflect on other aspects of Irish culture. |
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Water Not Floating To Top With Texas Voters Despite water's saturation of the political priority list, the public still appears ambivalent about Texas' water needs and out of step with state legislators on how to pay for it, according to the latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll |
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Today Medical Students Are Matched With Residency Programs Today was Match Day for fourth-year medical students all over the country including here in Houston. That means students found out where they will complete their residencies. |
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New UH Student Club Wants Guns On Campus A new club at the University of Houston is available for students who are advocates of being able to carry concealed weapons on campus. |
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Too Dry? Climatologist Says Houston Still Needs More Rain With spring almost officially here, climate experts here in Texas are hoping for a wetter spring to offset what has been a dry fall and winter. |
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It's Time For Tour de Houston Again The eighth annual Tour de Houston is on hand this weekend. Thousands of cyclists will line up at City Hall Sunday morning for a fundraiser to benefit Houston parks. |
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Bauer Business Focus: Christina Lesher As more baby boomers hit retirement age, the demand for attorneys who can deal with issues such as Medicaid and estate planning is on the rise. Christina Lesher is a Houston attorney specializing in elder law and a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center. She joins Andrew Schneider on this week’s installment of the Bauer Business Focus. |
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The Case For, and Against, Closing North Forest ISD Today marks do or die for the North Forest Independent School District. Attorneys for North Forest and the Texas Education Agency will each present their case: Why the long troubled school district should stay open and why it's time to close it down. |
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Experts Say Even A Little Alcohol Can Impair Driving The spring months — March through May — mark the most dangerous season on Texas roadways for alcohol-related traffic accidents. That's why the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding motorists that even "buzzed" driving is drunk driving. |
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Iranian Brothers' Street Art Makes Them Political Refugees Two street artists from Iran are on a tour exhibiting their art. Today they are in Houston at a gallery in the East End. Their choice of art brought them political asylum in the U.S. |
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Demographer: Infrastructure Needs Come With Sharp Harris County Population Word that Harris County added more residents than any other county in the U.S. last year isn't a huge surprise to the former state demographer. Steve Murdock, who now teaches at Rice University, cautions that improvements to the local infrastructure must come with the continued growth. |
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