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Houston Area Eye Doctor Describes How Vision Problems Affected Great Artists In a pair of lectures Monday in Houston, ophthalmologist and art buff Dr. Richard Fish will discuss how common eye diseases may have impacted some of the works of prominent artists. He shares examples with KUHF's Craig Cohen. |
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Texas-based Troops Head For Southern Afghanistan Yesterday morning, KUHF reporter Andrew Schneider touched down in Kabul, Afghanistan. He'll soon be heading to the south of the country on a month-long embed. Andrew visited Fort Bliss last fall to meet and train with one of the units he's embedding with. |
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Grassroots Group Aims To Change Gun Laws In Texas, But Is The Lone Star State Ready? Hundreds of moms from all over Texas gathered on Austin Capitol steps this past weekend. The "Texas Rally for Gun Sense" was mirroring President Obama's continuing call for universal background checks, assault rifle and high capacity magazine bans. But is Texas ready? |
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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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Report Highlights Issues With Gun Running Into Mexico Discussions on gun control are replete with arguments about background checks, ammunition limits and issues related to mental-health awareness. Gun running to Mexico, however, remains a key concern, a new study shows. |
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Measure Would Ban Smoking On Capitol Grounds State Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, pushed through an amendment on Thursday that would abolish smoking on the Capitol grounds. The measure must still make it through the House. |
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After Controversy, Spring High School Lets Transgender Student Wear Dress To Prom After initially denying a transgender student's request to wear a dress to the prom, a Houston area high school has reversed its decision after the ACLU got involved. The school district denies that the student was ever told not to wear female clothing. |
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Nonprofit Invests Millions In Affordable Housing For Seniors It's about providing affordable housing for seniors on fixed incomes. A national nonprofit has pumped millions of dollars into an apartment complex facing foreclosure on the city's northwest side. |
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Littering In Houston Is A Million-Pound Problem Tomorrow thousands of volunteers will fan across Houston to pick up trash and debris. |
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Futurist Helps Houston ISD Imagine Next Generation Of Schools The Houston Independent School District has started to negotiate contracts with design firms for its $2 billion bond program. The money will replace 40 schools. At the same time the district is trying to figure out how to build a school of the future. |
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Students Compete For Best Gas Mileage With Home-Built Cars Every year around this time, the streets around Discovery Green turn into a race track and the George R. Brown Convention Center into a giant pit stop. As part of the Shell Eco Marathon, hundreds of student-built cars compete for the highest gas mileage. |
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Oil & Gas Leadership Roles Opening Up For Women The growing labor shortage in the energy sector is opening up new opportunities for women. |
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Bauer Business Focus: Jay Mincks Jay Mincks is executive vice president of sales and marketing at Insperity. The Houston business advisory firm is collaborating with the University of Houston's Bauer College of Business on a new training program for mid-career professionals. Mincks joins Andrew Schneider on this week's installment of the Bauer Business Focus. |
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Walking The Streets Of Houston To Speak With The Uninsured Governor Rick Perry has made it clear that he doesn't want Texas to join other states in expanding Medicaid, the taxpayer-funded health plan for the poor. But he's being pressured by some county judges, hospitals, and public health advocates to change his mind. On Thursday, activists took the fight to the streets of Houston, fanning out through the East End to find uninsured workers. |
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Homeland Security Chief Visits Houston For Immigration Talks Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is in Houston meeting with local officials and businesses about immigration reform. The secretary's visit comes as Congress prepares to debate the issue later this month. |
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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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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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Texas Legislature Weighing 5 Key Proposals To Limit Abortions The bills favor policies that would impose more regulations on abortion clinics. |
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Jailed Ex-Enron CEO Jeff Skilling May Be Released Early Discussions are underway that could lead to a shorter sentence for former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling. |
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Why More Bicycle Rental Stations Could Improve Houston's Bike Friendliness Houston’s bike share program has added 18 new stations to the three initial locations that were set up last year. The expansion is another step in the city’s efforts to make Houston a bicycle city. |
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Oil Drilling Permits Surge in First Two Months Of 2013 The state's oil and gas economy grew strongly in January and February, according to the latest Texas Petro Index. |
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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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New Method For Houston Water Users To Dispute High Bills Houston residents may soon have a new tool to dispute unusually high water bills. |
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Who Actually Needs Alegbra II In Texas And Does It Matter? A bill that would change high school graduation requirements is working its way through the Texas Legislature. One of the most controversial changes involves algebra. It would no longer be required for a basic high school diploma. |
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UST Marks 30 Years Offering Free Income Tax Filing Help There are just two weekends left until the deadline to file a 2012 federal tax return. The University of St. Thomas is marking thirty years of providing free help to file a simple return. |
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An Unusual Search Warrant And What It Says About How Texas Regulates Drilling As drilling for oil and gas has surged in Texas, there has been concern over its threat to groundwater. We're taking a look at the state agency that's supposed to be a watchdog on the drilling industry — the oddly-named "Texas Railroad Commission." Critics have contended the railroad commission is far too friendly to the drilling industry, going easy even when it finds pollution violations. |
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API Calls For Less Energy Regulation, More Access To Federal Land The American Petroleum Institute sought to rally support from Houston business leaders to push Washington to enact a comprehensive energy policy. |
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Houston Mayor Prepared To Discuss Local Texting While Driving Ban While the Texas Legislature will make a second attempt to write a texting-while-driving ban into law, Houston Mayor Annise Parker this time doesn't want to hope for Gov. Rick Perry's support. The city has launched an awareness campaign, and Parker says she would consider a local ban on texting if the measure fails again in Austin. |
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8,000 Catholic Educators Convene In Houston For The First Time Cardinal Dinardo welcomes 8,000 Catholic educators to Houston. It's the largest private education association gathering in the country. |
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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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Why Congress Is Turning To The Houston Energy Sector For Tax Reform Advice One of the top legislative priorities in the House of Representatives this year is comprehensive tax reform. Houston energy companies weighed in today with the changes they'd like to see in the tax code. |
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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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KUHF Conversations: Houston Astros GM Jeff Luhnow On 'New Ballgame' The Houston Astros resume their series against the Texas Rangers tonight. The Astros kicked off the 2013 Major League Baseball season Sunday with an 8-2 victory over Texas. It's not just a new season for Houston — the 'Stros are in a new league, with a roster filled with new faces, a new manager — Bo Porter — and it’s all part of a new direction set by owner Jim Crane. KUHF's Craig Cohen sat down at Minute Maid Park with Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow to discuss what the franchise characterizes as a "whole new ballgame." |
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New Clean Fuel Standards: Who Pays? A rule just proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency would cut sulfur levels in gasoline by 60 percent. Refiners say the rule, known as Tier Three, would dramatically increase costs at the pump. |
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Texas Education Agency Upholds Decision To Shut Down North Forest ISD Today the North Forest Independent School District learned its fate from the Texas Education Agency. The state decided to uphold its decision to close North Forest and merge it with HISD. Though the district plans to continue fighting |
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In Texas, Abortion Issue Heats Up, Bills Introduced Could Restrict Access Political fights over abortion are heating up in the Texas Legislature. Pro-life lawmakers have introduced more than a dozen bills that would restrict abortion access or clinic operations. |
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Texas Lawmakers Duel Over Medicaid Expansion Top elected officials in Texas joined in Austin today to reinforce their stance against Medicaid expansion. The governor and lieutenant governor, along with senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz spoke at the state capitol about their concerns over the Medicaid program. |
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Kaufman County Murders Lead To Extra Security For Houston-Area Prosecutors Law enforcement is beefing up security for prosecutors in Texas following the weekend killings of the Kaufman County district attorney and his wife. Their deaths came two months after an assistant district attorney was gunned down in a parking lot near his courthouse office. |
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As More Folks Cut Their Landlines, Harris County Launches 911 Education Campaign Harris County is launching a new campaign to make sure people know how to properly use 911. This campaign is needed, in part, because more people are discontinuing their landlines, and moving exclusively to cell phones. |
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Severe Drought Moves To Houston, Most Of The State In Drought Conditions Latest reports from the U.S. Drought Monitor show most of Harris County in severe drought. How are the conditions and how do they compare to a couple years back? |
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Houston City Council Candidates Line Up For At-Large Position 3 Houston's municipal elections are eight months away and candidates are out campaigning. One political analyst says it's not too early to get the word out, especially in some races where the field is getting crowded. |
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Shifting Oil Sands Economics Work To Houston's Benefit A study by energy research firm IHS CERA provides a fresh economic argument for building the Keystone XL pipeline. |
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For Perry, School Trumps Party And Politics Gov. Rick Perry torments Democrats and disparages trial lawyers, but he likes Aggies. Even if they're Democratic trial lawyers. |
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Renovations Underway At Historic Lancaster Hotel One of Houston's historic hotels is getting a $10 million dollar makeover. The Lancaster Hotel has been in the same family since it was built in 1926. |
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Governor Turns To TXDOT To Fund Air Traffic Control For 13 Airports The Federal Aviation Administration has slashed funding for 149 control towers across the country, due to sequestration. TXDOT will step in to keep control towers open at 13 small airports, including Sugar Land Regional, when those facilities lose federal funding next month. |
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After a five-year hiatus, Houston Metro's day pass is coming back. Yesterday's Metro board vote will make it possible for the Q-Card to accommodate the day pass feature. |
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Houston Church Performs Same-Sex Covenant Rite While same-sex marriages aren’t legal in the state of Texas, some churches are deciding to move forward. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church performed the first same-sex union ceremony in the city 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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Texas Adds 80,600 Jobs In February Texas led the nation in over-the-month job gains in February, according to numbers just released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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Bauer Business Focus: Leslie Killian This year, the University of Houston's Bauer College of Business is offering four different summer camp programs for high school students. Leslie Killian is assistant director for outreach at the college. She joins Andrew Schneider on this week's installment of the "Bauer Business Focus." |
