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The Historic Emancipation Park Makeover Continues The multi-million dollar renovation of Emancipation Park continues. When completed, the 10 acre tract of land founded by freed African-American slaves will have its rightful place in the history of the city. |
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United Way Aims To Make Itself A One Stop Shop For Veterans' Services Annually 3,000 veterans are choosing Houston and Harris County as a place to start civilian life. United Way of Greater Houston conducted a needs assessment for these veterans and found gaps in services. But it's hoping to change that. |
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Charter Schools Lost In Lawsuit, Hope To Win In Legislature In the latest lawsuit over Texas school funding, charter schools got their day in court. They didn't get the ruling they wanted earlier this month — but charter schools still hope to win in the state Legislature. |
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Could Rep. Toth's 'Firearms Protection Act' Pass Constitutional Muster? A Houston-area state representative wants to keep Texas from being subject to any new federal gun regulations. Republican Steve Toth of The Woodlands has filed the "Firearms Protection Act". House Bill 1076 would essentially prohibit the enforcement of rules on guns, gun magazines, or background checks that didn't exist at the start of the year. |
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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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Houston Home Inventory Drops To 13-Year Low January marked the 20th straight month of positive home sales, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. |
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BP Civil Trial Set To Begin Monday BP says it has failed to reach a settlement in advance of next week’s civil trial on the Deepwater Horizon blowout. |
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Texas Religious Leaders Go To Austin In Support Of Medicaid Expansion Members of the Texas clergy will travel to Austin this week — hoping to convince Texas lawmakers to support Medicaid expansion. |
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New Virus Found In Middle East Travelers Poses Questions For Health Experts A new virus has infected at least 12 people worldwide. What most of those infected have in common is that they lived or traveled to the Middle East — a common destination for some Houstonians. But so far, little is known about the virus. |
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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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New HCC Trustee Aims To Improve Student Completion Houston Community College has seen some of its leadership change recently. Two board members resigned and the college has an interim chancellor. |
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Fraud In The Oil Fields: A Boom In Theft Costs Texas Industry Millions In Texas, a boom in drilling for oil and gas is creating jobs, wealth — and crime. StateImpact reporter Dave Fehling tells us how thieves are costing the oil industry millions of dollars. |
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Going Once ... Going Twice ... Sold! A Piney Point Mansion Hits The Auction Block The Houston real estate market had one of its best years ever in 2012. The biggest gain in sales came from homes priced at half-a-million dollars or more. But some people trying to sell those truly spectacular, one-of-a-kind mega-mansions find the market is still a bit challenging. |
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New Magazine Aims To Showcase Houston's Diverse Lifestyle A new monthly magazine launches soon in Houston, with articles that its creators hope will reflect the diversity and energy of the city. |
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Carnival Ordeal Could Have Spillover Effects For Other Cruise Lines The ordeal is over for passengers of the Carnival Triumph, but the troubles for Carnival Cruise Lines may be only beginning. |
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Texplainer: What Would Sequestration Mean For Texas? Hey, Texplainer: All anyone is talking about right now is sequestration and the harm it might do to our government. How would Texas fare? |
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Texas Renewable Energy Faces Hurdles in Legislature Renewable energy advocates are bracing to defend critical policies that have helped Texas become the leading wind-power state. The ascendancy of the Tea Party, an abundance of cheap natural gas and tighter budgets have reduced the sway of the wind industry. Solar power advocates anticipate limited gains at best. |
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Proposed White Stallion Power Plant Cancelled An energy company says it is halting development of a coal-fired power plant 90 miles southwest of Houston that ran into fierce local opposition. |
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U.S. Education Secretary Sees Federal Grant In Action At Lee High School The NBA Celebrity All Star game brought U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Houston this weekend. But Duncan also mixed in some education business with his trip. He visited a high school in Southwest Houston. |
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Great Texas Warrant Round-Up Targets Those With Unpaid Tickets Law enforcement agencies throughout Texas are getting ready for their annual "Great Texas Warrant Round-Up." Starting on March 2, officers will actively seek and arrest those with outstanding warrants. |
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Houston Cruise Couple Happy To Be Home Happy to be home — hundreds of Carnival Triumph passengers landed at Bush Airport on chartered jets, ending the "nightmare." Pat Hernandez talked to a couple marking their wedding anniversary — an occasion they won't soon forget. |
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Triumph Cruisers From Houston Finally Return Home A week-long cruise ship saga is over as passengers from Carnival Triumph return to Houston. Some arrived on buses and others flew in on chartered planes this morning. |
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Houston Astronomer: Meteor Not As Bad As It Looked That meteor that exploded over Russia this morning is something that happens about once a decade. That's according to a Houston astronomer who says the object was too small for scientists to detect with radar. |
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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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Bauer Business Focus: Philip Playfair Lowfoot is one of the leading companies involved in analyzing smart meter data, helping consumers track their electricity use and hold down their bills. The Toronto-based firm recently opened its U.S. headquarters here in Houston. Its chairman and CEO, Philip Playfair, joins Andrew Schneider on this week's installment of the Bauer Business Focus. |
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Toyota To Pay $29 Million To Settle Sudden Acceleration Claims Texas has joined 29 other states in a multimillion dollar settlement with Toyota and its North American subsidiaries. |
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Houston Charter Schools Plan to Grow In education, charter schools receive public tax dollars. But they are run by outside groups, not by local school boards. In Harris County, more than 40,000 students attend charters and that number is expected to grow. |
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Basketball Legends Give Out Books, Financial Tips To Houston Students With the All-Star Game in Houston this weekend, the focus of the NBA is on Clutch City these days. Today the league's initiative "NBA Cares" centered on two Houston elementary schools. The event was all about reading, fitness — and banking. |
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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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Private Contractors Proposed By Mayor To Clear Houston's Rape Kit Backlog Thousands of sexual assault kits have gone untested in Houston. But now, Mayor Annise Parker has unveiled a plan that will eliminate the backlog within a year. The city will have private contractors test the kits. |
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First Steps Toward A Transatlantic Trade Agreement President Obama's decision to launch free trade negotiations with the European Union could yield significant benefits for Houston. |
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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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NBA All-Star Game Puts Houston In Spotlight This weekend is NBA All-Star Weekend in Houston. That means international exposure and an influx of visitors to the city. The impact can already be felt. |
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Houston Council Approves Southwest's Hobby Lease It's a major step toward international flights out of Hobby Airport — Houston City Council has approved a new 25-year lease agreement with Southwest Airlines that includes plans for a brand-new international terminal. |
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Office Romances On The Rise, Bringing More HR Headaches Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and that means a boost for chocolate and greeting card sales. But for other businesses, romance in the air is a potential nightmare. |
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KUHF presents a live chat from NPR. |
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Galveston-Houston Archdiocese 'Honored' To Help Choose The Next Pope The head of the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese says being one of a select group of clergy charged with selecting a new pope won't be easy. Daniel Cardinal DiNardo urged all Catholics to pray that a worthwhile successor to Pope Benedict will be chosen |
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Nonprofits Take Aim At Schools To Tackle Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is an ever-growing concern in the United States and even more so in Houston. One way to tackle the problem is to get students moving in the classroom. |
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Rice University To Open Center For The Arts Rice University plans to open a new Center for the Arts thanks to a $20 million grant from the Moody Foundation. |
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HISD Board To Consider $12 Million Grant For Magnet Schools In public education, magnet programs started as a way to desegregate schools. Now magnets give traditional schools a way to compete with charters and other options for parents. From the KUHF Education Desk, Laura Isensee reports how the Houston Independent School District could step up the competition. |
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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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Coast Guard Escorting Disabled Cruise Ship To Alabama The Coast Guard says a second tug boat has reached a disabled cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico and is helping tow it to Mobile, Alabama. |
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Global Energy Deals Top $320 Billion In 2012 A new study by Deloitte Consulting finds the value of energy mergers and acquisitions rose last year — even as the number of deals fell. |
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Houston Reaction To The Pope's Surprising Announcement Pope Benedict's resignation came as a shock to Catholics here and around the world. It's the first time a pope has stepped down in nearly 600 years. |
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HISD Fights To Regain Pre-K Funding In State Legislature In the Houston Independent School District, more than 16,000 kids attend prekindergarten. Most of them come from low-income homes and know little English. From the KUHF Education Desk, Laura Isensee reports why preK is so important for HISD this year in the Texas Legislature. |
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Galveston-Bound Cruise Passengers Stuck At Sea A Carnival cruise ship that set sail from Galveston last week is stranded in the Caribbean after a fire on-board. The incident likely won't have any ripple effect on the cruise industry. |
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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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North Forest ISD To Fight Closure On Multiple Fronts For the second year in a row, the North Forest Independent School District faces the threat of being shut down by the state. From the KUHF Education Desk, Laura Isensee reports what the district plans next. |
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Houston Economy Gains Ground In January Regional economic activity picked up in January according to the latest survey by the Institute for Supply Management – Houston. |
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Houston METRO Conductor Beautifies City's Walls A ride on Houston's METRORail can be an artistic experience. Many METRO passengers wouldn't guess it — but they may be driven by a Houston artist whose paintings can be found all over the city. |
