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Sen. Cornyn And Cruz Hear How Texas Counties Opt Out Of Social Security Experts say social security faces the real threat of going broke because of longer life expectancy, a large Baby Boomer population entering retirement age and inflation. Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz heard an alternative to the government's plan that's been successful for over 30 years. |
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Bauer Business Focus: Sir Peter Westmacott Nearly a thousand Houston companies report business or trade ties to the United Kingdom. Sir Peter Westmacott is Her Majesty's Ambassador to the United States. He joins Andrew Schneider on this week's installment of the Bauer Business Focus. |
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CenterPoint Energy CEO David McClanahan has taken over as the new chairman of the Greater Houston Partnership. |
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Improving Freight Transportation Infrastructure and Direct Flights to China Transportation officials look at freight movement in and out of Texas ports, TxDOT tries to keep trucks from hitting bridges, and Houston travelers can now hop on a direct flight to Beijing. |
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Report Finds Numerous Problems On Texas Roads A study by a transportation research group has found a high number of issues on Texas roads and especially here in Houston. |
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Drought Eases In The Houston Area, But It's Not Yet Over The steady, soaking rain we saw last week and earlier this week is helping Harris and surrounding counties slowly emerge from the drought. But not everything is back to where it should be, yet. |
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Houston Expert Weighs In On Doping Texas native Lance Armstrong's eagerly anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey is scheduled to air tonight. In it, Armstrong reportedly admitted for the first time to doping. |
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Uncertainty Over Debt Ceiling Threatens Houston's Recovery The coming showdown in Washington over whether to raise the nation's debt ceiling could deal the recovery a major setback, and Houston would not be immune. |
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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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New Reagan K-8 Dedicated In Honor Of Former Superintendent This year, a new school opened in southwest Houston. Today, the campus got an official dedication — and a visit from its namesake. |
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Ten Year Old Cold Case Solved With Help Of DNA Cherita Thurman was found tied and badly beaten in her north Houston apartment ten years ago. Now, Harris County authorities have announced another cold case murder has been solved. |
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Houston Councilmember Protests 'Fear Mongering' Over Flu Vaccine In an unusual turn of events at city hall today — one Houston councilmember voted against accepting a grant to fund childhood immunizations. The lone doctor on the council used his "no" vote to protest flu vaccines. |
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Houston Symphony Announced Andrés Orozco-Estrada Is New Music Director The Houston Symphony has announced its next music director, who will replace long-serving conductor Hans Graf. The announcement comes before the Symphony's centennial season. |
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Gun Violence Proposals Announcement President Obama and Vice President Biden speak about proposals related to gun violence. |
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New Arrivals Face Housing Crunch Houston's housing inventory has dropped to its lowest level in thirteen years. That's creating a problem for the region's growing workforce. |
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Houston Family Uses Little-Used Tool To Fight For Son's Special Education Under federal law, all students have a right to an education. That includes children with autism, whose numbers have more than doubled in Texas since 2004. From the KUHF Education Desk, Laura Isensee has the story of one Houston family's fight for their son's education. |
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After Military Suicides Hit Record High In 2012, Houston VA Promotes Prevention Pentagon figures show suicides in the military rose to a new record last year, even as the war in the Middle East winds down. While the services recognize the stress associated with returning soldiers, the Houston VA Hospital is working to counter this chronic problem. |
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Representative Turner: State Spending Plan Fails To Restore Cuts To Education The 83rd Texas Legislature is looking at a proposed spending plan of $187.7 billion over the next two years. But Representative Sylvester Turner of Houston says the appropriations bill filed in the House doesn't restore the $5.4 billion in cuts made to public education in 2011. |
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Rep. Flynn's Bill Wants To Reduce Training Hours In Handgun Proficiency Course Gun legislation has been a major political talking point in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. In this Texas legislative session House Bill 47 has been filed. It relates to reducing the number of concealed handgun license training hours. |
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Houston Getting Direct Flights To Beijing Bush Intercontinental Airport is about to start offering direct fights to Beijing. Houston will be the only city in the region where you can get a nonstop flight to China. |
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Housing Inventory Hits 13-Year Low December marked the nineteenth straight month that Houston home sales were in the black. That's according to the latest numbers from the Houston Association of Realtors. |
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US Oil Boom Won't Displace Oil Sands Imports Energy consulting firm IHS CERA says the U.S. will remain the top market for crude from Canadian oil sands. That's despite the boom in domestic U.S. oil production from shale. |
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Flu Epidemic Affecting the Majority of the Country The flu season has arrived early and with a vengeance, as the epidemic is said to be active in all but three states nationwide. Houston area health clinics have been busy vaccinating people and assisted living facilities are making sure their clients are not exposed to the virus. |
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Local Auto Sales Hit Post-Recession High Houston auto sales set a new record for the month of December. That's according to TexAuto Facts, published by Sugar Land-based InfoNation. |
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Former President George Bush Continues Recovery at Home Former president George H-W Bush is home again after spending nearly two months in the hospital. |
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Texas Lawmakers Want To Make Enforcement Of Federal Gun Restrictions Illegal As a task force headed by vice president Joe Biden is presenting proposals to combat gun violence, Republican Texas state Rep. Steve Toth from the woodlands is taking steps to keep any kind of weapon ban out of Texas. |
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TxDOT Tries to Keep Oversized Trucks from Hitting Bridges TxDOT says it's working to keep oversized trucks from driving under low freeway bridges. The resulting accidents mean long closures and detours for drivers. |
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Transportation Officials Look at Improved Ways to Haul Freight Transportation officials are predicting explosive growth at Texas ports in the years to come. The Panama Canal is undergoing a major expansion, and there's also increased exploration for natural gas in the state. A recent TxDOT study examines how infrastructure needs to be improved to handle that growth. |
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President Obama Holds a News Conference: Live Stream 1-14-2013   Watch Live: President Obama Holds Press Conference 1-14-2013. Live Stream concluded at 11:30 am. |
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Exporting LNG Raises Fears And Hopes On The Texas Coast It's the next new thing that could create even more energy jobs in Texas: exporting natural gas. The Texas Gulf Coast is by far the hottest spot for proposed export terminals. But there's more to the story than what sounds at first like good news. |
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A New Session, A New Push For LGBT-Friendly Laws In Austin Texas lawmakers in Austin will make decisions this legislative session on big picture items like the budget, education, and healthcare. They'll also consider social issues — specifically, measures that would benefit the lives of gays and lesbians in Texas. But what are the challenges in bringing those bills to a vote — and will they gain more traction this time around. |
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Importers Brace For Possible Port Strike Labor contract talks resume this week between longshoremen and container carriers at East and Gulf Coast ports, including the Port of Houston. |
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Interactive: Weighing Medicaid Expansion As they contemplate whether to expand Medicaid, Texas lawmakers will weigh factors including enrollment growth, costs and savings, and the effects on the rate of insured. This interactive breaks down the numbers connected to those factors. |
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Organizers Try To Get Local Comedian Sculpted In Remembrance A late, world famous comedian, who got his start in Houston, is in line to be commemorated in the form of a statue. |
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The Makeup of the Lege, From Education to Employment The state Legislature is diverse in some ways and homogenous in others. Here's a look at Texas' 83rd class of lawmakers, from their employment and higher education to their age, gender and demographics. |
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Weather A Big Concern For Runners Competing In The Houston Marathon The annual Chevron Houston Marathon will take place on Sunday, with some of the world's best runners lining up. The big question on the minds of everybody is the weather. |
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Houstonians Show Their Spirit During 'Go Houston Texans Day' Today all Houstonians were encouraged to wear their Houston Texans gear. In anticipation of the Texans' AFC Divisional playoff game against the New England Patriots on Sunday, Mayor Annise Parker has declared today "Go Houston Texans Day." |
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More Flu Patients Means More Work For Medical Professionals With an active and busy flu season under way — medical clinics are seeing a greater volume of patients. Some clinics are making adjustments to meet the demand. |
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Dewhurst Weighs In On Further Training For Concealed Handguns In Schools Lt. Governor David Dewhurst says he wants the state to provide money to better train concealed handgun carriers at schools. |
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Bauer Business Focus: Lucrece Borrego In 2007, Lucrece Borrego left what then seemed a secure job as an investment banker to pursue a career in the restaurant industry. She went on to create Kitchen Incubator, Houston's first business incubator focused on food service. Borrego joins Andrew Schneider on this week's installment of the Bauer Business Focus. |
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Tight Credit, Weak Consumer Confidence Likely To Blunt Home Construction The Greater Houston Builders Association says new home construction this year will remain far short of where it should be, given the strength of Houston's recovery. |
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A Piece of Houston's Downtown Legacy Up For Auction Houston's oldest social club is closing its doors in downtown. Established in 1894, The Houston Club will be selling everything from paintings to kitchen fixtures. This auction marks the end of a certain era in Houston's history. |
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Ex-NFL Player's Brain Disease Triggers Discussion On Football Safety An autopsy of the brain of a former pro football player has confirmed that he suffered from a degenerative brain disease. Junior Seau killed himself last May. The discovery has reignited discussions about safety in football here in Houston. |
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Houston Economy Levels Off In December Houston economic activity leveled off in December, following three straight months of declines. That's according to the latest survey by the Institute for Supply Management – Houston. |
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Houston Teacher Turnover Worries Union Houston students returned to school this week. But hundreds of teachers with the Houston Independent School District have left the classroom since the school year started. Laura Isensee reports from the KUHF Education Desk. |
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Suspect Uriel Landeros Arrested Yesterday; Meanwhile Damaged Picasso Painting Still Being Repaired The attorney representing the man charged with vandalizing a Picasso painting at the Menil last summer could find it difficult to defend him when he returns to Houston, possibly tomorrow. It seems the suspect has already confessed to the crime. |
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Texas transportation officials study why people drive too fast, and Houston gets major support for bike sharing. |
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Flu Season Batters Houston Employers This year's flu season is likely to cost Houston hundreds of millions of dollars. |
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Texas Republican Leaders Chart The Course For The Legislative Session Texas Governor Rick Perry says a booming economy and a state revenue windfall should allow lawmakers to cut taxes. He joined lt. Governor David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Strauss in laying out their plans for the new legislative session that is getting underway this week. |
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Houston Rapper Teams Up With Habitat For Humanity With a poverty rate of almost 24 percent, Houston has plenty of residents in need of housing assistance. Habitat for Humanity provides many low-income Houstonians with a home of their own. To reach more potential beneficiaries, the organization now partners with a local rap star. |
