Rain finally returns to Houston this weekend!
The Houston area is on track for a change in the weather pattern, with showers and a chance for some thunderstorms with a weak cool front swinging through on Saturday. Tonight we will be muggy and mild with temperatures struggling to fall through the 70s. Rain chances are possible Friday morning, but nothing heavy is...
Houston, TX Weather: Fall Heat Lingers Before Weekend Showers Return by Friday
Houston, TX – A mid-October heat surge has settled over Southeast Texas, with warm, stagnant air creating new health and safety concerns across the Houston area today. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has declared an Ozone Action Day for Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria counties, urging residents...
School voucher rollout (Oct. 16, 2025)
On Thursday’s show: The timeline is set for how school vouchers will roll out in Texas beginning in Feburary. We learn why that timing might only benefit parents who could already afford to send their kids to private school. Listen. On Thursday’s show: The timeline is set for how...
Texas Phone Ban Law Sparks Mixed Reactions
Technology surrounds us and has become part of daily life — from our phones to our schoolwork and even how we get our news. But what happens when students can’t use their personal devices at school? That question has become reality in classrooms across Texas. House Bill 1481,...
Texas Disposal Laws: Five Items That Are ALWAYS Illegal To Dump
In Texas, tossing that old battery in the trash isn’t just a bad idea—it could land you in hot water. Let’s break it down.
Volunteers prepare Cypress polling site as Texas early voting nears
Volunteers worked Friday to prepare the polling site at the Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center in Cypress ahead of early voting. Texans will head to the polls Nov. 4 to decide 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution. In Houston, voters will also weigh in on special elections for a City Council seat and...
The FDA Just Named Another Egg Company in This Week’s Recall, Specifying One Large...
Shortly following details earlier this week of a large-scale egg recall, affecting more than 523,000 dozen eggs across six states, comes yet another warning concerning eggs and a potential Salmonella contamination. This time, in an October 17 announcement published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the...
A community burdened by chemical waste is demanding cancer data. Texas health officials won’t...
A study found industrialized communities east of Houston may be at elevated risk of developing several types of cancer. But state epidemiologists have refused to release cancer data at the census-tract level — a move advocates and experts are calling into question. This article was originally published by Public...
Backpedaling on Blodgett: Houston to remove Third Ward bike lanes despite county pushback
The bike lanes on Blodgett Street in Houston's Third Ward are going to be removed, District D Council Member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz confirmed, although no timetable for their removal was provided. The lanes, i nstalled in 2023 as part of a county-funded street upgrade , have faced steady opposition from residents and...
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