Hospitals across the state are running low on pediatric intensive care unit beds. Texas’ Department of State Health Services says only 81 of them remain — and just a couple hundred more regular ICU...

The letter, directed to U.S. Attorney general Merrick Garland, points to "an alarmingly high number" of rejections after the passage of Senate Bill 1.

In just over one day the New York congresswoman raised $3.2 million, all of which she said would go to relief groups across the state.

During a stop in Houston, O'Rourke slammed Gov. Greg Abbott for creating "chaos" within the state and urged Texans to participate in the upcoming November election.

The Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee brought his statewide Texas tour to the airwaves on Wednesday afternoon and took questions from Houston Public Media listeners.

Rogers captured national attention in March 2020 when he waited for hours to vote on Super Tuesday.

Public colleges and universities in Texas cannot create or continue their diversity, equity and inclusion programs according to an impending state law, which is leading to the closure of DEI and...

As Houston enters its fourth week dealing with the coronavirus, Houston Public Media provides more live updates.

A social media user noted the Whataburger app could serve as a de facto outage map, since it shows which fast-food locations are open and which are closed in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.

The letter, directed to U.S. Attorney general Merrick Garland, points to "an alarmingly high number" of rejections after the passage of Senate Bill 1.

Hidalgo posted a series of photos from her recent bridal shower, which included a photo of her and her fiancé David James. Under the post, Whitmire commented, "Wonderful. He sure looks like a nerd".

The halftime performance during Saturday's football game against Texas Southern University put a Houston spin on the "Austin Powers" film series.

Menefee's announcement follows lawsuits from Fort Bend, Dallas and Bexar counties.

Hidalgo accused Ogg of using misleading evidence to obtain search warrants that resulted in the arrest of her chief of staff and two former senior staffers.

New wider and taller utility poles have been going up around Houston in recent years. Some residents consider them eyesores and potentially dangerous obstructions.

More than 1.2 million customers in the region remained without electricity as of Wednesday afternoon, two days after Hurricane Beryl blew through the Houston area, and CenterPoint Energy has yet to...

Houston rapper Travis Scott said the new gardens will give students the opportunity to learn about agriculture, food and nutrition.

Mealer tweeted a concession on Wednesday morning after results from all 782 voting locations were posted by Harris County Elections. Hidalgo won by 15,957 votes, 50.74% - 49.25%.

A 46-year-old man died from hyperthermia on June 16 after collapsing at an outdoor construction job in Fort Bend County. It was the first heat-related death in the Houston area this year.

We're providing live updates of COVID-19 in the greater Houston area.

Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking a waiver that would let him reroute nearly $18 billion in federal COVID aid from public schools to other areas of the budget.

Joseph Arcidiacono, 33, had been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly throwing unopened beer cans at the Republican senator during the Astros' World Series champions...

Hundreds rallied in support of gun control outside the George R. Brown Convention Center today. Inside, convention-goers heard a very different message.

In its letter, the FHWA said it was acting in response to public input on the state's project -- which would widen I-45 in three segments from downtown Houston to Beltway 8 -- raising concerns under...

Funding from Harris County Precinct 4 will help the Houston Parks Board fill a gap between two of the city's largest and most popular parks.

As COVID-19 cases rise across Texas, Houston Public Media tracks the stories that matter to Greater Houston.

High turnout, fewer polling places and technology hiccups caused longer-than-normal wait times in Harris County on Super Tuesday.

A pilot study from Houston Public Media found that bus shelter shade was on average half as effective at cooling riders as tree shade -- a potential solution for METRO and the City of Houston as...

Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde in the Texas Senate, is running in the Democratic primary to challenge Republican incumbent Senator Ted Cruz.

Nov. 3 could be a long night, but Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins says he's expecting unofficial returns without any major delays.

The decision by U.S. Southern District Judge Andrew Hanen, an appointee of George W. Bush, is the latest in a series of court decisions over Texas Republicans' request to throw out votes cast through...

The decision came after laboratory test results came back from the state showing safe water samples.

The total combined pedestrian and cyclist crossings along 11th Street across Heights Boulevard increased from 87 in 2019 to 324 in 2024.

Whitmire last month said to a news outlet that Houstonians in Gulfton are “largely undocumented immigrants. They just want basic services. They don’t want to be part of the Galleria. You think...

This isn't the first time the Grammy-winning singer made a donation to the organization, according to the Houston Food Bank. She also donated after Hurricane Harvey. 

The Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus and Reyes-Revilla endorser Adrian Garcia both condemned a Thursday mailer that shows Reyes-Revilla with her husband and two kids juxtaposed with a photo of...

A spokesperson for the mayor said Vision Zero, a nationwide movement that aims to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries, will be "one of many tools" utilized in transportation planning...

Here’s how you or someone you know can get food and water as local infrastructure continues to recover from the winter storm.

Thousands of CenterPoint customers were without power on Tuesday afternoon as thunderstorms and strong winds pushed through Harris County.

Several community protests have been staged in recent weeks after beloved principals and teachers were forced out by the administration of state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles.

Hospital officials say positive omicron cases are doubling every two to three days.

Hidalgo said she actually signed a disaster declaration before Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas.

The previous record of 1,338,898 was set in 2016. There is still one day of early voting left before Election Day.

Rallies took place across the country Saturday aimed at condemning efforts in states like Texas that are passing laws severely curtailing access to abortion.

Cook’s 14-point victory sets her up as the heavy favorite to win both the Democratic primary runoff on May 28 and the general election to fill SD 15 in the next legislative session.

Dr. Peter Hotez discusses the state of COVID-19 and whether we're prepared for our next pandemic.

The Cougars will make their debut as a member of the Big 12 Conference by paying homage to Houston's football past.

Despite the governor’s insistence that “now is the time for personal responsibility,” mayors, county judges and other officials across Texas are trying to take back local control.

The sample was taken near the Union Pacific railyard, which is contaminated with creosote -- a likely human carcinogen -- that resulted in Kashmere Gardens being deemed a cancer cluster in 2019.

The HISD board voted for more teachers to be terminated at Thursday's board meeting while not renewing certain contracts.

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee spoke with Houston Matters about recent problems with mail-in voting and how money from a major opioid settlement will be distributed in Texas.

Texas has no laws on the books explicitly protecting people from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, but the Supreme Court's ruling on Monday now gives federal...

From July to December last year, 1,477 books were challenged, according to PEN America.

House Bill 2127 would block cities and counties from regulating a wide range of subjects -- from the environment to labor codes -- without prior approval from the Legislature. It's set to go into...

The Environmental Protection Agency, in a ruling issued this month, said the federal agency will intervene if Texas does not do more to reduce ozone levels in the state's two largest metropolitan...

As the first school year under the state takeover wraps, public records obtained by Houston Public Media show the local lawmaker who made the intervention possible has repeatedly made a false claim...

The law allows private citizens to sue anyone who performs or helps someone get an abortion after roughly six weeks. If successful, the plaintiff could be awarded at least $10,000.

Board members for the Houston-area school district voted 6-1 last week to remove content containing subject matter pertaining to vaccines, epidemics and climate change, among other topics covered in...

Former president Donald Trump asked Gov. Greg Abbott to put the audit on the third special legislative session agenda.

“We are closing in on 10 million doses administered in Texas, and we want to keep up the momentum as the vaccine supply increases,” an official from the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Scientists want to know whether tiny specks of soot, dust, smoke and other particles are impacting the severity of thunderstorms in Houston.  

Houston Public Media is following the news as it happens on Election Day.

The 37-member board of directors for the H-GAC, which allocates federal, state and local funding for the 13-county region, includes only two members from Houston.

The report found that energy demand throughout the state of Texas could reach as high as 78,000 megawatts in August. And city and county officials will open 22 cooling centers for the summer.

Parents and teachers continue to speak out against reforms and turnover in Houston’s public school system. The protests intensified this week as the state-appointed leaders of Houston ISD removed...

Fort Bend health officials said they have confirmed the county's "first presumptive case" of the novel coronavirus. also known as COVID-19.

In an 11-3 vote, workers at the Starbucks on South Shepherd near West Alabama voted to form a union on Thursday.

Mealer's recent social media posts questioning a recent road redesign in the Heights neighborhood drew the ire of Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, who has championed the expansion of bike...

In a petition to the EPA, residents allege Texas has failed to adequately address sulfur dioxide emissions from the Oxbow Calcining plant, impacting the predominantly low income, black neighborhood.

The longstanding plan to connect Texas' two largest cities with a bullet train has support from political leaders in the U.S. and Japan, where the high-speed technology was developed. Amtrak contin...

The region's public transit provider, which has six new board members, recently removed from its website the pages for three planned bus rapid transit lines, including a 25.3-mile route with stops at...

Critics argue the expansion of I-45 would worsen air quality, noise pollution, and traffic congestion while needlessly displacing communities of color.