App helping consumers save on groceries
A new app is helping to cut the cost of healthy foods at the register.
Target Hunger and Kroger team up to tackle food deserts, hunger in minority communities
Target Hunger and Kroger are teaming up to address a hunger crisis: minority families in Northeast Houston who not only live in food deserts but have lost jobs this year and can't buy food.
Lee College credits innovation for increased enrollment in pandemic
While many colleges face dropping enrollment this year, a local junior college has had a spike. Lee College in Baytown says it's due to innovating the way they serve students.
Homeowners will get hit with new fee to refinance
Homeowners will have to pay a new costly fee to refinance their home starting on Dec. 1.
Homeowners will soon get hit with new, high fee to refinance
If you plan on refinancing your home the time is now. More fees will go into effect starting Dec. 1.
Smart Sense: How to save with Amazon Prime
FOX 26's Heather Sullivan gives details on how to save for Amazon Prime Day.
How to save the most on Amazon Prime Days
To snap up Amazon deals, you must be a Prime member. But you can sign up for a 30-day free trial and cancel after 29 days to avoid paying $12.99 a month.
Banks offering hundreds of dollars to lure you to open accounts
Many banks are ready to hand you hundreds of dollars just to open a new account with them. They're competing for business as some people have been saving more money than ever during the economic crisis.
Banks offering money for you to open an account
FOX 26's Heather Sullivan has some Smart Sense on what you can do to find a little wiggle room in your finances.
New ride-share service in Houston offering safety features
Houstonians can now take a new ride-sharing service to get around the city that has a big emphasis on safety.
New ride-share service offers safety features for users
Alto is a new ride sharing service that is allowing customers to feel a lot safer commuting.
More people buying life insurance during COVID-19 pandemic
Applications for life insurance rose 3.4 percent for people under age 44 in the first half of the year, according to the MIB Life index.
More people buying life insurance amid pandemic
Applications for life insurance rose 3.4 percent for people under age 44 in the first half of the year, according to the MIB Life index.
Missouri City accepting applications for rent, mortgage, utility relief
Households can receive up to $2,000 for rent or mortgage for two months, plus $500 per month for utilities for two months, according to Missouri City's website.
Business giving start-ups space to grow in pandemic
A Sugar Land business is offering three days of free office space and some small businesses say it's the boost they need.
Sugar Land business helps start-ups with office space for three days
A Sugar Land business is offering three days of free office space and some small businesses say it's the boost they need.
Kinder study: Evictions cost Harris County $315 million a year
Rice University's Kinder Institute found that even in 2019, Harris County had the second-highest eviction rate in the country, only behind New York City.
Study: Evictions cost Harris County $315 million a year
The Kinder Institute report finds that even in 2019, Harris County had the second-highest eviction rate in the country, only behind New York City.
New "Flood Factor" scores say more homes at risk for flooding
The non-profit's analysis is showing an additional 5 million homes across the U.S with a high risk of flooding.
Flood factor giving homeowners, renters a new analysis for flood risks
The new report is showing millions of homes at risk for flood waters that don't show up on the FEMA maps.




















