City of Houston ends work from home program
Houston Mayo9r John Whitmire has put a hard cease and desist date on roughly 1,600 municipal employees who've been allowed to work from their homes.
Houston Mayo9r John Whitmire has put a hard cease and desist date on roughly 1,600 municipal employees who've been allowed to work from their homes.
HISD Superintendent Mike Miles addresses $870M 'misstep'
State appointed Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles acknowledging that the district improperly gave the "green light" to $870 million in spending without gaining required approval from the board of education.
State appointed Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles acknowledging that the district improperly gave the "green light" to $870 million in spending without gaining required approval from the board of education.
Sen. promises taxpayer relief from $24B surplus
Houston State Senator Paul Bettencourt confirming a significant portion of the nearly $24 billion surplus is likely headed back to the taxpayers who coughed it up in the first place.
Houston State Senator Paul Bettencourt confirming a significant portion of the nearly $24 billion surplus is likely headed back to the taxpayers who coughed it up in the first place.
Burrows clinches TX House Speaker after Republican rivalry
The Texas legislative session is underway with a new speaker taking the helm of the Texas House, pledging fairness and bipartisanship.
The Texas legislative session is underway with a new speaker taking the helm of the Texas House, pledging fairness and bipartisanship.
Judge strikes down Biden's Title IX rules
Gender identity and discrimination. A major court ruling which supporters say will reinstate fairness to women's athletics.
Gender identity and discrimination. A major court ruling which supporters say will reinstate fairness to women's athletics.
Wildfires continue to burn in Southern California
The California wildfires scorching America's second largest city. Will distraught residents blame their leaders for lack of preparation?
The California wildfires scorching America's second largest city. Will distraught residents blame their leaders for lack of preparation?
New power regulations for nursing homes, assisted living facilities
A new Harris County regulation aimed at protecting the elderly from harm in a power crisis. Would this unfunded mandate trigger an unfortunate flipside?
A new Harris County regulation aimed at protecting the elderly from harm in a power crisis. Would this unfunded mandate trigger an unfortunate flipside?
TX House Speaker race undecided as legislative session starts this week
Roughly 48 hours from launch of the Texas legislative session and leadership of the lower chamber remains very much an unanswered question.
Roughly 48 hours from launch of the Texas legislative session and leadership of the lower chamber remains very much an unanswered question.
Harris Co. D.A. Teare's law license reinstated
A somewhat disturbing start for Harris County's new Democratic district attorney, Sean Teare, campaigning on a platform which included reorganization and realignment of the prosecutor's office with an eye to efficiency, Teare apparently neglected what many would consider job, one that is ensuring that he himself was actually licensed to practice law in the state of Texas.
A somewhat disturbing start for Harris County's new Democratic district attorney, Sean Teare, campaigning on a platform which included reorganization and realignment of the prosecutor's office with an eye to efficiency, Teare apparently neglected what many would consider job, one that is ensuring that he himself was actually licensed to practice law in the state of Texas.
Tax increment re-investment zones are perpetuating blight
The rich get richer with your tax dollars. How working-class Houston gets short-changed in the name of eliminating community blight.
The rich get richer with your tax dollars. How working-class Houston gets short-changed in the name of eliminating community blight.
Energy plan under the next President Trump administration
The future president set to fundamentally alter our nation's energy policy for the foreseeable future.
The future president set to fundamentally alter our nation's energy policy for the foreseeable future.
President-elect Trump touts U.S. expansion plans
Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal. America's future president unleashes an expansion wish list, sparking both intrigue and outrage across the globe.
Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal. America's future president unleashes an expansion wish list, sparking both intrigue and outrage across the globe.
Trump's hush money sentencing set for Jan. 10
News that the New York judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial an conviction has scheduled sentencing for January 10, exactly 10 days before the Presidential Inauguration.
News that the New York judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial an conviction has scheduled sentencing for January 10, exactly 10 days before the Presidential Inauguration.
The race for Texas House Speaker
Nine days out from the launch of the Texas Legislative Session and the pitched battle to be the next House Speaker has settled into an intractable stalemate between Republican representatives David Cook and Dustin Burrows.
Nine days out from the launch of the Texas Legislative Session and the pitched battle to be the next House Speaker has settled into an intractable stalemate between Republican representatives David Cook and Dustin Burrows.
Sale of border wall material blocked
Outrage from President-elect Donald Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz over the liquidation by the Biden administration of un-erected border wall components at fire-sale prices.
Outrage from President-elect Donald Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz over the liquidation by the Biden administration of un-erected border wall components at fire-sale prices.
Texas lawmakers have $20 billion in surplus
As Texas lawmakers saddle up and make their way to Austin, they can leave their budget cutting tools at home if they choose. That's because State Comptroller Glenn Hagar recently told business leaders that legislators will have about $20 billion surplus dollars at their disposal.
As Texas lawmakers saddle up and make their way to Austin, they can leave their budget cutting tools at home if they choose. That's because State Comptroller Glenn Hagar recently told business leaders that legislators will have about $20 billion surplus dollars at their disposal.
D.A. Sean Teare's recusal from alleged public corruption case
In his first major announcement, newly sworn District Attorney Sean Teare announced he's formerly recusing himself from any role in the prosecution of Judge Lina Hildago's trio of top aides facing felony charges.
In his first major announcement, newly sworn District Attorney Sean Teare announced he's formerly recusing himself from any role in the prosecution of Judge Lina Hildago's trio of top aides facing felony charges.
'Wasted dollars' on county administration role
"County Administrator." It is an unelected post created by the Democratic majority in 2021 to do a job previously performed by members of the Commissioners Court. Since then, Harris County Precinct Three Commissioner Tom Ramsey says the office has cascaded to 73 employees at an average cost of more than a quarter million dollars per position - with the administrator collecting a salary of $418,000 per year. Total annual cost of this previously unnecessary layer of government - nearly $24,700,000 tax dollars per year.
"County Administrator." It is an unelected post created by the Democratic majority in 2021 to do a job previously performed by members of the Commissioners Court. Since then, Harris County Precinct Three Commissioner Tom Ramsey says the office has cascaded to 73 employees at an average cost of more than a quarter million dollars per position - with the administrator collecting a salary of $418,000 per year. Total annual cost of this previously unnecessary layer of government - nearly $24,700,000 tax dollars per year.
Remembering former president Jimmy Carter
The nation will pay final homage to the 39th President on Tuesday. A Commander in Chief who drew enormous praise for the leadership and the service he consistently delivered long after his White House years.
The nation will pay final homage to the 39th President on Tuesday. A Commander in Chief who drew enormous praise for the leadership and the service he consistently delivered long after his White House years.
Houston man radicalized by ISIS attacks in New Orleans
The 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran responsible was a Houston resident, who, prior to striking, pledged his allegiance to ISIS.
The 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran responsible was a Houston resident, who, prior to striking, pledged his allegiance to ISIS.