Tag: Houston
Congressional redistricting, including in Houston, on Texas governor’s agenda for special legislative session | Houston Public Media
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Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for a rare, mid-decade round of congressional redistricting as part of a packed agenda for the...
Alleged Chinese hacker arrested, accused of stealing COVID-19 research from Texas universities | Houston Public Media
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The U.S. Department of Justice this week announced the arrest of one of two suspected "state-backed" Chinese spies accused of hacking and...
32-year-old man dies after altercation with detention officers while on his way out of Harris County Jail | Houston Public Media
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A 32-year-old man who was being escorted out of the Harris County Jail early Tuesday morning died after he...
Houston resident in Texas Hill Country during floods saw devastation, familiar sense of community | Houston Public Media
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Donnie Mosher was in Houston during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 when, in the midst of severe flooding, he saw people...
New meteorologist-in-charge appointed for National Weather Service’s Houston-Galveston office | Houston Public Media
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Several months after the meteorologist-in-charge at the National Weather Service’s Houston-Galveston office opted for early retirement, the federal agency overseeing the...
Houston marks one-year anniversary of Hurricane Beryl as state reels over deadly flooding in Central Texas | Houston Public Media
David Smith
About 68% of recently surveyed Houstonians said they felt prepared for Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall in Southeast Texas one year ago Tuesday.
However,...
Houston-area residents among dead, missing in catastrophic Central Texas floods | Houston Public Media
Houston-area residents have been affected by the catastrophic flash floods that inundated Central Texas over the holiday weekend, with many having been reported dead...
Houston mayor criticizes former member of city’s food insecurity board over racial comments about Camp Mystic | Houston Public Media
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he is working to “permanently” remove a former member of the city's food insecurity board after she made...
‘A trustee of this treasure’: Heart O’ the Hills camp director dies in Kerr County flooding | Houston Public Media
Cynthie “Jane” Ragsdale grew up with a love for summer camps near the Guadalupe River in Kerr County.
In the 1960s, Ragsdale’s parents bought Camp...
Texas flooding: Green ribbons, lights honor Camp Mystic victims across state
As search efforts continue in Central Texas for 11 campers and a camp counselor from Camp Mystic, communities across the state are showing...