Mayor Sylvester Turner has directed City staff to begin making plans for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of the victims of today’s Orlando shooting rampage. The vigil will be held Wednesday evening at sundown. “Like the rest of the country, Houston is grieving today,” said Mayor Turner. “It is past time for us as a […]
With donations to the Greater Houston Storm Relief Fund (GHSRF) approaching $1.8 million, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the guidelines that will be followed in dispersing the funds to help victims of the April 18, 2016 Houston-area flooding. Only nonprofit organizations, public agencies and governmental bodies providing direct support for the immediate and short-term needs of […]
Brazos River in Fort Bend County has surged to its highest level in over a century. The river is located about 30 miles southwest of Houston. https://twitter.com/ABC/status/737877198846185472 After days of heavy rain, flooding continues to occur in the area outside of Houston which has killed six people and damaged many homes. The National Weather Service issued a […]
WARNING: Some content may be deemed graphic. A Houston METRO bus was involved in an accident downtown injuring more than 30 people. https://twitter.com/BillBishopKHOU/status/738106265134628866 The accident occurred as a pickup truck traveling westbound on Runnels St. ran a stop sign and crashed into the bus heading northbound on Chartes St. The wreck forced the bus into […]
By unanimous vote and in record time, Houston City Council today approved Mayor Sylvester Turner’s first City budget. In stark contrast to budget discussions of years past that lasted into the wee hours of the next morning, the vote came just before noon today and nearly a month ahead of the normal schedule. “Passage of […]
Houston Head Football Coach Tom Herman and former Cougars quarterback Andre Ware earned $20,000 in scholarship and charity from the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament last week. The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will split Team Houston’s winnings equally between Autism Speaks and an endowed scholarship at the University of Houston. The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl’s […]
Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis spoke with Roland Martin on NewsOne Now about the conditions on the ground and the latest developments in the deadly historic Houston flooding.
