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government
Hugo Balderas-Ibarra faces felony charges in Harris County and in Florida, which could impact his ability to represent his clients in federal immigration court....
News
Today: We listen to the newest episode of “Texperts," learn about a Rice University professor’s four-year project exploring an aggressive form of brain cancer, spotlight the work of the Emancipation Park Conservancy, and more....
News
The U.S. Department of State has deployed search and rescue efforts in Venezuela and deployed American-based teams to help repair critical infrastructure like the Simon Bolivar Airport in Caracas, where humanitarian aid from across the country, including Texas, have arrived....
government
A Harris County grand jury has formally indicted a man on a murder charge just days after a magistrate judge ruled that there wasn’t probable cause to keep him jailed in the case. He is also in jail on a separate, second murder charge....
weather
Heavy rain is raising the threat of life-threatening flooding across the Texas Hill Country, where local authorities are already reporting some cars stranded in high water. Forecasters say isolated rainfall totals of up to 15 inches are possible....
News
Anyone under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by an adult over the age of 21 beginning at 3 P.M. Saturday, mall officials said.
government
Harris County authorities have identified a 19-year-old who allegedly sexually assaulted and attempted to drown a woman in White Oak Bayou.
business
Beef prices are continuing to rise due to drought, low herd sizes and concerns about the new world screwworm in the United States, but business owners in Texas say that raising prices could drive away customers....
News
The district also is facing a federal civil rights investigation over its planned changes to special education services.
News
The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas spoke out against the Trump administration's Big Bend area border wall plans this week while campaigning in West Texas, calling the wall a "monument to corruption."...
News
As attorney general, Paxton threw unprecedented resources into stopping Biden’s agenda. That record is his sword and shield as he runs for U.S. Senate....
safety
For decades, homelessness in Texas has largely been treated as a local problem. Cities operate shelters. Counties run jails and public hospitals. Nonprofits provide housing and services. Police respond to complaints and emergencies. But at the Texas Capitol, state lawmakers are.....
News
Willowbrook Mall will once again implement a temporary youth curfew this weekend, requiring anyone under 18 to be accompanied by an adult after 3 p.m.The mall announced that its Parental Guidance Required (PGR) program will be in effect Saturday, July 18, citing recent social......
government
The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the man who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Houston last week, is inviting the public to pay their respects during a viewing this week.Harris County leaders seek funding for independent investigation into ICE shooting that killed Lorenzo....
weather
On Tuesday's show: We get the latest on rainy weather in the forecast and the potential for flooding. And we learn about a TEA investigation of HISD's plans to consolidate some special education services in the district....
News
Episode: 1660 Simplicity, complexity, and Shakespeare. Today, Seattle Actor Megan Cole is here to talk about complexity, simplicity, and Shakespeare.
safety
A Louisiana woman is behind bars after a crime spree across east Harris County Saturday, according to authorities.
safety
An investigation is underway after a woman said she was sexually assaulted while she was exercising on Monday evening, according to the Office of Harris County Constable Precinct 1 Alan Rosen....
safety
An investigation is underway after a woman who was exercise-walking was attacked, according to Harris County Constable Precinct 1 Alan Rosen.
safety
A 19-year-old man has been arrested after a woman reported being attacked and sexually assaulted while exercising along White Oak Bayou in northwest Harris County on Monday evening, according to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office.Constable Alan Rosen identified the.....
government
Hugo Balderras-Ibarra, the immigration attorney representing two of three men who were in the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during last week’s deadly ICE shooting, is facing a felony assault charge, according to Harris County court records.Balderas-Ibarra was indicted on a......
government
A new report shows the financial challenges Harris County faces just weeks before commissioners will adopt a new budget.
government
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis is seeking county funding for an independent investigation into the July 7 ICE agent-involved shooting that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo....
government
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent last week during what the agency has called a "targeted enforcement operation” in Houston’s East End....
News
For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
government
The man accused of killing a repairman at a home in Humble earlier this month was indicted by a Harris County grand jury Tuesday in connection with a second homicide that happened in May.The indictment comes after KPRC 2 reported that a magistrate judge found no probable cause......
News
Today: We find out what rights people have when interacting with federal officials, talk with author R. Lee Ingalls about “Little House on the Prairie," hear the latest installment of InnerVIEWS featuring Houston author Jennifer Mathieu, and more....
News
Oil production increased "modestly" during the second quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. However, energy executives remained divided over whether prices would hold....
News
Four murals featuring the late hip-hop DJ were recently painted at By The Wayside, a new cocktail bar in the Second Ward.
weather
Rain is in the region's forecast for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
News
It was the second time in a week that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers used deadly force. A 52-year-old man was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Houston on July 7....
News
Research shows the Australian white-spotted jellyfish is considered invasive because it preys on native species, like plankton. It can also negatively impact the shrimp industry by clogging nets and damaging fishing equipment....
schools
The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus.
business
Residents and small businesses across the Corpus Christi region subsidized big industrial plants' water bills for years, city officials say. The companies are now fighting to keep the subsidy....
News
On Monday's show: Last week’s shooting by ICE agents of a Houstonian who had entered the country illegally more than 30 years ago raised, to some, questions about why he had only in recent years sought legal status....
News
Episode: 1602 The tragedy of the commons revisited. Today, the tragedy of the commons.
News
Episode: 1601 Mother dirt. Today, let's play in the dirt.
News
Salgado Araujo was shot Tuesday morning during what ICE has called a “targeted enforcement operation.” He was traveling to work with three other men in his car....
News
Episode: 1600 Henry Adams ponders the Virgin and the Dynamo. science, medieval architecture, Langley, 1900 Paris exhibition, Chartres cathedral.
government
The county's top elected official, who is nearing the end of her tenure, said she has had a “lingering sore throat and intense fatigue.”
News
The move comes after an ICE agent fatally shot 52-year-old Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an enforcement operation in Houston on July 7....
News
For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
weather
Today: We find out what legal experts think about HPD not being able to investigate the fatal ICE shooting, preview the newest episode of the “After the Flood” podcast series, and discuss how cryptocurrency kiosks are being used to scam Texans....
News
The three passengers were detained by ICE after Tuesday’s shooting in Houston, which the federal agency has characterized as an act of self-defense by an officer....
News
The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
