Houston to receive new area code as city’s population continues to rise
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved the addition of a new area code for the Houston area because of ongoing ...
These two Houston suburbs are among the fastest-growing places in the U.S.
The growth of the Houston region continues to seem nearly inexorable, with two exurbs in the region appearing on a new list ...
Homeless woman shivers herself to sleep in the shadow of Houston City Hall as Mayor Whitmire promises solutions | Editorial
Under Whitmire, Houston cleared an encampment at Allen's Landing and offered housing to the homeless. It's progress but ...
Short-hop flights in Houston on the drawing board for local agencies
Lilium signed an agreement in 2023 with the Houston-based private aircraft distributor Emcjet and Galaxy FBO, a fixed-base ...
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What a Podcast Killed by Houston Public Media Reveals About the State Takeover of the City’s Schools
A podcast about the state takeover of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which Houston Public Media (HPM) produced, promoted, and then quietly killed before it debuted, has been share ...
VERIFY: Texas cities increasing the minimum wage in 2025 needs context
Texas follows the federal minimum wage guidelines, however, five major cities in the state start city employees at nearly ...
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In Houston, a City Council Member Questions ‘Advanced’ Recycling of Plastic and a City Collaboration with ExxonMobil
A new report by an at-large Houston City Council member criticizes the form ... We’d be happy to work with local, state or federal governments on policies that help reduce plastic waste.” ...
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Houston Airport System positions Space City to be leader in U.S. aerospace innovation
bring the "space back to Space City." Szczesniak, who spoke at the Greater Houston Partnership’s State of the Airports event Thursday, said the airports and spaceport "are crucial to the region ...