LOCAL NEWS
Project expected to reduce temps in Dallas’ heat island
| August 14, 2025
A groundbreaking project is planned for the SouthwesternMedical District that developers say will improve health and help cool the Dallas heat island. The medical district is working with the Texas Trees Foundation to add more trees and landscaping to the corridor and build a park in the middle of the 14 acres of land that houses Parkland Hospital, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Hospital.
Houston drivers to see some cheaper toll rates starting in September
| August 4, 2025
Toll payments can quickly add up on Houston roads—but drivers will soon see lower rates along SH 288. Starting Sept. 1, through the Texas Department of Transportation, rates will be lowered on SH 288 by almost half. “When TxDOT made the historic move to buy back this roadway, we promised drivers toll relief and that […]
As DEI faces pushback, Houston partners with Kroger to launch jobs initiative
| July 2, 2025
As DEI programs face pushback nationally, Houston is leaning in. Roderick Batson, with support from the city of Houston and Kroger, has launched Helping Heroes Staffing to create real job opportunities for people with special needs.
Longtime Houston art space, Graffiti Park, will be demolished for TxDOT project
| June 24, 2025
Graffiti Park has long been known as a cultural hotspot for aspiring and established artists to be able to showcase their work in a free and public space. But now, a highway improvement project has resulted in the iconic area’s demolition.
How to report potholes, broken streetlights, flooding in Houston
| June 23, 2025
Local residents know that navigating Houston streets can sometimes be challenging: If you've ever swerved around a pothole while driving up and down Kirby Drive, you get it. However, residents can do their part by reporting obstacles like potholes and flooding, or broken streetlights, that they encounter on their daily routes.
City of Houston partners with Reliant Energy to help residents beat the heat
| June 13, 2025
Anyone who’s lived in Houston for long enough knows that heat can mostly be uncomfortable, and sometimes even life-threatening, due to the emerging climate crisis increasing temperatures.