
Following the flight: How Texas A&M is helping monarch butterflies thrive
by Sam Cohen
| December 16, 2025
Texas A&M has been tracking the migration of monarch butterflies to better support this important pollinator. Here’s what you need to know.

Houston fund helped this family buy their first home
| December 15, 2025
Watch as a Houston woman receives the keys to her first home thanks to the Harvey Homebuyer Assistance Program. Supported by $19.8 million in federal funds, the program helps people impacted by the massive flooding during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Texas adds new ID restrictions on vehicle registrations and renewals
by USA Today Network via Reuters Connect
| December 15, 2025
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is implementing more stringent photo identification requirements for all vehicle registrations and renewals in an abrupt shift that could shut out undocumented residents from legally owning vehicles.

Donate a coat this winter to help those in need in San Antonio
by Stacker
| December 9, 2025
If you're looking for ways to help, consider cleaning out your closet and donating a coat to those in need.

Houston launches nation’s first public dashboard on gun injuries
by Sierra Rozen
| December 8, 2025
A new dashboard launched by the city of Houston is on track to bring awareness to firearm-related injuries and deaths.

Houston METRO steps into the future with new fare system
by Sierra Rozen
| December 5, 2025
Affordability | Community | HTX | LIFESTYLE | public transit | TRANSPORTATION | urban transportation
A new way to pay for public transit is currently in its soft launch phase, and is set to usher in a new era for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO).



