CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml" dir="ltr" prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns# fb: http://ogp.me/ns/fb#"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Harris County – Houston Public Media</title> <meta name='robots' content='max-image-preview:large' /> <style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style> <script> dataLayer = [[]]; </script>  <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-M6H8NCG'); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-KWMLQ4XP'); </script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('consent', 'default', { 'ad_storage': 'granted', 'ad_user_data': 'granted', 'ad_personalization': 'granted', 'analytics_storage': 'granted' }); gtag('consent', 'default', { 'ad_storage': 'denied', 'region': ['GB','DE','FR','SE','IE','NL','IT','ES','PL','NO','CH','BE','DK','HU','AT','PT','GR','RO','FI'] }); gtag('consent', 'default', { 'ad_user_data': 'denied', 'region': ['GB','DE','FR','SE','IE','NL','IT','ES','PL','NO','CH','BE','DK','HU','AT','PT','GR','RO','FI'] }); gtag('consent', 'default', { 'ad_personalization': 'denied', 'region': ['GB','DE','FR','SE','IE','NL','IT','ES','PL','NO','CH','BE','DK','HU','AT','PT','GR','RO','FI'] }); gtag('consent', 'default', { 'analytics_storage': 'denied', 'region': ['GB','DE','FR','SE','IE','NL','IT','ES','PL','NO','CH','BE','DK','HU','AT','PT','GR','RO','FI'] }); gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'AW-10777328260'); </script> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org' /> <script type='text/javascript'>let _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime();</script> <link rel="profile" href="https://gmpg.org/xfn/11" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=5" /> <meta name="description" content="Houston Public Media provides informative, thought-provoking and entertaining content through a multi-media platform that includes TV 8, News 88.7 and HPM Classical and reaches a combined weekly audience of more than 1.5 million." /> <meta name="keywords" content="Houston Public Media, KUHT, TV 8, Houston Public Media Schedule, Educational TV Programs, independent program broadcasts, University of Houston, nonprofit, NPR News, KUHF, Classical Music, Arts & Culture, News 88.7" /> <meta name="bitly-verification" content="7777946f1a0a" /> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="WX07OGEaNirk2km8RjRBernE0mA7_QL6ywgu6NXl1TM" /> <meta name="theme-color" content="#f5f5f5" /> <link rel="icon" sizes="48x48" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/icon-48.png" /> <link rel="icon" sizes="96x96" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/icon-96.png" /> <link rel="icon" sizes="144x144" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/icon-144.png" /> <link rel="icon" sizes="192x192" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/icon-192.png" /> <link rel="icon" sizes="256x256" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/icon-256.png" /> <link rel="icon" sizes="384x384" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/icon-384.png" /> <link rel="icon" sizes="512x512" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/icon-512.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="57x57" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-57.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-60.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-72.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-76.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-114.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-120.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-152.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="167x167" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-167.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-180.png" /> <link rel="mask-icon" href="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/safari-pinned-tab.svg" color="#ff0000" /> <meta name="msapplication-config" content="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/favicon/config.xml" /> <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest" /> <meta name="apple-itunes-app" content="app-id=1549226694,app-argument=" /> <meta name="google-play-app" content="app-id=com.jacobsmedia.KUHFV3" /> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="523938487799321" /> <meta property="fb:admins" content="37511993" /> <meta property="fb:pages" content="27589213702" /> <meta property="fb:pages" content="183418875085596" /> <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Harris County | Houston Public Media" /> <meta property="og:url" content=""/> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Houston Public Media" /> <meta property="og:description" content="Houston Public Media provides informative, thought-provoking and entertaining content through a multi-media platform that includes TV 8, News 88.7 and HPM Classical and reaches a combined weekly audience of more than 1.5 million." /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/HPM-logo-OGimage-2.jpg" /> <meta property="og:image:url" content="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/HPM-logo-OGimage-2.jpg" /> <meta property="og:image:height" content="630" /> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200" /> <meta property="og:image:type" content="image/jpeg" /> <meta property="og:image:secure_url" content="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/HPM-logo-OGimage-2.jpg" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@houstonpubmedia" /> <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@houstonpubmedia" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Harris County | Houston Public Media" /> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/HPM-logo-OGimage-2.jpg" /> <meta name="twitter:url" content="" /> <meta name="twitter:description" content="Houston Public Media provides informative, thought-provoking and entertaining content through a multi-media platform that includes TV 8, News 88.7 and HPM Classical and reaches a combined weekly audience of more than 1.5 million." /> <meta name="twitter:widgets:link-color" content="#000000" /> <meta name="twitter:widgets:border-color" content="#000000" /> <meta name="twitter:partner" content="tfwp" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Houston Public Media » Harris County Category Feed" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/harris-county/feed/" /> <style id='co-authors-plus-coauthors-style-inline-css' type='text/css'> .wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors.is-layout-flow [class*=wp-block-co-authors-plus]{display:inline} </style> <style id='co-authors-plus-avatar-style-inline-css' type='text/css'> .wp-block-co-authors-plus-avatar :where(img){height:auto;max-width:100%;vertical-align:bottom}.wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors.is-layout-flow .wp-block-co-authors-plus-avatar :where(img){vertical-align:middle}.wp-block-co-authors-plus-avatar:is(.alignleft,.alignright){display:table}.wp-block-co-authors-plus-avatar.aligncenter{display:table;margin-inline:auto} </style> <style id='co-authors-plus-image-style-inline-css' type='text/css'> .wp-block-co-authors-plus-image{margin-bottom:0}.wp-block-co-authors-plus-image :where(img){height:auto;max-width:100%;vertical-align:bottom}.wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors.is-layout-flow .wp-block-co-authors-plus-image :where(img){vertical-align:middle}.wp-block-co-authors-plus-image:is(.alignfull,.alignwide) :where(img){width:100%}.wp-block-co-authors-plus-image:is(.alignleft,.alignright){display:table}.wp-block-co-authors-plus-image.aligncenter{display:table;margin-inline:auto} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='bootstrap-css-css' href='https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css?ver=5.3.2' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='hpm-css-css' href='https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/themes/hpmv4/style.css?ver=20240930-1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1" id="jquery-migrate-js"></script> <link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-json/wp/v2/categories/32567" /><meta name="et-api-version" content="v1"><meta name="et-api-origin" content="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org"><link rel="https://theeventscalendar.com/" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-json/tribe/tickets/v1/" /><style>.wp-block-gallery.is-cropped .blocks-gallery-item picture{height:100%;width:100%;}</style> <script async="true" src='https://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js'></script> <script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot('/9147267/HPM_Kids_Sidebar', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1467299583216-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/9147267/HPM_Kids_Sidebar', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1467299583216-1').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/9147267/HPM_Kids_Sidebar', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1467299583216-2').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/9147267/HPM_Kids_Sidebar', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1467299583216-3').addService(googletag.pubads()); var dfpWide = window.innerWidth; var dfpUnderNav = document.getElementById('div-gpt-ad-1488818411584-0'); if (dfpUnderNav !== null) { if (dfpWide > 1000) { googletag.defineSlot('/9147267/HPM_Under_Nav', [970, 50], 'div-gpt-ad-1488818411584-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); dfpUnderNav.style.width = '970px'; } else if (dfpWide <= 1000 && dfpWide > 730) { googletag.defineSlot('/9147267/HPM_Under_Nav', [728, 90], 'div-gpt-ad-1488818411584-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); dfpUnderNav.style.width = '728px'; } else if (dfpWide <= 730) { googletag.defineSlot('/9147267/HPM_Under_Nav', [320, 50], 'div-gpt-ad-1488818411584-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); dfpUnderNav.style.width = '320px'; } } googletag.defineSlot('/9147267/HPM_Music_Sidebar', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1470409396951-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/9147267/HPM_Support_Sidebar', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1394579228932-1').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/9147267/HPM_Support_Sidebar', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1394579228932-2').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/9147267/HPM_About_300x250', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1579034137004-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { var slotId = event.slot.getSlotElementId(); if (event.isEmpty) { var sideBar = document.getElementById(slotId).parentNode; if (sideBar.classList.contains('sidebar-ad')) { sideBar.style.cssText += "display: none;"; } } }); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('category', 'harris-county'); googletag.enableServices(); }); </script> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/rsslatest.xml" /><script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hls.js@latest"></script><script src="https://assets.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/themes/hpmv4/js/experiments/jppIframe.js?v=20240903"></script> </head> <body class="archive category category-harris-county category-32567 tribe-no-js tribe-theme-hpmv4">  <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-M6H8NCG" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-KWMLQ4XP" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>  <a class="skip-link screen-reader-text" href="#content">Skip to content</a> <header id="masthead" class="site-header" role="banner"> <div class="header-container"> <div class="site-branding"> <div class="site-logo"> <a href="/" rel="home" title="Houston Public Media, a service of the University of Houston"> <img src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/houston-public-media-logo.png" alt="Houston Public Media" rel="Houston Public Media"> </a> </div> <div class="header-highlight-text"> <a href="/tv8/">TV 8</a> | <a href="/news887/">News 88.7</a> | <a href="/classical/">Classical</a> | <a href="/thevibe/">The Vibe</a> </div> <div class="header-weather"> <h3 style="color: white; font-size: 14px;">February 22, 2025<h3><p style="color: white; font-size: 30px;"><img src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/weather/04d.png.webp" alt="overcast clouds" style="max-height: 42px; float: left;" /> 38 °F</p> </div> </div> <div class="quick-access"> <ul> <li class="nav-top nav-passport"><a href="https://donate.houstonpublicmedia.org/hpmf/passport"><span style="text-indent:-9999px;">PBS Passport</span><svg id="pbs-passport-logo" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 488.8 80" style="enable-background:new 0 0 488.8 80;" xml:space="preserve" aria-hidden="true"> <style type="text/css"> .st0{fill:#0A145A;} .st1{fill:#5680FF;} .st2{fill:#FFFFFF;} </style> <g> <g> <path class="st0" d="M246.2,18c2.6,1.2,4.8,3.1,6.3,5.5s2.2,5.2,2.1,8.1c0.1,3.1-0.7,6.2-2.4,8.9c-1.6,2.5-3.8,4.6-6.5,5.8 c-3,1.4-6.3,2.1-9.6,2H232v15.6h-11.1V16h15.2C239.5,15.9,243,16.6,246.2,18z M241.1,37.2c1.4-1.4,2.2-3.4,2.1-5.4 c0.1-2-0.7-3.9-2.2-5.2c-1.6-1.3-3.6-1.9-5.7-1.8H232v14.5h3C237.2,39.5,239.4,38.7,241.1,37.2L241.1,37.2z"></path> <path class="st0" d="M284.5,31.4c2.6,2.6,3.9,6.1,3.9,10.7v21.8H280l-1.2-3c-1.3,1.1-2.9,2-4.5,2.6c-1.9,0.7-4,1.1-6.1,1.1 c-3.1,0.1-6.2-0.9-8.5-2.9c-2.2-2.1-3.4-5-3.2-8.1c0-4.2,1.6-7.2,4.7-9c3.6-2,7.6-2.9,11.7-2.8c1.7,0,3.4,0.1,5.1,0.4 c0.1-1.7-0.4-3.4-1.4-4.8c-0.9-1.1-2.8-1.7-5.6-1.7c-1.9,0-3.8,0.2-5.6,0.7c-1.9,0.4-3.8,1.1-5.6,1.9v-8.6c4.2-1.5,8.6-2.3,13-2.3 C278,27.5,281.9,28.8,284.5,31.4z M268.4,55.5c0.9,0.7,2,1.1,3.2,1c2.3-0.1,4.5-0.8,6.3-2.1v-5.7c-1.1-0.1-2.2-0.2-3.3-0.2 c-1.8-0.1-3.6,0.3-5.3,1c-1.3,0.6-2.1,1.9-2,3.4C267.2,53.9,267.6,54.8,268.4,55.5z"></path> <path class="st0" d="M294.5,62.6V54c1.6,0.8,3.3,1.5,5,1.9c1.8,0.5,3.6,0.7,5.5,0.7c1.4,0.1,2.9-0.2,4.2-0.8 c0.9-0.3,1.5-1.2,1.5-2.2c0-0.6-0.2-1.2-0.5-1.7c-0.5-0.6-1.2-1-1.9-1.3c-1.4-0.6-2.7-1.2-4.1-1.6c-3.6-1.3-6.1-2.8-7.6-4.4 c-1.6-1.8-2.4-4.1-2.3-6.5c0-2,0.6-3.9,1.7-5.5c1.3-1.7,3.1-3,5.1-3.8c2.5-1,5.2-1.4,7.9-1.4c3.4-0.1,6.8,0.5,10,1.6v8.1 c-1.4-0.5-2.8-0.9-4.2-1.2c-1.6-0.3-3.2-0.5-4.8-0.5c-1.4-0.1-2.9,0.2-4.2,0.7c-1,0.5-1.5,1-1.5,1.7c0,0.6,0.3,1.2,0.8,1.6 c0.8,0.6,1.6,1,2.5,1.4c1.2,0.5,2.4,0.9,3.8,1.4c3.4,1.3,5.8,2.7,7.2,4.4c1.5,1.9,2.3,4.4,2.2,6.8c0.1,3.2-1.4,6.2-3.9,8.1 c-2.6,2-6.3,3-11.1,3C302,64.7,298.1,64,294.5,62.6z"></path> <path class="st0" d="M325.1,62.6V54c1.6,0.8,3.3,1.5,5,1.9c1.8,0.5,3.6,0.7,5.5,0.7c1.4,0.1,2.9-0.2,4.2-0.8 c0.9-0.3,1.5-1.2,1.5-2.2c0-0.6-0.2-1.2-0.5-1.7c-0.5-0.6-1.2-1-1.9-1.3c-1.4-0.6-2.7-1.2-4.1-1.6c-3.6-1.3-6.1-2.8-7.6-4.4 c-1.6-1.8-2.4-4.1-2.3-6.5c0-2,0.6-3.9,1.8-5.5c1.3-1.7,3.1-3,5.1-3.8c2.5-1,5.2-1.4,7.9-1.4c3.4-0.1,6.7,0.5,9.9,1.6v8.1 c-1.4-0.5-2.8-0.9-4.2-1.2c-1.6-0.3-3.2-0.5-4.8-0.5c-1.4-0.1-2.9,0.2-4.2,0.7c-1,0.5-1.5,1-1.5,1.7c0,0.6,0.3,1.2,0.8,1.6 c0.8,0.6,1.6,1,2.5,1.4c1.1,0.5,2.4,0.9,3.8,1.4c3.4,1.3,5.8,2.7,7.2,4.4c1.5,1.9,2.3,4.4,2.2,6.8c0.1,3.2-1.4,6.2-3.9,8.1 c-2.6,2-6.3,3-11.1,3C332.5,64.7,328.7,64,325.1,62.6z"></path> <path class="st0" d="M386.9,32.3c3.2,3.2,4.9,7.7,4.9,13.7c0.1,3.4-0.6,6.7-2.1,9.8c-1.3,2.7-3.3,5-5.9,6.6 c-2.7,1.6-5.8,2.4-9,2.3c-2.4,0.1-4.8-0.4-7.1-1.3v15.1h-10.5V30.4c5.2-1.8,10.7-2.8,16.2-2.9C379.1,27.5,383.6,29.1,386.9,32.3z M378.6,52.8c1.5-2.1,2.3-4.6,2.2-7.2c0-3-0.7-5.2-2.1-6.8s-3.5-2.5-5.7-2.4c-1.8,0-3.6,0.3-5.4,0.8v17.1c1.6,0.8,3.3,1.1,5,1.1 C374.9,55.6,377.1,54.6,378.6,52.8z"></path> <path class="st0" d="M404.6,62.4c-2.8-1.5-5.1-3.7-6.6-6.4c-1.7-3.1-2.5-6.5-2.4-10c-0.1-3.5,0.7-6.9,2.4-9.9 c1.5-2.7,3.9-4.9,6.6-6.4c3-1.5,6.3-2.3,9.6-2.2c3.3,0,6.5,0.7,9.4,2.2c2.8,1.4,5.1,3.6,6.7,6.3c1.6,2.9,2.5,6.2,2.4,9.5 c0.1,3.6-0.7,7.1-2.4,10.2c-1.5,2.8-3.8,5.1-6.6,6.6c-3,1.6-6.3,2.3-9.6,2.3C410.8,64.7,407.5,63.9,404.6,62.4z M419.6,53.1 c1.4-1.7,2.1-4.2,2.1-7.4c0.2-2.4-0.6-4.9-2-6.8c-1.3-1.6-3.4-2.6-5.5-2.5c-2.1-0.1-4.2,0.8-5.5,2.4c-1.4,1.6-2.1,4-2.1,7.1 s0.7,5.5,2.1,7.2c2.5,3,6.9,3.4,10,1C419.1,53.8,419.4,53.5,419.6,53.1L419.6,53.1z"></path> <path class="st0" d="M461,28.2v10.1c-0.7-0.2-1.4-0.4-2.1-0.5c-0.8-0.1-1.5-0.2-2.3-0.2c-1.5,0-3.1,0.4-4.4,1.1 c-1.3,0.7-2.3,1.6-3.2,2.8v22.4h-10.6V28.4h9.1l1.3,4.4c0.9-1.5,2.1-2.8,3.6-3.6c1.7-0.9,3.5-1.3,5.4-1.3 C458.9,27.8,460,27.9,461,28.2z"></path> <path class="st0" d="M479.6,36.2v14.5c-0.1,1.4,0.3,2.8,1.1,4c1,1,2.4,1.5,3.8,1.4c1.4,0,2.7-0.2,4-0.6v8c-1,0.4-2.1,0.6-3.1,0.8 c-1.3,0.2-2.7,0.3-4,0.3c-4.1,0-7.2-1-9.3-3.1c-2-2.1-3.1-5.1-3.1-9V36.2h-5.5v-7.8h5.5v-7.7l10.6-2.9v10.6h9.2v7.8H479.6z"></path> </g> <g> <path class="st0" d="M25.3,17.9c2.6,1.2,4.8,3,6.3,5.4s2.2,5.2,2.1,8.1c0.1,3.1-0.7,6.2-2.4,8.9c-1.6,2.5-3.8,4.6-6.5,5.8 c-3,1.4-6.3,2.1-9.6,2h-4.1v15.7H0V16h15.2C18.7,15.9,22.1,16.6,25.3,17.9z M20.2,37.2c1.4-1.4,2.2-3.4,2.1-5.4 c0.1-2-0.7-3.8-2.1-5.1c-1.6-1.3-3.6-1.9-5.7-1.8h-3.3v14.5h3C16.4,39.5,18.6,38.7,20.2,37.2z"></path> <path class="st0" d="M70.1,41.8c2,2.1,3,5,2.9,7.9c0.1,4-1.6,7.8-4.7,10.3s-7.5,3.8-13.2,3.8H38.3V16h15.6c5.2,0,9.1,1,11.9,3 c2.7,2,4.1,5,4.1,9c0.1,2.2-0.5,4.5-1.8,6.3c-1.1,1.7-2.6,3-4.4,3.7C66.1,38.6,68.4,39.9,70.1,41.8z M49.4,24.3v10.8h3.2 c1.7,0.1,3.3-0.4,4.5-1.5c1.1-1.1,1.7-2.6,1.6-4.2c0.1-1.4-0.5-2.8-1.5-3.8c-1.3-1-2.8-1.4-4.4-1.3H49.4z M59.6,53.7 c1.3-1.2,1.9-2.9,1.8-4.6c0.1-1.7-0.6-3.3-1.9-4.4c-1.2-1-3.1-1.6-5.7-1.6h-4.4v12.3h4.4C56.5,55.3,58.4,54.8,59.6,53.7z"></path> <path class="st0" d="M83.3,63.8c-2.1-0.4-4.2-1-6.2-1.9V51.5c2,1,4,1.9,6.2,2.5c2.2,0.7,4.4,1,6.7,1c2,0.1,3.9-0.3,5.7-1.2 c1.2-0.7,1.9-2,1.9-3.4s-0.8-2.8-2-3.5c-2.2-1.5-4.6-2.7-7.1-3.7c-4.1-1.8-7.1-3.8-8.9-6c-1.9-2.3-2.9-5.1-2.8-8.1 c0-2.6,0.8-5.2,2.3-7.3c1.6-2.2,3.8-3.8,6.3-4.8c2.9-1.1,6-1.7,9.1-1.7c2.2,0,4.4,0.1,6.6,0.5c1.7,0.3,3.4,0.7,5.1,1.3v9.7 c-3.3-1.3-6.8-1.9-10.3-1.9c-1.8-0.1-3.7,0.3-5.3,1c-1.2,0.6-2,1.8-2,3.2c0,0.9,0.4,1.7,1,2.3c0.8,0.7,1.6,1.2,2.5,1.7 c1.1,0.5,3.1,1.4,6,2.7c4,1.8,6.8,3.8,8.5,6.1s2.6,5.1,2.5,7.9c0.2,5.6-3.1,10.8-8.3,12.9c-3.2,1.3-6.6,2-10,1.9 C88.1,64.5,85.7,64.3,83.3,63.8z"></path> </g> <g> <circle class="st1" cx="164.9" cy="40" r="40"></circle> <path class="st2" d="M164.8,4.5c-19.8,0-35.8,15.9-35.9,35.7c0,19.6,15.9,35.6,35.5,35.7c19.7,0.1,35.8-15.8,35.9-35.5 C200.4,20.7,184.5,4.6,164.8,4.5z M134.5,40.3L134.5,40.3l23.3,6.8l6.9,23.2C148.1,70.2,134.7,56.9,134.5,40.3z M157.8,33.2 L134.5,40c0.1-16.6,13.6-29.9,30.2-30L157.8,33.2z M164.9,70.3L164.9,70.3l6.9-23.2l23.3-6.8C195,56.9,181.5,70.3,164.9,70.3z M171.8,33.2L165,10c16.6,0,30,13.4,30.1,30l0,0L171.8,33.2z"></path> <polygon class="st2" points="151.3,49.2 146,58.9 155.7,53.6 154.7,50.2"></polygon> <polygon class="st2" points="174.9,30.1 178.3,31.1 183.6,21.5 173.9,26.7"></polygon> <polygon class="st2" points="178.3,49.2 174.9,50.2 173.9,53.6 183.6,58.9"></polygon> <polygon class="st2" points="154.7,30.1 155.7,26.7 146,21.5 151.3,31.1"></polygon> </g> </g> </svg></a></li> <li class="nav-top nav-uh"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.uh.edu" rel="noopener">UH</a></li> </ul> <div id="top-search" tab-index="0" aria-expanded="false"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M475.8,420.8l-88-88c-4-4-9.4-6.2-15-6.2h-14.4c24.4-31.2,38.8-70.3,38.8-113c0-101.4-82.2-183.6-183.6-183.6 S30,112.2,30,213.6s82.2,183.6,183.6,183.6c42.6,0,81.8-14.5,113-38.8v14.4c0,5.6,2.2,11,6.2,15l88,88c8.3,8.3,21.7,8.3,29.9,0 l25-25C484,442.5,484,429.1,475.8,420.8z M213.6,326.6c-62.4,0-113-50.5-113-113c0-62.4,50.5-113,113-113c62.4,0,113,50.5,113,113 C326.6,276,276.1,326.6,213.6,326.6z" /></svg><form role="search" method="get" class="search-form" action="/search/"> <label class="screen-reader-text">Search for:</label> <input type="search" class="search-field" placeholder="Search" value="" name="search" title="Search for:" /> <button class="search-submit screen-reader-text"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M475.8,420.8l-88-88c-4-4-9.4-6.2-15-6.2h-14.4c24.4-31.2,38.8-70.3,38.8-113c0-101.4-82.2-183.6-183.6-183.6 S30,112.2,30,213.6s82.2,183.6,183.6,183.6c42.6,0,81.8-14.5,113-38.8v14.4c0,5.6,2.2,11,6.2,15l88,88c8.3,8.3,21.7,8.3,29.9,0 l25-25C484,442.5,484,429.1,475.8,420.8z M213.6,326.6c-62.4,0-113-50.5-113-113c0-62.4,50.5-113,113-113c62.4,0,113,50.5,113,113 C326.6,276,276.1,326.6,213.6,326.6z" /></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">Search</span></button> </form></div> </div> </div> <div class="navigation-wrap"> <div class="header-container"> <nav id="site-navigation" class="main-navigation" role="navigation"> <div tab-index="0" id="top-mobile-menu" class="nav-button" aria-expanded="false"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M46.1,130.9h419.7c8.9,0,16.1-7.2,16.1-16.1V74.4c0-8.9-7.2-16.1-16.1-16.1H46.1c-8.9,0-16.1,7.2-16.1,16.1 v40.4C30,123.7,37.2,130.9,46.1,130.9z M46.1,292.3h419.7c8.9,0,16.1-7.2,16.1-16.1v-40.4c0-8.9-7.2-16.1-16.1-16.1H46.1 c-8.9,0-16.1,7.2-16.1,16.1v40.4C30,285.1,37.2,292.3,46.1,292.3z M46.1,453.8h419.7c8.9,0,16.1-7.2,16.1-16.1v-40.4 c0-8.9-7.2-16.1-16.1-16.1H46.1c-8.9,0-16.1,7.2-16.1,16.1v40.4C30,446.5,37.2,453.8,46.1,453.8z" /></svg><br /><span class="top-mobile-text">MENU</span></div><div id="focus-sink" tab-index="-1" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;height:1px; width: 1px;"></div> <div tab-index="0" id="top-mobile-close" class="nav-button"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M341.4,256l128.8-128.8c15.8-15.8,15.8-41.4,0-57.2l-28.6-28.6c-15.8-15.8-41.4-15.8-57.2,0L255.5,170.1 L126.7,41.4c-15.8-15.8-41.4-15.8-57.2,0L40.9,70c-15.8,15.8-15.8,41.4,0,57.2L169.6,256L40.9,384.8C25,400.6,25,426.2,40.9,442 l28.6,28.6c15.8,15.8,41.4,15.8,57.2,0l128.8-128.8l128.8,128.8c15.8,15.8,41.4,15.8,57.2,0l28.6-28.6c15.8-15.8,15.8-41.4,0-57.2 L341.4,256z" /></svg><br /><span class="top-mobile-text">CLOSE</span></div> <div class="nav-wrap"> <div class="menu-new-header-navigation-container"><ul id="menu-new-header-navigation" class="nav-menu"><li class="nav-top nav-news menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor menu-item-has-children active"><div tab-index="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="news-information-dropdown">News & Information</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div class="nav-top-head">Features</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/hellohouston/" tab-index="0">Hello Houston</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/in-depth/" tab-index="0">inDepth</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children active"><div class="nav-top-head">Topics</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-category-ancestor current-category-parent"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/" tab-index="0">Local News</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-menu-item active"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/harris-county/" tab-index="0">Harris County</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/fort-bend/" tab-index="0">Fort Bend</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/news/the-texas-newsroom/" tab-index="0">Texas</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/education-news/" tab-index="0">Education News</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/politics/" tab-index="0">Politics</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/criminal-justice/" tab-index="0">Criminal Justice</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/energy-environment/" tab-index="0">Energy & Environment</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/weather/" tab-index="0">Weather</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="/news" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">All Stories >>></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div class="nav-top-head">Arts & Culture</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/" tab-index="0">Arts & Culture Main</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/classical-music/" tab-index="0">Classical Music</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/music/" tab-index="0">Music</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/opera-musical-theater/" tab-index="0">Opera & Musical Theater</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/dance/" tab-index="0">Dance</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/visual-art/" tab-index="0">Visual Art</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/literature/" tab-index="0">Literature</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/theatre-film/" tab-index="0">Theatre & Film</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/news/series/voices-and-verses-a-poem-a-day-series/" tab-index="0">Voices and Verses: A Poem-A-Day Series</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div class="nav-top-head">Awareness</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/hispanic-heritage-month/" tab-index="0">Hispanic Heritage</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/pride/" tab-index="0">Pride Month: Better Together!</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/asian-american-pacific-islander-heritage/" tab-index="0">Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/black-history-month/" tab-index="0">Black History</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/womens-history-month/" tab-index="0">Women’s History</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-top nav-education menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="/edu" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">Education</a></li> <li class="nav-top nav-programs menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div tab-index="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="programs-podcasts-dropdown">Programs & Podcasts</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div class="nav-top-head">Local Programs</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/party-politics/" tab-index="0">Party Politics</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/houston-matters/" tab-index="0">Houston Matters with Craig Cohen</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/i-see-u/" tab-index="0">I SEE U</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="http://www.texasstandard.org/" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">Texas Standard</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div class="nav-top-head">UH</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/100-years-of-houston/" tab-index="0">100 Years of Houston</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/bauer-business-focus/" tab-index="0">Bauer Business Focus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/briefcase/" tab-index="0">Briefcase</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="https://uh.edu/engines" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">Engines of Our Ingenuity</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/health-matters/" tab-index="0">Health Matters</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/uh-moment/" tab-index="0">UH Moment</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div class="nav-top-head">Features</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/deadandburied/" tab-index="0">Dead and Buried</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/career-frontier/" tab-index="0">Career Frontier</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div class="nav-top-head">Podcasts</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/below-the-waterlines/" tab-index="0">Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/party-politics/" tab-index="0">Party Politics</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/skyline-sessions/" tab-index="0">Skyline Sessions</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/encore-houston/" tab-index="0">Encore Houston</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="/podcasts/" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">All Podcasts >></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-top nav-support menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div tab-index="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="support-2-dropdown">Support</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div class="nav-top-head">Membership</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="https://www.callswithoutwalls.com/pledgeCart3/?campaign=15605107-AEB7-4016-898F-9287A03226E9&source=#/home" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">Update Payment Method</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="https://www.callswithoutwalls.com/pledgeCart3/?campaign=15605107-AEB7-4016-898F-9287A03226E9&source=#/home" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">Upgrade Your Monthly Gift</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="https://donate.houstonpublicmedia.org/hpmf/gift-membership" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">Give a Gift Membership</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div class="nav-top-head">Giving Programs</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="/support/giving-societies/" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">Affinity Council</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="/support/giving-societies/" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">Studio Society</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="/support/giving-societies/in-tempore-legacy-society/" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">In Tempore Legacy Society</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/support/innovation-fund/" tab-index="0">Innovation Fund</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div class="nav-top-head">Volunteers</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/houston-public-media-foundation/" tab-index="0">Foundation Board</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/young-leaders-council/" tab-index="0">Young Leaders Council</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/support/mission-ambassador/" tab-index="0">Mission Ambassadors</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div class="nav-top-head">Donations</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="https://www.pledgecart.org/?campaign=787579FE-6AD5-40D4-85F9-411F1F25A973&source=" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">TV Thank-You Gifts</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="https://houstonpublicmedia.careasy.org/home" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">Vehicle Donation</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="/support" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">Giving Opportunities</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/support/company-matching-gifts/" tab-index="0">Employee Match Program</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/support/other-ways-to-give/" tab-index="0">More Ways to Give</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div class="nav-top-head">Partnerships</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="http://sponsorhoustonpublicmedia.org" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">Corporate Sponsorship</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/support/community-catalyst/" tab-index="0">Community Catalyst</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-top nav-about menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children"><div tab-index="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="about-2-dropdown">About</div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/" tab-index="0">About Us</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom"><a href="/staff/" rel="noopener" tab-index="0">Meet the Team</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/careers/" tab-index="0">Join the Team</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/contact-us/" tab-index="0">Contact Us</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/digital-destiny/" tab-index="0">Digital Destiny</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/ethics-standards/" tab-index="0">Ethics and Standards</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/reporting-records/" tab-index="0">Reports & Financials</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/press/" tab-index="0">Press Room</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/contact-us/schedule-a-tour/" tab-index="0">Request a Tour</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul></div> <div class="d-flex nav-right"> <div class="nav-buttons" id="top-listen"> <button aria-label="Listen Live" data-href="/listen-live" type="button" data-dialog="480:855"> <img src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/icon-listen.png" alt="Listen Live"> Listen </button> <button aria-label="Watch Live" data-href="/watch-live" type="button" data-dialog="820:850"> <img src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/icon-watch.png" alt="Watch Live"> Watch </button> <a href="/donate" class="btn-donate" > <img src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/icon-donate.png" alt="Donate Now"> Donate </a> </div> <div class="d-flex social-icon-wrap"> <div class="social-icon facebook"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/houstonpublicmedia" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Facebook"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M441.4,283.8l12.6-82h-78.7v-53.2c0-22.4,11-44.3,46.2-44.3h35.8V34.5c0,0-32.5-5.5-63.5-5.5 C329,29,286.7,68.3,286.7,139.3v62.5h-72v82h72V482h88.6V283.8H441.4z" /></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">Facebook</span></a> </div> <div class="social-icon twitter"> <a href="https://twitter.com/houstonpubmedia" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Twitter/X"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z"/></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">Twitter/X</span></a> </div> <div class="social-icon instagram"> <a href="https://instagram.com/houstonpubmedia" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Instagram"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M256,141.1c-63.6,0-114.9,51.3-114.9,114.9S192.4,370.9,256,370.9S370.9,319.6,370.9,256S319.6,141.1,256,141.1z M256,330.7c-41.1,0-74.7-33.5-74.7-74.7s33.5-74.7,74.7-74.7s74.7,33.5,74.7,74.7S297.1,330.7,256,330.7L256,330.7z M402.4,136.4 c0,14.9-12,26.8-26.8,26.8c-14.9,0-26.8-12-26.8-26.8s12-26.8,26.8-26.8S402.4,121.6,402.4,136.4z M478.5,163.6 c-1.7-35.9-9.9-67.7-36.2-93.9c-26.2-26.2-58-34.4-93.9-36.2c-37-2.1-147.9-2.1-184.9,0c-35.8,1.7-67.6,9.9-93.9,36.1 s-34.4,58-36.2,93.9c-2.1,37-2.1,147.9,0,184.9c1.7,35.9,9.9,67.7,36.2,93.9s58,34.4,93.9,36.2c37,2.1,147.9,2.1,184.9,0 c35.9-1.7,67.7-9.9,93.9-36.2c26.2-26.2,34.4-58,36.2-93.9C480.6,311.4,480.6,200.6,478.5,163.6L478.5,163.6z M430.7,388.1 c-7.8,19.6-22.9,34.7-42.6,42.6c-29.5,11.7-99.5,9-132.1,9s-102.7,2.6-132.1-9c-19.6-7.8-34.7-22.9-42.6-42.6 c-11.7-29.5-9-99.5-9-132.1s-2.6-102.7,9-132.1c7.8-19.6,22.9-34.7,42.6-42.6c29.5-11.7,99.5-9,132.1-9s102.7-2.6,132.1,9 c19.6,7.8,34.7,22.9,42.6,42.6c11.7,29.5,9,99.5,9,132.1S442.4,358.7,430.7,388.1z" /></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">Instagram</span></a> </div> <div class="social-icon threads"> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@houstonpubmedia" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Threads"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M331.5 235.7c2.2 .9 4.2 1.9 6.3 2.8c29.2 14.1 50.6 35.2 61.8 61.4c15.7 36.5 17.2 95.8-30.3 143.2c-36.2 36.2-80.3 52.5-142.6 53h-.3c-70.2-.5-124.1-24.1-160.4-70.2c-32.3-41-48.9-98.1-49.5-169.6V256v-.2C17 184.3 33.6 127.2 65.9 86.2C102.2 40.1 156.2 16.5 226.4 16h.3c70.3 .5 124.9 24 162.3 69.9c18.4 22.7 32 50 40.6 81.7l-40.4 10.8c-7.1-25.8-17.8-47.8-32.2-65.4c-29.2-35.8-73-54.2-130.5-54.6c-57 .5-100.1 18.8-128.2 54.4C72.1 146.1 58.5 194.3 58 256c.5 61.7 14.1 109.9 40.3 143.3c28 35.6 71.2 53.9 128.2 54.4c51.4-.4 85.4-12.6 113.7-40.9c32.3-32.2 31.7-71.8 21.4-95.9c-6.1-14.2-17.1-26-31.9-34.9c-3.7 26.9-11.8 48.3-24.7 64.8c-17.1 21.8-41.4 33.6-72.7 35.3c-23.6 1.3-46.3-4.4-63.9-16c-20.8-13.8-33-34.8-34.3-59.3c-2.5-48.3 35.7-83 95.2-86.4c21.1-1.2 40.9-.3 59.2 2.8c-2.4-14.8-7.3-26.6-14.6-35.2c-10-11.7-25.6-17.7-46.2-17.8H227c-16.6 0-39 4.6-53.3 26.3l-34.4-23.6c19.2-29.1 50.3-45.1 87.8-45.1h.8c62.6 .4 99.9 39.5 103.7 107.7l-.2 .2zm-156 68.8c1.3 25.1 28.4 36.8 54.6 35.3c25.6-1.4 54.6-11.4 59.5-73.2c-13.2-2.9-27.8-4.4-43.4-4.4c-4.8 0-9.6 .1-14.4 .4c-42.9 2.4-57.2 23.2-56.2 41.8l-.1 .1z"/></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">Threads</span></a> </div> <div class="social-icon linkedin"> <a href="https://linkedin.com/company/houstonpublicmedia" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="LinkedIn"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M130.4,482H36.5V179.6h93.9V482z M83.4,138.3c-30,0-54.4-24.9-54.4-54.9C29,53.4,53.4,29,83.4,29 c30,0,54.4,24.3,54.4,54.4C137.8,113.4,113.4,138.3,83.4,138.3z M481.9,482h-93.7V334.8c0-35.1-0.7-80.1-48.8-80.1 c-48.8,0-56.3,38.1-56.3,77.6V482h-93.8V179.6h90.1v41.3h1.3c12.5-23.8,43.2-48.8,88.9-48.8c95,0,112.5,62.6,112.5,143.9V482H481.9 z" /></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">Linkedin</span></a> </div> <div class="social-icon mastodon"> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@houstonpublicmedia" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Mastodon"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M433 179.11c0-97.2-63.71-125.7-63.71-125.7-62.52-28.7-228.56-28.4-290.48 0 0 0-63.72 28.5-63.72 125.7 0 115.7-6.6 259.4 105.63 289.1 40.51 10.7 75.32 13 103.33 11.4 50.81-2.8 79.32-18.1 79.32-18.1l-1.7-36.9s-36.31 11.4-77.12 10.1c-40.41-1.4-83-4.4-89.63-54a102.54 102.54 0 0 1-.9-13.9c85.63 20.9 158.65 9.1 178.75 6.7 56.12-6.7 105-41.3 111.23-72.9 9.8-49.8 9-121.5 9-121.5zm-75.12 125.2h-46.63v-114.2c0-49.7-64-51.6-64 6.9v62.5h-46.33V197c0-58.5-64-56.6-64-6.9v114.2H90.19c0-122.1-5.2-147.9 18.41-175 25.9-28.9 79.82-30.8 103.83 6.1l11.6 19.5 11.6-19.5c24.11-37.1 78.12-34.8 103.83-6.1 23.71 27.3 18.4 53 18.4 175z"/></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">Mastodon</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </header> <div id="page" class="hfeed site"> <div id="content" class="site-content">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1488818411584-0'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1488818411584-0'); }); </script> </div> <div class="hpm-promo-wrap"><div id="FY25-Feb-Vehicle-Donation_Web" class="top-banner"><a href="https://houstonpublicmedia.careasy.org/home"><img src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/FEB-Vehicle-Donation-GIFs_600x500.gif.webp" alt="there are many ways to give. Donate your car today!" /></a></div></div> <div id="primary" class="content-area"> <main id="main" class="site-main" role="main"> <header class="page-header"> <h1 class="page-title">Category: <span>Harris County</span></h1> </header> <section id="search-results"> <article id="post-514538" class="card post-514538 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-harris-county category-health-science category-healthcare category-houston category-local category-medicine-wellness category-national category-news category-politics tag-federal-funding tag-federal-funding-cuts tag-harris-county tag-harris-county-attorney-christian-menefee tag-national-institutes-of-health tag-texas-medical-center"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/02/21/514538/harris-county-joins-legal-fight-against-spending-cuts-to-national-institutes-of-health/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18184518/Edited-0342-scaled-e1628082683964-450x321.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18184518/Edited-0342-scaled-e1628082683964-1000x713.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18184518/Edited-0342-scaled-e1628082683964-1123x800.jpg.webp 1123w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18184518/Edited-0342-scaled-e1628082683964-1536x1094.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18184518/Edited-0342-scaled-e1628082683964-2048x1459.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="321" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18184518/Edited-0342-scaled-e1628082683964-450x321.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-386462 wp-post-image" alt="A drone shot of the Texas Medical Center, on Aug. 28, 2020." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18184518/Edited-0342-scaled-e1628082683964-450x321.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18184518/Edited-0342-scaled-e1628082683964-1000x713.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18184518/Edited-0342-scaled-e1628082683964-1123x800.jpg 1123w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18184518/Edited-0342-scaled-e1628082683964-1536x1094.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18184518/Edited-0342-scaled-e1628082683964-2048x1459.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Harris County</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/02/21/514538/harris-county-joins-legal-fight-against-spending-cuts-to-national-institutes-of-health/" rel="bookmark">Harris County joins legal fight against spending cuts to National Institutes of Health</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/tom-perumean/" title="Posts by Tom Perumean" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Perumean</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-21T20:14:43-06:00">February 21, 2025</time></span> · Harris County is part of a coalition of local governments that signed on to an amicus brief filed this week in a federal court in Massachusetts, arguing NIH’s funding cuts are unjustified and would devastate research institutions.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/federal-funding/" rel="tag">federal funding</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/federal-funding-cuts/" rel="tag">federal funding cuts</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county/" rel="tag">harris county</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-attorney-christian-menefee/" rel="tag">Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/national-institutes-of-health/" rel="tag">National Institutes of Health</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-medical-center/" rel="tag">Texas Medical Center</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-514483" class="card post-514483 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-harris-county category-houston category-local category-national category-news category-transportation tag-fastrak tag-fasttrack-lane tag-federal-trade-commission tag-harris-county-toll-road-authority tag-harris-county-toll-roads tag-phishing tag-text-message-scam"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/02/21/514483/harris-county-toll-road-authority-fields-thousands-of-calls-about-text-message-scams/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/13194231/IMG_9067-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/13194231/IMG_9067-1000x666.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/13194231/IMG_9067-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/13194231/IMG_9067-768x511.jpg.webp 768w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/13194231/IMG_9067-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-311917 wp-post-image" alt="Traffic on the Sam Houston Tollway near Clay Road" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/13194231/IMG_9067-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/13194231/IMG_9067-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/13194231/IMG_9067-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/13194231/IMG_9067-768x511.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Transportation</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/02/21/514483/harris-county-toll-road-authority-fields-thousands-of-calls-about-text-message-scams/" rel="bookmark">Harris County Toll Road Authority fields thousands of calls about text message scams</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sarah-grunau/" title="Posts by Sarah Grunau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Grunau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-21T13:53:29-06:00">February 21, 2025</time></span> · The fraudulent text message asserts that the receiver must follow a link to pay outstanding "FastTrak Lane" tolls to avoid fines and maintain their driver's license. FasTrak, which has a slightly different spelling, is an electronic toll payment system used on California toll roads. Texans pay tolls through services like TxTag, EZ Tag and TollTag.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/fastrak/" rel="tag">FasTrak</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/fasttrack-lane/" rel="tag">FastTrack Lane</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/federal-trade-commission/" rel="tag">Federal Trade Commission</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-toll-road-authority/" rel="tag">harris county toll road authority</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-toll-roads/" rel="tag">Harris County toll roads</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/phishing/" rel="tag">phishing</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/text-message-scam/" rel="tag">text message scam</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-514277" class="card post-514277 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-harris-county category-houston category-local category-news category-sports tag-houston-texans tag-houston-texans-stadium tag-nrg-stadium tag-nrg-stadium-renovations tag-texans-new-stadium"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/sports/2025/02/20/514277/houston-texans-new-stadium-nrg-renovations-considered/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155937/DJI_0052-1-450x338.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155937/DJI_0052-1-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155937/DJI_0052-1-1067x800.jpg.webp 1067w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155937/DJI_0052-1-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155937/DJI_0052-1-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="338" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155937/DJI_0052-1-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-395675 wp-post-image" alt="NRG Stadium-Astrodome" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155937/DJI_0052-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155937/DJI_0052-1-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155937/DJI_0052-1-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155937/DJI_0052-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155937/DJI_0052-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Sports</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/sports/2025/02/20/514277/houston-texans-new-stadium-nrg-renovations-considered/" rel="bookmark">Houston Texans debating new stadium or renovations to NRG Stadium</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/kyle-mcclenagan/" title="Posts by Kyle McClenagan" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kyle McClenagan</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-20T10:28:08-06:00">February 20, 2025</time></span> · NRG Stadium, the Texans’ home since their inception, was completed in 2002 and cost $352 million. The stadium and surrounding NRG Park need $2 billion worth of repairs, according to a facility condition assessment released in December.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-texans/" rel="tag">houston texans</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-texans-stadium/" rel="tag">Houston Texans stadium</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/nrg-stadium/" rel="tag">nrg stadium</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/nrg-stadium-renovations/" rel="tag">NRG stadium renovations</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texans-new-stadium/" rel="tag">Texans new stadium</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-514298" class="card post-514298 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-court category-criminal-justice category-harris-county category-local category-news category-texas tag-bail tag-bail-reform tag-criminal-justice tag-jail tag-texas-house-of-representatives tag-texas-senate"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/02/20/514298/houston-lawmakers-bail-reform-bill-package-heads-to-texas-house-after-easy-path-through-senate/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/19222157/f48ef70d-f48b-4225-a8a8-8c84a9a320ad-450x298.jpeg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/19222157/f48ef70d-f48b-4225-a8a8-8c84a9a320ad-1000x663.jpeg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/19222157/f48ef70d-f48b-4225-a8a8-8c84a9a320ad.jpeg.webp 1054w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="298" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/19222157/f48ef70d-f48b-4225-a8a8-8c84a9a320ad-450x298.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-514299 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/19222157/f48ef70d-f48b-4225-a8a8-8c84a9a320ad-450x298.jpeg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/19222157/f48ef70d-f48b-4225-a8a8-8c84a9a320ad-1000x663.jpeg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/19222157/f48ef70d-f48b-4225-a8a8-8c84a9a320ad.jpeg 1054w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Criminal Justice</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/02/20/514298/houston-lawmakers-bail-reform-bill-package-heads-to-texas-house-after-easy-path-through-senate/" rel="bookmark">Houston lawmaker’s bail reform bill package heads to Texas House after easy path through Senate</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/nina-banks-the-texas-newsroom/" title="Posts by Nina Banks, The Texas Newsroom" class="author url fn" rel="author">Nina Banks, The Texas Newsroom</a> / <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/toluwani-osibamowo-kera/" title="Posts by Toluwani Osibamowo, KERA" class="author url fn" rel="author">Toluwani Osibamowo, KERA</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-20T07:00:25-06:00">February 20, 2025</time></span> · The Texas Senate passed a trio of proposed laws from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules around bail in Texas. The proposals, which are among Gov. Greg Abbott's top priorities this year, now head to the House for consideration.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/bail/" rel="tag">bail</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/bail-reform/" rel="tag">bail reform</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/criminal-justice/" rel="tag">criminal justice</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/jail/" rel="tag">jail</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-house-of-representatives/" rel="tag">Texas House of Representatives</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-senate/" rel="tag">texas senate</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513900" class="card post-513900 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-education category-education-news category-harris-county category-houston category-law-enforcement category-local category-news category-police tag-alleged-sexual-assaults tag-campus-sexual-assault tag-district-attorneys-office tag-harris-county-district-attorney tag-university-arrests tag-university-of-houston"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/law-enforcement/2025/02/14/513900/university-of-houston-das-office-dispute-what-led-to-sexual-assault-suspects-release/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-513716 wp-post-image" alt="Sarah Grunau/ Houston Public Media UH protest" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Law Enforcement</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/law-enforcement/2025/02/14/513900/university-of-houston-das-office-dispute-what-led-to-sexual-assault-suspects-release/" rel="bookmark">University of Houston, DA’s office dispute what led to sexual assault suspect’s release</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sarah-grunau/" title="Posts by Sarah Grunau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Grunau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-14T14:30:42-06:00">February 14, 2025</time></span> · Charges related to an alleged sexual assault on the UH campus, which occurred Feb. 7, were not filed by prosecutors until five days later. Warrants for Eric Latroy Brown's arrest on those charges were still active Friday as police worked to locate the man.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/alleged-sexual-assaults/" rel="tag">alleged sexual assaults</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/campus-sexual-assault/" rel="tag">campus sexual assault</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/district-attorneys-office/" rel="tag">District Attorney's Office</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-district-attorney/" rel="tag">harris county district attorney</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-arrests/" rel="tag">university arrests</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-of-houston/" rel="tag">university of houston</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513358" class="card post-513358 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-energy-environment category-environmental-justice category-harris-county category-houston category-local category-news tag-dioxin tag-environmental-protection-agency tag-fifth-ward tag-julia-c-hester-house tag-kashmere-gardens tag-union-pacific"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/environmental-justice/2025/02/10/513358/dioxin-levels-in-soil-near-fifth-ward-community-center-exceed-levels-safe-for-children-epa-says/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02173638/DSC01754-1-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02173638/DSC01754-1-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02173638/DSC01754-1-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02173638/DSC01754-1-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02173638/DSC01754-1-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02173638/DSC01754-1-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-390600 wp-post-image" alt="The Union Pacific Railyard, located near Kashmere Gardens. Residents say the railyard is responsible for the cancer cluster in Kashmere Gardens. Taken on Jan. 27, 2021." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02173638/DSC01754-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02173638/DSC01754-1-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02173638/DSC01754-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02173638/DSC01754-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02173638/DSC01754-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Environmental Justice</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/environmental-justice/2025/02/10/513358/dioxin-levels-in-soil-near-fifth-ward-community-center-exceed-levels-safe-for-children-epa-says/" rel="bookmark">Dioxin levels in soil near Fifth Ward community center exceed levels safe for children, EPA says</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/lucio-vasquez/" title="Posts by Lucio Vasquez" class="author url fn" rel="author">Lucio Vasquez</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-10T15:11:13-06:00">February 10, 2025</time></span> · The discovery is part of an ongoing investigation into contamination linked to the Union Pacific railyard, which is contaminated with creosote — a likely human carcinogen — that resulted in the Kashmere Gardens community being deemed a cancer cluster in 2019.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/dioxin/" rel="tag">dioxin</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/environmental-protection-agency/" rel="tag">Environmental Protection Agency</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/fifth-ward/" rel="tag">fifth ward</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/julia-c-hester-house/" rel="tag">Julia C. Hester House</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/kashmere-gardens/" rel="tag">Kashmere Gardens</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/union-pacific/" rel="tag">union pacific</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513272" class="card post-513272 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-education-news category-harris-county category-houston category-local category-news category-texas tag-houston-isd tag-houston-teachers tag-teacher-certification tag-teacher-certification-scandal tag-texas-education-agency"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/07/513272/21-more-harris-county-area-teachers-identified-with-fraudulent-certifications-by-tea/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10171113/TEA-Commissioner-Mike-Morath-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10171113/TEA-Commissioner-Mike-Morath-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10171113/TEA-Commissioner-Mike-Morath-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10171113/TEA-Commissioner-Mike-Morath-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10171113/TEA-Commissioner-Mike-Morath-2048x1366.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10171113/TEA-Commissioner-Mike-Morath-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-360266 wp-post-image" alt="TEA Commissioner Mike Morath" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10171113/TEA-Commissioner-Mike-Morath-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10171113/TEA-Commissioner-Mike-Morath-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10171113/TEA-Commissioner-Mike-Morath-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10171113/TEA-Commissioner-Mike-Morath-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10171113/TEA-Commissioner-Mike-Morath-2048x1366.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Education News</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/07/513272/21-more-harris-county-area-teachers-identified-with-fraudulent-certifications-by-tea/" rel="bookmark">More Houston-area teachers identified for potential involvement in certification scheme</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/colleen-deguzman/" title="Posts by Colleen DeGuzman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Colleen DeGuzman</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-07T11:56:36-06:00">February 7, 2025</time></span> · The Texas Education Agency has released the names of 60 more teachers who are under investigation for allegedly obtaining fraudulent teaching certifications as part of a scheme rooted in Houston.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-isd/" rel="tag">Houston ISD</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-teachers/" rel="tag">Houston teachers</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/teacher-certification/" rel="tag">teacher certification</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/teacher-certification-scandal/" rel="tag">teacher certification scandal</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-education-agency/" rel="tag">Texas Education Agency</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513217" class="card post-513217 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-harris-county category-houston category-hurricane-harvey category-infrastructure category-local category-news tag-harris-county-precinct-2 tag-hurricane-harvey tag-hurricane-harvey-relief-funds tag-land-office-commissioner-dawn-buckingham tag-ommissioner-adrian-garcia tag-pine-trails-subdivision"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/02/06/513217/officials-break-ground-on-72-million-bipartisan-drainage-project-in-northeast-harris-county/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06164734/Image-1-450x338.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06164734/Image-1-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06164734/Image-1-1500x1125.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06164734/Image-1-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06164734/Image-1-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="338" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06164734/Image-1-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-513218 wp-post-image" alt="State and county officials broke ground in the Pine Trails Subdivision on a multi-million dollar drainage improvement project on Feb. 6, 2025." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06164734/Image-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06164734/Image-1-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06164734/Image-1-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06164734/Image-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06164734/Image-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Harris County</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/02/06/513217/officials-break-ground-on-72-million-bipartisan-drainage-project-in-northeast-harris-county/" rel="bookmark">Democrats and Republicans unite for $72 million drainage project in northeast Harris County</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/kyle-mcclenagan/" title="Posts by Kyle McClenagan" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kyle McClenagan</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-06T18:04:14-06:00">February 6, 2025</time></span> · The project was a bipartisan effort between Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia, a Democrat, and Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, a Republican. According to Garcia’s office, $33 million of the funding for the project is derived from the $4.4 billion allocated to Texas following Hurricane Harvey.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-precinct-2/" rel="tag">Harris County Precinct 2</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-harvey/" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-harvey-relief-funds/" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey relief funds</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/land-office-commissioner-dawn-buckingham/" rel="tag">Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/ommissioner-adrian-garcia/" rel="tag">ommissioner Adrian Garcia</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pine-trails-subdivision/" rel="tag">Pine Trails Subdivision</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513198" class="card post-513198 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-harris-county category-houston category-local category-news category-politics tag-andrew-taake tag-donald-trump-pardons tag-harris-county-district-attorneys-office tag-january-6th-insurrection tag-online-solicitation"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/02/06/513198/houston-man-pardoned-for-jan-6-crimes-arrested-for-online-solicitation-of-a-minor/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/06131901/AndrewTaakeBearSpray-450x255.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/06131901/AndrewTaakeBearSpray.jpg.webp 625w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="255" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/06131901/AndrewTaakeBearSpray-450x255.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-489871 wp-post-image" alt="Andrew Taake Bear Spray Capitol" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/06131901/AndrewTaakeBearSpray-450x255.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/06131901/AndrewTaakeBearSpray.jpg 625w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Crime</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/02/06/513198/houston-man-pardoned-for-jan-6-crimes-arrested-for-online-solicitation-of-a-minor/" rel="bookmark">Houston man pardoned for Jan. 6 crimes arrested on 2016 charge of online solicitation of a minor</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/kyle-mcclenagan/" title="Posts by Kyle McClenagan" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kyle McClenagan</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-06T16:08:48-06:00">February 6, 2025</time></span> · Andrew Taake was one of more than 1,500 people pardoned by President Donald Trump last month for crimes related to the 2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol. He still faces a criminal charge in Harris County stemming from 2016.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/andrew-taake/" rel="tag">Andrew Taake</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/donald-trump-pardons/" rel="tag">Donald Trump pardons</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-district-attorneys-office/" rel="tag">Harris County District Attorney's Office</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/january-6th-insurrection/" rel="tag">January 6th Insurrection</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/online-solicitation/" rel="tag">online solicitation</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513147" class="card post-513147 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-court category-harris-county category-houston category-houston-matters category-local category-news category-politics tag-aaron-dunn tag-alex-triantaphyllis tag-county-judge-lina-hidalgo tag-pre-trial-intervention tag-texas-attorney-generals-office tag-wallis-nader"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/02/06/513147/the-truth-finally-prevailed-former-hidalgo-staffer-avoids-trial-in-covid-19-contract-case/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22150415/20220322-173A8339-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22150415/20220322-173A8339-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22150415/20220322-173A8339-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22150415/20220322-173A8339-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22150415/20220322-173A8339-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22150415/20220322-173A8339-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-421671 wp-post-image" alt="Lina Hidalgo" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22150415/20220322-173A8339-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22150415/20220322-173A8339-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22150415/20220322-173A8339-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22150415/20220322-173A8339-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22150415/20220322-173A8339-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Harris County</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/02/06/513147/the-truth-finally-prevailed-former-hidalgo-staffer-avoids-trial-in-covid-19-contract-case/" rel="bookmark">‘The truth finally prevailed:’ Former Lina Hidalgo staffer avoids trial in COVID-19 contract case</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/lucio-vasquez/" title="Posts by Lucio Vasquez" class="author url fn" rel="author">Lucio Vasquez</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-06T13:02:18-06:00">February 6, 2025</time></span> · Alex Triantaphyllis, Hidalgo’s former chief of staff, was charged with misuse of official information and tampering with government records, along with fellow staffers Aaron Dunn and Wallis Nader. The charges against Dunn and Nader were dropped last week.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/aaron-dunn/" rel="tag">Aaron Dunn</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/alex-triantaphyllis/" rel="tag">Alex Triantaphyllis</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/county-judge-lina-hidalgo/" rel="tag">County Judge Lina Hidalgo</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pre-trial-intervention/" rel="tag">pre-trial intervention</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-attorney-generals-office/" rel="tag">Texas attorney general’s office</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/wallis-nader/" rel="tag">Wallis Nader</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-512890" class="card post-512890 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-court category-harris-county category-houston category-local category-news tag-backlog tag-court-backlog tag-district-courts tag-harris-county-courts tag-harris-county-district-court tag-harris-county-population"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/02/04/512890/harris-county-courts-seek-expansion-to-address-population-boom-case-backlogs/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/17153507/20191017-IMG_1778-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/17153507/20191017-IMG_1778-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/17153507/20191017-IMG_1778-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/17153507/20191017-IMG_1778-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-349448 wp-post-image" alt="Harris County Courtroom" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/17153507/20191017-IMG_1778-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/17153507/20191017-IMG_1778-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/17153507/20191017-IMG_1778-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Court</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/02/04/512890/harris-county-courts-seek-expansion-to-address-population-boom-case-backlogs/" rel="bookmark">Harris County courts seek expansion to address population boom, case backlogs</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/lucio-vasquez/" title="Posts by Lucio Vasquez" class="author url fn" rel="author">Lucio Vasquez</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-04T17:29:23-06:00">February 4, 2025</time></span> · The proposed expansion includes seven new non-felony district courts: three new civil courts, three family courts and one juvenile court. Under the Texas Constitution, only the state legislature can approve the creation of a new district court.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/backlog/" rel="tag">backlog</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/court-backlog/" rel="tag">court backlog</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/district-courts/" rel="tag">district courts</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-courts/" rel="tag">Harris County Courts</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-district-court/" rel="tag">harris county district court</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-population/" rel="tag">Harris County Population</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-512920" class="card post-512920 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-harris-county category-healthcare category-housing category-houston category-hurricane category-local category-news category-texas tag-2025-texas-legislature tag-generators tag-hurricane-beryl tag-power-generators tag-senior-living tag-senior-living-facilities-in-houston"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/02/04/512920/after-hurricane-beryl-texas-lawmakers-push-for-generators-at-senior-living-facilities/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/04141716/TexasTribSeniorGenerators-450x301.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/04141716/TexasTribSeniorGenerators-1000x668.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/04141716/TexasTribSeniorGenerators-1500x1003.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/04141716/TexasTribSeniorGenerators-1536x1027.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/04141716/TexasTribSeniorGenerators.jpg.webp 1791w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="301" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/04141716/TexasTribSeniorGenerators-450x301.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-512921 wp-post-image" alt="Ella Springs Senior Living Community Beryl" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/04141716/TexasTribSeniorGenerators-450x301.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/04141716/TexasTribSeniorGenerators-1000x668.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/04141716/TexasTribSeniorGenerators-1500x1003.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/04141716/TexasTribSeniorGenerators-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/04141716/TexasTribSeniorGenerators.jpg 1791w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Texas</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/02/04/512920/after-hurricane-beryl-texas-lawmakers-push-for-generators-at-senior-living-facilities/" rel="bookmark">After Hurricane Beryl, Texas lawmakers push for generators at senior living facilities</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/terri-langford-the-texas-tribune/" title="Posts by Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune" class="author url fn" rel="author">Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-04T14:21:28-06:00">February 4, 2025</time></span> · After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and assisted living centers.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/2025-texas-legislature/" rel="tag">2025 Texas Legislature</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/generators/" rel="tag">generators</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-beryl/" rel="tag">Hurricane Beryl</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/power-generators/" rel="tag">power generators</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/senior-living/" rel="tag">senior living</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/senior-living-facilities-in-houston/" rel="tag">senior living facilities in Houston</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-512897" class="card post-512897 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-harris-county category-houston category-law-enforcement category-local category-news tag-arson tag-cypress-texas tag-fbi tag-harris-county-sheriffs-office tag-reward tag-triple-murder"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/02/04/512897/authorities-offer-25000-reward-for-tips-about-last-years-triple-murder-in-cypress/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/01132238/Image-from-iOS-5-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/01132238/Image-from-iOS-5-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/01132238/Image-from-iOS-5-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/01132238/Image-from-iOS-5-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/01132238/Image-from-iOS-5-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/01132238/Image-from-iOS-5-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-409908 wp-post-image" alt="Harris County Sheriff's Deputy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/01132238/Image-from-iOS-5-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/01132238/Image-from-iOS-5-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/01132238/Image-from-iOS-5-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/01132238/Image-from-iOS-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/01132238/Image-from-iOS-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Crime</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/02/04/512897/authorities-offer-25000-reward-for-tips-about-last-years-triple-murder-in-cypress/" rel="bookmark">Authorities offer $25,000 reward for tips about last year’s triple murder in Cypress</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/matt-thomas/" title="Posts by Matt Thomas" class="author url fn" rel="author">Matt Thomas</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-04T13:31:53-06:00">February 4, 2025</time></span> · Kelly Masciarelli, her son Kolin Foster and his girlfriend Cameryn Richard were murdered Aug. 18 in their home in the 14600 block of Plains River Drive, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. The house was set on fire after the murders, so the case also became an arson investigation.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/arson/" rel="tag">arson</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/cypress-texas/" rel="tag">cypress texas</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/fbi/" rel="tag">fbi</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-sheriffs-office/" rel="tag">harris county sheriff's office</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/reward/" rel="tag">reward</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/triple-murder/" rel="tag">triple murder</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-512853" class="card post-512853 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-criminal-justice category-harris-county category-houston category-local category-news tag-harris-county-jail tag-harris-county-jail-deaths tag-harris-county-sheriffs-office tag-inspection tag-jail-death tag-texas-justice-initiative"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/02/04/512853/another-man-has-died-in-the-harris-county-jail-the-third-death-this-year/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-450x338.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1067x800.jpg.webp 1067w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="338" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-395670 wp-post-image" alt="Harris County Jail" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Criminal Justice</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/02/04/512853/another-man-has-died-in-the-harris-county-jail-the-third-death-this-year/" rel="bookmark">Another man has died in the Harris County Jail, marking its third death in 2025</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/lucio-vasquez/" title="Posts by Lucio Vasquez" class="author url fn" rel="author">Lucio Vasquez</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-04T12:23:03-06:00">February 4, 2025</time></span> · Kristopher McGregor, 39, died Jan. 30 after being in custody at the Harris County Jail for less than a month. He had been arrested on a theft charge.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-jail/" rel="tag">harris county jail</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-jail-deaths/" rel="tag">Harris County Jail deaths</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-sheriffs-office/" rel="tag">harris county sheriff's office</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/inspection/" rel="tag">inspection</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/jail-death/" rel="tag">jail death</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-justice-initiative/" rel="tag">Texas Justice Initiative</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-512790" class="card post-512790 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-education category-education-news category-guns category-harris-county category-local category-news tag-angleton-isd tag-guns-in-schools tag-pasadena-isd tag-pasadena-memorial-high-school tag-pasadena-police-department tag-the-one-in-five-foundation-for-kids"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/02/03/512790/men-who-detained-suspected-shooter-at-pasadena-memorial-high-school-to-be-honored-for-heroism/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/02151916/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-photo-by-joy-jones5-450x338.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/02151916/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-photo-by-joy-jones5-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/02151916/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-photo-by-joy-jones5-1500x1125.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/02151916/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-photo-by-joy-jones5-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/02151916/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-photo-by-joy-jones5-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="338" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/02151916/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-photo-by-joy-jones5-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-465460 wp-post-image" alt="Harris County Criminal Justice Center" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/02151916/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-photo-by-joy-jones5-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/02151916/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-photo-by-joy-jones5-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/02151916/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-photo-by-joy-jones5-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/02151916/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-photo-by-joy-jones5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/02151916/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-photo-by-joy-jones5-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Local</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/02/03/512790/men-who-detained-suspected-shooter-at-pasadena-memorial-high-school-to-be-honored-for-heroism/" rel="bookmark">Men who detained suspected shooter at Pasadena Memorial High School to be honored for heroism</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/gabrielle-dawkins/" title="Posts by Gabrielle Dawkins" class="author url fn" rel="author">Gabrielle Dawkins</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-03T16:13:13-06:00">February 3, 2025</time></span> · Dennis Erwin Brandl Jr., 83, is accused of shooting a Houston-area school employee at a band competition on Saturday. The victim is expected to recover, according to authorities.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/angleton-isd/" rel="tag">Angleton ISD</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/guns-in-schools/" rel="tag">guns in schools</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pasadena-isd/" rel="tag">pasadena isd</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pasadena-memorial-high-school/" rel="tag">Pasadena Memorial High School</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pasadena-police-department/" rel="tag">Pasadena Police Department</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/the-one-in-five-foundation-for-kids/" rel="tag">The One in Five Foundation for Kids</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><div><div class="wp-pagenavi"><span class="pages">Page 1 of 118</span><span aria-current="page" class="current">1</span><a class="page larger" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/harris-county/page/2/">2</a><a class="page larger" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/harris-county/page/3/">3</a><a class="page larger" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/harris-county/page/4/">4</a><a class="page larger" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/harris-county/page/5/">5</a><span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/harris-county/page/2/">»</a></span><a class="last" aria-label="Last Page" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/harris-county/page/118/">Last »</a></div><p> </p></div> </section> <aside class="column-right"> <div class="hpm-promo-wrap"><div id="FY25-Feb-Vehicle-Donation_Web" class="top-banner"><a href="https://houstonpublicmedia.careasy.org/home"><img src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/images/FEB-Vehicle-Donation-GIFs_600x500.gif.webp" alt="there are many ways to give. Donate your car today!" /></a></div></div><section class="sidebar-ad"> <h4>Support Comes From</h4> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1394579228932-1"> <script type='text/javascript'> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1394579228932-1'); }); </script> </div> </section> <section class="highlights col-sm-6 col-md-12"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 news-list-right most-view"> <h2 class="title title-full"> <strong>Related</strong> </h2> <ul class="list-none news-links list-dashed"> <li> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/02/21/514514/harris-montgomery-counties-announce-joint-task-force-to-combat-street-takeovers/"><span>Harris, Montgomery counties announce joint task force to combat street takeovers</span><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02134953/AP21130659417089-450x249.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02134953/AP21130659417089-1000x553.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02134953/AP21130659417089-1500x830.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02134953/AP21130659417089-1536x850.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02134953/AP21130659417089-2048x1133.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="249" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02134953/AP21130659417089-450x249.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-445171 wp-post-image" alt="A driver warms up before a race at Bandimere Speedway west of Denver on May 5, 2021." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02134953/AP21130659417089-450x249.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02134953/AP21130659417089-1000x553.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02134953/AP21130659417089-1500x830.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02134953/AP21130659417089-1536x850.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02134953/AP21130659417089-2048x1133.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/02/12/513725/charges-dropped-against-houston-woman-arrested-in-cyclist-death/"><span>Charges dropped against Houston woman arrested at IAH for cyclist’s death</span><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-450x245.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-1000x545.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-1500x817.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-1536x837.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-2048x1115.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="245" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-450x245.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-477997 wp-post-image" alt="flashing lights on a police car" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-450x245.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-1000x545.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-1500x817.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-1536x837.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20101810/lights-on-a-police-car-michael-fortsch-unsplash-2048x1115.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2025/02/07/512732/xx-xx-x-xx-xxx-x-xxxxx-feb-7-2025/"><span>Special education at HISD (Feb. 7, 2025)</span><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202931/HM-CC_Banner-mobile-450x300.png.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202931/HM-CC_Banner-mobile.png.webp 600w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202931/HM-CC_Banner-mobile-450x300.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-381307 wp-post-image" alt="HM-CC_Banner-mobile" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202931/HM-CC_Banner-mobile-450x300.png 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202931/HM-CC_Banner-mobile.png 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/01/30/512464/houston-officials-trump-end-birthright-citizenship/"><span>Harris County elected officials join fight against Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship</span><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20111243/20210720-DSC04854-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20111243/20210720-DSC04854-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20111243/20210720-DSC04854-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20111243/20210720-DSC04854-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20111243/20210720-DSC04854-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20111243/20210720-DSC04854-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-403632 wp-post-image" alt="Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20111243/20210720-DSC04854-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20111243/20210720-DSC04854-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20111243/20210720-DSC04854-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20111243/20210720-DSC04854-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20111243/20210720-DSC04854-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> </li> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section news-list col-sm-6 col-md-12"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 news-list-right most-view"> <h2 class="title title-full"> <strong>Most <span>Viewed</span></strong> </h2> <div class="news-links list-dashed"> <ul class="list-none news-links list-dashed"><li><a href="/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/02/19/514244/a-quarter-of-houston-isd-students-were-absent-as-day-without-immigrants-was-held-nationwide/" rel="bookmark"><span>Nearly a quarter of Houston ISD students were absent on nationwide ‘Day Without Immigrants’</span></a></li><li><a href="/articles/news/nasa/2025/02/20/514148/nasa-employees-accept-deferred-resignation-offers-as-houston-area-workforce-braces-for-cuts/" rel="bookmark"><span>NASA employees accept deferred resignation offers as Houston-area workforce braces for possible cuts</span></a></li><li><a href="/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/02/17/514048/tea-reviewing-houston-isd-for-socially-transitioning-bellaire-hs-student-upon-gov-abbott-request/" rel="bookmark"><span>TEA reviewing claim that teachers at Houston ISD’s Bellaire HS were ‘socially transitioning’ student</span></a></li><li><a href="/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/02/18/514103/houston-isd-joins-hundreds-of-others-nationwide-suing-social-media-companies/" rel="bookmark"><span>Houston ISD joining nationwide group of school districts in suing social media companies</span></a></li><li><a href="/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/02/21/514479/houston-mayor-john-whitmire-seeks-replacement-of-three-more-montrose-tirz-board-members/" rel="bookmark"><span>Houston Mayor John Whitmire seeks replacement of three more Montrose TIRZ board members</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="sidebar-ad col-sm-6 col-md-12"> <h4>Support Comes From</h4> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1394579228932-2"> <script type='text/javascript'> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1394579228932-2'); }); </script> </div> </section> </aside> </main> </div> </div> <h2 id="foot-banner"><a href="/donate">Resources like these are made possible by the generosity of our community of donors, foundations, and corporate partners. Join others and make your gift to Houston Public Media today!<br /><br /><span class="donate"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M438.1,85.3c-48.4-41.2-120.3-33.8-164.7,12L256,115.2l-17.4-17.9c-44.3-45.8-116.4-53.2-164.7-12 c-55.4,47.3-58.4,132.2-8.7,183.5L236,445.2c11,11.4,29,11.4,40,0l170.8-176.4C496.5,217.5,493.6,132.6,438.1,85.3L438.1,85.3z" /></svg> DONATE</span></a></h2> <div class="clear"><p> </p></div> <h2 id="foot-banner"><a href="/hellohouston">Sign up for our daily weekday newsletter - Hello, Houston!<br /><br /><span class="donate">SIGN UP NOW</span></a></h2> <footer id="colophon" class="site-footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="container"> <div class="footer-section footer-top"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 pb-4"> <h3>Features</h3> <div class="menu-footer-features-container"><ul id="menu-footer-features" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-469403" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469403"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/hellohouston/">Hello Houston</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469404" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469404"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/coronavirus/">Coronavirus News and Resources</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469405" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469405"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/news/indepth/">News 88.7 inDepth</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469406" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469406"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/storm-ready/">Storm Ready</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 pb-4"> <h3>Topic</h3> <div class="menu-footer-topics-container"><ul id="menu-footer-topics" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-469427" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469427"><a href="/topics/news/houston/">Local News</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469428" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469428"><a href="/news/the-texas-newsroom/">Statewide News</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469429" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-469429"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/business/">Business</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469430" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-469430"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/energy-environment/">Energy & Environment</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469431" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-469431"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/health-science/">Health & Science</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469432" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-469432"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/news/politics/immigration/">Immigration</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 pb-4"> <h3>Art & Culture</h3> <div class="menu-footer-art-culture-container"><ul id="menu-footer-art-culture" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-469392" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-469392"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/">Arts & Culture</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469393" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-469393"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/classical-music/">Classical Music</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469394" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-469394"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/opera-musical-theater/">Opera & Musical Theater</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469395" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-469395"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/dance/">Dance</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469396" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-469396"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/topics/arts-culture/visual-art/">Visual Art</a></li> <li id="menu-item-474954" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-474954"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/news/series/voices-and-verses-a-poem-a-day-series/">Voices and Verses: A Poem-A-Day Series</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 pb-4"> <h3>Awareness</h3> <div class="menu-footer-awareness-container"><ul id="menu-footer-awareness" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-469398" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469398"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/black-history-month/">Black History Month</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469399" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469399"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/pride/">Pride Month: Better Together!</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469400" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469400"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/asian-american-pacific-islander-heritage/">Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469401" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469401"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/black-history-month/">Black History</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469402" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469402"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/womens-history-month/">Women’s History</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-section footer-middle"> <h2>Programs & podcasts</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 pb-4"> <h3>Local Programs</h3> <div class="menu-footer-local-programs-container"><ul id="menu-footer-local-programs" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-469416" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows menu-item-469416"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/party-politics/">Party Politics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469417" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows menu-item-469417"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/i-see-u/">I SEE U</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469418" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows menu-item-469418"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/houston-matters/">Houston Matters with Craig Cohen</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 pb-4"> <h3>UH</h3> <div class="menu-footer-uh-main-container"><ul id="menu-footer-uh-main" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-469433" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469433"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/100-years-of-houston/">100 Years of Houston</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469434" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows menu-item-469434"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/bauer-business-focus/">Bauer Business Focus</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469435" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows menu-item-469435"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/briefcase/">Briefcase</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469436" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469436"><a href="https://uh.edu/engines">Engines of our Ingenuity</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469437" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows menu-item-469437"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/health-matters/">Health Matters</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469438" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows menu-item-469438"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/uh-moment/">UH Moment</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 pb-4"> <h3>Education</h3> <div class="menu-footer-education-container"><ul id="menu-footer-education" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-479239" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-479239"><a href="/education/kids/">Houston Public Media Kids</a></li> <li id="menu-item-479240" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-479240"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/parents/">PBS Kids for Parents</a></li> <li id="menu-item-479241" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-479241"><a href="https://houstonpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/">PBS Learning Media</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 pb-4"> <h3>Podcasts</h3> <div class="menu-footer-podcasts-container"><ul id="menu-footer-podcasts" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-469420" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469420"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/below-the-waterlines/">Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469421" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows menu-item-469421"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/party-politics/">Party Politics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469422" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows menu-item-469422"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/skyline-sessions/">Skyline Sessions</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469423" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-shows menu-item-469423"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/shows/encore-houston/">Encore Houston</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-section footer-middle"> <h2>Support</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 pb-4"> <h3>Membership</h3> <div class="menu-footer-support-container"><ul id="menu-footer-support" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-469424" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469424"><a href="https://www.callswithoutwalls.com/pledgeCart3/?campaign=15605107-AEB7-4016-898F-9287A03226E9&source=#/home">Update Payment Method</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469425" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469425"><a href="https://www.callswithoutwalls.com/pledgeCart3/?campaign=15605107-AEB7-4016-898F-9287A03226E9&source=#/home">Upgrade your Monthly Gift</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469426" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469426"><a href="https://donate.houstonpublicmedia.org/hpmf/gift-membership">Give a Gift Membership</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 pb-4"> <h3>Giving Programs</h3> <div class="menu-footer-giving-programs-container"><ul id="menu-footer-giving-programs" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-469408" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469408"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/support/giving-societies/affinity-council-members/">Affinity Council</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469409" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-469409"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/support/giving-societies/">Giving Societies</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469410" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469410"><a href="/support/giving-societies/in-tempore-legacy-society/">In Tempore Legacy Society</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469411" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469411"><a href="/support/innovation-fund/">Innovation Fund</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469412" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469412"><a href="/support">Other Ways to Give</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469413" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469413"><a href="https://houstonpublicmedia.careasy.org/home">Vehicle Donation</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469414" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469414"><a href="/support/company-matching-gifts/">Employee Match Program</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469415" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469415"><a href="/support">More Ways to Give</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 pb-4"> <h3>Volunteers</h3> <div class="menu-footer-volunteers-container"><ul id="menu-footer-volunteers" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-469439" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469439"><a href="/about/houston-public-media-foundation/">Foundation Board</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469440" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469440"><a href="/about/young-leaders-council/">Young Leaders Council</a></li> <li id="menu-item-469441" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469441"><a href="/support/mission-ambassador/">Mission Ambassadors</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 pb-4"> <h3>Partnerships</h3> <div class="menu-footer-partnership-container"><ul id="menu-footer-partnership" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-469419" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-469419"><a href="http://sponsorhoustonpublicmedia.org/">Corporate Partnership</a></li> <li id="menu-item-512851" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-512851"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/support/community-catalyst/">Community Catalyst</a></li> </ul></div> </div>  </div> </div> <nav id="compliance-foot-navigation" class="footer-navigation" role="navigation"> <div class="menu-footer-compliance-container"><ul id="menu-footer-compliance" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-361247" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-361247"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-cpb-compliance/">CPB Compliance</a></li> <li id="menu-item-361248" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-361248"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/fcc-station-information/">FCC Station Information</a></li> <li id="menu-item-419281" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-419281"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/fcc-applications/">FCC Applications</a></li> <li id="menu-item-361249" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-361249"><a href="https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/fm-profile/KUHF">KUHF Public File</a></li> <li id="menu-item-361250" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-361250"><a href="https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/tv-profile/KUHT">KUHT Public File</a></li> <li id="menu-item-400168" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-400168"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/ethics-standards/">Ethics and Standards</a></li> <li id="menu-item-361251" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-361251"><a href="http://www.uhsystem.edu/privacy-notice/">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li id="menu-item-369281" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-369281"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/additional-disclosures/">Additional Disclosures</a></li> </ul></div> </nav> <div class="footer-section footer-last"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-lg-7 col-xl-8"> <div class="menu-footer-navigation-container"><ul id="menu-footer-navigation" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-61398" class="flex-break-before menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61398"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/">About</a></li> <li id="menu-item-395756" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-395756"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/about/careers/">Careers</a></li> <li id="menu-item-381241" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-381241"><a href="https://www.uh.edu/president/communications/communicae/20200608-commitment-to-the-city/index.php">Commitment</a></li> <li id="menu-item-475969" class="foot-button menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-475969"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/contact-us/">Contact Us</a></li> <li id="menu-item-61380" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61380"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tv8/">TV</a></li> <li id="menu-item-61379" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61379"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/news887/">Radio</a></li> <li id="menu-item-61378" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-61378"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/news/">News</a></li> <li id="menu-item-361252" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-361252"><a href="/shows/">Shows</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="footer-tag"> <p>Houston Public Media is supported with your gifts to the Houston Public Media Foundation and is licensed to the <a href="https://www.uh.edu" rel="noopener" target="_blank">University of Houston</a></p> <p>© 2025 Houston Public Media</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-lg-5 col-xl-4"> <div class="icon-wrap"> <div class="service-icon facebook"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/houstonpublicmedia" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M441.4,283.8l12.6-82h-78.7v-53.2c0-22.4,11-44.3,46.2-44.3h35.8V34.5c0,0-32.5-5.5-63.5-5.5 C329,29,286.7,68.3,286.7,139.3v62.5h-72v82h72V482h88.6V283.8H441.4z" /></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">Facebook</span></a> </div> <div class="service-icon twitter"> <a href="https://twitter.com/houstonpubmedia" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z"/></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">Twitter</span></a> </div> <div class="service-icon instagram"> <a href="https://instagram.com/houstonpubmedia" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M256,141.1c-63.6,0-114.9,51.3-114.9,114.9S192.4,370.9,256,370.9S370.9,319.6,370.9,256S319.6,141.1,256,141.1z M256,330.7c-41.1,0-74.7-33.5-74.7-74.7s33.5-74.7,74.7-74.7s74.7,33.5,74.7,74.7S297.1,330.7,256,330.7L256,330.7z M402.4,136.4 c0,14.9-12,26.8-26.8,26.8c-14.9,0-26.8-12-26.8-26.8s12-26.8,26.8-26.8S402.4,121.6,402.4,136.4z M478.5,163.6 c-1.7-35.9-9.9-67.7-36.2-93.9c-26.2-26.2-58-34.4-93.9-36.2c-37-2.1-147.9-2.1-184.9,0c-35.8,1.7-67.6,9.9-93.9,36.1 s-34.4,58-36.2,93.9c-2.1,37-2.1,147.9,0,184.9c1.7,35.9,9.9,67.7,36.2,93.9s58,34.4,93.9,36.2c37,2.1,147.9,2.1,184.9,0 c35.9-1.7,67.7-9.9,93.9-36.2c26.2-26.2,34.4-58,36.2-93.9C480.6,311.4,480.6,200.6,478.5,163.6L478.5,163.6z M430.7,388.1 c-7.8,19.6-22.9,34.7-42.6,42.6c-29.5,11.7-99.5,9-132.1,9s-102.7,2.6-132.1-9c-19.6-7.8-34.7-22.9-42.6-42.6 c-11.7-29.5-9-99.5-9-132.1s-2.6-102.7,9-132.1c7.8-19.6,22.9-34.7,42.6-42.6c29.5-11.7,99.5-9,132.1-9s102.7-2.6,132.1,9 c19.6,7.8,34.7,22.9,42.6,42.6c11.7,29.5,9,99.5,9,132.1S442.4,358.7,430.7,388.1z" /></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">Instagram</span></a> </div> <div class="service-icon youtube"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/houstonpublicmedia" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M472.5,146.9c-5.2-19.6-20.6-35.1-40-40.3c-35.3-9.5-177-9.5-177-9.5s-141.7,0-177,9.5 c-19.5,5.2-34.8,20.7-40,40.3C29,182.4,29,256.6,29,256.6s0,74.2,9.5,109.7c5.2,19.6,20.6,34.4,40,39.7c35.3,9.5,177,9.5,177,9.5 s141.7,0,177-9.5c19.5-5.2,34.8-20,40.1-39.7c9.5-35.6,9.5-109.7,9.5-109.7S482,182.4,472.5,146.9z M209.2,324V189.3l118.4,67.4 L209.2,324L209.2,324z" /></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">YouTube</span></a> </div> <div class="service-icon linkedin"> <a href="https://linkedin.com/company/houstonpublicmedia" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M130.4,482H36.5V179.6h93.9V482z M83.4,138.3c-30,0-54.4-24.9-54.4-54.9C29,53.4,53.4,29,83.4,29 c30,0,54.4,24.3,54.4,54.4C137.8,113.4,113.4,138.3,83.4,138.3z M481.9,482h-93.7V334.8c0-35.1-0.7-80.1-48.8-80.1 c-48.8,0-56.3,38.1-56.3,77.6V482h-93.8V179.6h90.1v41.3h1.3c12.5-23.8,43.2-48.8,88.9-48.8c95,0,112.5,62.6,112.5,143.9V482H481.9 z" /></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">LinkedIn</span></a> </div> <div class="service-icon mastodon"> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@houstonpublicmedia" rel="noopener me" target="_blank"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M433 179.11c0-97.2-63.71-125.7-63.71-125.7-62.52-28.7-228.56-28.4-290.48 0 0 0-63.72 28.5-63.72 125.7 0 115.7-6.6 259.4 105.63 289.1 40.51 10.7 75.32 13 103.33 11.4 50.81-2.8 79.32-18.1 79.32-18.1l-1.7-36.9s-36.31 11.4-77.12 10.1c-40.41-1.4-83-4.4-89.63-54a102.54 102.54 0 0 1-.9-13.9c85.63 20.9 158.65 9.1 178.75 6.7 56.12-6.7 105-41.3 111.23-72.9 9.8-49.8 9-121.5 9-121.5zm-75.12 125.2h-46.63v-114.2c0-49.7-64-51.6-64 6.9v62.5h-46.33V197c0-58.5-64-56.6-64-6.9v114.2H90.19c0-122.1-5.2-147.9 18.41-175 25.9-28.9 79.82-30.8 103.83 6.1l11.6 19.5 11.6-19.5c24.11-37.1 78.12-34.8 103.83-6.1 23.71 27.3 18.4 53 18.4 175z"/></svg><span class="screen-reader-text">Mastodon</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <nav id="uh-foot-navigation" class="footer-navigation" role="navigation"> <div class="menu-footer-uh-container"><ul id="menu-footer-uh" class="nav-menu"><li id="menu-item-467145" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467145"><a href="https://www.texas.gov/">Texas.gov</a></li> <li id="menu-item-467146" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467146"><a href="https://gov.texas.gov/organization/hsgd">Texas Homeland Security</a></li> <li id="menu-item-467147" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467147"><a href="https://www.tsl.texas.gov/trail/index.html">TRAIL</a></li> <li id="menu-item-467148" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467148"><a href="https://sao.fraud.texas.gov/ReportFraud/">Fraud Reporting</a></li> <li id="menu-item-467149" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467149"><a href="https://www.uhsystem.edu/fraud-non-compliance/">Fraud & Non-Compliance Hotline</a></li> <li id="menu-item-467151" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467151"><a href="https://www.sos.state.tx.us/linkpolicy.shtml">Linking Notice</a></li> <li id="menu-item-467152" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467152"><a href="https://uhsystem.edu/privacy-notice/">Privacy Notice</a></li> <li id="menu-item-467154" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467154"><a href="https://uhsystem.edu/legal-affairs/general-counsel/public-information-act/">Open Records/Public Information Act</a></li> <li id="menu-item-467155" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467155"><a href="https://apps.highered.texas.gov/resumes/">Institutional Résumé</a></li> <li id="menu-item-467157" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467157"><a href="https://www.uh.edu/finance/pages/State_Report.htm">Required Reports</a></li> <li id="menu-item-467159" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467159"><a href="https://www.uh.edu/equal-opportunity/eir-accessibility/">Electronic & Information Resources Accessibility</a></li> <li id="menu-item-467160" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467160"><a href="https://www.uh.edu/sexual-misconduct-reporting-form/">Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct Reporting and Awareness</a></li> <li id="menu-item-467161" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-467161"><a href="https://www.uh.edu/policies/">University Policies</a></li> </ul></div> </nav> </footer> </div> <script> ( function ( body ) { 'use strict'; body.className = body.className.replace( /\btribe-no-js\b/, 'tribe-js' ); } )( document.body ); </script> <script> /* <![CDATA[ */var tribe_l10n_datatables = {"aria":{"sort_ascending":": activate to sort column ascending","sort_descending":": activate to sort column descending"},"length_menu":"Show _MENU_ entries","empty_table":"No data available in table","info":"Showing _START_ to _END_ of _TOTAL_ entries","info_empty":"Showing 0 to 0 of 0 entries","info_filtered":"(filtered from _MAX_ total entries)","zero_records":"No matching records found","search":"Search:","all_selected_text":"All items on this page were selected. ","select_all_link":"Select all pages","clear_selection":"Clear Selection.","pagination":{"all":"All","next":"Next","previous":"Previous"},"select":{"rows":{"0":"","_":": Selected %d rows","1":": Selected 1 row"}},"datepicker":{"dayNames":["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"],"dayNamesShort":["Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat"],"dayNamesMin":["S","M","T","W","T","F","S"],"monthNames":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"monthNamesShort":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"monthNamesMin":["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"],"nextText":"Next","prevText":"Prev","currentText":"Today","closeText":"Done","today":"Today","clear":"Clear"},"registration_prompt":"There is unsaved attendee information. Are you sure you want to continue?"};/* ]]> */ </script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/assets/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js?ver=5.3.2" id="bootstrap-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/themes/hpmv4/js/main.js?ver=20240926-1" id="hpm-js-js"></script> <script type='text/javascript'> let _sf_async_config={}; /** CONFIGURATION START **/ _sf_async_config.uid = 33583; _sf_async_config.domain = 'houstonpublicmedia.org'; _sf_async_config.useCanonical = true; _sf_async_config.sections = ""; _sf_async_config.authors = "Houston Public Media"; (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); let e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', '//static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js'); document.body.appendChild(e); } let oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); </script> <div id="jpp-player-persist" class="hidden visually-hidden"> <div id="jpp-main"> <div id="jpp-player-wrap" class="jpp-button-wrap"> <button id="jpp-player-play"><svg role="img" id="play-button" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><use href="#hpm-play-button"></use><symbol id="hpm-play-button"><path d="M434.9,219L124.2,35.3C99,20.4,60.3,34.9,60.3,71.8v367.3c0,33.1,35.9,53.1,63.9,36.5l310.7-183.6 C462.6,275.6,462.7,235.3,434.9,219L434.9,219z" /></symbol></svg></button> <button id="jpp-player-stop" class="hidden"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M48 64C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112V400c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48H80c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V112c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48zm192 0c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48V400c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h32c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V112c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H240z"/></svg></svg></button> <audio id="jpp-player" preload="none" hidden></audio> </div> <div id="jpp-player-controls" class="jpp-button-wrap"> <button id="jpp-player-volume"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M533.6 32.5C598.5 85.3 640 165.8 640 256s-41.5 170.8-106.4 223.5c-10.3 8.4-25.4 6.8-33.8-3.5s-6.8-25.4 3.5-33.8C557.5 398.2 592 331.2 592 256s-34.5-142.2-88.7-186.3c-10.3-8.4-11.8-23.5-3.5-33.8s23.5-11.8 33.8-3.5zM473.1 107c43.2 35.2 70.9 88.9 70.9 149s-27.7 113.8-70.9 149c-10.3 8.4-25.4 6.8-33.8-3.5s-6.8-25.4 3.5-33.8C475.3 341.3 496 301.1 496 256s-20.7-85.3-53.2-111.8c-10.3-8.4-11.8-23.5-3.5-33.8s23.5-11.8 33.8-3.5zm-60.5 74.5C434.1 199.1 448 225.9 448 256s-13.9 56.9-35.4 74.5c-10.3 8.4-25.4 6.8-33.8-3.5s-6.8-25.4 3.5-33.8C393.1 284.4 400 271 400 256s-6.9-28.4-17.7-37.3c-10.3-8.4-11.8-23.5-3.5-33.8s23.5-11.8 33.8-3.5zM301.1 34.8C312.6 40 320 51.4 320 64V448c0 12.6-7.4 24-18.9 29.2s-25 3.1-34.4-5.3L131.8 352H64c-35.3 0-64-28.7-64-64V224c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h67.8L266.7 40.1c9.4-8.4 22.9-10.4 34.4-5.3z"/></svg></button> <button id="jpp-player-mute" class="hidden"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M320 64c0-12.6-7.4-24-18.9-29.2s-25-3.1-34.4 5.3L131.8 160H64c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64v64c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64h67.8L266.7 471.9c9.4 8.4 22.9 10.4 34.4 5.3S320 460.6 320 448V64z"/></svg></button> </div> <div id="jpp-now-playing">Now Playing: Nothing yet...</div> <div class="jpp-button-wrap"> <button id="jpp-menu-up"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M416 352c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375L224 173.3l-169.4 169.4c-12.5 12.5-32.75 12.5-45.25 0s-12.5-32.75 0-45.25l192-192c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.75 0 45.25C432.4 348.9 424.2 352 416 352z"/></svg></button> <button id="jpp-menu-down" class="hidden"><svg role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M237.9,385.7L36.3,184.1c-9.7-9.7-9.7-25.5,0-35.2l23.5-23.5c9.7-9.7,25.4-9.7,35.2,0l160.5,159.8L416,125.3 c9.7-9.7,25.5-9.7,35.2,0l23.5,23.5c9.7,9.7,9.7,25.5,0,35.2L273.1,385.7C263.4,395.4,247.6,395.4,237.9,385.7L237.9,385.7z" /></svg></button> </div> </div> <div id="jpp-menu-wrap"> <aside id="jpp-menu"> <h1>Streams</h1> </aside> <div id="jpp-submenus"> <aside id="jpp-streams" class="jpp-section-active"></aside> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>