Accountability starts here. Houston deserves answers when problems persist, and systems fail the people they’re meant to serve.

Houston ISD considers selling closed neighborhood schools. The list of people who are helping decide is confidential
Read full article: Houston ISD considers selling closed neighborhood schools. The list of people who are helping decide is confidentialAs Texas districts close, sell, and repurpose neighborhood schools, ENOUGH found there are few standards for public involvement. In Houston, school officials are seeking to withhold details about who helped shape recommendations for what to do with its properties.

CenterPoint rates, profits and power outages: What Houston-area customers are paying for
Read full article: CenterPoint rates, profits and power outages: What Houston-area customers are paying forCenterPoint Energy customers are paying more for electricity delivery. ENOUGH investigates rising rates, CenterPoint’s profits, power outages and the role of the Public Utility Commission in approving billions of dollars in rate increases.

Flock cameras across Houston: Who has access and what happens when they’re misused?
Read full article: Flock cameras across Houston: Who has access and what happens when they’re misused?An ENOUGH investigation into Flock cameras began with allegations involving Pasadena police and has grown into a broader look at the technology, its use by law enforcement and concerns from residents.

Data centers are coming to Texas. What could it mean for your electric bill, water and neighborhood?
Read full article: Data centers are coming to Texas. What could it mean for your electric bill, water and neighborhood?Will electric bills go up? Who pays for the infrastructure needed to power them? How much water will they use? And if a data center is proposed near your neighborhood, who is responsible for answering your questions?

What happened to the Houston-Dallas high-speed rail project? No train, no tracks and questions about what’s next
Read full article: What happened to the Houston-Dallas high-speed rail project? No train, no tracks and questions about what’s nextENOUGH reporter Joel Eisenbaum traveled the proposed route, tracked down the company behind the project and spoke with supporters, critics and residents already living with the consequences.

Houston private school says TEFA helped boost enrollment 200% as it opens first brick-and-mortar campus
Read full article: Houston private school says TEFA helped boost enrollment 200% as it opens first brick-and-mortar campusA Houston private school operator says Texas’ new school choice program has dramatically increased enrollment at his school, helping fuel an expansion into a new brick-and-mortar campus.

City error allowed teardown of historic Houston home in Independence Heights
Read full article: City error allowed teardown of historic Houston home in Independence HeightsKPRC 2’s ENOUGH team found the demolition of a historic Houston home was an admitted failure by the City of Houston – one that has sparked an audit of the planning and development department’s internal systems.

The ground beneath Southeast Texas is sinking: what every homeowner should know
Read full article: The ground beneath Southeast Texas is sinking: what every homeowner should knowLand beneath parts of Southeast Texas is sinking—and for some homeowners, the effects are showing up in cracked walls, sticking doors, foundation problems and worsening flooding. Here’s what’s causing subsidence, where the ground is sinking today, what’s being done to slow it down and how homeowners can check whether their neighborhood is affected.

Houston’s new $5 trash fee is hitting water bills. But it won’t cover the cost of service
Read full article: Houston’s new $5 trash fee is hitting water bills. But it won’t cover the cost of serviceHouston residents are seeing a new $5 monthly solid waste administration fee on September water bills, as city leaders promise the charge will help improve garbage and recycling pickup.

Texas school vouchers program raises questions over how families can use funds
Read full article: Texas school vouchers program raises questions over how families can use fundsTexas’ new school choice program has awarded funds to about 118,440 students, but as families begin using the funds, families raise questions about what the money can actually pay for and how the state-funded accounts interact with financial assistance offered by private schools.

Brown water keeps coming back. Why? ENOUGH investigates water complaints
Read full article: Brown water keeps coming back. Why? ENOUGH investigates water complaintsIf you turn on your faucet and brown water comes out, your first reaction might be: What is that? And is it safe? That’s the question one Montgomery County woman wanted answered after she noticed dark brown water coming from her faucet.

Houston-area homes are sinking in places. Here’s how to spot foundation trouble before you buy
Read full article: Houston-area homes are sinking in places. Here’s how to spot foundation trouble before you buyDecades of research shows many parts of the greater Houston area are literally sinking. Some of that is due to subsidence, which is sinking caused by the over extraction of groundwater.

What happened to Brownwood in Baytown? HGSD says subsidence sank the neighborhood before FEMA buyouts
Read full article: What happened to Brownwood in Baytown? HGSD says subsidence sank the neighborhood before FEMA buyoutsBrownwood dropped about 10 feet over several decades after heavy groundwater pumping

Map: Houston neighborhoods with the most missed trash pickup complaints
Read full article: Map: Houston neighborhoods with the most missed trash pickup complaintsENOUGH mapped three years of Houston 311 reports to identify neighborhoods with concentrations of missed trash pickup complaints, then visited two hotspots to ask residents what service is like now.

MAP: See Texas school voucher applications and awards by school district
Read full article: MAP: See Texas school voucher applications and awards by school districtMore than 270,000 students applied for Texas’ new school voucher program. Explore our maps to see how many applications and awards each school district received, including districts across the Houston area.

A data center is coming near you. Here’s where to take your questions and complaints
Read full article: A data center is coming near you. Here’s where to take your questions and complaintsThere is no one watchdog for data centers. Depending on the problem, a resident may need to contact a city, county, TCEQ, PUCT, ERCOT, a groundwater district or another agency. Find your question and where to go for help.

Will Texas data centers lead to more natural gas plants?
Read full article: Will Texas data centers lead to more natural gas plants?If data centers need massive amounts of electricity, where will that power come from? And could powering those facilities mean more natural gas plants, pollution and noise?

ENOUGH: KPRC 2’s commitment to getting answers launches September 13
Read full article: ENOUGH: KPRC 2’s commitment to getting answers launches September 13KPRC 2 launches ENOUGH on September 13, an accountability journalism initiative investigating the issues that matter most to Houstonians and pressing for answers about who is responsible, why problems persist and what happens next.
Houston to begin water shutoffs for thousands of delinquent customers
Read full article: Houston to begin water shutoffs for thousands of delinquent customersBeginning September 8, the City of Houston says it will begin disconnecting water service for customers who are 90 days or more behind on their bills and owe more than $500.

Gov. Abbott pauses Flock camera funding in Texas: What Houston-area agencies are doing
Read full article: Gov. Abbott pauses Flock camera funding in Texas: What Houston-area agencies are doingGov. Greg Abbott paused state funding for Flock cameras in Texas. Here’s how 16 Houston-area law enforcement agencies say they are handling the funding and their existing Flock systems.

Houstonians demand answers. KPRC 2 News’ ENOUGH is digging deeper to get them.
Read full article: Houstonians demand answers. KPRC 2 News’ ENOUGH is digging deeper to get them.KPRC 2 News is launching ENOUGH, an accountability journalism series that spotlights Houston-area communities fed up with unresolved problems, unresponsive companies or agencies, and unmet promises.

Pasadena council discusses KPRC 2 reporting on police sergeant, alleged Flock camera misuse
Read full article: Pasadena council discusses KPRC 2 reporting on police sergeant, alleged Flock camera misusePasadena City Council members called for transparency after KPRC 2 reported a police sergeant resigned while under investigation over alleged misuse of the city’s Flock Safety camera system.


