CITY OF HOUSTON

Officials say they will be cracking down on “ghost guns” after a large amount of the weapons were dropped off at the first gun buyback event.

Mayor Sylvester Turner announced details Monday about an upcoming gun buyback event, part of the city’s One Safe Houston Initiative.

The Buffalo Bayou Partnership is expected to make an announcement about a donation at a news conference Monday, the organization said.

Dioxins were found in soil samples along the fence line of a Union Pacific rail yard.

The city’s health department found dioxins in soil samples along the fence line of a Union Pacific rail yard. Mayor Sylvester Turner said during the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival that plans to clean up the contamination should now include relocating residents.

Attorneys for the families of two people who were killed during a botched Houston Police Department raid held a news conference Tuesday, continuing to demand justice in their deaths.

Looking for food, music and fun this weekend? The City of Houston partnered with Bun B’s Trill Burgers to host a burger pop-up at City Hall.

Sometimes, the building outlives the business. Though these notable Houston structures were renovated and repurposed, longtime Houstonians remember what they were in their heyday.

We get a lot of complaints about high water bills. Amy’s guest is a man who sued the City of Houston over an outrageous water bill and won. Ashley Martins did this without hiring an attorney! Hear how he did it.

A disabled woman says she is fed up with the city of Houston and a never-ending project in her neighborhood.

After Jackson, Mississippi experienced severe flooding and its water system failed, the city of Houston hosted a water bottled donation drive on Friday for Jackson.

It is time to release the 2022 VYPE Houston Preseason All-VYPE Private School team.

City of Houston leaders are calling for an outside investigation into the actions of a now former city director, William Paul Thomas, after KPRC 2 Investigates uncovered emails showing negotiations in favor of a private businessman.

With increasing pressure coming from local municipalities, including outright bans of short-term rental properties, Airbnb is motivated to find a solution to the problem of some of their rental houses being bad neighbors.

The City of Houston, Harris County, and nonprofit Bayou City Initiative have started negotiations with Union Pacific related to its remediation plan for the creosote contamination at the Houston Wood Preserving Works Site (HWPW) impacting the Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens neighborhoods.

Government leaders spent hundreds of millions of public funds to rebuild in the five years since Hurricane Harvey. The spending is not done yet because of a new $1.2 billion bond in voters hands come November 8th. KPRC 2 Investigates looks at what went right and wrong with the assistance programs.

The mini street sweeper, approved by the Houston City Council in June, is expected to arrive this fall and will be used to clean bicycle lanes and other amenities in the city's rights-of-way.

Hundreds of kids in the Houston area will be heading to school in style thanks to multi-platinum artist and entrepreneur Money Man.

Leaders from the Harris County Public Health and Houston Health Department held a Q&A virtual news conference to discuss updates relating to monkeypox and departments’ efforts on mitigating the spread of the virus.

Houston, we have a NEW show on KPRC 2 + just for you. Each week, Amy Davis breaks down the consumer news you need to know.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has formally announced an enormous grant given to the city in efforts to progress public transportation as we know it.

Council Member Tiffany D. Thomas will host her 2nd Annual District F Career Fair this Saturday, with more than 75 participating employers and resource groups scheduled to attend.

Residents at The Royalton, a high-rise condo in River Oaks, have been evacuated due to a suspected pipe burst, according to Houston Public Works.

The City of Houston and Rice University’s Kinder Institute conducted a situational analysis on the state of children’s rights with a community assessment of over 600 Houstonians.

The president and CEO of TDECU, who is a Houston resident, has been promoted to a two-star major general in the United States Army.

The United States Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that the City of Houston will receive $20.96 million in federal funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) grant program for the Telephone Road: Main Street Revitalization Project.

A murky mess of raw sewage is filling a large hole in the 700 block of E 7th Street in the Heights area.

A Northside neighborhood said an abandoned home has become more than an eyesore, it’s affecting their quality of life.

When William-Paul Thomas, a former city employee in the Mayor’s Office, took money in exchange for breaking the rules, he necessarily involved at least two other City of Houston departments.

There are concerns about safety and security ahead of an annual celebration in Houston's Heights neighborhood, where thousands gather to shop and socialize.

Question: Lane markings on Katy Freeway are hard to see. How do I report this?

The City of Houston unveiled new veteran housing in Midtown Thursday.

Mayor Sylvester Turner will be joined by representatives from Shell and the Houston Food Bank in a news conference Thursday to announce details on the 12th Annual Back To School Fest presented by Shell.

Residents of a neighborhood in northeast Houston said two abandoned properties on the same street have been eyesores for years, and calls for their cleanup and demolition haven’t gotten far.

A top aide to Mayor Sylvester Turner submitted a letter announcing his retirement just weeks after being charged and pleading guilty to conspiracy in a federal case.

Five years after Hurricane Harvey, major flood mitigation projects in Houston are still waiting on federal money, in order for construction to begin.

Calling all Sneakerheads!!

William Shakespeare's "King Lear" and "Cymbeline" will be performed alternatively during the festival, which runs through Aug. 6 and is free to attend.

The City of Houston Health Department and Harris County Public Health held a joint press conference Friday.

Houston and Harris County will be joined by environmental experts and Kashmere Gardens - Fifth Ward residents to announce the next step in seeking justice for families living in near the cancer cluster.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced during a news conference the start of the 10th Annual Liftoff Houston Startup Business Competition Wednesday morning.

Local officials requesting more vaccine from federal government as virus begins to slowly spread in Houston area.

The Justice Department announced Friday an environmental justice investigation into the city of Houston’s response to illegal dumping in , according a news release.

Almost all of the monkeypox cases in Texas are men, and they’re between 21 to 50 years old.

Question: Update on Fountain View Drive construction, when is all this work going to finish?

Outdoor surveillance cameras will be required at certain types of businesses starting Tuesday, under a new city of Houston ordinance that the ACLU of Texas calls unconstitutional.

Concert organizers with ‘Kids Lets Party Fest,’ claim that their event was canceled by the Levy Park Conservancy due to what they call “discriminatory action.”

Only 14 of the city’s 37 pools are open as of mid-July, with no guarantees that any more of them will open this summer.

On Monday's show: We get details about a gun buyback program from Harris County and the City of Houston. And we learn about plans to build a movie studio in Central Texas.

Are electric bikes allowed on city trails?

Public hearings begin Wednesday as Houston City Council reviews new redistricting maps.

The Houston area is expected to see several days of 100-plus-degree temperatures this week.

Drought conditions in the Houston area are bringing more business to a longtime foundation improvement company.

In honor of fallen Houston Fire Department Arson Investigator Lemuel “DJ” Bruce, the City of Houston installed a permanent remembrance marker Thursday at Seamist and West 18th Street. Investigator Bruce was shot and killed in the line of duty in October 2020 while conducting surveillance during an arson investigation.

Tuesday’s announcement that both Harris County and the city of Houston each plan to pursue legal action against Union Pacific Railroad over long-standing contamination in Houston’s Fifth Ward was welcome news among residents who have long fought for accountability.

Mayor Sylvester Turner has appointed Angel Ponce as the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities Director, which provides services and advocacy for Houston residents with disabilities.

Officials with HPD and event organizers reviewed security protocols at the City of Houston’s Shell Freedom Over Texas celebration at Eleanor Tinsley Park in a news conference.

James Brown has had a rough go for nearly five years now and he doesn’t hold any punches when describing what it’s been like.

This year, Shell’s “Freedom Over Texas” event is back for an in-person celebration and has partnered with Johnson Space Center for the 60th anniversary of its presence in Houston!

On Wednesday's show: What the City of Houston can afford in its budget, DJ Screw's influence on the Houston rap scene, and a Charlie Chaplin film gets a new soundtrack.

On Thursday's show: City of Houston employees will now get paid parental leave. And a marine biologist explains what the fight to save coral reefs has in common with her daughter's mental health struggles.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found the GLO to be in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a law enacted to enforce the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the task force was created to improve event protocols and permitting requirements in the city and county.

Modified guns can act like semi-automatic firearms, causing damage that can be lethal in the wrong hands.

Modified guns can act like semi-automatic firearms, causing damage that can be lethal in the wrong hands.

Modified guns can act like semi-automatic firearms, causing damage that can be lethal in the wrong hands.

The Bezos Academy is opening three other locations in Texas this year.

On Friday's show: The City of Houston's health authority Dr. David Persse joins us with answers. Also we learn how often asylum cases in Houston are denied, and we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

The intrigue behind the building of Houston’s Texas Commerce Tower was almost as monumental as the 75-story structure itself.

The intrigue behind the building of Houston’s Texas Commerce Tower was almost as monumental as the 75-story structure itself.

City of Houston/FacebookThe boyfriend of a mom-to-be in Texas has been charged with capital murder for allegedly killing the young woman after he found out she was pregnant.Police on Monday announced the arrest of Kwanmaine Travion Boyd, 25, who is accused of shooting 25-year-old Cavanna Smith in the head last month and leaving her dead body in the middle of a Houston street. She was four-and-a-half weeks pregnant at the time of her death, according to a criminal complaint filed in Harris County

Latonya Payne, the legal guardian of her nephew Corinthian Giles, has sued the city of Houston, Texas, and Union Pacific Railroad after her nephew died […]

The probe will "involve our homicide division as well as narcotics," the Houston police chief said.

The 2021 Texas Biennial abounds with new monuments for a state and art community in transition.

A Houston historian celebrates the city’s 185th birthday with fun facts about its founding, landmarks and local lore. And we bring you updates on rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, plus rental assistance and eviction relief.

Chavez' family sued the city of Houston, the Houston Police Department, and five officers after Chavez was killed by police in April 2020.

Women left the workforce in droves after day cares and schools closed or went remote during the pandemic, exacerbating strains on affordable, accessible child care. But, a Houston-area program has empowered refugee and immigrant women to step up and fill the child care gap as entrepreneurs.

For almost two hours Friday morning, Democratic Houston Area members of Congress spoke about and listened to complaints about the City of Houston and Harris County being left entirely out of any of the FEMA flood mitigation funds allotted by Republican Commissioner George P. Bush and his General Land Office.

More than 50 years after it provided the communications link between Houston and the moon, Collins Aerospace is again helping connect "Space City" with the future of U.S. activities in space.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner went after Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush Wednesday with a letter expressing their “profound disappointment” with how Bush’s General Land Office blocked Houston and Harris County from receiving even one cent of the latest round of federal...

"The deck was stacked against us from the get-go." That was Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's assessment at a Friday press conference in which she protested the criteria used to determine what counties and cities would get what share of the federal funds set aside as the Hurricane Harvey Mitigation Funds.

India is safe, thanks to Linda McIngvale.

Some are wary of conditions and red tape, so they’d rather get the eviction judgment than wait for rent relief to come through.

The CDC’s official stance on masks as of Tuesday is that “Outdoor visits and activities pose minimal risk to fully vaccinated people themselves or to those around them,” so fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks outside in most situations. However, the CDC still recommends vaccinated people wear masks...

Miller Outdoor Theater is reopening with the 'Miller Two-Step.'

On Friday's show: We preview the Final Four matchup between the UH Cougars and the Baylor Bears on Saturday and reflect on the so-called "Game of the Century" the Cougs played against UCLA in 1968 at the Astrodome.

We bring you a list of the hottest culinary happenings in Houston this weekend.

Head to Arnaldo Richards' Picos for a taco bonanza in celebration of the new World Taco Day. ^ Keep Houston Press Free Support Us LocalCommunityJournalismI Support Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of Houston Press free. Crawfish at UB PreservUBP, 1609 Westheimer, is now open on Tuesdays, serving crawfish and only crawfish and rotating flavors throughout the season. The pizza is available for $16 throughout crawfish season while supplies last. This crawfish season, Brennan’s, 3300 Smith, offers crawfish specials from baked crawfish pie and crawfish boudin stuffed quail to crawfish enchiladas.

Congress is looking into the Texas power grid failure during last month's winter storm. Houston’s Mayor urged Congress to ensure the Texas Legislature will act against future extreme weather. Mayor Sylvester Turner blasted Texas state lawmakers for a lack of action in preparing for extreme winter weather, during a congressional hearing Thursday on last month's severe winter storm. Turner told members of a House Energy Oversight subcommittee that he had made recommendations to secure the grid back in 2011, when he was a state representative. Turner outlined steps the City of Houston is taking to prepare for future extreme weather events.

Support UsIt looks like the expected closure of the Landmark River Oaks Theatre might be averted after all. Weingarten’s deal sounds generous, but there will still need to be a load of cash flowing to keep River Oaks an ongoing concern. As most news stories about River Oaks have noted, that designation does not protect it from bulldozers. A cinema of River Oak’s majesty and legacy still operating into the twenty-first century is a marvel worth maintaining. Left purely to the agents of profit, the River Oaks will eventually be doomed, even if this reprieve goes through.

At HPD, he’s led a force of around 5,300 officers in a city that’s 671 square miles large. You might not've been to Miami," Acevedo said. During his time in Houston, Acevedo worked hard to present himself as a public safety advocate who wasn’t stuck in the past. As for Harding Street, Acevedo said he knows the saga is far from over. In his public introduction to the city of Miami Monday, Acevedo talked about what he thinks makes for good policing.

^ Keep Houston Press Free Support Us LocalCommunityJournalismI Support Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of Houston Press free. Support UsAfter four and a half years as Bayou City’s number one cop, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo is heading to sunny Florida to lead the Miami Police Department. Acevedo’s move was made public after an email he sent to HPD officers about his new gig started circulating late Sunday night. Acevedo was born in Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of four. “I knew him before I hired him to become police chief… I asked him to come to the city of Houston.

The body of rapper Obe Noir was identified Monday following a shooting in downtown Houston. Born Xavier Roberson, the up-and-coming rapper was a former overseas basketball player and community activist. He was well-known throughout the Third Ward and East Texas area for his creative career, entrepreneurship, and community activism. CourtesyAn outpouring of love and support was posted to social media in the aftermath of Roberson's apparent slaying. Houston rapper and activist Trae the Truth was among those who mourned the fallen rapper on social media.

On Friday’s show: Teachers join the priority list for vaccines, the lingering effects of school segregation, and inside the state’s failing mental health system. On Friday’s Houston Matters: Teachers are now joining the priority list for vaccines. Plus: the City of Houston takes a step toward equitable access to city contracts for LGBT-owned businesses. Also this hour: The U.S. declared segregation in schools unconstitutional in 1954, but students of color still faced those separations in HISD until 1984. Subscribe to Today in Houston Fill out the form below to subscribe our new daily editorial newsletter from the HPM Newsroom.

As Greater Houston recovers from the Winter Freeze, master builder Matt Risinger offers guidance on DIY home repairs. We also learn about a new Houston Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund. We also learn about a new Houston Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund, and how the money will go to local nonprofits to help families meet basic relief needs. CVS says starting tomorrow the pharmacy will be offering COVID-19 vaccines at 15 NEW locations in Greater Houston. This is in comparison to just 6 locations in Greater Houston, mostly in the suburbs, when CVS first started rolling out vaccine appointments.

On Wednesday’s show: A new FEMA-funded mass-vaccination site opens, we review the week in politics, and a conversation with actor and choreographer Debbie Allen. On Wednesday’s Houston Matters: The new FEMA-funded COVID-19 vaccination center at NRG Stadium officially opened this morning. The Houston mega-center is a drive-through facility and will start vaccinating people already on the Harris County and City of Houston vaccine wait lists. And Houston native Debbie Allen talks about her career in acting, dance, and choreography. Subscribe to Today in Houston Fill out the form below to subscribe our new daily editorial newsletter from the HPM Newsroom.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said Monday that Houston's new FEMA vaccine will be here for at least six weeks. Meanwhile, Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia asked Commissioners Court to start considering a Harris County exit from the Texas power grid, and another Texan politician got caught red-handed skipping town during the statewide blackouts. Harris County Public Health Harris County Public Health (HCPH) is providing initial vaccinations to those most at risk of exposure to COVID-19 that meet the State’s guidelines of 1A and 1B. Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia is ready to secede from the Texas power grid. The Houston Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund will be administered by the Greater Houston Community Foundation and United Way of Greater Houston.

The City of Houston will remain under a boil water notice until at least Monday, Mayor Sylvester Turner said in a press conference Thursday. Turner posted the boil water notice on Twitter on Wednesday morning, according to Chron's Matt Young. HOW TO SURVIVE: How do you boil water without power or water? According to Fox 26 Houston, most Houston-area cities and municipalities have a boil water notice in effect. Haddock added that residents with water should minimize their water use and only use water for critical functions, to help stabilize the city's water pressure.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and officials from the County and State level join us with updates and life-saving tips, along with Houston Public Media reporters. It's Day 3 of the brutal Winter Storms hitting the Greater Houston area. And today, a boil water notice was announced for the City of Houston and much of Harris County. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and officials from the County and State level join us with updates and life-saving tips, along with Houston Public Media reporters. Subscribe to Today in Houston Fill out the form below to subscribe our new daily editorial newsletter from the HPM Newsroom.