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1 week ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Brett Doster |Adrian Montes
HOUSTON – A single mother of three was left trying to figure out how she was going to put food on the table this month after her SNAP benefits were stolen. Claudette Merchant went to buy groceries at HEB on Monday, the same day her monthly SNAP benefits were loaded onto her Lone Star card. It’s only when she got to the checkout line that the cashier told her she only had a few dollars on the card.
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1 week ago | 
click2houston.com | Amy Davis |Adrian Montes |Andrea Slaydon
Published: April 11, 2025 at 11:31 AMTags: HHA, Houston Housing AuthoritySign up for our NewslettersPublished: April 11, 2025 at 11:31 AMTags: HHA, Houston Housing AuthorityThe Houston Housing Authority provides housing and services to tens of thousands of low-income people in our city. It’s a huge resource for many families and that’s why KPRC 2 Investigates has spent months looking into the spending habits and leadership.
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2 weeks ago | 
click2houston.com | Amy Davis |Andrea Slaydon |Adrian Montes
Thousands of low-income families in Houston have waited years to receive rental assistance. In February 2024, the Houston Housing Authority announced it was out of money and could not issue any more housing choice vouchers. The new HHA leader has options for some people waiting for help.
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1 month ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Oscar Chavez |Adrian Montes |Jason Nguyen
FRITCH, Texas – In the year following the largest wildfire to every burn in Texas history, Texans across the state have learned many lessons. But none might be more important than the cause of the fire, which has been hiding in plain sight for years and, quite honestly, shouldn’t even be a surprise.
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2 months ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Adrian Montes |Tiffani Lupenski |Jason Nguyen
Published: February 20, 2025 at 11:48 AMTags: Local News, Houston, Livingston, Texas, Audrii Cunningham, Don Steven McDougal, Philip Munsch, Tabitha Munsch, Joshua Cunningham, Andy Kahn, Crime Stoppers of Houston, Lake Livingston, Polk County Sheriff's Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, Tim Miller, Laura Miller, Rep.
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2 months ago | 
click2houston.com | Amy Davis |Andrea Slaydon |Adrian Montes |Ninfa Saavedra
Published: February 6, 2025 at 11:02 AMUpdated: February 6, 2025 at 11:12 AMTags: DRAINED, KPRC 2 Investigates, InvestigatesThe final person indicted in the Houston waterline contract corruption scandal has reached a plea deal. Seven people were indicted after a years-long KPRC ‘DRAINED’ Investigation exposed widespread corruption in repair contracts. Now, all have admitted guilt for their roles.
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2 months ago | 
click2houston.com | Amy Davis |Andrea Slaydon |Adrian Montes
Published: February 5, 2025 at 11:06 AMTags: DRAINED, KPRC 2 InvestigatesGuilty pleas this week for several people indicted in the Houston waterline contract corruption scandal. A total of seven people were indicted after a years-long KPRC ‘DRAINED’ Investigation exposed widespread corruption in repair contracts. Several of those people met with a judge Wednesday to accept plea deals. The so-called ‘Big Fish’ in the scandal Patrece Lee agreed to a 10-year plea deal on Tuesday.
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2 months ago | 
click2houston.com | Amy Davis |Andrea Slaydon |Adrian Montes |Ninfa Saavedra
HOUSTON, Texas – The now-former Houston Housing Authority CEO, David Northern, who left his job after a KPRC 2 investigation uncovered questionable contract dealings, has landed himself a new job. Northern has been named the CEO of the Flint Housing Commission in Michigan. “I am honored to step into the role of CEO of the Flint Housing Commission and am deeply aware of the responsibility that comes with this position.
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2 months ago | 
click2houston.com | Amy Davis |Adrian Montes |Andrea Slaydon
Published: February 3, 2025 at 4:31 PMTags: DRAINED, Houston water, KPRC 2 InvestigatesIn a tearful conversation with KPRC 2 Investigator Amy Davis, we are hearing from one of the defendants caught up in the Houston water line repair scandal. This week marks a significant development in a major criminal case described by the Texas Rangers as a waterline repair corruption scheme. The contract scandal was initially exposed in the 2023 KPRC 2 ‘DRAINED’ Investigation.
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2 months ago | 
click2houston.com | Amy Davis |Andrea Slaydon |Adrian Montes
Published: January 30, 2025 at 9:00 PMTags: DRAINED, Water departmentSign up for our NewslettersPublished: January 30, 2025 at 9:00 PMTags: DRAINED, Water departmentNew developments in the KPRC ‘DRAINED’ Investigation exposed widespread corruption in waterline repair contracts last year. Investigator Amy Davis reports: The Harris County District Attorney’s Office is set to make a plea deal with Patrece Lee on Monday.
