Adriana Rezal

Jan 4, 2025 | lufkindailynews.com | Asher Lehrer-Small |Adriana Rezal

Stalled trains have clogged tracks near Houston ISD schools on hundreds of occasions in the past year, adding danger to the commutes of thousands of students and pushing some children to climb through stopped cars, a Houston Landing investigation shows. A Landing analysis of Federal Railroad Administration records shows local residents regularly report that trains operated by the railway company Union Pacific block roads around schools during student drop-off and pickup times.

Dec 26, 2024 | houstonlanding.org | Tim Carlin |Miranda Dunlap |Adriana Rezal

For residents in Houston-area cities such as Morgan’s Point and Nassau Bay, addressing local government leaders during a city council meeting is as simple as showing up and walking to the podium. For other local government agencies, however, the public comment process is not such a cakewalk — for example, those wishing to speak at Tomball ISD school board meetings must submit an online form during a five hour window the morning of the meeting.

Dec 19, 2024 | houstonlanding.org | Asher Lehrer-Small |Adriana Rezal

Stalled trains have clogged tracks near Houston ISD schools on hundreds of occasions in the past year, adding danger to the commutes of thousands of students and pushing some children to climb through stopped cars, a Houston Landing investigation shows. A Landing analysis of Federal Railroad Administration records shows local residents regularly report that trains operated by the railway company Union Pacific block roads around schools during student drop-off and pickup times.

Dec 6, 2024 | houstonlanding.org | José Luis Martínez |Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez |Adriana Rezal

On election day last month, 29-year-old Shannah Becker from Pasadena showed up at a polling location to cast her ballot, but was turned away. Although she had submitted her voter registration application in early October, she mailed it in late, one day past the Oct. 7 deadline. “I definitely felt very disappointed,” Becker said.

Nov 26, 2024 | houstonlanding.org | Danya Perez |Adriana Rezal |José Luis Martínez |Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez

On Election Day, Edgar Euceda, 18, split his time between setting up the polling site at the Vietnamese Community Center in Alief, checking in voters and manning curbside voting. The 14-hour-day as a poll worker was a celebration of sorts as his first year as an active voter. “It was very exciting,” Euceda said. “I was nervous, because while you are being part of the voting process you are also expecting results. So every second that I could I was checking the numbers.