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Mar 1, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Ashley Brown |Dylan Allen
Starting March 1, Texas mothers eligible for Medicaid, or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), will be able to get postpartum coverage up to a year after childbirth. Medicaid covers half of Texas births, but previously coverage expired two months postpartum. Last year, Abbott signed House Bill 12 into law, expanding Medicaid and CHIP postpartum coverage.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Sarah Grunau |Pooja Salhotra |Ashley Brown |Eddie Robinson
If you see someone other than a badged city employee tampering with parking pay stations on Houston streets, you should call 911, according to ParkHouston. The City of Houston put out word last week to warn residents of an ongoing scam involving fraudulent “pay to park” websites disguised as the city’s parking application. The scam websites have asked people for personal details and credit card information. The scam comes days after a similar one was reported in Austin.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Megan Cardona |Sarah Grunau |Ashley Brown |Travis Bubenik
The dormant wildfire season — which has produced nearly all of the 30 largest wildfires in Texas — is here, but data from the Texas A&M Forest Service suggest this may be a mild year thanks to El Niño. After a summer of intense heat, drought conditions have reduced, said Lucas Kanclerz, a fire analyst with the Texas A&M Forest Service's Predictive Services Department.
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Jan 8, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Pooja Salhotra |Adam Zuvanich |Ashley Brown |Eddie Robinson
More than six years after Hurricane Harvey flooded thousands of homes and killed more than 80 people on the Texas Coast, the city of Houston has yet to allocate $200 million in federal relief funds to victims, according to the state’s General Land Office. In a letter to newly inaugurated Houston Mayor John Whitmire, General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham offered her office's staff to help Whitmire ensure the remaining hurricane relief dollars are distributed appropriately and quickly.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Ashley Brown |Andrew Schneider |Eddie Robinson |Troy Schulze
The City of Houston's new controller, said he's ready to buckle down on Houston's finances and promises to be more accountable and transparent. Hollins wassworn in Tuesday alongside Mayor John Whitmire and city council members. Hollins, 37, the former Harris County Clerk, won last month's runoff elections defeating former Harris County Treasurer, Orlando Sanchez. Much of Hollins’ campaign revolved around solutions to tackle the city's finances.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Ashley Brown |Michael Hagerty |Laura Isensee
LuLu Alvarez wasn't sure what career profession she wanted to pursue until she got an internship with an accounting firm. A nonprofit gave a presentation at her school one day and she decided to take a chance and be a part of their program. Genesys Works partners with nearly 40 high schools and eight districts in the Houston area to provide seniors with paid internships during their senior year of high school.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Patricia Ortiz |Ashley Brown |Celeste Schurman |Adam Zuvanich
Local officials are advising Houston pet owners to take responsibility for their pets as the weather gets colder or face legal consequences. Corey Steele is the Veterinary Director for Harris County Pets. He said during a press conference that pet owners need to keep their pets indoors as temperatures start to drop. "If it's cold for you, it's cold for the pet as well. Bring your pet inside if you can. Especially if it drops below 40 degrees Fahrenheit,” Steele said.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Eddie Robinson |Ashley Brown |Garrett Bohlmann
Four of the largest cities in the United States are currently run by African Americans. What do U think this says about our nation when four prominent, elected officials of color have been chosen and trusted to lead four of the biggest metropolitan regions of the country?
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Dec 22, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Eddie Robinson |Ashley Brown |Michael Hagerty
Clean energy researcher Roishetta Ozane is a single mother of six children and lives in a Louisiana town that scientists have called, “the heart of America’s climate crisis.” With her Lake Charles-area home surrounded by refineries, natural gas facilities and petrochemical plants, her family has been inundated with ‘shelter-in-place’ alerts and storm-related emergency alarms throughout their lives.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Sarah Grunau |Ashley Brown |Paul DeBenedetto |Elizabeth Trovall
An elderly Houston woman was left with only $1.50 after a Frost Bank teller stole nearly $140,000 out of her personal bank account, court documents allege. 30-year-old Cecilia Hope Brown was charged with aggregate theft of an elderly person, a second-degree felony. A warrant was issued for her arrest and she is not currently in custody, according to a Dec. 15 press release from Houston Crime Stoppers.
