Houston is deemphasizing its commitment to Vision Zero under new Mayor John Whitmire, which could reverse the modest progress the city has made in traffic safety and hinder its ability to receive federal grant funding for transportation projects. https://t.co/1Kx3e4luBE
Entry to FIFA Fan Festival™ is temporarily paused as the event is at capacity. Gates will reopen as space becomes available.
Visit Football Fiesta locations in East Downtown and support our local businesses for additional entertainment and dining opportunities. https://t.co/NmfC7W5aPZ
It's another Election Day in Harris County, where more than 40K voters had cast ballots as of 2 p.m., per @HarrisVotes. Here's much more about the primary runoffs in the Houston area and across Texas: https://t.co/fFcp8ptpoR
Mayor John Whitmire's pledge to "end homelessness" in Houston faces challenges. There was a substantial shortfall in his fundraising goal, and criminal enforcement has outpaced housing and service referrals.
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Connor Hellebuyck once played in the hockey hinterland of Odessa, Texas, for a junior league team called the Jackalopes. Now he’s got a shutout going in a gold-medal game. Against Canada, no less. However this shakes out, that’s pretty remarkable. #Olympics2026#USAHockey
Heads up! Damaging winds and a threat of tornadoes expected for areas within the red polygon. If you’re in the path of this line of severe thunderstorms, take cover NOW.
7PM Radar loop
A tornado warning was issued Saturday night for areas southeast of Houston. Much of the Southeast Texas region is under a tornado watch until 9 p.m. as storms move through the area.
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Texas, due to the severe weather and to protect our Partners and customers, we will temporarily adjust store hours for select H-E-B stores. https://t.co/TkNDSOMDes
Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s political party of more than five decades admonished him on Sunday — barring the lifelong Democrat from receiving its endorsement in the future, according to multiple local precinct chairs.
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With the candidate filing deadline for the March primaries having passed, Houston Public Media has a rundown of the Democratic and Republican hopefuls for notable county-level races and races for Houston-area seats in Congress.
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Here are the preliminary damage survey results from yesterday's storms. We have confirmed two tornadoes so far. The first was in the Riata Ranch area with estimated winds of 110 MPH. The second was in the Klein area with estimated winds of 116 MPH. #TXwx ##HOUwx#Houston