The Texas Commission on Jail Standards announced on Thursday that due to the unceasing staffing shortage, the Harris County Jail's total bed capacity would be limited "to the amount of available staff."
The new mayor defended pausing the Shepherd-Durham redesign, saying "doing it right" would be worth it even it the project loses federal funding. He also said in the “very near future” he will be announcing a sidewalk program.
Officials cited a lack of state and federal funding, as well as a decline in attendance and inflation as the reasons for the deficit.
Mayor John Whitmire declined an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the summit, citing a scheduling conflict. He has raised eyebrows and drawn criticism from traffic safety advocates for revisiting and in one case reversing infrastructure initiatives designed to slow down cars and trucks, expand the realm for pedestrians and cyclists and improve safety in a city that saw 323 traffic fatalities in 2023.
We ask a pair of area psychologists why such stigmas endure, and what to do about it.
We discuss how many holidays get co-opted, and how we can turn cultural appropriation into appreciation. (But also drink. And sell mattresses).
An emergency declaration was signed for Harris County as evacuation orders were issued Thursday afternoon for communities east of the San Jacinto River after heavy bands of rain moved through the Houston region.
On Thursday's show: We discuss several city transportation and mobility projects that have been halted or even reversed since Mayor John Whitmire took office. And we consider ways to minimize or eliminate social stigma surrounding mental health.
There was a total of 215 incidents of road rage involving guns in Houston from 2014-23, with 207 people being shot during those incidents, according to a list compiled by The Trace, a nonprofit news outlet that used data from the Gun Violence Archive.
Whitmire was a state senator when SB 4 became law and voted against it. Some Houstonians have asked him to act on his stance and define policies for local law enforcement.
The prospect of a Democratic primary challenge to Judge Lina Hidalgo comes amid speculation that Hidalgo may leave to seek higher office.
Protesters at universities across Texas – and the nation – hope to pressure their school's leadership into divesting from entities tied to the Israeli war effort in Gaza. So what exactly is divestment?