Roger Franco

CenterPoint Energy customers are paying more for electricity delivery. ENOUGH investigates rising rates, CenterPoint’s profits, power outages and the role of the Public Utility Commission in approving billions of dollars in rate increases.

The Dickinson Music Enrichment Center is transforming lives through free music lessons, mentorship, and performance opportunities for underserved students in Dickinson, Texas. It was founded in 2022, in honor of musician Ziyanna Jones, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident.

A Houston realtor is helping people with evictions, broken leases and financial setbacks find housing when traditional rental applications leave them with few options. Through her business, Second Chance, Jessica Speigner advocates for renters and works directly with property owners to help clients secure homes. Her work helped one Houston mother move out of hotels and into a home of her own.

Land beneath parts of Southeast Texas is sinking—and for some homeowners, the effects are showing up in cracked walls, sticking doors, foundation problems and worsening flooding. Here’s what’s causing subsidence, where the ground is sinking today, what’s being done to slow it down and how homeowners can check whether their neighborhood is affected.

Houston residents are seeing a new $5 monthly solid waste administration fee on September water bills, as city leaders promise the charge will help improve garbage and recycling pickup.

Sandra Lopez built a successful contracting company while creating opportunities for single mothers and people new to the trades. Now, a LiftFund loan is helping her grow even more.

June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season and a familiar tension settles over Houston.

Resilient Structures hiring hundreds in Humble to build hurricane-resistant power poles

Dimitrios Pagourtzis, who was 17 at the time of the mass shooting, was arrested and charged with capital murder and aggravated assault on a public servant. In April 2019, Pagourtzis was also charged with federal crimes related to the mass shooting. However, he has never gone to trial, and the criminal cases against him remain in limbo.

Nearly 500,000 people have watched KPRC 2’s docuseries “Bodies in the Bayou” on YouTube, and hundreds more have shared it on socials. The conversation it’s sparked has raised one question: Why aren’t there more cameras watching Houston’s waterways?

Homeowners say they’re fed up with neighbors they accuse of making a mess, from overgrown yards to cars left for days. It’s a common complaint sent to KPRC 2’s help desk. What can Houston residents do?

With Hurricane season three months away, KPRC 2 spoke with Houston’s largest electric utility provider to see how it’s preparing for potential outages during future storms.