Rising interest rates, property taxes and insurance have made homebuying in Houston more difficult, pricing many first-time buyers out and limiting affordable inventory as builders shift toward rentals.

Gas prices have been climbing since the war in Iran began. Now, an explosion at a Valero refinery in Port Arthur has drivers wondering: How much worse could it get?

As the clock struck midnight, it brought in a new year but also ushered out a critical lifeline of affordability for many dependent on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance.