Final approval of the curtailment plan is expected at a future City Council meeting. Experts predict that, without significant rainfall, a water emergency could arrive by September.
Like their larger neighbor, small South Texas cities are drilling new water wells amid a stubborn drought. But experts say that could deplete local aquifers.
Many rural Texans in the region say they lack quality information on the skills required to get good jobs and build a lasting career.
When someone we love is in danger, we worry endlessly. When strangers step in to help, the gratitude is beyond words.
A man is arrested in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old after he followed him from a convenience store on Houston’s south side in June, police said.
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HOUSTON Three Houston business owners are among the first recipients of a new grant from Beyonce and the NAACP. The Houston native's BeyGOOD Foundation partnered with the civil rights group to create the Black-owned Small Business Impact Fund which awards $10,000 grants to Black-owned business owners in select cities. Each of the women told KPRC 2 they are grateful for the funding that will help keep them going during the crisis. Things are picking up and Mathis says she will use the grant money to help open a second location. Applications for the next round of BeyGOOD and NAACP grants begins in September.