Houston council members’ spending on travel, photography detailed in KPRC 2 investigation

Frustration is growing in a southwest Houston neighborhood where heavy trash piles have sat untouched for nearly two months—despite hundreds of complaints, repeated calls to 311, and now a 10-day warning from the community’s HOA demanding residents remove debris they say they cannot legally haul away themselves.

Located at 419 Emancipation Avenue, this facility will offer essential services like healthcare, behavioral health support, substance use treatment, and pathways to permanent housing.

A new ordinance proposed by the Houston City Council aims to keep pedestrians off narrow medians in an effort to reduce serious accidents and save lives.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed with KPRC 2 that deputies were called to a home where a 2-year-old drowned in a pool and was unresponsive and not breathing.

A Westheimer-area food truck lot that’s served hungry Houstonians for nearly a decade is now at the center of growing neighborhood frustrations.

An affordable housing project in Houston’s Independence Heights neighborhood has been temporarily paused, raising significant concerns among community members and local officials.

Many Houston residents have voiced their frustrations with short-term rentals being used as party houses, and a city council member is looking to educate and inform so homeowners have the legal tools necessary to fight back.

After Hurricane Beryl and a May Derecho left millions without power, Houston's City Council is set to vote on increasing cleanup contracts to $120 million. Mayor Whitmire extended the emergency proclamation to help residents, but questions remain about the speed and funding of debris removal. District F's Tiffani Thomas will address the delays in Wednesday's meeting. Join the discussion and make your voice heard at Public Comment on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.

District F Council Member Thomas says she wants to bridge the educational gap by holding a workshop Saturday where homeowners can learn how to combat, through legal means, the growing number of short-term rentals used for house parties in their areas.

Many Houston residents have voiced their frustrations with short-term rentals being used as party houses, and a city council member is looking to educate and inform so homeowners have the legal tools necessary to fight back.

Houston is home to the largest Nigerian population outside of Nigeria. The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 report found 34,937 Nigerian-American’s call Houston home. Many of them live in Alief, according to Council Member Tiffany Thomas who represents District F.

West Houston Assistance Ministries announced the launch of its THRIVE campaign. The organization hopes to raise $1.2M and be able to help 5,000 families in the next year.

Looking for a job? The city of Houston is hosting a job fair later this month for people looking for work.

The bond was increased for the adoptive mother of a 7-year-old boy who was found dead inside a washing machine at a home in Spring last year.

A man and a woman have been arrested in connection to the death of a 7-year-old child who was found inside of a washing machine at a home in Spring back in July, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced Tuesday.

The Houston city council will vote on whether to approve spending for future gun buyback programs despite research showing it’s ineffective at curbing crime.

A southwest Houston woman is asking for the city’s help after a vehicle drove onto her property, damaged two vehicles, and knocked over her fence.

Houston city councilmember Tiffany Thomas said she is “suspicious” of the current management team at the Houston Airport System.

Councilmember Tiffany Thomas is improving the access to good-paying jobs to Houstonians.

Mayor Turner and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee are scheduled to hold a news briefing at 1:30 p.m. According to the Mayors Office, Councilmember Tiffany Thomas, FIELs Cesar Espinosa, Bernard Bun B Freeman are among those who will join Turner to to call for the healing of our nation following the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington. Watch the briefing live in the video above.