Port of Houston

Visitor's Guide: 7 Things We Don't Want You to See When You Come to Houston

Last week, many were surprised -- some even perplexed -- to see our beloved city on the annual New York Times list of places to visit in 2013. Houston was number seven on a list of 46 that included Rio, Amsterdam, Singapore, Hawaii's Big Island, Oslo, Bangkok and Paris. Yes, we were on a "must visit ... More >>

Pregnancy Puzzler

Lactation not related to giving birth.

Occupy Houston Protesters Hit With Felony Charges For Port Incident

Stiffer charges reinstated​It seemed a little bogus when Occupy Houston protesters got hit with felony charges for their typical blocking of a street during a Port of Houston event earlier this month and, indeed, the serious charges were quickly dropped. Any celebration has been short-lived, ... More >>

Occupy Houston: Arrests Made at Port

Action this day.​The Occupy Houston protesters took to the Port of Houston today, with about 70 people showing up and several arrests made for blocking a service road, according to some estimates. HPD and the sheriff's office were out in force, including mounted patrols, and seemed to have a ... More >>

Sheriff Asks Congress for More Money to Patrol Port

HCSOGive me more money, Garcia said.​Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia told a congressional subcommittee today that he needs more cash to protect the Port of Houston. "At the end of the day, it comes down to the ability of someone to patrol in a patrol boat or a patrol car," he told the Ho ... More >>

Port of Houston Hires Rusty Hardin to Guide Them into Scary New World of Transparency

Rusty Hardin with another client who wants everything out in the open.​One thing you can say about the Port of Houston -- they don't like questions. Any reporter in town who's tried to deal with them on anything but a fawning story quickly finds that getting straight and full answers can often ... More >>

Bayport Cruise Terminal: Still Empty and Unused, Except for Wayne Dolcefino

We noted last month the interesting sidelight to the big Disney announcement that they'd be sailing a cruise ship out of Galveston -- that sidelight being that Disney was flipping the bird to the Port of Houston's boondoggle of a cruise terminal. KTRK's ever-intrepid Wayne Dolcefino has now taken a ... More >>

Bikes on Easements

North-south cycling trails could be a go!

Disney Cruises Coming to Galveston (Instead of Bayport)

M-I-C -- See you real soon....​Good news if you're the type of person who enjoys a Disney cruise, and may God have mercy on your tortured soul if you do: Galveston is one of the new ports of call. Disney announced today that beginning in September 2012, a dozen seven-night cruises each year w ... More >>

Passionate Prius Drivers

A Facebook page for the victims

Port Of Houston's Women's Restrooms: The Horror

You don't want to go in there​If you're a woman working the ships at the Port of Houston, don't drink a lot of coffee. Otherwise, you're dealing with this: On the door it says "Women's Room." The lock is broken on the inside, so you walk in to a darkly painted, dimly lit room. The broken toilet se ... More >>

Shoreacres Couple Sues Over Bayport Operations

​It was 12 years ago when we first wrote of residents raising the alarm over the effects of the proposed giant Bayport terminal. Now the terminal is built and continues to expand, and people continue to criticize it.A Shoreacres couple has filed suit saying the terminal has forced them to endure " ... More >>

City of Coffee

Is Houston about to become America's coffee capital?

New On The Web! More Party Pics and Coverage of Rich People!

​Heartbroken fans of Clifford Pugh, Shelby Hodge and Heather "Shopgirl" Staible take solace -- the trio of ex-Chron lifestyle scribes have a new home online at Culture Map Houston, which debuted a few hours ago. "CultureMap, a new online magazine and "mapazine" -- the first of its kind -- headqua ... More >>

The Wind Devastated Galveston, Now It's Helping The Comeback

The winds (and resulting storm surge) of Hurricane Ike ravaged Galveston, but it's wind that has helped the Port of Galveston get back into the black for the first time since the storm.Is that ironic, or is it more like rain on your wedding day? We're not sure. And Port CEO Steven Cernak doesn't rea ... More >>

Ten Things You Can Find In the Pleasantville Garbage Pile

There's a pile of rotting garbage (some optimistically call it "mulch", but if it's been there since Ike, it's garbage) festering in Pleasantville, near the Port of Houston. It's been there since Hurricane Ike converted large chunks of the city to debris back in September, and now it looks like the ... More >>

The Land Of The Killer Trains

It's bad news when the state lists you as the absolute most dangerous county when it comes to deaths involving railroads.It's worse when you take into consideration the report doesn't even cover the treacherous, havoc-wreaking collision machine known as Metro's light-rail system.The Texas Rail & ... More >>

A Foggy Day In Houston Town

Dickensian fog has settled over Houston this morning, making the morning commute a hassle.But that's not all the problems it's causing.There are delays at the airport -- up to 45 minutes and increasing at Bush (Hobby seems to be doing better).Not only that, but ships are stacking up outside the Port ... More >>

Ike-Response Hearings Begin; FEMA Doesn't Bother To Show Up

An Ike Miracle: Bayport Cruise Terminal To Actually Be Used

Ivory Smugglers Get Nabbed

Vocational Students, Truck Drivers and Grateful Artists

Pearland ISD, the Inspector of Hides and Animals, and Joel Osteen's New Book

The Pearland school board — entertainment for years to come!

Name That Town

An image crisis in Fort Bend County

Bragging Rights

The Port praises itself, with omissions

Letters

All Aboard

Since 9/11, tanker sailors are having a tough time making it to dry land in Houston

Bridging the Gap

Birders and the port are new buds seeking to block the proposed toll span at Bolivar

Letters

Back Door to History

Thank J.R. Quinn for the gay celebrations

Mixed Messages

Casualties aren't easy to count in the continuing battle of Bayport

Taking a Toll

A bridge to Bolivar might be good for business -- but not for the birds

On the Waterfront

Lunch with Rory Miggins

Livin' Large

Carlos Sosa promised to sell seized goods from the Port of Houston on the cheap. Many believed him. Until they learned he was a Customs Service snitch, and perhaps a con man on the side.

Low and Outside

Welcome to the ballpark. And brown fields and barren expanses of a still-not-rejuvenated section of downtown.

News Hostage

Promises, Promises

Skeptics say the Port could break more pledges involving Bayport

Cash Box

The Port referendum means lots of jobs -- for consultants

The Insider

More for Les and the Rest. Brown finally figures out that spending equals power

Semi-Safe

Pasadena police wanted bad trucks off the road. Then big-rig politics wrecked their plans.

Imprints of the Eras

Rocky Landing

Residents of this seaside neighborhood are about to be joined by a 1,000-acre port facility

Value Added

When Sports Authority folks got around to estimating the worth of a "Port Park" by the ballpark, the numbers just kept getting bigger

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Think Small

Richard Farias wants to change the way HISD teaches middle school

On the Ropes

In 1966, Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams fought Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight championship. In 1996, he fights just to get by.

Pagodas on the Prairie

Why are 8,000 Chinese soldiers standing guard outside of Katy? Ask Mr. Poon.

Pastor to the Port

In the changing world of the Houston Ship Channel, one thing remains constant: Father Rivers Patout.

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