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Downtown Houston Streets Close For Sunday Fireworks

By Houston Press
Jul 2, 2021

Houston's Happy Fourth of July festivities — whether they come off or not depending on which weather forecast you believe — will require the closure of several streets which are listed below. In addition, according to a press release sent out Friday afternoon, unnamed roadways that are near these streets...
Feds Tell TxDOT To Pump Brakes On I-45 Expansion Over Civil Rights & Environmental Worries

By Schaefer Edwards
Jun 23, 2021

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Wednesday celebrated a recent move from President Joe Biden’s Department of Transportation to attempt and stop the controversial plan to expand Houston’s I-45 highway from going forward. In a press conference with fellow Democrat and Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, Hidalgo shared the contents...
Hundreds of Thousands of Potentially Killer Airbags Still On Texas Roads

By Schaefer Edwards
May 13, 2021

Takata-brand airbags were recalled all the way back in 2008 after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration discovered life-threatening malfunctions that could shoot dangerous metal shrapnel at car passengers when the airbags deployed. But even though 19 people have been killed by these defective airbags and hundreds more have been...
A Truck Tumps Over at 59 South at 288 and Friday Traffic Backs Up For Miles

By Houston Press
May 7, 2021

Happy Friday Houston. A semi turned over while traveling on US.-59 South this morning, and because of how it landed, there was no way to get around it till wreckers could clear it. Traffic backed up for miles as drivers desperately scrambled for some way out of the mess. Or...
A Third of the Way Into 2021 and Houston Highways Are Setting New Records For Crazy

By Jeff Balke
Apr 30, 2021

Just when you thought it was safe to get back on the freeway, the Houston area once again rolls out the red carpet of crazy. Normally, traffic warnings might include freeway closures, hazardous chemical spills, hundreds of nighttime bicyclists or people stopping in the middle of the highway for a marriage...
Harris County Sues TxDOT To Halt I-45 Expansion Project

By Schaefer Edwards
Mar 12, 2021

The Texas Department of Transportation has been moving forward with its $7 billion plan to remake and expand Interstate 45 to lessen local traffic, but Harris County threw a wrench in that effort on Thursday by suing the state transportation agency. The county hopes its lawsuit will lead the U.S...
Officials Warn Power & Water Outages Could Last Days Longer As Winter Crisis Drags On

By Schaefer Edwards
Feb 17, 2021

Despite some modest gains in the state’s electricity output as generators come back online, elected officials warned Wednesday that both the disastrous power outages and the lack of safe (or any) water many Houston residents are still facing could easily last until this weekend. “Residents still need to be prepared...
Texas and Houston Area Enter Day Three Of Winter Hellscape [UPDATED]

By Schaefer Edwards
Feb 17, 2021

Over a million locals are still without power or heat Wednesday morning as this bone-chilling cold weather drags on into the third day of this interminably cold week. As of 5 a.m., CenterPoint Energy said 1.35 million of its Houston area customers didn't have electricity. According to a Wednesday tweet...
Power Outages May Linger Even Once Texas Warms Up, Hidalgo and CenterPoint Warn

By Schaefer Edwards
Feb 16, 2021

In a stark warning, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and CenterPoint Energy cautioned area residents Tuesday night that the catastrophic power outages affecting more than a million locals could be with us even longer than the hellaciously cold weather dumped on Texas by an unprecedented winter storm. “Let me give...
Hidalgo Warns 150-Year Freeze Possible As One Million-Plus Still Lack Power

By Schaefer Edwards
Feb 15, 2021

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo took to the Houston TRANSTAR podium Monday evening to express her concerns about the million-plus area residents still stuck without power during this unprecedented winter storm. She once again urged locals to keep off the roads and stay home if at all possible to avoid...
Turner Says 1.2 Million Have Lost Power And Looks Like it Won't Be Restored Anytime Soon

By Schaefer Edwards
Feb 15, 2021

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said on Monday that his number one priority is looking out for the approximately 1.2 million CenterPoint Energy customers across the greater Houston area who have lost electricity in the widespread power outages that have gripped the entire state of Texas during the ongoing winter storm...
Thousands Lose Heat and Power With No End In Sight As Snow Blankets Greater Houston

By Schaefer Edwards
Feb 15, 2021

As if the hellaciously frigid temperatures and icy, snow-covered roads weren’t cause for enough concern, thousands of Houston area residents woke up Monday without power during the worst winter onslaught our region has faced in over 30 years. At least a quarter of all CenterPoint energy customers had lost power...
As Winter Blast Descends, Hidalgo and Turner Say It's Time To Hunker Down [UPDATED]

By Schaefer Edwards
Feb 14, 2021

In a joint news conference Sunday evening, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told local residents an unprecedented wave of winter weather has already begun to descend on the Houston area, and that the time to stay home is now. “The window to prepare for this...
With Nasty Freeze On The Way, Hidalgo and Turner Urge Folks To Hunker Down and Stay Off the Roads

By Schaefer Edwards
Feb 12, 2021

In a joint press conference Friday afternoon, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner stressed caution ahead of what’s likely to be the gnarliest bout of winter weather the Houston area has experienced in three decades. Both officials begged folks in the greater Houston area to start...
The Ice Cometh: Get Ready for Bitter Cold and Frozen Roads

By Jeff Balke
Feb 12, 2021

By Monday night, Houston will dip into some record territory, literally. Brutally cold Arctic air will flow into the re gion and drop temperatures not seen in 30 years. Now is the time to prepare. Friday and Saturday Today and tomorrow, it will be dreary and cold. This is the...
The Human Cost Of TxDOT’s I-45 Expansion Plan

By Schaefer Edwards
Jan 4, 2021

Chris Sonnier spends his nights sleeping in a grey tent underneath Interstate 59 on the northern edge of downtown when he isn’t crashing at his uncle’s place in the Kelly Village public housing project in Fifth Ward. Out of work and homeless, he’s definitely in a tough spot. But if...
Old School I-45 Plans Clashing with Modern Houstonians

By Jeff Balke
Dec 28, 2020

Twenty years ago, there would have been little debate. Maybe a few people would have complained, but the Texas Department of Transportation would have simply paved them over, if you'll excuse the metaphor. Expanding freeways is the business of TxDOT in Houston and, for as long as anyone can remember,...
The City is Closing Main Street to Cars: 5 Reasons to Keep It That Way

By Jeff Balke
Dec 1, 2020

Last week, City Council approved the More Space Main Street project, which would close sections of Main Street in downtown, allowing bars and restaurants to spread outdoors and into the street. It is an idea that was floated earlier in the year to help struggling businesses in downtown. But, it...
The West Loop to I-69 North Ramp is Open: Hallelujah!

By Jeff Balke
Nov 25, 2020

One of the worst and most dangerous intersections in the state of Texas opened its first new segment on Monday as the new offramp from the West Loop to the northbound lanes of I-69 finally opened. That faint sound of cheering you heard was from drivers forced to endure this...
Flood Warning Extended For Harris County As Beta Shifts Toward Northeast Houston

By Schaefer Edwards
Sep 22, 2020

In a Tuesday evening weather update, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said that while Tropical Depression Beta continues to move slowly out of our region, it will likely keep dropping rain on the Houston area for “about 12 more hours." After south and southwest Houston were battered by heavy rainfall Monday...