Adam Bennett | KHOU - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/adam-bennett-khou/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:04:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Adam Bennett | KHOU - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/adam-bennett-khou/ 32 32 103504436 Houston City Council could vote on outside investigation into former housing director’s claims https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-city-council-could-vote-on-outside-investigation-into-former-housing-directors-claims/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-city-council-could-vote-on-outside-investigation-into-former-housing-directors-claims Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:04:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8bb26c381470a75a25cb58aef91147f5 Tom McCasland was fired after publicly accusing Mayor Sylvester Turner of directing federal Hurricane Harvey relief to a preferred developer.

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]]> 181035 ERCOT delivers grid reliability improvement plan https://houstonnewmedia.org/ercot-delivers-grid-reliability-improvement-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ercot-delivers-grid-reliability-improvement-plan Wed, 14 Jul 2021 18:37:39 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3a82cb83eddc8647cd11e93d748085f0 The Electric Reliability Council of Texas released its plan to improve grid reliability on the same day the state increased the number of deaths in the winter storm.

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]]> 140972 Conservative Harris County commissioners shocked at lack of flood mitigation funding https://houstonnewmedia.org/conservative-harris-county-commissioners-shocked-at-lack-of-flood-mitigation-funding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conservative-harris-county-commissioners-shocked-at-lack-of-flood-mitigation-funding Mon, 24 May 2021 19:50:23 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b2b651a76b5eba0617ce5a8af7349100 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The two conservative Harris County Commissioners are calling the Republican-led Texas General Land Office’s decision to leave Houston a...

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]]> 129954 Investigators begin looking for cause of K-Solv industrial fire in Channelview https://houstonnewmedia.org/investigators-begin-looking-for-cause-of-k-solv-industrial-fire-in-channelview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=investigators-begin-looking-for-cause-of-k-solv-industrial-fire-in-channelview Fri, 09 Apr 2021 12:21:48 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c1bbf4ab16dec1f3eeb232bfea3a0c35 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

CHANNELVIEW, Texas — Investigators from the Harris County Fire Marshal’s office began looking Thursday into what ignited an industrial fire in Channelview the...

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]]> 121057 NRG Park mega-vaccination site will stay open through May 18 https://houstonnewmedia.org/nrg-park-mega-vaccination-site-will-stay-open-through-may-18/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nrg-park-mega-vaccination-site-will-stay-open-through-may-18 Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:24:56 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1919adce82171fa6834cd907f3484a20 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

HOUSTON — FEMA and the Texas Department of Emergency Management will keep three community vaccination centers in Houston, Dallas, and Arlington running throug...

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]]> 120851 Houston launches $3M relief fund for musicians and music venues impacted by pandemic https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-launches-3m-relief-fund-for-musicians-and-music-venues-impacted-by-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-launches-3m-relief-fund-for-musicians-and-music-venues-impacted-by-pandemic Sat, 07 Nov 2020 23:35:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7f9953ce991c8ee4a0ae5f125ec5bd75 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

HOUSTON — Help is on the way for Houston musicians and music venues hit hard by the pandemic after City Council voted Wednesday, Nov. 4, to set up a $3 millio...

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]]> 88037 Bar owners excited after Gov. Abbott tweet hints at new reopening plans https://houstonnewmedia.org/bar-owners-excited-after-gov-abbott-tweet-hints-at-new-reopening-plans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bar-owners-excited-after-gov-abbott-tweet-hints-at-new-reopening-plans Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:17:29 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=04d59fdfe99b96793e5890cb1093f191 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

HOUSTON — Bar owners across Texas are hopeful after a tweet by Gov. Greg Abbott hinted that bars may soon be allowed to fully reopen for the first time since ...

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]]> 79996 Judge Hidalgo: Project Brays spared ‘hundreds, if not thousands’ of structures from flooding during TS Beta https://houstonnewmedia.org/judge-hidalgo-project-brays-spared-hundreds-if-not-thousands-of-structures-from-flooding-during-ts-beta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-hidalgo-project-brays-spared-hundreds-if-not-thousands-of-structures-from-flooding-during-ts-beta Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:47:15 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3106cb56ea6282a868564506d791578e This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

HOUSTON — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said Wednesday, Sept. 23, improvements to Brays Bayou spared easily hundreds of homes and businesses from flooding ...

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]]> 76597 Houston launches program to fix streets, sidewalks faster https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-launches-program-to-fix-streets-sidewalks-faster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-launches-program-to-fix-streets-sidewalks-faster Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:16:22 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=56f0d62efe90d819ae1c2d837f19b1cb This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

HOUSTON — The city of Houston has launched a new effort to upgrade its streets more quickly and ensure they last longer.

The head of Houston Public Works say...

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]]> 74662 Harris County to hire more than 8,000 workers for November election https://houstonnewmedia.org/harris-county-to-hire-more-than-8000-workers-for-november-election/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harris-county-to-hire-more-than-8000-workers-for-november-election Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:40:41 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=79ea0c495e8f551f8f5285eb7a834805 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County is looking for thousands of election workers for what its top elections official believes could be a "record turnout" in ...

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]]> 64703 HFD responds to more than 500 overcrowding complaints this weekend, but no citations issued https://houstonnewmedia.org/hfd-responds-to-more-than-500-overcrowding-complaints-this-weekend-but-no-citations-issued/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hfd-responds-to-more-than-500-overcrowding-complaints-this-weekend-but-no-citations-issued Tue, 26 May 2020 13:01:04 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5e5d08a189a3cd9741881043f3d52389 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU. Click here for KHOU's full story.

HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says he is still pushing compliance over punishment in getting the city's bars and clubs to follow capacity limits order...

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]]> 47208 Houston-area counties working together to boost hospital capacity if COVID-19 spread worsens https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-area-counties-working-together-to-boost-hospital-capacity-if-covid-19-spread-worsens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-area-counties-working-together-to-boost-hospital-capacity-if-covid-19-spread-worsens Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:39:12 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=136380ed536892bcb81a1f39feb88596 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story, and click here for more coronavirus coverage from KHOU.

HOUSTON — One top emergency official says 25 counties in the region are working together to make sure ...

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]]> 30492 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, business leaders discuss infrastructure improvements at Port of Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-business-leaders-discuss-infrastructure-improvements-at-port-of-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-business-leaders-discuss-infrastructure-improvements-at-port-of-houston Mon, 24 Feb 2020 01:23:33 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3f5ba440170bd4e3c122d3dc31a0afb8 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here for KHOU's full story.

HOUSTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, met with local business and labor leaders at the Port of Houston Feb. 21 to discuss a recently signed Nort...

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]]> 20576 Will the cheating scandal hurt the Astros brand? https://houstonnewmedia.org/will-the-cheating-scandal-hurt-the-astros-brand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-the-cheating-scandal-hurt-the-astros-brand Wed, 15 Jan 2020 21:07:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3e3f7ed975b74e8191430014dfc1c424 This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here to read KHOU's full story.

HOUSTON — Baseball fans in Houston and all over the country are still talking about the firing of Astros manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhno...

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]]> 11233 Metro considers free fares on buses and trains https://houstonnewmedia.org/metro-considers-free-fares-on-buses-and-trains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metro-considers-free-fares-on-buses-and-trains Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:31:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6a926661faad9f054df9311a3b21eb4c This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11. Click here to see the full story and related video.

HOUSTON — The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is considering making its buses and trains free to ride for everyone. Agency o...

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