million - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/million/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:14:12 +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 million - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/million/ 32 32 103504436 Four More Charged In $110 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme | Office of Inspector General https://houstonnewmedia.org/four-more-charged-in-110-million-hospice-fraud-scheme-office-of-inspector-general/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-more-charged-in-110-million-hospice-fraud-scheme-office-of-inspector-general Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:14:12 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ce075dc64bc751f140e901bc2e12e12e Ganjei. Authorities have arrested Hattie Banks, 49, Humble; Lydia Obere, 59, and Cheryl Brooks, 64, both of Houston; and Ena Cowart, 50, Missouri City ...

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]]> 1063681 Harris County jury awards $118 million to group of victims in Watson Grinding explosion lawsuit https://houstonnewmedia.org/harris-county-jury-awards-118-million-to-group-of-victims-in-watson-grinding-explosion-lawsuit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harris-county-jury-awards-118-million-to-group-of-victims-in-watson-grinding-explosion-lawsuit Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:23:15 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fc6a9e75f63c609cf60c901c2fddeebc Fort Bend County Judge KP George during commissioners court on Tuesday, Aug. 12, · At the peak of hurricane season, Houston city finances face ...

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]]> 1062055 Davis Mills has the opportunity to prove that Texans’ $7 million bet was worth it https://houstonnewmedia.org/davis-mills-has-the-opportunity-to-prove-that-texans-7-million-bet-was-worth-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=davis-mills-has-the-opportunity-to-prove-that-texans-7-million-bet-was-worth-it Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:25:23 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a7ccb6bf7e18d15c541008580a6bf145 The Houston Texans gave Davis Mills a $7 million extension in the offseason, and now the backup quarterback has the chance to prove he's earned it

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]]> 1059352 Should AOI’s US$150 Million Texas Expansion Prompt a Closer Look From AAOI Investors? https://houstonnewmedia.org/should-aois-us150-million-texas-expansion-prompt-a-closer-look-from-aaoi-investors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-aois-us150-million-texas-expansion-prompt-a-closer-look-from-aaoi-investors Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:40:57 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8b8a5a41c6de16529dd9c5953fefd4ba In October 2025, the City of Sugar Land and Applied Optoelectronics announced that AOI would expand its U.S. manufacturing by onshoring part of ...

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]]> 1058069 Lightsource bp Secures $97.9 Million Tax Equity Financing from Pinnacle Financial Partners … https://houstonnewmedia.org/lightsource-bp-secures-97-9-million-tax-equity-financing-from-pinnacle-financial-partners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lightsource-bp-secures-97-9-million-tax-equity-financing-from-pinnacle-financial-partners Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:43:49 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c23ff35f951f1cc83b332dcd93a8261d ... Brazoria County Both solar farms are currently under construction, generating a total… ... The portfolio comprises the 163MW Starr Solar project in ...

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]]> 1053253 Freeport reviews $3.5 million plan to replace water meters with automatic reading system https://houstonnewmedia.org/freeport-reviews-3-5-million-plan-to-replace-water-meters-with-automatic-reading-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freeport-reviews-3-5-million-plan-to-replace-water-meters-with-automatic-reading-system Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:54:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ef6c55d026da72f1390375bc8bba3521 Freeport reviews $3.5 million plan to replace water meters with automatic reading system. September 24, 2024 | Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas.

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]]> 1053489 7 Million Americans Rally for Democracy in Latest No Kings Day of Action – Texas AFT https://houstonnewmedia.org/7-million-americans-rally-for-democracy-in-latest-no-kings-day-of-action-texas-aft/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-million-americans-rally-for-democracy-in-latest-no-kings-day-of-action-texas-aft Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:47:46 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=91cab76e4379c1fb6ebf88cfeda4ab6b As Texas AFT President Zeph Capo said in his speech Saturday to Texans gathered in Brazoria County: “With one hand, they are dismantling the ...

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]]> 1051174 University of Houston Opens $65 Million Engineering Building at Sugar Land Campus https://houstonnewmedia.org/university-of-houston-opens-65-million-engineering-building-at-sugar-land-campus-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=university-of-houston-opens-65-million-engineering-building-at-sugar-land-campus-3 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 04:31:21 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e97628ff64882e9246b66809e6ab0ab9 Fort Bend County approves outdoor burn ban as drought conditions worsen. Fort Bend County commissioners approved an outdoor burn ban Monday for all ...

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]]> 1047150 University of Houston Opens $65 Million Engineering Building at Sugar Land Campus https://houstonnewmedia.org/university-of-houston-opens-65-million-engineering-building-at-sugar-land-campus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=university-of-houston-opens-65-million-engineering-building-at-sugar-land-campus Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:44:58 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b3c115fffa7001195e6316cc47eb16a8 The three-story, 75000-square-foot Sugar Land Academic Building 2 houses programs from the UH Cullen College of Engineering.

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]]> 1046885 Books-A-Million begins construction in Valley Ranch Town Center https://houstonnewmedia.org/books-a-million-begins-construction-in-valley-ranch-town-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=books-a-million-begins-construction-in-valley-ranch-town-center Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:02:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/houston/new-caney-porter/business/2025/10/10/books-a-million-begins-construction-in-valley-ranch-town-center/ The book store remains on track to open this fall.

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]]> 1041843 Woman who allegedly shot her 4 kids held on a $14 million bond in Brazoria County https://houstonnewmedia.org/woman-who-allegedly-shot-her-4-kids-held-on-a-14-million-bond-in-brazoria-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woman-who-allegedly-shot-her-4-kids-held-on-a-14-million-bond-in-brazoria-county Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:43:48 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=19f482995a73a47d66e41e5c1ac4aac7 HOUSTON (KIAH) — A mother accused of shooting her four children, and killing two of them, is in jail on a $14 million bond. The Brazoria County ...

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]]> 1039828 Brazoria Co.: $14 million bond for Montgomery Co. mother accused of shooting … – FOX 26 Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/brazoria-co-14-million-bond-for-montgomery-co-mother-accused-of-shooting-fox-26-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brazoria-co-14-million-bond-for-montgomery-co-mother-accused-of-shooting-fox-26-houston Sun, 05 Oct 2025 23:59:57 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ef8c78840469884c590b4880710d2ef6 A 31-year-old woman has been charged for allegedly shooting her children in Brazoria County, killing two of them.

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]]> 1038335 New $235 Million Project Aims To Make Houston-Area Suburb A Major Destination https://houstonnewmedia.org/new-235-million-project-aims-to-make-houston-area-suburb-a-major-destination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-235-million-project-aims-to-make-houston-area-suburb-a-major-destination Sun, 05 Oct 2025 17:49:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7e2e910b743e2fbf531072535d0c4801 ... Fort Bend County Hotel and Convention Center project. Photo via PBK. The press release states that the funding would be shared between Fort Bend ...

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]]> 1038267 PICTURED: $6.1 Million Vermont Farm With Sugar House for Maple Syrup – Beaumont Enterprise https://houstonnewmedia.org/pictured-6-1-million-vermont-farm-with-sugar-house-for-maple-syrup-beaumont-enterprise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pictured-6-1-million-vermont-farm-with-sugar-house-for-maple-syrup-beaumont-enterprise Sat, 04 Oct 2025 23:26:49 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ffcf703fa482d3aefe92df158047e996 An idyllic Vermont property that was once used as five separate farmsteads has been put on the market for the first time in 20 years.

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]]> 1037773 Kansas has amassed a $26 million fund from sports gambling revenue to help woo Chiefs, Royals https://houstonnewmedia.org/kansas-has-amassed-a-26-million-fund-from-sports-gambling-revenue-to-help-woo-chiefs-royals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kansas-has-amassed-a-26-million-fund-from-sports-gambling-revenue-to-help-woo-chiefs-royals Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:15:31 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3936bf71114aeca9ba2fbfc69e2b1122 Kansas City, Missouri's City Council formalized an end to the truce this September. The council repealed a 10-year moratorium on tax incentives ...

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]]> 1036698 Rockets Need $45.8 Million Man to Step Up After Losing Fred VanVleet for the Season https://houstonnewmedia.org/rockets-need-45-8-million-man-to-step-up-after-losing-fred-vanvleet-for-the-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rockets-need-45-8-million-man-to-step-up-after-losing-fred-vanvleet-for-the-season Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:43:10 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a4efb6c262516f7269a074896bba2e6e Reed Sheppard needs to prove why the Houston Rockets took him with the 3rd pick in the 2024 draft after the ACL injury to Fred VanVleet.

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]]> 1031736 Sugar Land looks to cut $1 million from city budget after backlash over property tax hike https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-looks-to-cut-1-million-from-city-budget-after-backlash-over-property-tax-hike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-looks-to-cut-1-million-from-city-budget-after-backlash-over-property-tax-hike Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:01:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=24c4ee9c269289b3dcb277dd958ada45 Following pushback from residents, city council members voted Tuesday to pass a tax rate increase of a half-cent per $100 of property valuation, ...

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]]> 1029899 Sugar Land looks to cut $1 million from city budget after backlash over property tax hike https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-looks-to-cut-1-million-from-city-budget-after-backlash-over-property-tax-hike-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-looks-to-cut-1-million-from-city-budget-after-backlash-over-property-tax-hike-2 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:01:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f28128e4526f719d254afbca2a26649e Sugar Land city council voted to approve a half-cent tax rate increase Tuesday. Sugar Land Mayor Carol McCutcheon is asking the city manager to find ...

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]]> 1029910 Texas Approves $45 Million in GLO Mitigation Funds – Dallas Express https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-approves-45-million-in-glo-mitigation-funds-dallas-express/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-approves-45-million-in-glo-mitigation-funds-dallas-express Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:04:35 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fea1ab0fb18439cbc8fe7d98b8b5c064 ... Brazoria County and in the cities of Buffalo and Clute. The funding will support critical improvements to roads, drainage systems, sewers, and ...

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]]> 1029041 Gov. Abbott provides over $7.9 million in grants to Houston area veteran service organizations https://houstonnewmedia.org/gov-abbott-provides-over-7-9-million-in-grants-to-houston-area-veteran-service-organizations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gov-abbott-provides-over-7-9-million-in-grants-to-houston-area-veteran-service-organizations Sat, 13 Sep 2025 17:21:06 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=dcb66ed8d51093b2f51e176613edee8b Fort Bend County: $150,000 for clinical counseling and $50,000 for financial assistance. Fort Bend Senior Citizens Meals On Wheels & Much, Much ...

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