Commissioner Lesley Briones is expanding six summer food programs across Precinct 4, from produce boxes to pop‑up groceries and Kids Cafe meal sites. The efforts aim to reach neighborhoods where hunger is highest.

Hello Houston’s May 27 episode tied the Astrodome master‑plan debate to Texas Monthly’s taqueria picks, a Spamilton preview at Stages Houston and a look at corporate redomiciles to Texas.

The Better Business Bureau warns Houston-area households that moving scams — deposits gone, surprise fees, and 'hostage' deliveries — spike as peak season begins.

Residents of Vacek Country Meadows say $120-a-month tap water runs brown, smells like rotten eggs, and filters haven't fixed the problem. QUADVEST says onsite tests were normal.

A Houston family’s deportation after a routine ICE check‑in exposes gaps in federal tracking and local safety nets for U.S.‑citizen children. State and national data show thousands are affected.

Rice Business Dean Peter Rodriguez will become Wake Forest University’s 15th president on July 1 as Rice prepares an international search for his replacement.

Medical Bridges repacked roughly 80 pallets of donated Texas Medical Center gear to meet Israeli inspection rules, loading four containers bound for Gaza.

A quick roundup from Hello Houston: a new District C councilmember, MFAH’s Berggruen show opens, and a major hospital settlement calls for a detransition clinic.

Pasadena ISD says it's reviewing staffing and how it uses campuses as enrollment falls and costs rise. Officials say any staffing changes would come through attrition while consolidation is considered.

Ganado ISD shut all campuses Friday after more than 90 elementary students reported illness; custodial crews will deep-clean and the district expects students back Monday.

Union leaders say subcontractors on the LBJ expansion shortchanged more than 170 workers of nearly $500K and are demanding Harris Health secure restitution. The system says it has launched an audit.

The World Cup host committee and local partners will build or refurbish 23 soccer pitches across Houston and seed more than 1,200 scholarships for kids in underserved neighborhoods.

HISD's state-appointed board is moving to negotiate direct- or guaranteed-admission agreements with UT‑Austin and three San Antonio universities to boost college enrollment. Details and eligibility rules will be hammered out in upcoming negotiations.