Mortgage rates are hovering near seven percent, putting added pressure on Houstonians trying to buy a home. For some buyers, the higher rate is enough to pause their search. But housing experts say a higher rate does not necessarily mean homeownership is off the table. Aqua Texas customers flood...
AT&T customers who filed claims in a $177 million data breach settlement could begin receiving payments in the coming weeks, following a federal judge’s final approval of the agreement. The settlement covers two data incidents disclosed by AT&T in 2024. The court granted final ap...
Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia announced Monday that training has started for 24-hour ankle monitor surveillance. This comes amid two high-profile cases where suspects from the county reportedly cut off their ankle monitors....
Harris County set a record on the first day of early voting Oct. 19, when more than 104,600 people cast ballots in person ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election. The previous first-day mark for a midterm, set in 2018, was 63,188. Early voting runs through Oct. 30. The turnout point...
Another Sunday on the home turf and the end result was another loss. The NFL season now spiraling through seven weeks where the Texans are now sitting a dismal 2 and 5 on the year. “Being o-fer at home isn’t what we expected it to be,” Head Coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday. “We wan...
Ah the wave of Pretty People that swanned into The Kno for the invitation-only grand opening of Francine Ballard‘s flagship boutique featuring her fashion brand for savvy femmes. The party, planned by Lauren Gray of Gray Door, was intended merely to be a classy intro to the brick...
Houston native Shannan E. Johnson is a screenwriter and the founder of The Professional Pen, a Los Angeles-based script consultancy. Courtesy: Shannan E. Johnson When Shannan E. Johnson thinks about her father, two pictures come to mind. One is the ropings her family hosted in th...
A Florida mother is mourning three adult children killed with three others when their vehicle caught fire after crashing into a roadside assistance truck....
Let’s stop playing games with our future. The excuses for not voting have become as plentiful as the problems facing Black America. “My vote doesn’t matter.” “Both parties are the same.” “The system is rigged.” “God’s got it.” Really? And at what point did God tell us that faith ...