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Houston-area restaurant adds 3.5% card surcharge as rising costs squeeze business https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/25401/ #Bellaire #HarrisCounty #news #Restaurant #Restaurants #TopStories #TX #Us

Houston-area restaurant adds 3.5% card surcharge as rising costs squeeze business https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/25401/ #Bellaire #HarrisCounty #news #Restaurant #Restaurants #TopStories #TX #Us

Houston-area restaurant adds 3.5% card surcharge as rising costs squeeze business https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/25401/ #Bellaire #HarrisCounty #news #Restaurant #Restaurants #TopStories #TX #Us

Houston-area restaurant adds 3.5% card surcharge as rising costs squeeze business https://www.byteseu.com/2354989/ #Bellaire #business #HarrisCounty #News #TopStories #Tx #US

Don't forget to mark your calendars #Houston!
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🌈Sun 28 JUNE '26 11a - 2:30p (time extended to include a #march!) @ City Hall, 901 Bagby St #HTX 77002
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#SouthernLights #CAW #CommunitiesAtWork #50501Houston #50501Movement #HDSA #DSA #LGBTQ #vigil #HarrisCo #HarrisCounty #FortBendCo #FortBendCounty #WallerCo #WallerCounty #MontgomeryCo #MontgomeryCounty #GalvestonCo #GalvestonCounty #Bellaire #Cypress #Katy #Pearland #Friendswood #Pasadena #GalenaPark #Humble #LeagueCity #Channelview #DeerPark #LaPorte #JacintoCity #JerseyVillage #Crosby #Baytown #BrooksideVillage #Conroe #Spring #MissouriCity #Stafford #Fresno #MeadowsPlace #SouthHouston #SugarLand #TheVillages #TheWoodlands #WestUniversiyPlace #TX #Texas

Daniel Caesar's pop-up concert in Houston over the weekend drew 1,500 people before law enforcement shut it down for not having proper permitting.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/pop-culture/2025/10/13/533200/daniel-caesars-pop-up-show-drew-1500-people-before-law-enforcement-shut-it-down/

#ArtsCulture #HarrisCounty #Houston #LawEnforcement #Local #Music #News #PopCulture #BearCreekPioneersPark #DanielCaesar #HarrisCountyCommissionerLesleyBriones #HarrisCountyPrecinct5Constable #HoustonConcerts #HoustonParks

A Houston-area man accused of murdering his wife two years ago appeared in court on Friday, where he had a medical emergency and was pronounced dead at a hospital shortly thereafter, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/26/532021/man-accused-of-murder-dies-during-court-hearing-harris-county-da-says/

#Court #Crime #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #HarrisCountyCriminalJusticeCenter #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice #HarrisCountyPrecinct1ConstableAlanRosen #JamesAnderson #MurderCharge

A Harris County jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/23/531697/jury-begins-deliberating-in-manslaughter-case-against-tony-earls/

#Court #Crime #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #ArleneAlvarez #HarrisCountyCourts #ManslaughterTrial #ShootingDeath #TonyEarls

Harris Health's board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with eminent domain proceedings to acquire part of Hermann Park for the future expansion of Ben Taub Hospital. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2025/09/23/531662/harris-health-board-moves-forward-with-hermann-park-eminent-domain-proceedings-for-hospital-expansion/

#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Houston #Local #News #BenTaubHospital #BenTaubHospitalExpansion #HarrisCountyEminentDomain #HarrisHealth #HermannPark

Two men in the Houston area took turns shooting each other earlier this month while wearing a ballistics helmet, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, who said the incident led to the death of one of them and murder charges for the other.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/08/29/529791/houston-area-man-charged-with-murder-after-friends-took-turns-shooting-each-other-sheriff-says/

#Crime #Guns #HarrisCounty #LawEnforcement #Local #News #HarrisCountySheriffEdGonzalez #Kevlar #MurderCharge #ShootingDeath

A Harris County man accused of murdering his parents was being held in jail Monday on a $4 million bond.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/08/18/528875/harris-county-man-accused-of-murdering-parents-has-bond-set-to-4-million/

#Court #Crime #Local #News #CapitalMurder #Crosby #HarrisCounty #HarrisCountyJail #HarrisCountySheriffSOffice

A Harris County jury on Friday issued a death sentence to Oscar Rosales, who killed Harris County Precinct 5 Cpl. Charles Galloway during a traffic stop in 2022.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/13/524034/oscar-rosales-sentenced-to-death-for-killing-harris-county-precinct-5-cpl-charles-galloway/

#Crime #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #CapitalMurder #CorporalCharlesGalloway #DeathPenalty #DeathSentence #HarrisCountyJury #OscarRosales

A group of Harris County Democratic Party officials are criticizing Houston Mayor John Whitmire over his participation in a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Republican.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/04/23/519576/john-whitmire-faces-backlash-for-attending-gop-rep-dan-crenshaw-fundraiser-critics-say-maga-mayor/

#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Houston #HoustonMayor #Local #News #Politics #CongressmanDanCrenshaw #DanCrenshaw #HarrisCountyDemocraticParty #HoustonFundraiser #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire

Harris County commissioners on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a plan to increase the minimum wage for county employees to $20 an hour and $21.65 for contracted employees.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/03/27/517068/harris-county-commissioners-approve-wage-increase-for-county-employees-contractors/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #CommissionersCourt #HarrisCountyCommissioners #MinimumWage

Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive systems in the nation, where private collection companies can tack up to 20% onto their bill.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/03/14/516016/in-texas-private-firms-cash-in-on-property-tax-late-fees-piling-debt-onto-struggling-homeowners/

#Finances #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Texas #AnnetteRamirez #HarrisCountyPropertyTaxes #MontgomeryCounty #PropertyTaxBills #PropertyTaxesInTexas

Outgoing Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg says her office will seek the death penalty against two men accused in the sexual assault and killing of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/12/13/508681/harris-county-da-to-seek-death-penalty-against-men-accused-of-killing-jocelyn-nungaray/

#Court #Crime #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #CapitalMurder #DAKimOgg #DeathPenalty #DistrictAttorneySOffice #HoustonProsecutors #JocelynNungaray

Harris County Democrats extended their multicycle winning streak of Harris County elections, taking the offices of sheriff, county attorney, county tax assessor-collector, and county commissioner for Precinct 1.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/11/06/504463/democrats-win-most-harris-county-elections/

#Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #AnnetteRamirez #ChristianMenefee #EdGonzalez #HarrisCountyElections #HarrisCountyRaces #RodneyEllis #TomRamsey

Harris County Precinct 4 Corporal Maher Husseini allegedly engaged in a cordial interaction with a man accused in his shooting death minutes before the killing, according to probable cause documents provided by the district attorney's office.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/09/06/498755/harris-county-corporal-spoke-with-alleged-killer-shook-hands-minutes-before-his-shooting-death-court-documents-assert/

#Crime #LawEnforcement #News #ConstableSOffice #HarrisCounty #MaherHusseini #Precinct4 #ShootingDeath

Republican-supported candidates won both directorships in the election for at-large directors of HCAD. But total ballots cast in the officially nonpartisan contests came to less than 2% of Harris County registered voters.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/06/17/490888/republicans-pick-up-two-hcad-board-seats-in-election-marked-by-historically-low-turnout/

#Business #Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #ElectionFatigue #HarrisCountyAppraisalDistrict #HarrisCountyPropertyTaxes #StateSenatorPaulBettencourt #VoterFatigue

Tomorrow is the last day of early voting for the Saturday, May 4, election. Turnout in Harris County so far has been even lower than usual for a May uniform election.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/04/29/484933/early-voting-turnout-for-harris-countys-may-uniform-election-less-than-1-as-of-sunday/

#Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #EarlyVoting #HarrisCentralAppraisalDistrict #HarrisCountyClerkTeneshiaHudspeth #HarrisCountyPropertyTaxes #MayUniformElection #TexasSenateDistrict15

The Texas Solar for All Coalition, a group of six Texas municipalities led by Harris County, is set to receive nearly $250 million in federal funding to increase access to residential solar power for low-income households throughout the state.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/04/22/484184/harris-county-wins-part-of-7-billion-federal-grant-to-expand-solar-power-access-for-low-income-households/

#EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Local #National #News #Texas #ElectricBills #Epa #LowIncome #SolarPanels #SolarPower #TexasSolarForAllCoalition #TexasSouthernUniversity

A Houston man convicted of killing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter in 2001 will be removed from death row after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals narrowly determined he is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible to be executed.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/04/19/484132/houston-man-convicted-of-murdering-toddler-in-2001-to-be-removed-from-death-row-over-intellectual-disability/

#Court #Crime #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #CapitalMurder #DeathRow #DestinyFlores #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice #TexasCourtOfCriminalAppeals #TomasGallo

Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday unanimously passed a 100% property tax exemption for qualifying child care facilities.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/03/26/481648/harris-county-passes-property-tax-exemption-for-child-care-providers/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #ChildCare #CommissionersCourt #LinaHidalgo #PropertyTax #SenateBill1145 #Tax #TexasRisingStar

Eight sitting judges in the Houston area were ousted in their Democratic primaries. A losing judge and two winning candidates are among those who say race and gender were among the reasons.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/03/08/480071/gender-race-among-factors-that-led-to-ousting-of-eight-houston-area-judges-in-democratic-primary/

#Court #CriminalJustice #Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #2024PrimaryElection #DemocraticPrimary #HarrisCountyJudges #JudicialElections #TexasFirstCourtOfAppeals

Eight sitting judges in the Houston area were ousted in their Democratic primaries. A losing judge and two winning candidates are among those who say race and gender were among the reasons.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/03/08/480071/gender-race-among-factors-that-led-to-ousting-of-eight-houston-area-judges-in-democratic-primary/

#Court #CriminalJustice #Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #2024PrimaryElection #DemocraticPrimary #HarrisCountyJudges #JudicialElections #TexasFirstCourtOfAppeals

Harris County and some Houston community groups are suing the TCEQ over its new pollution standards for concrete batch plants, because they won't take effect for up to 10 years in some cases.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/02/23/478616/harris-county-sues-tceq-over-grace-period-for-new-concrete-batch-plant-standards/

#Business #Court #EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Texas #AirPollution #ChristianMenefee #CivilLawsuit #ConcreteBatchPlant #HarrisCountyAttorney #Tceq

The March 5 primary elections are fast approaching as early voting starts Feb. 20. If you live in the Houston area, here's what you need to know as you prepare to cast your ballot.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/02/09/477071/voter-guide-houston-march-2024-primary-how-to-vote/

#Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #Voting #2024PrimaryElection #DemocraticPrimary #PrimaryElection #RepublicanPrimary #VotingInHarrisCounty #VotingInHouston

Report: Nearly every Harris County school district is underfunded

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/02/07/476839/report-nearly-every-harris-county-school-district-is-underfunded/

#Education #News #BudgetShortfalls #HarrisCounty #HarrisCountySchoolDistricts #TexasEducation

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, after pushback and outcry from stakeholders in the Houston area, has updated its air quality standards permit for concrete batch plants. Do the new requirements go far enough?

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/01/25/475599/tceq-strengthens-pollution-limiting-requirements-for-concrete-batch-plants-particularly-in-greater-houston/

#Business #EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Texas #AirAllianceHouston #AirPollution #ConcreteBatchPlant #HarrisCountyAttorneySOffice #Tceq #TexasCommissionOnEnvironmentalQuality

The Harris County Clerk said the political party leaders’ agreement to a joint primary saved the county from a disastrous shortage of voting equipment on Election Day.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/01/17/474727/harris-county-leaders-expected-to-sign-off-on-joint-primary-election-at-thursday-meeting/

#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #Voting #2024PrimaryElection #88thTexasLegislature #CindySiegel #HarrisCountyClerkTeneshiaHudspeth #HarrisCountyCommisionersCourt #JointPrimaryVoting #MikeDoyle #TexasPrimary

In a surprise move, the Harris County Clerk’s office announced the county’s Republican and Democratic Parties had reached an agreement to hold Harris County’s first-ever joint primary this election year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/01/16/474542/harris-county-republican-and-democratic-parties-agree-to-hold-first-ever-joint-primary/

#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #2024PrimaryElection #HarrisCountyClerkTeneshiaHudspeth #HarrisCountyDemocraticParty #HarrisCountyRepublicanParty #JointPrimaryVoting

Texcon Ready Mix in north Houston has repeatedly violated federal and state laws aimed at limiting pollution, according to Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, whose office has sued the company.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/01/10/474152/harris-county-sues-concrete-batch-plant-alleging-multiple-environmental-violations-over-three-year-period/

#Business #EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #AirPollution #ConcreteBatchPlant #HoustonPollution #Tceq #TexasCommissionOnEnvironmentalQuality

Democrats argue a joint, rather than the traditional shared, primary would save the county critical resources. Republicans are skeptical.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/01/10/474144/harris-county-will-not-hold-a-joint-primary-in-march-heres-why/

#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #Voting #2024PrimaryElection #HarrisCountyClerkTeneshiaHudspeth #HarrisCountyDemocraticParty #HarrisCountyRepublicanParty #JointPrimaryVoting #TexasPrimaryElections

Residents in La Porte, an industrial community southeast of Houston, have been asked to shelter in place because of a chemical emergency.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2023/12/04/471371/city-of-la-porte-issues-shelter-in-place-order-in-response-to-chemical-emergency/

#EnergyAndEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Local #News #PublicSafety #chemicalemergency #CityofLaPorte #LaPortechemicalplant #LaPorteTexas #ShelterinPlace

Houston's communities of color are being disproportionately affected by worsening air quality, according to a new report.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2023/11/30/471066/houstons-communities-of-color-are-hit-hardest-by-worsening-air-quality-new-report-says/

#EnergyAndEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #airpollution #EnvironmentalIntegrityProject #houstonshipchannel #ozone #smog

A nearly $500,000 grant awarded this week by the Environmental Protection Agency will help the Houston communities of Fifth Ward, Galena Park, Pleasantville and Sunnyside monitor hazardous air pollutants over a three-year period.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2023/11/30/471206/epa-awards-another-500000-grant-for-air-quality-monitoring-in-houston-neighborhoods/

#EnergyAndEnvironment #HarrisCounty #HealthAndScience #Houston #Local #News #PublicSafety #airpollution #airqualitymonitoring #EnvironmentalDefenseFund #EnvironmentalIntegrityProject #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Houstonair