Mizanur Rahman / Editor in chief. Mizanur Rahman is the founding editor in chief of the Houston Landing. He previously spent 15 years as a newsroom leader at the Houston Chronicle. He served as the newspaper’s Sunday editor and as senior editor over investigations. He also was the Chronicle’s metro editor, overseeing local news coverage …Before the Houston Landing even had a name, it was already powered by one of the biggest investments in any single nonprofit local news startup. A full year before launch, the project had secured $20 million in pledged funding from a coalition of local and national backers.. This week, newsroom staffers were shocked when Mizanur Rahman, …purdue boilermakers. san diego state aztecs. texas a&m aggies. utah state aggies. yale bulldogs. 3/24/24. Here are Sunday's key March Madness 2024 games to …Houston Landing, a billionaire-funded media start-up, dismissed its editor in chief and top investigative journalist without explanation. The website, which covers …Live results for most races will be powered by Decision Desk HQ, a national company that reports election night tallies to media outlets, and will be updated as vote totals are released by election officials. Results from Houston’s two local propositions and the Harris Health bond proposition will be updated by Houston Landing reporters.A Houston Landing investigation, “ Deadly Detention ,” found that nearly 60 percent of the 62 people who died of unnatural causes in the custody of the Harris County Jail between 2012 and 2022 had been identified as mentally ill. Yet many of the inmates hadn’t received desperately needed care.Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles talks with his administrative team after a tour of various schools Thursday at the district’s northwest Houston headquarters. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) 6. Many unfamiliar faces. At least two schools — McReynolds and Sugar Grove — saw extensive staff turnover from last year to this one ...This week, we highlight how Anthony Edwards has stepped up without KAT, the disconnected Phoenix Suns offense and how the Houston Rockets have managed to …If you believe your school board members, or any elected officials, are violating open meetings laws, you can report your concerns or questions to the Texas Attorney General’s Open Government Hotline. Call (512) 478-6736, or toll-free at (877) 673-6839. If nobody answers, leave a message with your contact information.Using thiol–ene chemistry, polymerization-induced phase separation, and DLP 3D printing, we present a method for manufacturing reactive macroporous 3D structures. …Environment. Union Pacific press release on contaminant results frustrates Houston’s Kashmere Gardens. by Elena Bruess September 1, 2023September 1, 2023. Sandra Edwards gives an interview to ABC 13 about her reactions to a statement released by Union Pacific regarding contamination in Fifth Ward, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in …As Whitmire settles into office, Latino orgs demand city representation and visibility. by Danya Pérez February 1, 2024. Mayoral candidate John Whitmire poses for a photo with State Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and other guests at her office during a District Office Open House, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Houston Landing file photo / …Mizanur Rahman / Editor in chief. Mizanur Rahman is the founding editor in chief of the Houston Landing. He previously spent 15 years as a newsroom leader at the Houston Chronicle. He served as the newspaper’s Sunday editor and as senior editor over investigations. He also was the Chronicle’s metro editor, overseeing local news coverage …LATEST ON LAKEWOOD CHURCH SHOOTING. Houston police said Genesse Moreno, 36, opened fire at the church Sunday. Moreno’s 7-year-old son, who she brought to the scene, was shot in the head and remained in critical condition Monday. Authorities haven’t conclusively identified a motive, though religious and domestic …Jan 11, 2024 · Houston Landing’s CEO Peter Bhatia had taken a break from the office when E&P spoke with him by phone on Wednesday. It was a tough day in a series of them — for Bhatia, certainly for two members of the newsroom who’d been unexpectedly laid off on Monday and for the entire Landing team reeling from the ouster of their colleagues, Editor-in-chief Mizanur Rahman and Staff/Investigative ... MAYORAL SURVEY. TUESDAY: The Houston Landing in partnership with the Kinder Institute for Urban Research launches a series of stories examining priorities of residents for the next mayor. WEDNESDAY: Crime — 81 percent of Houston residents said it was very important for the next mayor to reduce crime. THURSDAY: Economy — …Texas Senate Bill 17 passed in May, and has already become a cultural lightning rod because of the impact it will have on public higher education institutions when it takes effect Jan. 1, 2024. The legislation, which is known informally as “the anti-DEI law,” shuts down diversity, equity and inclusion offices like university LGBTQ+ centers.Feb 2, 2024 · Between 2018 and 2023, Houston’s permitting department approved 1,501 single-family homes, duplexes and apartment complexes within the cancer cluster’s 77020 and 77026 ZIP code areas. Leticia Plummer, council member at-large, said she had been concerned about the construction in Fifth Ward since last summer. Residents in the community said ... Houston ISD families will need to start their back-to-school shopping earlier this summer. Texas’ largest district will begin classes two weeks sooner than usual in the upcoming academic year after HISD’s board of managers voted unanimously Thursday to approve a new calendar for 2024-25. The schedule includes 180 days of instruction, eight ...A 49-year-old man this weekend became the 10th person to die in the custody of the Harris County Jail this year — and a Houston Landing analysis found that half of those individuals previously had been identified by officials as mentally ill. Oscar Villazana was charged with felonious assault in October after striking a family member.Houston ISD saw its steepest enrollment decline this year since the first full school year of the pandemic, losing roughly 6,000 students, according to preliminary data obtained by the Houston Landing. Some 183,864 students now attend HISD schools, down from 189,934 in 2022-23. The count has not been vetted by the Texas Education …Feb 28, 2024 · Dorcel Duckens sings with Jewel Brown as Sister Mama Sonya and emcee Chris Tucker dance at the Sunnyside Multiservice Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Houston. (Annie Mulligan for Houston Landing) (Left) A portrait of slain Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. makes its way through the crowd during the 2024 Original MLK Day Parade ... By Reuters Fact Check. March 22, 20247:01 PM UTCUpdated ago. A hydraulic fluid leak caused a U.S.-bound United Airlines flight to return to Sydney for an …(Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) BQ+ AF 2023. The music festival was created as a way to jumpstart Black queer businesses in training through the Normal Anomaly’s Project Liberate program, a nine-month leadership development program that helps develop aspiring business owners into entrepreneurs or nonprofit leaders.Feb 20, 2024 · A Houston Landing investigation, however, found Miles had only let go of about a third as many employees as he said he had, while increasing the pay for the upper echelons of district administrators. When a reporter asked Miles about the overstated central office cuts during a Tuesday press conference, Miles downplayed the exaggeration. Paul Cobler. Paul Cobler covers politics for the Houston Landing. Paul returns to Texas after covering city hall for The Advocate in Baton Rouge. During two-and-a-half years at the newspaper, he spearheaded local accountability reporting about a variety of topics and local agencies. A University of Texas graduate from Victoria, Paul previously ...And here in Texas, the share of women who die due to pregnancy-related causes is among the worst in our nation. The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that across the U.S., 23.5 women died per 100,000 live births between 2018 and 2021; in Texas, the rate was 28.1 per 100,000.Canadian Solar’s $250 million factory in Mesquite is the largest solar manufacturing investment to be announced in Texas since August 2022 and one of many that Conness expects to reap tax benefits. Others unveiled in the past 12 months include a $60 million solar manufacturing facility in Houston, a $40 million solar factory in San …Marie D. De Jesús is the director of photography for the Houston Landing. She was previously a staff photojournalist for the Houston Chronicle, where she concentrated on developing relationships with Houston's diverse immigrant and marginalized communities. Prior to the Chronicle, Marie worked for the Democrat and …Mizanur Rahman / Editor in chief. Mizanur Rahman is the founding editor in chief of the Houston Landing. He previously spent 15 years as a newsroom leader at the Houston Chronicle. He served as the newspaper’s Sunday editor and as senior editor over investigations. He also was the Chronicle’s metro editor, overseeing local news coverage …January 24, 2024. The Houston Landing News Guild is part of the Media Guild of the West local chapter of the NewsGuild-CWA, the largest union of journalists and media workers …Jackson Lee, Whitmire tangle during debate as Houston mayor’s race enters final week. Texas Senator John Whitmire, left, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee photographed while campaigning during the City of Houston mayoral race election campaigning in 2023. (Annie Mulligan and Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing)March 4 A United flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Florida, was forced to make an emergency landing back in Houston after one of the plane’s engines started …Manny García is the new editor in chief of Houston Landing, CEO Peter Bhatia announced Friday. Angel Rodríguez will join him as managing editor. “Manny and …None of the policing experts interviewed by the Houston Landing suggested the shooting was clearly unjustified or on par with high-profile instances of police abuses. HPD policy and federal legal precedent states that officers are justified in using deadly force if the officer has a reasonable belief that there is an imminent threat of serious ...Timeline: The long, bitter road to the TEA takeover of Houston ISD. by Miranda Dunlap August 28, 2023. Parents of HISD students hold signs that read “TEA GO” and “Our Taxes! Our Children!” during a march at Wheatley High School, Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Getting your Trinity Audio ...The Houston Landing examined thousands of public records to determine how many people who died from homicides, suicides and other unnatural causes in the custody of county and municipal jails across the greater Houston area over the last decade had previously exhibited mental health symptoms that were documented by court, ...The Scurlock case has prompted anger and outrage among some leaders of Dickinson, home to about 22,000 residents in northern Galveston County. Multiple city officials, including Mayor Sean Skipworth, blasted police employees for their actions in interviews with the Landing last week. Whether the Scurlock family’s calls will be met …That’s because the sheriff’s office didn’t report Walt’s death to either agency. As part of its “Deadly Detention” series, a Houston Landing investigation found that Harris County Jail officials did not report the deaths of at least six inmates since 2018 who suffered medical emergencies in custody and later died.Jan 2, 2024 · To get more information, call 713-743-2094. The South Texas College of Law Houston offers similar services. To apply for legal assistance, call 713-646-2990. The Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University has clinics for family law, criminal defense, wills, probate and guardianship, and immigration law. Feb 24, 2023 · The Landing is not competing with anyone — not the Houston Chronicle, local TV stations, or other statewide news organizations. We don’t want to compete — we want to celebrate all journalism that is important for our community. Houston minority contracting program may be at crossroads with new study, lawsuit. by Matt Sledge January 29, 2024. Houston City Council members are pushing to strengthen the city’s minority contracting program at the same time conservative advocates, emboldened by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, fight to end it altogether.The Houston Landing spoke with multiple experts on the Texas Open Meetings Act to explain when school boards can go into closed session, what can be discussed in these private meetings and how the public can hold elected officials accountable. What is a closed session?Houston Landing Managing Editor John Tedesco shows the smartphone app he uses to securely receive tips and story ideas. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Using Signal. The downside of email is that even if you use end-to-end encryption, not everything is fully encrypted, such as the subject line and the email addresses of the …A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Harris County’s felony bail system as unconstitutional, a decision largely based on a higher court’s ruling in a similar Dallas County case. In throwing out the lawsuit, Russell v. Harris County, U.S. District Court Judge Lee H. Rosenthal pointed to an appellate court ruling in ...Paul Cobler, Houston Landing reporter and co-moderator, speaks during a District B candidates forum co-hosted by Houston Landing, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) While promising to beef up services in northeast Houston, the candidates also were asked about a problem facing the entire …Before the Houston Landing even had a name, it was already powered by one of the biggest investments in any single nonprofit local news startup. A full year before launch, the project had secured $20 million in pledged funding from a coalition of local and national backers.. This week, newsroom staffers were shocked when Mizanur Rahman, …Marie D. De Jesús is the director of photography for the Houston Landing. She was previously a staff photojournalist for the Houston Chronicle, where she concentrated on developing relationships with Houston's diverse immigrant and marginalized communities. Prior to the Chronicle, Marie worked for the Democrat and …HISD’s state-appointed superintendent, Mike Miles, has repeatedly declined to specify which exemptions from state laws the district plans to seek. But Miles has said he wants the district to extend its academic calendar from 172 days to at least 180 days, a shift that he argues is necessary given the district’s academic performance.A judge issued a preliminary injunction to halt SB4 from going into effect on March 5. (Annie Mulligan for Houston Landing) Brenda Hernandez, an immigrant who spoke at the Friday press conference, also welcomed the halting of the law. “This law affects all Latinos,” said Hernandez. “The fear that we have is because we have kids.”.Matt Sledge. Matt Sledge is the City Hall reporter for the Houston Landing. Before that, he worked in the same role for the Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate and as a national reporter for HuffPost. He’s excited to take detours to the Best Stop Supermarket for pepper jack boudin balls on return trips to Louisiana.(Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Lakewood’s 2 p.m. Spanish-language service follows the church’s service in English. Moreno opened fire minutes before the pastor was set to appear on stage. Joseph Ojeda, 27, was among those attending the Spanish service at Lakewood for the first time. He and his wife, Mileydi Salazar, arrived …Mizanur Rahman / Editor in chief. Mizanur Rahman is the founding editor in chief of the Houston Landing. He previously spent 15 years as a newsroom leader at the Houston Chronicle. He served as the newspaper’s Sunday editor and as senior editor over investigations. He also was the Chronicle’s metro editor, overseeing local news coverage …A week after announcing his candidacy for mayor, a review of public records by the Houston Landing raises questions about whether former City Council member MJ Khan actually lives in the city.. It is the third time questions have been raised about Khan’s residency during his political career, dating back to his 2004-2009 tenure on the City …Apr 4, 2023 · (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) A historic marker at the Eldorado Ballroom. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Workers labor at finishing renovations to the Eldorado Ballroom. (Joseph Bui for Houston Landing) To comply with historical preservation standards, construction contractors had to keep 95 percent of the original structure. Jackson Lee, Whitmire tangle during debate as Houston mayor’s race enters final week. Texas Senator John Whitmire, left, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee photographed while campaigning during the City of Houston mayoral race election campaigning in 2023. (Annie Mulligan and Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing)The Houston Landing’s board is backing CEO Peter Bhatia over his controversial firings. January 11, 2024. Landing employees notified management of their intent to unionize on Monday, and asked Bhatia and the board of directors to voluntarily recognize the union. The Landing’s six board members are Jeff Cohen of Arnold …Jan 11, 2024 · Houston Landing’s CEO Peter Bhatia had taken a break from the office when E&P spoke with him by phone on Wednesday. It was a tough day in a series of them — for Bhatia, certainly for two members of the newsroom who’d been unexpectedly laid off on Monday and for the entire Landing team reeling from the ouster of their colleagues, Editor-in-chief Mizanur Rahman and Staff/Investigative ... HISD’s state-appointed superintendent, Mike Miles, has repeatedly declined to specify which exemptions from state laws the district plans to seek. But Miles has said he wants the district to extend its academic calendar from 172 days to at least 180 days, a shift that he argues is necessary given the district’s academic performance.State Sen. John Whitmire and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee would be neck-and-neck for first place if the Houston mayor’s race were held today, but Whitmire would sprint ahead in a potential runoff, according to the first major poll of the contest. The poll released Tuesday confirms what many political observers long have suspected: high …A garbage truck and Houston Police Department vehicles drive through a Bissonnet corridor during a community cleanup. Starting May 16, Houston police implemented strategies in this area designed to deter pimps and johns, including street closures, improved lighting and increased police patrols.(Douglas Sweet Jr. for Houston …The Houston Landing sent a series of questions to TxDOT, and has not yet received answers. Those online meetings had much of the same technical jargon that put off Valdez about the in-person meetings, and the two-hour meetings at times felt like university lectures about the project’s future. “The overall feeling I got is that people were getting …A Houston Landing investigation found the developer reacquired 45 percent of the 35,000-plus properties it has sold since 2012. A Landing analysis of county records found residents returned 15,759 properties to Colony Ridge over the last decade, reflecting how thousands of people have had their dreams of homeownership stripped away from …Politics & Government. Abortion is on the ballot across the country. Here’s why Texans won’t be voting on it. While voters in several other states are deciding at the polls whether to enshrine abortion rights, Texans can’t force a vote …John Whitmire wins Houston mayor’s race, defeating Sheila Jackson Lee. by Matt Sledge December 9, 2023. State Sen. John Whitmire poses for a photo with former state Rep. Garnet Coleman, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia and state Sen. Carol Alvarado during a watch party at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in …Using thiol–ene chemistry, polymerization-induced phase separation, and DLP 3D printing, we present a method for manufacturing reactive macroporous 3D structures. …Oct 10, 2023 · By now, Texas’ long-shuttered convict leasing system is well known to the Fort Bend Independent School District. The last time the district started to build on land that formerly housed a prison farm, a backhoe operator found the first remains from what would turn out to be the graves of 94 men and possibly one woman who were part of the convict leasing system that began in Texas in the late ... Sep 1, 2023 · Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles talks with his administrative team after a tour of various schools Thursday at the district’s northwest Houston headquarters. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) 6. Many unfamiliar faces. At least two schools — McReynolds and Sugar Grove — saw extensive staff turnover from last year to this one ... More cases are coming. In a statement released Tuesday in response to questions from the Landing, the Harris County District Clerk’s Office said it had discovered “approximately 100” lost habeas challenges last year. “By the end of 2022, all of these cases had been properly forwarded” to the Court of Criminal Appeals, the clerk said.A sign reads No Thru Trucks on Wayside Drive in the Settegast neighborhood, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) For planning purposes, a commercial truck is defined as any vehicle weighing more than 26,000 pounds, including the load being carried; any vehicle with three or …Nov 3, 2023 · Houston ISD teacher resignations spike in first six weeks of the year amid district overhaul. by Asher Lehrer-Small November 3, 2023. Nathaly Reyna, 28, a Houston ISD teaching apprentice who resigned from an NES school, gets ready to deliver food, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) A couple enters the Galveston County North County Annex on Friday in League City. (Joseph Bui for Houston Landing) Arnie Wetzel, center, Galveston County’s director of human resources, speaks to Galveston County commissioners about changes in benefits for health clinics and pharmacies during a special commission meeting Friday in …Jan 1, 2024 · After taking the oath of office, Houston Mayor John Whitmire walks out of Houston City Hall with HPD Chief Troy Finner to spend the next hours touring the city on New Year’s Day in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Houston’s violent crime rate already is on a downturn, but overall levels remain higher than before the pandemic. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Miles typically devotes one PowerPoint slide to special education during his 10-stop “family events” tour of the district, which wraps up this week. During a community meeting Saturday at West Briar Middle School, Prather asked Miles a question about special education programs at magnet … Houston Landing derives its name from two important landings in the city’s history. Houston traces its founding to the 1836 arrival of city founders Augustus “A.C.” Allen and John Kirby Allen at the junction of Buffalo and White Oak Bayous at a spot now called Allen’s Landing. In the 187 years since, the city has evolved from a swampy ... Angelica Perez is a civic engagement reporter for the Houston Landing. A Houston native, she is excited to return to the city after interning at The Dallas Morning News as a breaking news intern in the summer of 2022. During her time there, she reported on a national tampon shortage, and faith-based family services taking on new …Feb 12, 2024 · Montgomery County, where about 60 percent of the population is white and 27 percent is Latino, is the latest Texas county to throw its weight behind Abbott by backing Operation Lone Star, the $10 billion initiative that has been widely criticized as unconstitutional and leading to civil rights abuses. The opaque nature of the program and its ... Timeline: The long, bitter road to the TEA takeover of Houston ISD. by Miranda Dunlap August 28, 2023. Parents of HISD students hold signs that read “TEA GO” and “Our Taxes! Our Children!” during a march at Wheatley High School, Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Getting your Trinity Audio ...Houston Landing announced Thursday that it will voluntarily recognize the Houston Landing NewsGuild union, a unit of Media Guild of the West, TNG-CWA Local 39213, AFL-CIO. Bargaining on a contract will begin at a date to be announced. The Guild announced its intentions to unionize on Feb. 19. Although Houston Landing initially …More cases are coming. In a statement released Tuesday in response to questions from the Landing, the Harris County District Clerk’s Office said it had discovered “approximately 100” lost habeas challenges last year. “By the end of 2022, all of these cases had been properly forwarded” to the Court of Criminal Appeals, the clerk said.The Texas Department of Transportation appears ready to forge ahead with its controversial $9.7 billion Interstate 45 expansion project, starting with a set of six federally-mandated public meetings. The meetings will kick off at St. John’s Downtown Church on Wednesday, where Houstonians can expect to hear when construction is …Houston Landing is a digital news platform that provides essential and independent journalism for the entire Greater Houston area. It covers diverse topics, …Matt Sledge. Matt Sledge is the City Hall reporter for the Houston Landing. Before that, he worked in the same role for the Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate and as a national reporter for HuffPost. He’s excited to take detours to the Best Stop Supermarket for pepper jack boudin balls on return trips to Louisiana.As Whitmire settles into office, Latino orgs demand city representation and visibility. by Danya Pérez February 1, 2024. Mayoral candidate John Whitmire poses for a photo with State Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and other guests at her office during a District Office Open House, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Houston Landing file photo / …Fwacc, Pj coffee, Cole hardware, Xmas tree farms near me, Fort smith news, Got rice, Math medic, Windsor homes, Turkey running, Club continental orange park, Palms on westheimer, Dancing with the stars tonight, Moodyfuneralservices, 7 brews
Houston ISD saw its steepest enrollment decline this year since the first full school year of the pandemic, losing roughly 6,000 students, according to preliminary data obtained by the Houston Landing. Some 183,864 students now attend HISD schools, down from 189,934 in 2022-23. The count has not been vetted by the Texas Education …. Publix richmond va
Jul 31, 2023 · But a Houston Landing analysis of the city pool’s locations run alongside data from the U.S. Census Bureau raises some concerns about the equity metrics used by the city. According to Census data, the median household income in ZIP codes where the city has opened a public pool this summer is $59,561 — 22 percent higher than the median ... Houston Landing is a digital-only and nonpartisan news organization that covers public service journalism in the greater Houston area. It aims to fill the gaps in …A United Airlines plane ran off the runway in Houston, Texas, on Friday, the latest incident in a week of safety issues for the airline, all involving Boeing planes, that included a tire falling ...Feb 1, 2023 · HOUSTON, TX – (FEBRUARY 1, 2023) – Houston Landing – a new digital news platform that will provide essential and independent journalism – launches today, powered by a team of veteran journalists passionate about accountability reporting and telling stories that reflect the region’s diversity. With more than $20 million pledged before ... March 4 A United flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Florida, was forced to make an emergency landing back in Houston after one of the plane’s engines started …A couple enters the Galveston County North County Annex on Friday in League City. (Joseph Bui for Houston Landing) Arnie Wetzel, center, Galveston County’s director of human resources, speaks to Galveston County commissioners about changes in benefits for health clinics and pharmacies during a special commission meeting Friday in …The Houston Landing reported on the poorest communities that tend to be the hottest pockets of the city. They also are the areas with the least access to air conditioning. Across the Houston metro area, nearly 23,000 housing units lack access to cooling systems and air conditioners, ...Abstract. AA dynamic covalent approach was exploited to generate a family of homometallic [PtnL2n]2n+ cage (predominantly [Pt2L4]4+ systems) architectures. The …As Whitmire settles into office, Latino orgs demand city representation and visibility. by Danya Pérez February 1, 2024. Mayoral candidate John Whitmire poses for a photo with State Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and other guests at her office during a District Office Open House, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Houston Landing file photo / …Jackson Lee files for reelection to Congress after losing Houston mayoral race. by Paul Cobler December 11, 2023. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee gives a speech congratulating John Whitmire on winning the 2023 election to be the next mayor of Houston at her campaign's watch party on December 9, 2023. (Meridith Kout for Houston Landing)Houston Landing / Mizanur Rahman / Feb 2. Mizanur Rahman, formerly of the Houston Chronicle, is editor-in-chief. The site, announced a year ago, will launch …Houston Landing, a nonprofit news organization which debuted Feb. 1, announces launch of its full website for local news. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Getting your Trinity Audio player …The Houston Landing last year surveyed crime labs in some of Texas’ most populous counties and found that some had even larger backlogs than the Houston …Céilí Doyle covers the region’s suburbs and rural communities for the Houston Landing. She comes to Texas by way of the Midwest, most recently working for The Columbus Dispatch in Ohio through the national service program Report for America. In Ohio, she covered rural issues across the state with a special focus on Appalachia and …Corruption in city government, real or perceived, was a powerful theme in the 2019 mayor’s race. Four years later, for most of the 18 men and women seeking to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city, it has been, at best, a second-tier topic, grabbing less attention than public safety, road conditions and transportation.Updated 10:56 AM PDT, March 8, 2024. HOUSTON (AP) — Passengers had to be evacuated from a United Airlines plane after it rolled off a runway and got stuck in the …A garbage truck and Houston Police Department vehicles drive through a Bissonnet corridor during a community cleanup. Starting May 16, Houston police implemented strategies in this area designed to deter pimps and johns, including street closures, improved lighting and increased police patrols.(Douglas Sweet Jr. for Houston …Matt Schwartz / Houston Landing. [email protected] Posted in Elections Early voting for the Nov. 7 election is under way: the who, what, where, when and how. by Matt Schwartz / Houston Landing October 23, 2023 October 24, 2023. Early voting runs through Nov. 3. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day, with …Harris County Jail in downtown Houston, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Houston. (Houston Landing file photo / Marie D. De Jesús) The county jail is designed to hold around 9,400 inmates. As of Tuesday, there were 9,378 housed at the Harris County Jail and 1,336 at outsourced facilities, according to the county’s data dashboard.Monique Welch covers diverse communities for the Houston Landing. She was previously an engagement reporter for the Houston Chronicle, where she reported on trending news within the greater Houston region and across Texas, and occasionally contributed to the Chronicle's race and identity newsletter, HouWeAre. A native …Houston Landing senior manager of membership Jacqué Palmer, right, observes a presentation by editor in chief Mizanur Rahman during a listening session as part of Houston Landing’s goal of being in touch with the community, May 3, 2023, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing)Feb 1, 2023 · More than a year ago, researchers studying local news in the Houston metro area learned something critical to the launch of the Houston Landing. “The community often times feels left out of the news,” said a nonprofit director in east Harris County, who was one of hundreds of residents who participated in the study. Houston Landing senior manager of membership Jacqué Palmer, right, observes a presentation by editor in chief Mizanur Rahman during a listening session as part of Houston Landing’s goal of being in touch with the community, May 3, 2023, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing)Harris County Jail in downtown Houston, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Houston. (Houston Landing file photo / Marie D. De Jesús) The county jail is designed to hold around 9,400 inmates. As of Tuesday, there were 9,378 housed at the Harris County Jail and 1,336 at outsourced facilities, according to the county’s data dashboard.Dec 6, 2023 · As of Tuesday night, nearly 132,000 votes – 120,155 in-person ballots and 11,732 mail ballots – had been recorded in Harris County, according to the Harris County Clerk’s Office. That compares to the 115,000 votes cast early in the county during the last runoff in a mayor’s race in 2019. Citing policy and personality shortcomings from ... She set the temperature to 60º, but it would’t cool below 80º. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) Beatriz Meraz Vargaz makes flower arrangements to sell at the flea market on the weekends at their home, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Houston. Meraz’s air conditioning has had issues since she moved to Tiber Ridge apartments.If you were ever incarcerated at the Harris County Jail, you might be able to claim your leftover commissary money. In April, county auditors found the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, which runs the jail, was holding $1 million of formerly incarcerated people’s funds that hadn’t been returned to them when they were freed.County officials said they plan to pilot the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program in Cypress Station, aiming to build stronger ties with landlords in the area. The initiative, already in place in the city of Houston and nearly 2,000 other municipalities, seeks to curb crime by creating safer apartment complexes for residents.Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles talks with his administrative team after a tour of various schools Thursday at the district’s northwest Houston headquarters. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) 6. Many unfamiliar faces. At least two schools — McReynolds and Sugar Grove — saw extensive staff turnover from last year to this one ...(Joe Robles IV for Houston Landing) Between Feb. 14, 2022, and Feb. 14, 2023, the Federal Railroad Administration received 6,134 reports of a stopped train blocking street traffic in Texas. That’s 82 percent higher than the next state, Ohio, which reported 3,365 instances, according to the FRA.Before the Houston Landing even had a name, it was already powered by one of the biggest investments in any single nonprofit local news startup. A full year before launch, the project had secured $20 million in pledged funding from a coalition of local and national backers.. This week, newsroom staffers were shocked when Mizanur Rahman, …Feb 1, 2023 · More than a year ago, researchers studying local news in the Houston metro area learned something critical to the launch of the Houston Landing. “The community often times feels left out of the news,” said a nonprofit director in east Harris County, who was one of hundreds of residents who participated in the study. Marie D. De Jesús is the director of photography for the Houston Landing. She was previously a staff photojournalist for the Houston Chronicle, where she concentrated on developing relationships with Houston's diverse immigrant and marginalized communities. Prior to the Chronicle, Marie worked for the Democrat and …More cases are coming. In a statement released Tuesday in response to questions from the Landing, the Harris County District Clerk’s Office said it had discovered “approximately 100” lost habeas challenges …Juan Vega, 29, a Houstonian who had to quit his job with the Dynamo because his status changed through the DACA program, stands for a portrait before a soccer game, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) He was brought to Houston from México by his parents when he was 3 years …Crime continues to be a top issue in the mayor's race, according to the latest University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs survey. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Crime remains a top priority for likely voters in the lead-up to Election Day as candidates sharpen their messaging around public safety to appeal to those concerns.Harris County delays launch of program to provide $500 a month to low-income households. by McKenna Oxenden January 9, 2024. Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones, shown here in August 2023, was appointed to the Houston-Galveston Area Council board of directors on Tuesday. (Douglas Sweet Jr. for Houston Landing)The Texas Department of Transportation appears ready to forge ahead with its controversial $9.7 billion Interstate 45 expansion project, starting with a set of six federally-mandated public meetings. The meetings will kick off at St. John’s Downtown Church on Wednesday, where Houstonians can expect to hear when construction is …Manny García is the new editor in chief of Houston Landing, CEO Peter Bhatia announced Friday. Angel Rodríguez will join him as managing editor. “Manny and …Houston Landing is a digital journalism site that covers hard-hitting stories, told authentically, in Houston's diverse and geographically widespread population. …The Landings at Houston Levee. Doing the absolute most for our residents is practically our forte – we care about your happiness at The Landings at Houston Levee. As a resident of our modern community in Cordova, Tennessee, we make it easy to schedule maintenance requests, pay your rent, or just get some assistance from our leasing team. …The Houston Landing spoke with more than 100 voters at 14 polling places across the city and Harris County. Many Houston voters cited crime and infrastructure as top concerns. Some said they came out to the polls because of a state proposition to cut property taxes, a proposition to raise pension payments for teachers or a smattering of …The Houston Landing’s board is backing CEO Peter Bhatia over his controversial firings. January 11, 2024. Landing employees notified management of their intent to unionize on Monday, and asked Bhatia and the board of directors to voluntarily recognize the union. The Landing’s six board members are Jeff Cohen of Arnold …by Maggie Gordon December 28, 2023. Mayor Turner, Library leaders skirt questions on ‘toxic’ workplace. It’s time for action. by Maggie Gordon December 21, 2023. Doctors said her brother died after a surgery. Then a miracle happened. by …Houston Landing is a digital news platform that provides essential and independent journalism for the entire Greater Houston area. It covers diverse topics, …Houston Endowment is a financial supporter of the Houston Landing. Houston Endowment had no influence on decisions related to the reporting and publishing of this article. The Landing’s ethics policy and list of financial supporters are available online. Hola! My name is Danya Pérez, one of Houston Landing’s diverse communities …Here are answers to three of the most frequently asked questions we’ve received so far at the Houston Landing about our news coverage. Empower Houstonians, one story at a time. Support our work …Here is the clip of Shaq Barrett telling me he thought he was going to land with the Jets and then the Dolphins came out of nowhere and signed him last second. …The low-key councilmember, however, has struggled to draw notice in an 18-candidate field dominated by U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire. Support for Gallegos in the latest University of Houston survey dropped from 2 to 1 percent.McKenna Oxenden. McKenna Oxenden is a reporter covering Harris County for the Houston Landing. She most recently had a yearlong fellowship at the New York Times on its breaking news team. A Baltimore native, she previously covered criminal justice and breaking news at the Baltimore Sun. Prior to working for her hometown paper, …The Houston Landing sent a series of questions to TxDOT, and has not yet received answers. Those online meetings had much of the same technical jargon that put off Valdez about the in-person meetings, and the two-hour meetings at times felt like university lectures about the project’s future. “The overall feeling I got is that people were getting …Here are five key takeaways from the Houston Landing’s first live event since it launched in June: 1. Bun B wants Houston to step up its game. Turnout in the last mayoral election in 2019 was pitiful: Less than one fifth of all adults went to the polls.Former Houston City Council member MJ Khan released two radio ads this week to kick off his campaign for mayor. The former three-term council member and former president of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston officially announced his candidacy for the city’s top job via press release June 16. He joins an already crowded field that …Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles talks with his administrative team after a tour of various schools Thursday at the district’s northwest Houston headquarters. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) 6. Many unfamiliar faces. At least two schools — McReynolds and Sugar Grove — saw extensive staff turnover from last year to this one ...Dec 10, 2023 · Houston City Hall on Monday, May 22, 2023. (Joseph Bui for Houston Landing) Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Incumbent Houston City Councilmembers Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Mary Nan Huffman and Letitia Plummer won re-election by comfortable margins in Saturday’s runoffs. Mario Castillo, Twila Carter, Willie Davis and Julian Ramirez ... March 4 A United flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Florida, was forced to make an emergency landing back in Houston after one of the plane’s engines started …County officials said they plan to pilot the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program in Cypress Station, aiming to build stronger ties with landlords in the area. The initiative, already in place in the city of Houston and nearly 2,000 other municipalities, seeks to curb crime by creating safer apartment complexes for residents.The Launchpad The stories all of Houston will be talking about, delivered to your inbox each weekday morning.; Uniquely HOU Every Wednesday during lunchtime, catch up on stories, art and events that get at the essence of what it means to be a Houstonian.; Breaking News Alerts When a story breaks, you’ll read it first. Delivered to your inbox when news is …6:08. A United Airlines flight from Houston bound for Florida made an emergency landing this week after one of its engines caught fire midair. 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