The contaminated area is surrounded by a basketball court, playground, public park, and swimming pool, which is located across the street from an elementary school.

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

Union Pacific's maintenance in New Braunfels will require railroad crossing closures starting Tuesday and continuing through ...

Harris County officials, including Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Congressman Sylvester Turner, will address the public about the EPA's findings of dioxin contamination at the Julia C. Hester House in ...

The city of Forney has identified five potential locations for a new bridge bypassing the Union Pacific Railroad.

Former Houston Mayor Turner cited studies by the city’s health department indicating that children and adults in the Fifth ...

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The Houston Health Department is launching a $20 million EPA-funded initiative for climate resilience, beginning with the Trees and Trash 2025 event in the Fifth Ward.

The Houston Health Department is set to launch the Trees and Trash 2025 initiative at Brewster Park on February 7, 2025, marking the start of a series ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS For some present-day local leaders, seizing history to cultivate future minds was the ...

It’s been years since Union Pacific Railroad announced it was done with operating Metra trains. So when can riders expect ...

The EPA said it'd be fencing off the area behind the Julia C. Hester House, but insisted the contaminants do not pose an ...