Houston’s @NPR and PBS station, broadcasting on 88.7 FM and Channel 8.https://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml7p52ntsd2yThe Environmental Protection Agency has issued an order requiring remediation to begin at the northern part of the San Jacinto River waste pits, nearly eight months after the agency approved a cleanup plan for the area. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/environment/2026/05/06/551179/epa-orders-remediation-to-begin-at-san-jacinto-river-waste-pits/06 May 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7p52ntsd2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml7otttcfw2pThe scheduled May 5 misdemeanor trial for suspended Fort Bend County Judge KP George has been reset to late July after a request from prosecutors who said they’re waiting until after the June 16 sentencing for George’s felony money laundering conviction. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2026/05/06/551129/kp-george-social-media-trial/06 May 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7otttcfw2phttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml7koqplnh22A suspect has been arrested in a nearly 40-year-old cold case murder in Montgomery County following new DNA evidence, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.  https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2026/05/06/551156/dna-leads-to-arrest-in-1986-montgomery-county-cold-case-murder/06 May 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7koqplnh22https://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml7ggjcvff2eThe Houston and Texas restaurant communities are mourning the death of Thy Mitchell, co-owner of Traveler’s Table and Traveler’s Cart, both in Houston's Montrose neighborhood. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/food/2026/05/06/551114/houston-and-texas-restaurant-communities-pay-tribute-to-thy-mitchell-of-travelers-table/06 May 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ggjcvff2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml7fsv55632pHouston’s Carlos Correa has a torn tendon in his left ankle that will require season-ending surgery. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/sports/2026/05/06/551128/astros-star-carlos-correa-faces-season-ending-surgery-on-a-torn-tendon-in-his-ankle/06 May 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7fsv55632phttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml7esme3ty27A new Harris County report shows most disaster relief flood bond projects likely won't meet a fast-approaching funding deadline early next year, jeopardizing more than $245 million. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2026/05/06/551059/more-than-245-million-in-grant-funds-jeopardized-as-harris-county-flood-projects-linger-behind-schedule/06 May 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7esme3ty27https://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml75vuojcx2wWith drinking habits changing quickly, some breweries are closing as sales decline, and remaining businesses are forced to adapt.  https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/in-depth/2026/05/06/551091/houston-breweries-closing/06 May 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml75vuojcx2whttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml72vd5sqi27After repeated delays and a missed deadline, the Houston City Council approved an ordinance on Wednesday cracking down on apartment complexes with chronic health and safety violations.  https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2026/05/06/551080/after-delays-houston-apartment-inspection-rules/06 May 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml72vd5sqi27https://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml6uqn3n2s2fCongressman Al Green said Houston is well prepared to host its seven matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup during a panel discussion on Tuesday, but officials noted that some questions still remain to be determined when it comes to preparedness. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/sports/world-cup/2026/05/06/551054/houston-is-prepared-for-world-cup-officials-say-but-questions-of-ice-and-other-city-needs-remain/06 May 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6uqn3n2s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml6t73raot2pDozens of bills were rejected over nearly 60 years, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found. Some measures would have prohibited youth camps and new construction in high-risk flood areas. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2026/05/06/551065/texas-lawmakers-repeatedly-failed-to-pass-flood-protections-some-could-have-saved-lives/06 May 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6t73raot2phttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml52j2kwxn2eTexas is investing millions in new flood warning technology about 10 months after deadly flooding in the Hill Country exposed gaps in the state's emergency alert systems. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2026/05/05/551044/new-texas-flood-warning-system-could-give-hill-country-communities-hours-to-prepare/05 May 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml52j2kwxn2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml4zta75ob2yGalveston County has started its countdown to the 2026 hurricane season with new digital billboards. The billboards are part of Galveston County’s annual preparedness campaign urging residents to get ready for the upcoming hurricane season which starts on June 1. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/environment/2026/05/05/551022/galveston-county-launches-billboards-counting-down-to-hurricane-season/05 May 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4zta75ob2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml4qquanax2wEnvironmental advocates are calling on state and federal regulators to take enforcement actions against Dow for violations of the Clean Air Act at its Freeport chemical plant. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2026/05/05/550947/environmental-advocates-call-for-increased-enforcement-against-dow-freeport-plant/05 May 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4qquanax2whttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml4masyihe26Four people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood, according to the Houston Police Department.  https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2026/05/05/550980/4-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide-at-river-oaks-property-tied-to-houston-restaurant-owners/05 May 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4masyihe26https://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml4k6do3ba2oAs the city of Houston slides toward a fiscal cliff, Mayor John Whitmire proposed sweeping, structural changes on Tuesday intended to hold off a daunting deficit by one year.  https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2026/05/05/550877/houston-budget-proposal-mayor-whitmire-trash-fee-garbage/05 May 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4k6do3ba2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml4fbfticu2pPsychedelic treatments are moving closer to federal approval, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration taking steps to fast-track several compounds under review. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2026/05/05/550958/psychedelic-treatments-are-on-the-verge-of-fda-approval-why-texas-is-pushing-for-them/05 May 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4fbfticu2phttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml4dgwtjtq2zThe 1965 federal law helped Latino and Black voters gain representation in city and school boards across Texas but now that could change. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2026/05/05/550954/voting-rights-act-ruling-could-change-representation-on-city-councils-school-boards-across-texas/05 May 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4dgwtjtq2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml46w5r4uc2oThe latest survey from the UH Hobby School shows state Attorney General Ken Paxton supported by 48% of likely voters in the GOP primary runoff compared to 45% for Sen. John Cornyn, with a margin of error of less than 3%. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2026/2026/05/05/550879/paxton-cornyn-texas-senate-republican-primary-runoff-poll-uh/05 May 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml46w5r4uc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml2myeczs52eThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked an appeals court decision to limit nationwide access to the abortion drug mifepristone. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2026/05/04/550939/rule-that-lets-texans-obtain-out-of-state-abortion-pills-can-continue-for-now-supreme-court-says/04 May 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2myeczs52ehttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml2mwnqusq2fA group of civil rights organizations on Monday filed a new lawsuit seeking to stop parts of the law that would let Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2026/05/04/550941/texas-senate-bill-4-lawsuit/04 May 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2mwnqusq2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml2kcwndar2uSome of the United States’ most treasured founding-era documents have made their way to Houston via private airplane. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2026/05/04/550927/documents-from-u-s-founding-have-arrived-in-houston-for-america-250-celebration/04 May 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2kcwndar2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml2isnq74w2pAs part of an international tour, FIFA brought the authentic World Cup trophy to Houston over the weekend. As many as 15,000 fans waited in a long line to see it, according to officials. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/sports/world-cup/2026/05/04/550889/houston-world-cup-trophy-tour/04 May 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2isnq74w2phttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml2g5rcmxn2pPearland voters have elected the city's first Black mayor in Quentin Wiltz, a Democrat-backed candidate in a Houston-area suburb that historically has supported Republicans. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2026/05/04/550865/quentin-wiltz-pearland-mayor-election-brazoria-county-democrat/04 May 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2g5rcmxn2phttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml27o6ezhn22As Texas lawmakers tackle health care affordability, two of the state's largest buyers of healthcare provided insight into what might be driving higher costs. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2026/05/04/550857/house-health-care-affordability-insurance-premiums-costs-2027-legislative-session/04 May 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml27o6ezhn22https://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3mkztafm6zq2eOnce worth as much as roughly $5.5 billion on the stock market, the airline known for its bright yellow planes said Saturday it had shut down. The announcement comes after two bankruptcy filings in as many years. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/airports/2026/05/04/550812/spirit-airlines-shut-down-houston-air-travel/04 May 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkztafm6zq2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3mkzsorveks2xWith midterms around the corner and President Trump's approval rating low, Democrats expect to flip a lot of seats this election. Polls show a Democrat could win a statewide seat in Texas for the first time in the 21st century. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2026/05/04/550808/will-texas-turn-blue-2026-democrats-kut-festival/04 May 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzsorveks2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3mkzs3x467d2wBrett Ligon, the Republican former district attorney of Montgomery County, won a special election for the state Senate district vacated by Brandon Creighton, who was tapped last year to be chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2026/05/04/550803/texas-senate-district-4-special-election/04 May 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzs3x467d2whttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3mkzra7tq652pTexas leads the nation in utilities shutting off electricity and natural gas services to customers who can't afford their energy bills, according to a report released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2026/05/04/550798/texas-leads-nation-in-utility-shutoffs-as-electric-bills-rise-federal-report-finds/04 May 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzra7tq652phttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3mkzk6orzij2lU.S. Reps. Christian Menefee and Al Green are vying for the same seat in the Democratic primary runoff election for TX-18. The two Houston-based lawmakers are on the same page when it comes to backing new voting rights legislation. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2026/2026/05/04/550759/green-menefee-tx-18-runoff-voting-rights-supreme-court/04 May 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzk6orzij2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social/post/3mkvzbls2dv27Early voting results show former City of Galveston council member John Paul Listowski leading his two challengers in the race for mayor. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2026/05/02/550788/galveston-mayor-election-results/03 May 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:fpz3wjahocq3zykvnt3cfx7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvzbls2dv27