Universities to detail progress on new Texas law that increased state scrutiny of colleges
Texas university leaders on Tuesday will share their progress and challenges in carrying out a new state law…
Increased scrutiny of Texas colleges detailed in hearing
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Rice University police searching for missing Jordanian athlete participating in Genuine Cup in Houston
Rabe’e Ata Juma’a Alqaq, a Jordanian athlete participating in the Genuine Cup (KPRC 2) Rice University police are…
The Latest Texas Floods Tested Warning Systems. This Time, They Passed.
It was after 3 a.m. Thursday when Joe Swann got word from someone at a bar perched on…
Construction wraps up on The Langley high-rise
Developers StreetLights Residential and Hunt Real Estate completed construction on The Langley, a residential high-rise located between Houston’s…
Houston ICE shooting strains tense Mexico-U.S. relations
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Survey: More than 141,000 Houston-area adults experienced temporary homelessness in 2025
A new survey from the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and Rice University’s Kinder Institute for…
Netherlands soccer fans brave heat for glimpse of iconic Dutch Orange Bus ahead of World Cup match in Houston – Houston Public Media
Melissa Enaje/Houston Public Media Hundreds of Netherlands soccer fans and their iconic Dutch Orange Bus made a pit…
First Juneteenth celebration was held in Houston, Rice scholar says
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Juneteenth began in Galveston on June 19, 1865, when U.S. Major General Gordon Granger issued…
The first Juneteenth celebrations (June 19, 2026) – Houston Public Media
On Friday’s show: Today is Juneteenth, which celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in this country. And while…
Netherlands soccer fans brave heat for glimpse of iconic Dutch Orange Bus ahead of World Cup match in Houston – Houston Public Media
Melissa Enaje/Houston Public Media Hundreds of Netherlands soccer fans and their iconic Dutch Orange Bus made a pit…
Houston saw unprecedented decline in Black homeownership in 2024, Rice report finds
An annual Rice University report found that the number of home-owning households in Houston and Harris County dropped…