The district attorney’s office failed to submit an eligible proposal during the budgeting process, leading to an automatic funding cut of $6 million.
Clare Amari
Clare Amari covers public safety for the Houston Landing. Clare previously worked as an investigative reporter for The Greenville News in South Carolina, where she reported on police use of force, gender-based violence and sexual abuse allegations at a local cheerleading gym. A native of New York suburbs, Clare graduated with honors from Columbia Journalism School and the University of Oxford, and she has received journalism awards for her work in Ohio and South Carolina. In her free time, Clare enjoys watching Premier League soccer, trying new wines, and researching her roots in Sicily and Appalachian Ohio.
Posted inPublic Safety
Should unpaid traffic tickets lead to jail time? This justice of the peace doesn’t think so.
The recall by Steve Duble, justice of peace for Harris County, exclusively impacts those charged with Class C misdemeanors – the lowest-level criminal offenses in Texas.
Posted inEnvironment
‘Lesson learned’: With Tropical Storm Francine, CenterPoint faces first test post-Beryl
Though Francine is not expected to directly impact Houston, the storm will put to test CenterPoint’s improvements in communications and infrastructure, including its new Outage Tracker.
Posted inPublic Safety
Rice University officials: 2 dead in apparent murder-suicide, Tuesday classes canceled
A female student was fatally shot and a man with no school affiliation died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Monday, university officials said.
Posted inAround the Region
CenterPoint has a $2.2 billion plan for avoiding another power outage disaster. Will it help?
Energy industry analysts say the electricity company needs to spend much more to prevent outages in Houston like those from Hurricane Beryl.
Posted inExplainers & Guides
Greater Houston has a new Hurricane Beryl disaster relief fund. Here’s how to donate.
The Greater Houston Community Foundation and United Way of Greater Houston will distribute donations to nonprofits supporting residents in need.
Posted inAround the Region
Texas utilities regulator launches investigation into CenterPoint; 200K customers still without power
The Public Utilities Commission of Texas will focus on CenterPoint’s preparations for Hurricane Beryl and its actions following the July 8 storm.
Posted inExplainers & Guides
Some CenterPoint customers can now see power restoration times. Others remain in the dark.
The company released its first neighborhood-level timelines for bringing back power to some — but not all — of the 1 million customers without it.
Posted inAround the Region
CenterPoint targeting Sunday for restoring 750,000 of 1.2 million without power
CenterPoint Energy said about 750,000 of the remaining 1.2 million Houston-area customers without electricity should get it back by the end of Sunday.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Did CenterPoint prepare enough for Hurricane Beryl? Politicians, residents want to know.
The utility company, which services nearly all of Houston, Harris County and Fort Bend County, drew early scrutiny Tuesday for its preparations as more than 1 million people remained without power.