As temperatures climbed to a blistering 92 degrees, 300,000 homes, businesses and other customers tallied their 72nd hour without power.
Céilí Doyle
Céilí Doyle is Houston Landing’s affordable housing reporter. Prior to reporting on how housing equity affects where and how Houstonians live, she served as one of the organization’s regional reporters. 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 she earned the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors’ Rising Star award. Doyle is a Chicago native who earned her B.A. in journalism and political science from Miami University of Ohio. When not chasing stories — whether it’s an joining an alligator hunt, reciting poetry with cowboys or hounding public officials — she enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, traveling and cooking.
Deadly storm hits Houston area, knocking out power for nearly 900,000 CenterPoint customers
Heavy rains and powerful winds of nearly 75 mph tore through Houston on Thursday evening, leaving widespread damage and nearly 900,000 customers without power.
‘Confía en tí mismo’: Los residentes de Colony Ridge se valen de sus habilidades en los negocios para establecer una vida en EE.UU.
Colony Ridge es el hogar de miles de emprendedores provenientes de lugares tan diversos como Panamá o Nueva Orleans, que se mudaron para tener la oportunidad de alcanzar el Sueño Americano.Colony Ridge es el hogar de miles de emprendedores provenientes de lugares tan diversos como Panamá o Nueva Orleans, que se mudaron para tener la oportunidad de alcanzar el Sueño Americano.
Harris County official spars with other counties over flood control and prevention
Liberty and Montgomery counties officials say that better drainage and flood management across the region requires collaboration.
‘Cowboy Bob’: Meet the Chambers County poet, wrangler, horse trainer and substitute teacher
Bob Kahla is a fourth-generation cowboy from Chambers County. The longtime Stowell, Texas, resident trains horses, writes poetry and substitute teaches.
Evacuations urged in Montgomery, Liberty and Harris counties as heavy storms hit Houston region
Local officials warned residents along forks of the San Jacinto River to evacuate after a line of powerful storms slammed the region.
‘Trust in yourself’: Colony Ridge residents rely on business savvy to establish life in U.S.
Colony Ridge is home to thousands of industrious entrepreneurs from Panama to New Orleans who moved for a chance at the American Dream.
Montgomery County commissioner plans to restore Conroe’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ bridge
The legend of Bonnie and Clyde lives on in Conroe, where the outlaws used to meet Clyde’s cousin under a bridge that connected Montgomery County.
‘A foreclosure mill’: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues developers of Colony Ridge
Ken Paxton’s lawsuit comes after Texas GOP lawmakers claimed the Houston-area development was a haven for people living in the country illegally.
Police: Suspect dead, 2 injured in shooting at Lakewood Church
A woman between the ages of 30 and 35 opened fire at about 2 p.m., prompting two off-duty police to return fire, authorities said.