The Latest Breaking News from Houston

Houston officials say state made the call on water boil notice

For more than 24 hours, nearly everyone in the nation’s fourth-most-populous city had been asked to boil water after a power outage at a water treatment plant Sunday.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 29, 2022

Houston lifts boil-water order affecting more than 2 million

The city of Houston has lifted an order that called for more than 2 million people to boil their tap water before drinking or using it

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Anna Diop interview: In ‘Nanny,’ one immigrant story informs another

As a little girl growing up in Houston, Anna Diop devoured rerun after rerun of a particular TV program because her mother was crazy about it. That show, Diop says now, improved her English-language facility — her family relocated from Senegal to the United States when Diop was 5 —…

Chicago Tribune · Nov 29, 2022

Houston places 2.2m people under boil water notice after plant power outage

Residents in largest city in Texas express anger at alert which came hours after power outage at purification facility on Sunday night

The Guardian - US · Nov 28, 2022

Houston closes schools as power outage affected city's water supply

The closures included the eighth-largest school district in the U.S.

Axios · Nov 28, 2022

Houston residents told to boil their water until at least late Monday

Schools are closed, but officials say they believe it to be largely precautionary.

Fortune · Nov 28, 2022

Water boil order issued for more than 2 million in Houston

Officials say more than 2 million people in the Houston area remain under a boil order notice after a power outage caused low water pressure at a water purification plant

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

Houston is under a boil water notice after the power went out at a purification plant

A power outage at a Houston water plant caused low water pressure across the city. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said he believes the water is safe, but is waiting on confirmation from the state.

WEKU · Nov 28, 2022

Houston boil water notice forces schools to shut down

Millions of Houston residents are expected to be under a boil water notice until Tuesday after a power outage at a water treatment plant. At least four school districts canceled Monday classes.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 28, 2022

RB Dameon Pierce says Texans run game is ‘in the dump right now’

Houston Texans running back Dameon Pierce says that the run game is currently "in the dump right now" following the 30-15 loss to the Miami Dolphins.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 28, 2022