Jul 16 At the End of the World with Robyn O’Neil It's a beautiful, hot day in early summer in the Houston suburb where the artist Robyn O'Neil lives and works; only a couple of flinty clouds are in the sky over Texas. Continue reading
Apr 29 World Health Organization Warns Swine Flu Pandemic Imminent By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization raised the pandemic threat level for the swine flu outbreak to a phase 5, meaning a a pandemic, or global outbreak of a serious new illness, is imminent. Continue reading
Feb 19 Stanford Group Leaves Houston High and Dry This week the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Texas banking billionaire R. Allen Stanford with over $8 billion in fraud, leaving depositors throughout Latin America wondering where their money is and whether they'll get it back. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Texas Coast Reels From Hurricane Ike’s Destruction Days after Hurricane Ike made heavy landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast Friday, thousands of residents remain without power and water, and many evacuees are still unable to return to their homes because of flooding. Tom Bearden reports from Texas… Continue watching
Sep 12 Texans Evacuate, Find Shelter as Ike Approaches By PBS News Hour As Hurricane Ike approached the Texas coast Friday, Galveston residents continued to flee their island city while Houstonians 60 miles inland boarded up their homes and businesses and hunkered down. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch Thousands of Texans Flee Oncoming Hurricane Ike Federal and state authorities have organized an evacuation and communication program to prepare for Hurricane Ike, which is expected to hit the Texas Gulf Coast late Friday. Houston Mayor Bill White explains the extensive measures being taken before winds and… Continue watching
Feb 29 Reunited Texas Democrats Face Divisive Primary By PBS News Hour After Texas Democrats scored a string of upsets over GOP incumbents -- winning Dallas County offices, judgeships across the state and two congressional seats in 2006 -- state party members say voters are rediscovering their once-moribund party. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch Business Experts Discuss Effects of Market Swings Large financial institutions have shouldered much of the impact of the rattled stock market and housing numbers, but there are new concerns about the effects on the economy. Four business writers from around the country explain how the instability is… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch Essayist Considers Rough Road to Recovery in New Orleans On a day when a major storm ripped through New Orleans, damaging neighborhoods still struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina's devastation, Guest Essayist Chris Rose reflects on the bumpy road to recovery. Continue watching