Bruce Farrar, 76, gave up driving and now relies on Metro bus number 40 to get to his Saturday prayer meeting in the Heights and his Sunday church service in Montrose. That route takes him down Polk ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he wants Houston to be the first major city in the United States to end street homelessness ...

The city's first modern light-rail system would run in dedicated lanes on city streets with priority at traffic signals.

Joann, a national crafts and fabric store, will be shutting down all of its locations, including the nine locations across the Houston metro. The Houston-area stores will remain open until the ...

Through Houston Metro's Universal Accessibility Initiative, 5,000 bus stops have been established throughout the area with wider sidewalks, wheelchair ramps, larger bus pads and... The Houston ...

As Metro unveils its latest initiatives to increase ridership on the city’s public transportation system, some residents in the Houston area may be considering taking the bus for the first time Here’s ...

HOUSTON (KIAH) -- With one measles death and the number of cases nearing 160, west Texas health officials have their hands full. (AP) - “The presidential election of Nov. 5 was a mandate like ...

METRO already spiked one of the most significant parts of the plan — the 25-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) line known as University Corridor, which would've spanned from West Houston to Northeast ...

explains Dominic Walsh in Houston Public Media. It calls for 350 new buses and the replacement of 100 accessible vehicles, as well as accessibility improvements at bus stops. It includes a $7 million ...

HOUSTON — City leaders want to increase ridership on Houston's buses and light rail trains through an initiative to improve public transportation service. Mayor John Whitmire and METRO Board ...

More than 2,000 trail riders on horseback and in carriages are making their way to Memorial Park in Houston. They are part of 11 trail rides that begin across Southeast Texas. They will ride in the ...