The City of Houston is spending $2 million to contract outside help in trash pickups. Craig Semiens was finishing his shift as a city trash collector when he jumped on a Zoom call, painting a dire ...

You probably spend almost no time thinking about the disposal in your kitchen sink right up until the garbage disposal is not working. Just as soon as that sink drain backs up, figuring out how to fix ...

Mayor John Whitmire is facing a $227 million budget deficit for 2027. All options need to be on the table. But here’s a policy that should be part of any solution: Privatize Houston’s solid waste ...