Houston’s KROI 92.1 FM radio offering Beyonce’s music around-the-clock
Music lovers in the broadcasting area of Houston's KROI 92.1 FM radio can now enjoy widely-acclaimed singer Beyonce's songs around-the-clock as the struggling Houston radio station has ceased other operations and is airing only Beyonce's music.
The KROI 92.1 FM of Houston has ceased news operations, which has thrown as many as 47 employees out of their jobs. Now, the beleaguered station is airing Beyonce's music 24-7, making Beyonce fans' dreams come true.
Houston bans synthetic drug kush
Houston City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to put a ban on kush - a designer drug that is sometimes referred to as synthetic marijuana.
Law enforcement agencies have been struggling to enforce a 2011 state law against kush because that law targets the chemical makeup of the drug, while dealers have tweaked into dozens of variants of the drug to avoid prosecution.
Houston doctors have financial relationship with drug companies
Doctors in the Houston area are being paid by drug companies for their clinical research as well as activities like consulting and travel, a fresh analysis of data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services showed.
According to the analysis, 16 of Houston area doctors received more than $10,000 in combined compensation last year. The data, which is a part of a federal transparency measure introduced in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, proved that there is a financial relationship between drug companies and doctors.
Experts gather at Houston Zoo as part of efforts to save orangutans
More than one hundred orangutan experts and wildlife activists gathered at Houston Zoo as part of their efforts to save the intelligent primates.
Orangutans, which are among some of the most popular characters at the Houston Zoo, are facing a bleak future in the wild as their rainforest habitats are being destroyed by humans to make way for lucrative palm oil plantations.
