East End Stories

Since its inception in 2005, the Bank of America Student Leaders Program® has recognized more than 2,300 exemplary high school juniors and seniors who have a passion for improving their communities. The program helps students gain a greater understanding of how nonprofits create impact in the community and helps develop them as the next generation…

As Houston's population grows, METRO is also expanding its transit network to meet the region's transportation needs. More and more residents are seeking walkable neighborhoods with access to transit. The completion of METRO's Red, Purple, and Green light-rail lines, along with the redesigning of the local bus network in 2015, gives both public and private entities a chance to encourage transit-oriented development that supports walking, biking, and transit use.

A scheduled service interruption has been planed between November 4 and November 12 to complete METRORail signal improvements.