In the face of operating cost increases expected to total more than 8 percent next year, the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) announced that it would implement tariff rate increases of approximately 3 percent on container cargo and 2 percent on general cargo.

With the year rolling to a close, make sure you don’t leave ANY health-insurance money on the table. Here’s how to cash in now.

A vacation to Washington nearly a decade ago led to a life-changing revelation for Kathi Cordsen. Passing by a breast cancer awareness event, her mother blurted it out: Her doctor had just confirmed that she had breast cancer.

It’s a long night’s journey from the bald, clawed bloodsucker of “Nosferatu” to the stylish coif and sculpted abs of Edward Cullen.

Space Shuttle Atlantis has blasted off, on its way to the international space station. The annual Leonid meteor shower peaked Tuesday. And NASA just found water on the moon.

Liz Lemon, the self-professed relationship neurotic character on “30 Rock” recently became famous for her book on deal breakers.

The seventh annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition judging, held Nov. 14- 15, 2009, at Reliant Center, boasted 1,761 wines from 583 wineries in Texas, across the United States and around the world. Sixteen countries participated in the competition and 1,250 medals were awarded by 15 panels of judges, consisting of local, national, and international wine experts.

The program, dubbed the “Power of the Plug-In,” includes converting 10 city-owned Toyota Prius cars to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and installing 10 vehicle-charging stations to power them.

The winter holidays are traditionally a time of family get-togethers, parties and happy times, but they can also be a time of stress and errors in judgment that can land people in the emergency department.

MillerCoors recently announced a donation of $1.3 million during the annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Leadership Institute and 22nd anniversary dinner weekend in New York City.

This is how the world ends — at least at the multiplex this month.

Last weekend’s box-office champ “2012″ primarily uses an ancient Mayan prophecy to spin a tale of world destruction. “The Road,” due out November 25, showcases a father and son navigating a post-apocalyptic world of ash, cold and cannibals. And the indie documentary “Collapse” gives voice to one man’s belief that, as we exhaust natural resources, civilization is ready to crumble.

There’s no doubt that Boyz II Men know a little something about love. The superstar R&B group even used the word as the title of their new album.

Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, in collaboration with Fort Bend Exchange Club, Sugar Land Exchange Club and Sugar Land Rotary, provided free flu shots to community members who participated in Santa’s Gift Exchange.

Often neglected, dual enrollment programs provide high school students the opportunity to excel by receiving college credit, but the judges for the “Tools for Teaching” contest rewarded one very special dual enrollment teacher.

The Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) today pointed to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to show the urgent need for Texas to fix its system for enrolling needy families in the Food Stamp program.

The Port Commission of The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) will consider authorizing up to $20.1 million for the port authority’s share of the 2010 costs for construction and rehabilitation of dredged material disposal and beneficial use sites for the Houston Ship Channel

Captain Diehl, President of the Greater Houston Port Bureau (GHPB), will discuss the GHPB role in the support of business development within the Port of Houston. He will also discuss the Panama Canal expansion and its impact on the Houston Port.

“We are delighted Marathon has committed its support and resources to our biggest fundraising event of the year,” said AFH CEO Kelly A. McCann. “We’ve been incredibly fortunate to have had some of Houston’s biggest companies support the walk and Marathon is no exception. Together we hope to make next year’s walk the most successful ever.”

“I was very happy to receive the scholarship, which will pay for tuition and fees,” said Ruiz. “I chose social work as a career because I felt there was more I could do to help my community. With an advanced degree, I can understand the needs and concerns of the community by applying ethical and evidence-based practices.”

“Voters deserve objective information to assess for themselves whether their potential leaders are free from bias and can always act in the best interest of citizens,” said Parker. “That’s why I’ve made my tax returns public and I expect Mr. Locke to do the same.”