METRO is back

METRO is up and running again with limited schedule of bus and rail service

METRO is up and running again.

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METRO resumes a limited schedule of bus and rail service on Thursday morning (August 31). Here's a rundown:

Bus Service - Buses are running along 17 major routes, which represent nearly half of the system's ridership. Buses will run every 30 minutes, but keep in mind that road conditions remain uncertain in some areas, so detours and delays are likely.

The routes are:
2 Bellaire
8 West Bellfort
20 Canal/ Memorial
26 Long Point/ Cavalcade
28 OST- Wayside
40 Heights/ Telephone
50 Broadway
52 Hardy- Ley
54 Scott
56 Airline/ Montrose
63 Fondren
65 Bissonnet
80 MLK/ Lockwood
82 Westheimer
85 Antoine/ Washington
102 Bush IAH
700 Red Line Shuttle Bus

Rail service - There is limited METRORail service on the Red Line in downtown Houston from the Fannin South Station to the Downtown Transit Center. Bus shuttles will provide transportation along the line from the Downtown Transit Center to Northline Transit Center. Red Line service will run every 15 minutes.

The Green and Purple Line services remain suspended until further notice.

METROLift service -The service is limited to patrons who need trips to receive dialysis and other life sustaining medical care. Due to uncertain road conditions, it is still possible METROLift will not be able to reach certain areas to pick up patrons. Requests will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

METROLift trips should be scheduled one day in advance online or by calling 713-225-6716.

Park & Ride

Park & Ride will resume September 5. HOV/ HOT lanes are suspended until further notice.

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Thanks, Queen Bey

Pop icon Beyoncé donates $100,000 to University of Houston Law School

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Pop megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has donated $100,000 to the University of Houston Law Center Criminal Justice Clinic through her BeyGOOD Foundation. The gift will allow the clinic to hire fill-time faculty to head it, benefiting the students who study there.

“I am delighted that the BeyGOOD Foundation has made this very generous gift to the UH Law Center,” said Leonard Baynes, dean of the UH Law Center. “Not only will this funding help establish a full-time criminal justice clinic that provides pro bono legal services in our community, but it will also supercharge our already excellent criminal law and justice programming.”

The clinic is one of nine at UHLC. It helps students learn to navigate the criminal justice system, especially on behalf of clients that are underserved by skilled attorneys. People of color are affected disproportionately by a lack of good, ethical representation.

Beyoncé, the most decorated artist in Grammy history and easily the biggest musical star native to Houston, has a long history of advocating for criminal justice reform. She was a staunch supporter of the police reform following the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, asking law enforcement to “stop killing us” in a web post. In 2020, she penned an open letter to the Kentucky attorney general asking for justice in the death of Breonna Taylor.

Through her BeyGOOD Foundation, established in 2013, Beyoncé has focused mostly on expanding the prospects of Black-owned business and offering education opportunities to students. Forwarding the cause of legal representation in Texas while also helping out marginalized communities compliments her other philanthropic work.

“At UH Law, we envision a legal profession where ‘everyone has the opportunity to prosper,’ as BeyGOOD envisions, and we will achieve this vision by providing access to strong and effective legal representation in criminal proceedings,” Baynes said. “And together, through this gift, the BeyGOOD Foundation and UHLC will shepherd the next generation of criminal justice attorneys in the city of Houston, the state of Texas and the nation.”