Pooja Lodhia
She was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and has family in the Houston area.
Before working in Houston, she was a reporter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Marquette, Michigan, and Fort Myers, Florida. Some of her most impactful stories in Houston include Hurricane Harvey, multiple World Series wins, and a week-long trade mission to India with Gov. Greg Abbott.
Pooja has degrees in English literature and journalism and a minor in modern dance from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Her hobbies include yoga, crossword puzzles, and reading fiction.
Pooja believes everybody has a story worth telling, and she's honored to be able to do so!
Pooja's Stories
City of Houston begins to demolish buildings using controversial $30M flood money fund
On Friday, Houston kicks off what it's calling "Demolition Days," where crews will begin tearing down old, run-down buildings using $30 million in stormwater funds.
11-year-old hit and killed while riding bike near Clute Intermediate School, police say
Police said the driver was exiting the school after dropping off their child, as the victim was on her bike riding on the sidewalk.
Highlands Little League says somebody stole its electrical system
The Highlands Little League alleges that somebody broke in and stole copper wiring from the electrical system at Kaminski Park on Mother's Day.
Questions about security ahead of FIFA World Cup in Houston
Just a few blocks away from the future FIFA Fan Festival grounds in East Downtown, what elected officials are calling a superhub for the homeless is going up.
SW Houston man accused of shooting into car with 3 kids inside, according to charging documents
A southwest Houston man is accused of shooting into a car with three young children inside, according to charging documents.
Houston-area residents feeling politically discriminated more than past 30 years: Kinder Institute
A new survey among nearly 10,000 Houston-area residents shows that more people are feeling politically discriminated. An expert said it's a feeling shared by both parties.
Houston city council members to vote on city's long-proposed apartment ordinance
Some Houston City Council members have called it a "naughty list" to shame unsafe and poorly run apartment complexes.
Houston hotel bookings show only modest rise so far for World Cup
It's been four years since Houston was first announced as a World Cup host city, but hotel owners say they don't see bookings as high as they expected one month away from the matches.
Driver shoots passenger who tried to rob him after meeting to film social media content, HCSO says
HCSO said two men who recently met to shoot social media content were in a Tesla when an attempted robbery led to a shooting.
Kinder Institute survey shows Houstonians worry about the economy, political division
The Kinder Houston area survey interviewed nearly 9,000 people from Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties in January and February 2026. The biggest problem residents identified this year is the economy.