Posted on · Robert Gallegos, the lone openly LGBTQ member of Houston City Council, is term-limited and not eligible to run for reelection this year.
Posted on · New bills filed include big bumps in appropriations, as well as solutions to improving access to school-based services.
Posted on · The Superfund site is located in the Cypress Shopping Centre strip mall off Jones Road where a former dry cleaners failed to dispose of its chemicals properly, contaminating the groundwater and soil. Cleanup of the site has been in the works for more than a decade.
Posted on · After "incredible fan demand" Beyoncé added a tour date to her stop in Houston.
Posted on · Police said one of the suspects went into the school auditorium with at least 100 other students. Two of the suspects involved were students at the school. No students or staff were hurt.
Posted on · A judge in Galveston County ordered Dimitrios Pagourtzis, charged with capital murder of multiple persons and aggravated assault of a public servant in a 2018 school shooting in the Houston area, to remain at a state-run hospital for up to 12 more months.
Posted on · The Faithful Friends exhibit is meant to help families learn more about different religious beliefs and will join a rotation of five cultural exhibits.
Posted on · Dr. Mary Bowden, who worked for the health system as an ear, nose and throat specialist, was publicly criticized by Houston Methodist for opinions she expressed about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.
Posted on · An economic soft landing will flatten growth, but will avoid a recession.
Posted on · It's the first Monday of the month, so we offer listeners a chance to vent about their pet peeves about life in Houston.
Posted on · Showing appreciation to the unsung heroes of education and the unique ways they bring life to the classroom.
Posted on · Under the current system, in order for patients and doctors to get access to medical records, the clinic has to fax paperwork between other medical facilities, which often delays treatment.
Posted on · This comes two days after Gov. Greg Abbott voiced his most explicit support yet of a new school choice policy at a Parent Empowerment Night event in Corpus Christi.
Posted on · Author and genealogist, Dr. Lindsay Gary, takes us on a remarkable quest through the perspective of place, with a preview of her new guidebook that highlights 50 cultural institutions and historical sites of Houston that were created and sustained by Black Americans.
Posted on · The Houston Police Department was one of seven U.S. law enforcement agencies, out of 70 to participate in the Major Cities Chiefs Association survey, to see declines in all four categories of violent crime.
Posted on · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
Posted on · Ryans was introduced as Houston’s new coach Thursday, giving him his first head coaching job in the place where he began his NFL playing career.
Posted on · On Friday's show: We get an update on the situation at the contaminated Jones Road Superfund Site and learn how the debt ceiling battle in Congress could lead to worse health care outcomes for Texans.
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · How the “Greatest Show on Earth” began and how it has evolved through the years.
Posted on · Currently, the state only allows the use of medical cannabis containing 1% THC by weight or less for a small number of medical conditions.
Posted on · The U.S. Department of Transportation has pledged to fund most of a $36 million infrastructure project on a 7-mile stretch of Bissonnet, which Houston officials have identified as one of the most dangerous roads in the city.
Posted on · According to a report from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Matthew Shelton was prescribed medication after being booked into the Harris County Jail, but never received it. He died five days later.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Harris County Commissioners have approved close to $10 million in additional funding for law enforcement, namely the sherriff’s and district attorney’s offices -- though not without some drama.
Posted on · A cardiologist shares advice for the best ways to stay healthy and prevent heart-related complications.
Posted on · Anna Russell, who served the city for nearly 70 years, passed away on February 3, 2020, and now has a council chamber named in her honor.
Posted on · The raid was executed at the Rios' home in search of an alleged teenage shooter who wasn't at the home and would later be ruled innocent.
Posted on · Fifty-five percent of Texans support the removal of Confederate Heroes Day, which honors leaders of the Confederacy like Robert E. Lee, as an official state holiday. Also, a narrow minority of Texans support legislation that would strip faculty at public colleges and universities of tenure if they teach critical race theory.
Posted on · A series of decorative lights above the Southwest Freeway, installed before Houston last hosted the Super Bowl in 2017, have not been functioning for months.
Posted on · With a historic state budget surplus of $32 billion, lawmakers have earmarked $15 billion to ease property tax bills.
Posted on · The university distributed vests to theater students after an officer drew a gun on a Black student rehearsing a violent scene last year. Officials walked back the requirement amid recent student criticism.
Posted on · The Houston Jazz Collective and Nellie McKay perform classics at Miller Outdoor Theatre.