Andy Jechow, KUT – Houston Public Media

Education

Texas students in grades 3-8 make significant gains in STAAR tests, while lower math scores linger

Posted on July 5, 2022 · While Texas students have not regained all the ground they lost in math during the pandemic, scores across all grades were higher in 2022 than they were in 2021. Reading proficiency, on the other hand, appears to have fully recovered.

Business

Houston-area home prices jumped during the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on June 22, 2022 · The median sales price of a home is now $285,000 in Harris County and $315,000 in Houston.

Health & Science

Houston begins COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 5

Posted on June 22, 2022 · The doses have been tailored for young children, at one-quarter of the adult dose for Moderna and one-tenth the adult dose for Pfizer.

Houston Matters

COVID vaccine for young kids, Make Music Day in Houston, and the co-creator of ‘Deadpool’ (June 21, 2022)

Posted on June 21, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: A pediatrician discusses the approval of the COVID vaccine for children as young as 6 months. We celebrate Make Music Day in Houston with some live performances. And we talk with Fabian Nicieza, the co-creator of the Marvel character Deadpool.

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Texas

Abbott Closes Bars, Limits Restaurant Capacity As COVID-19 Cases Surge Statewide

Posted on June 26, 2020 · Gov. Greg Abbott is closing all bars in Texas at noon Friday as the state sees a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

Texas

UT Professor Who Helped Develop Lithium Ion Battery Wins Nobel Prize

Posted on October 9, 2019 · UT Austin Professor John Goodenough was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his part in the creation of the lithium-ion battery.

News

Death Toll In West Texas Shooting Rampage Now At 7

Posted on August 31, 2019 · The FBI says the shooting appears to have been perpetrated by a sole gunman and does not have any connection to terrorism.

Arts & Culture

Matthew McConaughey Starts The Fall Semester At UT Austin With A New Title: Professor

Posted on August 29, 2019 · The university says the title bump is in recognition of his "outstanding work as a teacher and mentor to University of Texas students."