On Friday’s Houston Matters: HISD is considering recommendations for a number of low-performing schools. We discuss what it might mean for the students and staff of these campuses with Superintendent Richard Carranza.
Then, were dozens of Houston-area properties bought with millions in stolen money? That’s what the Mexican state of Veracruz wants to know. The government filed a series of lawsuits in Harris County this week. We talk with reporters from the Houston Chronicle about the allegations.
Also this hour: Time is a valuable thing when you live in a city as big and as busy as Houston. So, how do you save time in Houston? What little things can save us a couple of minutes here and there? We talk it over with Dwight Silverman and Lisa Gray from the Houston Chronicle, and we welcome your time-saving tips.
Plus: From problems with Galveston’s police pensions, to Texas schools teaching Mexican-American Studies without a textbook, our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of this week’s news.
And a photography exhibit called War-Toys aims to draw attention to the plight of children in war-torn countries.
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Posted by Houston Public Media on Friday, February 2, 2018
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