On Tuesday’s Houston Matters: A new report calls for urgent reform of Houston’s apartment safety programs. We talk with the author of the study about their recommendations for the City of Houston. Then, a Texas House committee is holding a hearing in Houston covering issues ranging from Harvey recovery to the implementation of the Sandra Bland Act. News 88.7’s Florian Martin join with an update.
Also this hour: We get an update on development in Houston’s East End. We revisit a conversation about Westerns and the role they played in American society. And we tour of a historic African-American cemetery and meet the passionate volunteers working to save it.
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Posted by Houston Public Media on Tuesday, February 6, 2018
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