On Tuesday’s Houston Matters: Local teachers held a vigil and protest Monday calling for state officials to suspend STAAR exams, resume virtual learning, and make public school funding a priority in the next legislative session. The vigil and protest came on the eve of the latest in a string of "sick outs" by teachers in recent months in communities across the country, including one here back in October. News 88.7 education reporter Laura Isensee talks with a Wheatley High School teacher about the conditions teachers continue to face amid the pandemic.
Also this hour: Houston-area Rep. Lizzie Fletcher answers your questions.
And we examine how the incoming Biden administration might affect Houston’s flooding problem and other environmental issues. It’s the second installment in a week of conversations about what the new administration might mean for the region.
Subscribe to Today in Houston
Fill out the form below to subscribe our new daily editorial newsletter from the HPM Newsroom.