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Party Politics
A political podcast from two smart guys providing you with up-to-date policy and politics for your next cocktail party.
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Fire Triangle
In the past two years, half a dozen chemical disasters have ripped apart Texas neighborhoods, sent dozens of people to the hospital and killed unsuspecting bystanders as well as workers. Texas Public Radio and Houston Public Media spent the better part of 2020 investigating these events to answer the question: why do so many chemical disasters keep happening in Texas, and what—if anything—is being done to prevent more?
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Houston Matters
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Houston Public Media Local Newscasts
Local newscasts from Houston Public Media, updated during drive times.
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Next Question with Ernie Manouse
Education News
Humble ISD could scrap plan for free Memorial Hermann clinic over concerns about ‘family planning’ services, gender-affirming care
Posted on · Trustees for the Houston-area school district are considering terminating a contract it signed in 2021 that would create a campus-based health clinic at Humble High School. Memorial Hermann says it does not provide gender-affirming care to anyone younger than age 18 and that parents must consent to any services provided at the clinic.
Weather
Summer 2023 was officially Houston’s hottest on record
Posted on · Statewide, summer temperatures just barely trailed those in 2011.
Politics
4 Texas Republicans join ultraconservatives to sink GOP attempt to keep federal government open
Posted on · The funding bill was a long shot, but far-right U.S. representatives said it didn’t go far enough in promoting their priorities, including border security and defunding investigations into Donald Trump.
Energy & Environment
EPA to take over cleaning up San Jacinto river’s waste pits
Posted on · Contaminants from the two waste pits have been carried to nearby homes during floods since the 1960s. Residents used to play in the waste pits before they were made aware of just how toxic they are.
Local
League City to name future roadway in honor of one of its first Black descendants
Posted on · One of the first Black settlers of League City, Alexander Winfield paid about $750 for more than 30 acres of land in the early 1900s.
Criminal Justice
Felony cases are being audited at the Galveston County DA’s Office after a prosecutor was fired for allegedly withholding evidence
Posted on · Clayten Hearrell was let go from the Galveston County DA's Office in July after allegedly failing to disclose evidence during a murder trial in 2022.
Houston Matters
From migrant farm worker to NASA astronaut
Posted on · Amazon Studios' new film "A Million Miles Away" tells the remarkable true story of Jose Hernandez.
Sports
Rice University to sport Houston Oilers-inspired uniforms during Saturday’s football game
Posted on · The University of Houston wore Oilers-like uniforms earlier this year, but a Rice official called it a coincidence, saying the Owls' plans have been in the works since January.
Politics
Lawsuit filed by Ken Paxton’s whistleblowers can move forward, Texas Supreme Court rules
Posted on · J. Mark Penley, Ryan Vassar, David Maxwell and James Blake Brickman have alleged they were terminated in violation of the state’s whistleblower protection laws.
Party Politics
Menendez in hot water while shutdown looms
Posted on · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
Transportation
A 2017 Texas law prohibits Houston officials from regulating driverless vehicles within the city
Posted on · Senate Bill 2205, which passed in 2017, prohibits cities in Texas from regulating driverless vehicles.
Energy & Environment
Texas “Ike Dike” coastal barrier project could cost $57 billion with inflation, Army Corps says
Posted on · The latest figure is 68% higher than an earlier estimate of $34 billion, and it’s unclear when — or whether — Congress will appropriate the money to build the massive system of gates intended to protect the Houston region from storm surge.
Weather
First Houston cold front of the year just days away, experts say
Posted on · August this year was the driest one on record in the past 129 years, according to drought data.
Houston Matters
Borrowing money for college (Sept. 29, 2023)
Posted on · On Friday's show: With federal student loans coming due again, we discuss a new initiative seeking to increase transparency in borrowing money for college.
Houston Matters
Falling for a fake restaurant: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
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.
Sports
Frontline’s Houston Astros’ film not about exonerating or condemning, producer says
Posted on · "The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball," which will premiere Oct. 3 on PBS, chronicles the team's rise to prominence as well as its sign-stealing scheme.
City of Houston
Houston officials put responsibility of ditch maintenance back in hands of city, not residents
Posted on · “Previously the onus was on the property owner and now the city is taking back that responsibility,” said Mayor Sylvester Turner.
News
Rice, UH, Texas A&M pledge more transparency in financial aid
Posted on · Students applying to partnered universities will see the same language in each financial aid package to more easily compare the out-of-pocket cost of college.
Transportation
Houston METRO approves $10 million for its own bike share program
Posted on · The 5-year contract will allow METRO to create its own bike share system, as the city’s current vendor, BCycle, struggles with financial difficulties.
Criminal Justice
Alan Dershowitz, Jewish groups lead last ditch clemency appeal for death row prisoner Jedidiah Murphy
Posted on · Murphy, who was convicted of the 2000 carjacking and murder of an elderly woman, is one of at least two Jewish individuals on Texas’ death row.