News
Texas Woman Sentenced Five Years For Voting While On Probation
Posted on · A Texas woman who voted in the November 2016 elections while on probation has been sentenced to five years in prison
Tag: 2016
News
President Trump Was Elected A Year Ago — And Americans Are Feeling Aggrieved
Posted on · Cultural grievances were a big part of what drove Trump's election, but Americans across the racial spectrum say their group faces discrimination
News
Should We All Just Stop Calling 2016 ‘The Worst’?
Posted on · Large portions of the Internet have declared 2016 one of the worst years ever. That's probably an inaccurate assessment, but it still says a lot about how we live online.
News
Wikipedia Announces The Most Edited Articles Of 2016
Posted on · Wikipedia's most edited articles of 2016 range from the obvious to the outlandish.
Full Show
The 2016 Houston Matters Roadshow: Wednesday’s Show (December 28, 2016)
Posted on · Houston Matters goes on the road for a show recorded live from the Museum District.
Politics
Five Stories That Marked 2016 In Texas politics
Posted on · It may have been the offseason for the Texas Legislature, but there was still ample news coming from state officials, much of which will reverberate through the legislative session starting in January.
Energy & Environment
Oil Prices, Pipeline Protests Top 2016 Energy, Environment News
Posted on · From heated pipeline protests to stubbornly low oil prices, these are the top energy and environmental stories the Tribune covered in 2016.
Education News
School Finance, Testing Fiasco Topped 2016 Education News
Posted on · A new Texas education commissioner vowed to crack down on district and campus accountability, a drawn-out court case over school finance ended and federal officials began investigating an alleged cap on special education services in Texas school districts — those are among the highlights of the year 2016 in Texas public education.
Election 2016
Texas Launches Voter Education Campaign Amid Scrutiny Of Voter ID Law
Posted on · Texas has kicked off a voter education campaign ahead of the November elections amid heightened scrutiny of the state's voter ID law.
Education News
It Was The First Day of School for HISD’s New Superintendent Too
Posted on · Carranza said that he was impressed by how organized and clean the schools were and how well teachers knew their students, even on the first day of the year.
Education News
Five Things Research Says About Concealed Handguns On College Campuses
Posted on · "One of the conclusions is that being on a college or university campus in the modern era is really one of the safest places that you can ever be." -- Matt Nobles, a criminal justice professor at the University of Central Florida.
Full Show
The 2016 Houston Matters Roadshow: Monday’s Show (July 25, 2016)
Posted on · Houston Matters goes on the road for a show recorded live from the Museum District.
Education News
Behind Closed Doors, HISD Trustees Try to Find New Superintendent By August
Posted on · The HISD board needs to hire a new superintendent since longtime leader Terry Grier stepped down at the end of February.
Education News
Aldine ISD Highlighted As Case Study In ‘Perseverance’ In School Turnaround
Posted on · "Nobody has quite cracked the code yet on how do you do this district-wide," said Karen Baroody, partner and managing director of Education Resource Strategies.
Education News
How Some Houston Schools Are Combining Fine Arts And Core Classes
Posted on · It's called arts integration.