Houston Matters
Rescued Horses Have A ‘Desire To Get Along With People’
Posted on · We learn about the Houston SPCA horse rescue and adoption program.
Posted on · We learn about the Houston SPCA horse rescue and adoption program.
Posted on · Episode: 2914 Charles Loring Brace and the Orphan Trains Movement. Today, for the love of children.
Posted on · Episode: 3171 Dave Thomas and Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers. Today, we don’t cut corners.
Posted on · The girl, then named Saraswati, after the Hindu goddess of wisdom, was a happy, cheerful child who made everyone smile at the orphanage.
Posted on · In his new book, Houston meteorologist Frank Billingsley tells the story of using DNA to track down his birth parents.
Posted on · Five other states have passed similar laws, but opponents say it is simply discrimination with tax dollars
Posted on · According to the State Department of Family and Protective Services, more than 1,300 children in Harris County were waiting to be adopted last year. Many such children will likely come to a point in their lives when they consider searching for their birth parents. Some adoptees simply want to learn more about their medical history; […]
Posted on · According to the State Department of Family and Protective Services, more than 13 hundred children in Harris County were waiting to be adopted last year. Many such children will likely come to a point in their lives when they consider searching for their birth parents. Some adoptees simply want to learn more about their medical […]
Posted on · We talk about another sort of non-traditional family in which grandparents raise their grandchildren. This can bring with it some unique challenges. We talk it over with a grandparent in Houston who raised her grandkids, and founded the website raisingyourgrandchildren.com.
Posted on · According to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, more than five thousand Texas children in their care were adopted last year. That's a 6.5 percent increase in adoptions from the previous year. Still, in Greater Houston, more than 1,500 kids are waiting to be adopted. We examine the issues, challenges, and resources available […]
Posted on · According to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, more than five thousand Texas children in their care were adopted last year. That's a 6.5 percent increase in adoptions from the previous year. Still, in Greater Houston, more than 1,500 kids are waiting to be adopted. On this edition of Houston Matters, we examine […]
Posted on · We learn more about the Friends for Life, a no-kill animal shelter in Houston, from the organization’s Meredith Wierick.
Posted on · With two weeks until Christmas, the City of Houston's animal shelter is making an effort to find homes for its animals this weekend. But the shelter advises against giving away pets as Christmas gifts.
Posted on · If you've ever thought about being a foster parent or possibly adopting a child, local agencies say there's no better time than now. There are more than 7,000 children in the Houston area foster system and almost 2,000 of those are waiting to be adopted.
Posted on · They've been living together for six months, but this morning for the first time dozens of children in Houston can officially call their parents mom and dad. That's because Monday was Christmas adoption day for Harris County. Bill Stamps has the story.