Houston Matters
The Past And Future Of Affirmative Action In Texas
Posted on · Trump Administration’s retraction on Obama-era guidance on affirmative action could lead to future challenges in the courts?
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Houston Matters
Full Show: Affirmative Action Rescinded, And Millennials (July 17, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We talk with a parent of Santa Fe High School about receiving metal detectors at the school, and News 88.7 Allison Lee checks up on allegations of mistreatment of migrants at the border. We discuss concerns about the relevance and future of affirmative action in college admissions, Millennials talk about what makes their generation unique, then we talk about addiction on college campuses and how students can get help.
Podcast
Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 18: Chaos Theory
Posted on · “Highest Stock Market EVER, best economic numbers in years, unemployment lowest in 17 years, wages raising, border secure, S.C.: No WH chaos!” - Presidential tweet
News
How Does Justice Department’s Targeting Of Colleges Using Affirmative Action Affect Texas Schools?
Posted on · A year after the U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark decision in favor of the University of Texas, the Justice Department is taking aim at universities’ affirmative action programs.
Houston Matters
Trump Directs Justice Dept. To Look Into University Affirmative Action Policies
Posted on · The Justice Dept.’s Civil Rights Division would investigate and sue universities over policies deemed to discriminate against white college applicants.
Education News
Houston Reacts To Supreme Court Fisher v. UT Affirmative Action Ruling
Posted on · A majority of the justices on Thursday sided with the University of Texas and upheld its use of race in admissions. But it does not end the debate over the practice.
Houston Matters
Supreme Court Rules in Two Cases Stemming from Texas
Posted on · On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down decisions in two of the three pending major cases tied to Texas. The court deadlocked 4-4 on President Obama’s plan that would have shielded millions of immigrants from deportation. And, in a 4-3 decision, the court upheld the affirmative action program at the University of Texas. Joining us to […]
Education News
US Supreme Court Upholds UT-Austin’s Affirmative Action System
Posted on · The University of Texas admissions program that takes account of race has survived another round at the Supreme Court.
Politics
How Will Scalia’s Death Affect Texas Cases Before The Supreme Court?
Posted on · Five major cases involving Texas are on the current docket: abortion clinic regulations, affirmative action policies at UT Austin, employer coverage of contraception, a voter redistricting case, and Obama’s executive action on immigration policy (put on hold by a Texas federal judge).
Full Show
The Year in Education, Philip Glass, and The Full Menu: Tuesday’s show (December 22, 2015)
Posted on · From legislative and judicial battles over school funding in Texas, to debate on area college campuses over how to implement the state’s new campus carry law, to oral arguments (again) before the Supreme Court over the use of affirmative action in college admissions, there were a lot of big developments in education here in Houston […]
Houston Matters
Why Do So Many Test Cases from Texas End Up at the Supreme Court?
Posted on · The U.S. Supreme Court last week (Dec. 8 and 9, 2015) heard oral arguments in two cases that stem from Texas. One, Evenwel v. Abbott, deals with how legislative districts are drawn – and it could have a profound effect on future elections. The other, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, deals with affirmative […]
Full Show
Texas Cases Before the Supreme Court: Friday’s Show (December 18, 2015)
Posted on · The U.S. Supreme Court last week (Dec. 8 and 9, 2015) heard oral arguments in two cases that stem from Texas. Evenwel v. Abbott deals with how legislative districts are drawn and could have a profound effect on future elections. Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin deals with the use of affirmative action in admissions decisions […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
Affirmative Action, Confederate License Plates & Gov. Perry’s Boots: The Good The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · From an appeals court ruling in favor of the University of Texas in an affirmative action lawsuit, to a ruling that favored a group wanting Texas to issue license plates that depict the Confederate flag, to Gov. Perry trading in his cowboy boots for more comfortable shoes: it’s The Good The Bad and The Ugly of […]