Weather
Racial Inequities Emerge As Houston Recovers From Last Week’s Winter Storm
Posted on · Already devastated by COVID-19, the winter storm is another blow to Houston's communities of color.
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Harris County
Baytown City Council Will Vote On Changing Offensive Lake Name
Posted on · The city council will consider a resolution on renaming Lake Negrohead to Lake Henry Doyle at its meeting Thursday.
Houston
Here’s How Houston-Area Representatives Voted On Trump’s Latest Impeachment
Posted on · The final "yes" votes to impeach included every Houston Democrat, and no Texas Republicans.
Texas
All 13 Texas Democrats In The U.S. House Have Called For Impeaching Donald Trump After Wednesday’s Riot
Posted on · House leadership said it "will move forward with impeachment,” if Vice President Mike Pence does not invoke the U.S. Constitution’s 25th Amendment to remove Trump.
Houston Matters
Congressman Al Green Answers Your Questions (Dec. 22, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Rep. Green answers listener questions about issues facing Greater Houston, and John Holiday, finalist on The Voice, talks about his singing career.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: George Floyd March (June 2, 2020)
Posted on · Live coverage of the march and rally in downtown Houston honoring George Floyd, along with discussion of racial inequities with a state representative and a business expert
Local
Deal To Rebury “Sugar Land 95” May Be Falling Apart
Posted on · Fort Bend County Judge KP George says the reinterment needs court approval, but Fort Bend ISD disputes the need for judicial oversight.
Immigration
Houston-Area Man Returns Home After Sudden Deportation In 2017
Posted on · Jose Escobar was cheered on by friends and family when he arrived back to Houston Monday.
News
Texas Reps Oppose Rule To Deny Housing Assistance To Some Immigrant Households
Posted on · 23 Members of Congress have asked HUD Secretary Ben Carson to withdraw his proposal to change The Housing and Community Development Act of 1980.
Politics
Texas Congressman Al Green Will Force Trump Impeachment Vote, Defying Nancy Pelosi
Posted on · The Houston Democrat previously forced an impeachment vote on the House floor in late 2017, when Republicans held the majority. It was soundly defeated by a 364-58 margin.
News
Fort Bend ISD Halts Litigation Over Sugar Land 95, Remains Likely To Be Reinterred
Posted on · Community members and elected officials have asked the school district to rebury the remains at the site where they were discovered a year ago.
Immigration
Congressman Al Green Introduces Bill To Help Deported Husband Of Constituent
Posted on · Green said he wants to reunite families like that of Jose Escobar, who was deported last year and now lives in El Salvador
News
Congressman Al Green Visits El Salvador To Meet Deported Houston Man
Posted on · The meeting took place in the same airport where Jose Escobar called his wife last March to tell her he had been deported.
News
Texas Democrats React With Outrage To Trump’s ‘Shithole’ Comment —Al Green Calls For Impeachment
Posted on · After President Donald Trump reportedly questioned why the United States should offer protections to immigrants from "shithole" countries, Democrats and some Republicans from Texas expressed outrage. One Democratic congressman from Houston said he'd push for impeachment
News
Al Green Pushes Vote On Trump Impeachment. It Didn’t Succeed
Posted on · Rep. Al Green forced a vote Wednesday on the controversial measure. It failed overwhelmingly and went against party leaders' wishes, as Democrats struggle to deal with an issue that animates its base