Posted on · As Houston Matters prepares to celebrate its tenth anniversary, we explore political transformation in Houston and the nation since the show launched.
Posted on · Robert Gallegos, the lone openly LGBTQ member of Houston City Council, is term-limited and not eligible to run for reelection this year.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We learn what's unusual about this week’s Supreme Court ruling that temporarily blocked a Texas social media law from taking effect. And former Houston Mayor Annise Parker and former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett discuss how to improve our public discourse.
Posted on · On Friday's show: Reflecting on the devastation Tropical Storm Allison caused 20 years ago, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news.
Posted on · If the proposal makes it to the ballot, city council representatives could have the chance to put items up for consideration on the agenda.
Posted on · The organizers of the event --which gathered about 22,000 participants last year-- say they expect people from surrounding counties will also march
Posted on · Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker discusses the continuing relief efforts for hundreds who are currently sheltered at NRG Center.
Posted on · Congress could pass the first relief package for those hurt by Hurricane Harvey before the week is out.
Posted on · The mayor is responding to claims.
Posted on · On the 40th anniversary of the Anita Bryant Protests, we look back at the events and their significance to the LGBT community in Houston.
Posted on · (Above: An American classic car is seen parked in front of the capitol building in Havana. President Trump’s expected changes in policy toward Cuba could make it more difficult for Americans to visit the island and for U.S. companies to do business there. Photo: Javier Galeano/AP)Later today (Friday, June 16, 2017), President Trump is expected […]
Posted on · Former Mayors Annise Parker and Bill White say some homeowners didn’t use reimbursements they received to make those repairs.
Posted on · Last week (Dec. 12, 2016), Mayor Sylvester Turner announced he was creating an Office of New Americans and Immigrant Communities for the City of Houston. Mayor Turner said goal is to "improve access to city services for all Houstonians." And the mayor said the office will work as an information source for Houston's large immigrant […]
Posted on · It's been about a year since Annise Parker finished her time as Houston’s mayor. After her fellowship at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, she joined the faculty at Rice University. Even before her time in elective office, Mayor Parker was heavily engaged in LGBT activism here in Houston, and she’s returning to those roots, […]
Posted on · It's been about a year since Annise Parker finished her time as Houston’s mayor. After her fellowship at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, she joined the faculty at Rice University. Even before her time in elective office, Mayor Parker was heavily engaged in LGBT activism here in Houston, and she’s returning to those roots, […]