Posted on · Framber Valdez’s no-hitter wasn’t the only shutout Tuesday night. A unanimous vote by the Eagle Pass City Council may be a blow to Gov. Abbott, as we learn in this week's discussion of the week in politics.
Posted on · Gov. Abbott is refusing to remove buoys from the Rio Grande that the Justice Department says are illegal. So the Department of Justicie is suing.
Posted on · Houston Matters reviews recent developments in local, state, and national politics.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Under a confidential new plan, the new state-managed leadership at Houston ISD plans to base teacher pay on test scores by the 2025-26 school year.
Posted on · We learn why former Republican candidate for Harris County Judge, Alexandra del Moral Mealer, is formally contesting the results of the November election.
Posted on · On Friday's show: In recent years, Texas has launched numerous costly initiatives aimed at securing the U.S.-Mexico border. But what has Texas gotten in return for those measures? Plus, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week and learn about the new BIPOC Book Festival.
Posted on · On Friday's show: We learn about the latest delay in efforts to clean up a hazardous waste site. Plus, Houston will likely face stricter pollution standards to reduce smog. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · Migrants arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security push have been imprisoned for weeks or months waiting to appear before a judge. About 90 were finally to receive hearings this week, but court proceedings were canceled.
Posted on · The Department of Justice asked for a restraining order to keep Abbott from using state troopers to stop vehicles suspected of transporting migrants.
Posted on · "Operation Lone Star," as it's called, relies on a force of state troopers, National Guard and reinforcements from other red states. The mission is to curtail the migrants surging into the Rio Grande.
Posted on · On Monday's show: How the Biden administration is handling immigration issues so far, racial bias in facial recognition technology, answers to your pet care questions, and an update on Houston sports.
Posted on · Some Texas lawmakers want Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to sue the federal government over the state’s border security expenditures.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: A tentative settlement is reached in the lawsuit over the county's bail system, a new program aims to keeps kids out of the court system, lawmakers want Texas to sue the federal government over costs of securing the border, we discuss issues raised in the Hulu movie Culture Shock, and we hear stories from the integration of Texas football.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: How a border shutdown could affect the Texas economy, what Houston's climate will feel like in 60 years, and the latest on Houston sports.