Local
Houstonians Urged To Participate In State Flood Planning Process
Posted on · Texas Water Development Board officials hosted a town hall about how to spend almost $800 million in flood mitigation funding.
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Energy & Environment
Flood Planning Town Halls Are Happening Across Texas This Month — But Houston Wasn’t Originally On The List
Posted on · Meetings on the first-ever statewide flood plan were scheduled in places like Tyler, Bastrop and Tomball throughout August, but Houston was notably missing from the schedule.
Texas
2 Democrats Headed To Runoff To Replace Alvarado, Democrat Wins Special Election To Replace Pickett
Posted on · There were special elections Tuesday to fill vacant state House seats in Houston and El Paso.
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Police Officers Wounded Monday Are Stable, Harris County’s Skepticism On State’s Potential Non-Citizen Voter List, And Election To Replace Former State Representatives
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Police Officer Shooting Update, And Uncovering Who Murdered A CIA Agent (Jan. 29, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn the latest on five police officers injured in a shooting Monday evening. We discuss the role of religion on college campuses. A Houston lawyer uncovers the truth about the murder of a CIA agent. And we meet some Actors From the London Stage.
Politics
8 File In Special Election To Replace Carol Alvarado; 3 Sign Up For Joe Pickett’s Seat
Posted on · There will be special elections on Jan. 29 in two Texas House districts to fill vacant seats, and the filing deadline was 5 p.m. Thursday.
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Special Election Results, And Battling Over A Shutdown
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Politics
State Rep. Carol Alvarado Wins Special Election for Senate District 6
Posted on · Alvarado polled just over 50 percent of the vote in the four-way contest.
Politics
UPDATE: Governor Abbott Calls Special Election To Replace Sylvia Garcia In Texas State Senate
Posted on · Earlier this year, the Texas Governor had rejected a resignation letter from Garcia.
Texas Elections 2018
Two House Democrats Say They’ll Run To Replace Sylvia Garcia In The Texas Senate
Posted on · Houston Democrat Sylvia Garcia hasn't yet stepped down from her Texas Senate seat after winning her congressional primary Tuesday, but Houston state Reps. Ana Hernandez and Carol Alvarado have already said they plan to run for it
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UPDATE: Representatives Ana Hernandez And Carol Alvarado Announce Plans To Replace Sylvia Garcia In Texas Senate
Posted on · Hernandez could become the first former undocumented immigrant elected as a member of the Texas Senate
News
Bush And Turner Criticize Congress For Delay In Approving Harvey Relief Package
Posted on · The Land Commissioner and the Mayor testified before the Texas House Urban Affairs Committee during a hearing that was held in Houston
News
Carol Alvarado Also Rules Out Trying To Succeed Gene Green In Congress
Posted on · After Armando Walle’s decision, she is the second Hispanic politician who rules out running for Texas’ 29th Congressional District in the 2018 mid-term election
Texas
WATCH: Art of Leadership – Recovery + Rebuilding
Posted on · Even after the waters of Harvey have receded, there is still much work left to be done...
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Houston Matters Weekend for October 8, 2016
Posted on · Recently, News 88.7’s Gail Delaughter noted how often she hears folks ask “why can’t Houston be more like” a city where they used to live, particularly when it comes to transportation and mass transit. We talk about such examples with Gail, as well as the city’s planning director Patrick Walsh, and Ryan Holeywell from the […]