Posted on · The Houston Democrat was on her feet speaking, not allowed to sit or lean against her desk, and unable to take bathroom breaks or drink water, since Wednesday evening. Her effort was more of a symbolic gesture than an attempt to block passage of the bill.
Posted on · Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, spent years negotiating with industry groups to get new regulations placed on the chemical industry after the ITC fire in 2019. The bill has passed both chambers, but small changes need to be ironed out before it is sent to Gov. Greg Abbott.
Posted on · Officials from federal, state, and county government, as well as representatives with unemployment and small-business agencies, answer listeners' questions related to COVID-19.
Posted on · Texas Water Development Board officials hosted a town hall about how to spend almost $800 million in flood mitigation funding.
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.
Posted on · There were special elections Tuesday to fill vacant state House seats in Houston and El Paso.
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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.
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.
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · Alvarado polled just over 50 percent of the vote in the four-way contest.
Posted on · Earlier this year, the Texas Governor had rejected a resignation letter from Garcia.
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
Posted on · Hernandez could become the first former undocumented immigrant elected as a member of the Texas Senate
Posted on · The Land Commissioner and the Mayor testified before the Texas House Urban Affairs Committee during a hearing that was held in Houston