Posted on · As controller, the elected official acts as the city’s chief financial officer. Hollins is running against three other candidates for term-limited Chris Brown's seat.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: School vouchers, online sports betting, and efforts to pass a budget -- we talk through what is and what is not happening in the Texas Legislature in this week’s political roundup.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: What the City of Houston can afford in its budget, DJ Screw's influence on the Houston rap scene, and a Charlie Chaplin film gets a new soundtrack.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: The cumulative effect of COVID, teacher burnout, faculty and staff shortages, and political pressure on public education, and a conversation with actor Jason Lee about his new book of photography of Galveston.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Inside the county’s new vaccine system, a conversation with Jenn White of the program 1A, and previewing local events tied to the Sundance Film Festival.
Posted on · On today's show: Funeral services for George Floyd, City Controller Chris Brown answers questions about the city's finances, warm weather gardening advice, and a museum to honor Houston hip-hop.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Battling quarantine fatigue, City Controller Chris Brown, Texas farmers and COVID-19, and the life and work of Nobel Prize-winning Houston cancer researcher, Jim Allison.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: The Astros are hit with harsh punishments after their sign-stealing scandal. City Controller Chris Brown discusses the city's finances. We meet the new provost at Rice, an expert on the science of earthquakes. And we examine the financial and social challenges faced by small town America.
Posted on · Incumbent Chris Brown’s challenger said Brown benefited from a “shady real estate deal.” The controller is supposed to be the city’s financial watchdog.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We get an update on heavy rain and flooding, Controller Chris Brown discusses the city's next budget, we discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and we learn about competitive synchronized swimming.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: The cleanup continues at ITC. The city controller weighs in on the potential for layoffs. A report says the housing crisis puts Houstonians at risk for future flooding. A local veterinarian answers your pet care questions. And we learn about the Cougars' trip to the Sweet 16.
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on the stories from this week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · City controller Chris Brown had initially refused to sign off on the contract citing concerns of transparency
Posted on · Brown distinguished himself as an advocate for urban planning and pedestrians.
Posted on · Houston City Controller Chris Brown just launched the Harvey Recovery Oversight Committee. Its members are tasked with preventing fraud and waste.