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Electoral College Debate, Jobs and Robots, and Houston’s Municipalities: Tuesday’s Show (December 6, 2016)

Posted on December 6, 2016 ·

Tags Bunker Hill Village city limits city of houston Congressman Gene Green Constitutional amendment Democrats electoral college houston Hunters Creek Village Josh Blackman landlocked Maggie Martin Michael Hagerty Moshe Vardi municipalities pasadena rice university robots science South Houston South Texas College of Law Houston technology University Place vote X artificial intelligence

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Energy & Environment

Flooding, pollution more likely to occur in Houston minority communities

Duaa Faquih

Posted on June 30, 2022 · Land-based contamination and rising floodwaters make Houston’s inner-city communities more vulnerable to pollution in the next 30 years.

Tags contamination magnolia park pollution Second Ward South Houston

Politics

Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Ximena Bustillo, NPR

Posted on June 30, 2022 · Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's first Supreme Court pick, has been sworn in as the 116th justice. She is the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.

Tags Democrats Joe Biden john roberts Ketanji Brown Jackson Mitt Romney stephen breyer thurgood marshall U.S. Senate U.S. Supreme Court

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The ramifications of overturning Roe v. Wade – what it means for women’s health, and what it means for Texas

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on June 24, 2022 · Today, in an in-depth discussion with legal experts, we hear from those who identify as "abortion rights advocates" and "abortion rights opponents".

Tags abortion law abortion rights Amy O'Donnell anti-abortion rights Charles "Rocky" Rhodes dobbs v. jackson women's health pro-choice pro-life South Texas College of Law Houston Texas AG Ken Paxton Texas Alliance for Life U.S. Supreme Court Vanessa Gilmore

Houston Matters

Remembering the Shamrock Hotel — and what it changed about historic preservation in Houston

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 22, 2022 · The iconic Houston hotel was demolished 35 years ago this month.

Tags Glenn McCarthy historic preservation history Jeff Lindemann Jim Parsons Michael Hagerty Shamrock Hotel

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