News
The fight over how to memorialize the Sugar Land 95 takes its toll on the group’s biggest advocate
Posted on · Research on the cemetery is finally made public, and the findings aren’t just surprising — they’re unbelievable.
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Podcasts
Relocate or rebury? How the final resting place of the Sugar Land 95 played out in court
Posted on · The fight of the century is unfolding in Sugar Land. Should the remains of the Sugar Land 95 be moved so construction on Fort Bend ISD's new school could continue as planned? Or should they be reburied where they were found?
Podcasts
Bones were discovered in an unmarked cemetery in Texas. Who gets to decide what happens to them?
Posted on · As archeologists uncover more graves, a new person is added to the team — one who specializes in studying human remains. After a few months, she thinks she knows who these people might be.
Podcasts
Crews unearthed a historic Texas cemetery. Five years later, bodies still haven’t been ID’d
Posted on · After years of planning, contractors finally break ground on the site of a new school in Sugar Land. But the very next day, someone shows up with a warning: Be on the lookout for bodies.
I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 46: Sugar Land Not So Sweet [Encore]
Posted on · Social Studies Super Hero, Chassidy Olainu-Alade, serves as our I SEE U Tour Guide of ‘Sugar Land 95,’ a new exhibit that highlights a new form of slavery the city of Sugar Land, a popular Houston-area suburb, may not be so proud of. This episode is an encore of the April 30th, 2021 broadcast.
I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 46: Sugar Land Not So Sweet
Posted on · Social Studies Super Hero, Chassidy Olainu-Alade, serves as our I SEE U Tour Guide of 'Sugar Land 95,' a new exhibit that highlights a new form of slavery the city of Sugar Land, a popular Houston-area suburb, may not be so proud of
Houston Matters
A Fond Farewell To Houston Matters Producer Maggie Martin
Posted on · The longtime producer reflects on the stories that affected her the most.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Political Roundup, New Restaurants, And The Battleship Texas (Feb. 6, 2019)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Sugar Land convict remains, the latest political news, the best new restaurants, and a tour of the Battleship Texas.
News
Rice Archive Catalogs Fort Bend Advocate’s Efforts to Preserve Convict Leasing History
Posted on · "A lot of people don’t know about this history, so future historians will be interested to learn how did greater awareness of this history come about and what did it take?," Rice professor Caleb McDaniel said
Full Show
Conversations We’re Thankful For: Tuesday’s Show (November 22, 2016)
Posted on · On today’s show we’re doing a sort of not-so-secret Santa. Members of the Houston Matters team drew each other’s names at random, and, throughout this hour, they’ll present examples of another producer’s work that they’re thankful for. To get things started, Michael Hagerty selected a recent conversation between Paige Phelps and Dr. Stephen Klineberg of […]
Houston Matters
Slavery By Another Name: The History of Convict Leasing in Texas
Posted on · Rice University recently displayed a small exhibit on a subject of Texas history you may not be aware of: convict leasing – the use of prison labor right after the Civil War. Historians say it predominately affected African Americans. Houston Matters producer Maggie Martin reports on the past and present implications of the convict lease […]
Full Show
Highway Fonts and Convict Leasing: Wednesday’s Show (March 23, 2016)
Posted on · Highway signs are carefully regulated. They have to be a certain height and color. Most importantly, of course, they have to be as legible as possible, and that’s why there are standard rules for lettering. Back in 2004, Texas and some other states opted to use a new, independently designed font called Clearview instead of […]