City of Houston
Does Your Houston City Council Member Support Paid Sick Leave? We Asked
Posted on · Here's how city council members did or did not respond to requests for comment on paid sick leave.
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Election 2020
Dallas County Asks For Super Tuesday Recount After Discovering It Missed Some Ballots
Posted on · In a petition filed late Friday in state district court, the county is now seeking to perform a recount of backup paper ballots.
Houston Matters
Crazy Rodeo Food, And The Leaning Tower Of Dallas: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Press
The Texas Newsroom Announces Full Editorial Staff
Posted on · With the addition of two new editors, The Texas Newsroom plans for innovative, robust election coverage
Politics
With Impeachment Inquiry Looming, Trump Comes To Texas, Rips Into Democrats
Posted on · Former Congressman Beto O'Rourke held a counter rally and talked about issues from climate change to LGBTQ rights.
Politics
Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen Offered Media Access To Empower Texans, Suggested It Target Certain Republicans, Recording Shows
Posted on · Bonnen also spoke disparagingly about multiple Democrats, calling one House member “vile” and suggesting that another’s “wife’s gonna be really pissed when she learns he’s gay.”
News
Dallas Cop Gets 10 Years In Prison For Killing Her Neighbor
Posted on · Amber Guyger didn’t appear to show much reaction as the judge read the sentence. The jury could have sentenced her to up to life in prison or as little as two years.
Top Stories
Easier Voting Process In Harris County, Jury Convicts Amber Guyger For Fatally Shooting Neighbor, Request For Presidential Disaster Declaration After Imelda, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
News
Jury Convicts Ex Dallas Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Neighbor
Posted on · The jury had the options to convict Amber Guyger of murder, manslaughter or could have chosen to acquit.
News
Trial Begins For Former Dallas Cop Who Fatally Shot Neighbor
Posted on · Prosecutors contend Amber Guyger was distracted by a conversation with a colleague. Her attorneys argue she fired in self-defense believing that Botham Jean was a burglar.
Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott Suggests Improving Voluntary Background Checks For Person-To-Person Gun Sales
Posted on · Abbott stopped short of saying the Legislature should make the background checks mandatory.
Top Stories
Texas Still Has Highest Percentage Of Uninsured In US, Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens Dies At Age 91, And America Vows To ‘Never Forget’ 9/11
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
News
Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens Dies At Age 91
Posted on · Pickens was surrounded by friends and family when he died of natural causes under hospice care at his Dallas home, according to a spokesman.
Press
Texas Public Radio Stations and NPR Launch Collaborative Statewide Newsroom
Posted on · Public radio stations across Texas are teaming with NPR to increase coverage of statewide issues and boost reporting from underserved regions, including the border with Mexico.
Texas
Jury Selection Set To Begin In Case Of Ex-Dallas Cop Who Killed Black Neighbor
Posted on · The defense team for the white former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black neighbor last September is expected to argue she was defending herself and the killing was a mistake.