Town Square
Town Square: Getting Ready To Vote (Sept. 23, 2020)
Posted on · We spend an hour with experts to answer your voting questions and concerns.
Tag: election
Election 2020
Texas’ Latino Vote Might Be Harder To Predict Heading Into This Year’s Presidential Election
Posted on · Latinos in Texas will be heading to the polls as a pandemic continues to disproportionately affect their communities. Experts say that means Latino voters could be more distracted than usual – but they also have more to lose.
Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Houston Matters: The Week In Politics, And The Health Of Galveston Bay (Sept. 16, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Harris County Commissioners Court voted on Tuesday on its toll system and a vaping lawsuit, we discuss the week in politics, a look at the latest Galveston Bay Report Card, and Houston Botanic Garden prepares for it's grand opening.
Party Politics
Party Politics: Ballot’s in the Mail?
Posted on · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
Town Square
Town Square: The Challenges Facing Voters for Election 2020 (August 31, 2020)
Posted on · Experts discuss concerns about our voting system in the upcoming election.
Election 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Texas Democrats’ Effort To Expand Voting By Mail During Pandemic
Posted on · The high court declined to immediately reinstate a federal judge's order that would have allowed all Texans to request absentee ballots if they fear catching COVID-19 at crowded polling places.
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Houston Matters: Supreme Court Ruling Protects LGBTQ Employees, And Interim County Clerk Chris Hollins (June 16, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: A Supreme Court ruling is a win for LGBTQ rights advocates, interim Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins answers questions, and we discuss recent media coverage of COVID-19 and protests over police brutality.
Texas
Texas Voters Sue Over Age Restrictions For Mail-In Ballots
Posted on · The voters — all between the ages of 18 and 28 — want the courts to rule that the state's age restriction for voting-by-mail, which limits eligibility to those 65 and older, violates constitutional protections.
Election 2020
Obama Officially Endorses Biden For President
Posted on · Former President Barack Obama, who had previously stayed out of the 2020 fray, endorsed his former vice president in a video released on Tuesday.
Politics
Texas Democrats Sue The State To Keep Straight-Ticket Voting In 2020
Posted on · In a federal lawsuit filed in Laredo, Democrats claim the move to end straight-ticket voting is unconstitutional and intentionally discriminates against Hispanic and black voters.
Houston Matters
Monday’s Show: New Election Poll, And Migrating To Prison (Feb. 24, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: A new survey on the Democratic Presidential and Senate races, the practice of imprisoning undocumented immigrants, answers to your pet care questions, and an update on sports.
Election 2020
New Texas Election Process Has Democrats Expecting Delay In Super Tuesday Delegate Totals
Posted on · More than half of Texas' Democratic presidential delegates in the March 3 primary will be determined by vote totals in state Senate districts. The Texas Secretary of State has told Democratic leaders it won't have those numbers on election night.
Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Show: Election Poll, And The Science Of Affection (Dec. 11, 2019)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: A new poll looks at the mayoral runoff, our weekly political roundup, how affectionate communication can be good for your health, and Deva Mahal performs.
Next Question
Next Question (Ep 7): Holiday Political Update, Sheryl Lee Ralph, The Irishman, and Mattiel
Posted on · Ernie Manouse talks World AIDS Day, better communication, films we are thankful for, and the hosts of Party Politics - Brandon Rottinghaus & Jeronimo Cortina
Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Show: Election Wrap Up, Hidden Gem Restaurants (Nov. 6, 2019)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Election results and analysis, food writers' favorite hidden gem restaurants, and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.