Tag: environmental movement

Houston Matters

Where districts put new schools (Nov. 14, 2023)

Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We discuss how districts identify where to place new schools in light of controversy over one such decision in Tomball ISD. And we get an update on plans to renovate and reopen the River Oaks Theatre.

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Immigrant voters in Texas, and how a book sparked the environmental movement of the ’60s (Nov. 4, 2022)

Posted on · On Friday's show: Statistics show immigrant voters now represent 11 percent of the electorate in Texas. We discuss how the electorate has changed in the state in the last decade. And Douglas Brinkley explains how one book helped spark the environmental movement of the 1960s and 70s.