Texas
More Texas Companies Are Improving The Workplace For LGBTQ Employees
Posted on · Twenty-eight Texas-based companies were among those deemed by the Human Rights Campaign as the best places to work for LGBTQ equality.
Tag: equal rights
News
Houston Lags Behind Other Major Texas Cities in LGBT-Friendliness
Posted on · Houston is still doing better than the national average in LGBT-friendly policies, according to a new report by an advocacy group.
Houston Matters
Modern Misogyny: Sexual Harassment Still an Issue in the Workplace
Posted on · Dr. Kristin Anderson discusses what feminism looks like in a “post-feminist” society in her book, Modern Misogyny.
News
A Potential Showdown Between Cities And The State Over Equal Rights
Posted on · The 2017 state legislative session will include another attempt to nullify LGBT non-discrimination laws in cities across Texas.
Full Show
LGBT Friendliness, James Douglas, and The Full Menu: Wednesday’s Show (November 2, 2016)
Posted on · The Human Rights Campaign, a civil rights organization promoting LGBTQ equality, recently unveiled a sort of equality scorecard, which found Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio all fare better than Houston when it comes to being LGBTQ friendly. And it’s not just because the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance was voted down last year. On […]
Politics
Supreme Court Upholds Texas ‘1 Person, 1 Vote’ Standard For Electoral Districts
Posted on · The 8-0 decision is expected to benefit urban districts with large Latino populations over rural, more conservative ones.
News
Pastors Opposed To Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Announce Appeal Of Judge’s Ruling
Posted on · An attorney who represents the City of Houston predicts the city will again prevail in the ongoing legal fight over gay rights.
Full Show
Your Questions for the Mayor: Friday’s Show (April 10, 2015)
Posted on · Houston Mayor Annise Parker joins us to field your questions on today’s Houston Matters. While she does so from time to time, this will be her first visit of 2015. Among the developments since her last appearance in November of 2014: The rejection of one Houston Equal Rights Ordinance petition challenge was heard in court, […]
News
Judge Issues Ruling In Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Case
Posted on · Now the counting begins.
News
Judge, Lawyers Discuss Jury Verdict In Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Case
Posted on · Lawyers were back in court Thursday for a hearing on Houston's Equal Rights Ordinance. This about a week after the jury reached a verdict.
News
Houston Equal Rights Ordinance: How Did It Wind Up In Court?
Posted on · The jury is set to continue deliberating Monday in the trial challenging Houston's equal rights ordinance. That got us thinking: How did we get here again?
News
Jury Deliberation Underway In Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Trial
Posted on · The jury concluded its first day of deliberations Thursday without a verdict. The key question before the panel is whether the city should have accepted more signatures on a petition to challenge the ordinance.
News
Ex-City Attorney Feldman, Forensic Expert Testify In Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Trial
Posted on · On Tuesday, an expert for the city explained some of the reasons why Houston officials rejected the petition seeking to overturn the new law.
Bauer Business Focus
Matthew Festa On Texas Legislative Efforts To Override Local Governments
Posted on · Festa is a professor of law at South Texas College of Law in Houston.
Houston Matters
Previewing the Trial Over Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance
Posted on · Jury selection begins Monday, with opening statements to follow Tuesday, in the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance trial in Harris County District Judge Robert Schafferâs courtroom. Opponents of the ordinance allege the city wrongly invalidated thousands of signatures on their petition for a referendum on the law. Last week, Judge Schaffer granted the plaintiffâs request for […]