Red, White & Blue
WATCH: How Will Houston Spend Harvey Recovery Funding?
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Hurricane Harvey
Drainage Improvements Among Houstonian’s Priorities For Recovery Funding
Posted on · Houston's housing department expects to finalize an agreement with state and federal officials within the next few weeks.
News
Ted Cruz Stands Against Trump On Defunding The International Space Station
Posted on · Cruz says defunding the ISS would be 'irresponsible'
Education News
A&M Expert Has Educators Asking: If Kansas Schools Need $2 Billion, How Much Do Texas’ Need?
Posted on · Texas A&M University professor Lori Taylor stunned Kansas lawmakers by recommending they increase their school funding by 44 percent. But what does that mean for Texas?
News
States Seek More Federal Funding For Opioid Treatment, Not More Promises
Posted on · The Trump administration has talked about prioritizing the opioid crisis, but states have seen little in the way of new resources. And, in some states, getting into treatment is becoming even harder.
News
After Federal Probe, Parents Say Texas Districts Lack Funding, Staff To Help Kids With Dyslexia
Posted on · A federal report said Texas policy on how to serve students with dyslexia violates federal law. State officials say the policy was originally created to address a gap in federal law.
Houston Matters
How Does The Latest Attempt To Overhaul School Funding Compare To Others?
Posted on · A new state commission is holding its first meeting on changing the way public schools are funded in Texas. But how is this attempt to overhaul the system different from those in the past -- and will it work?
Healthcare
Clinics In Low-Income Houston Neighborhoods Sue For Continued Funding
Posted on · Central Care's loss of the grant has ignited fears that some currently serviced by the network will no long be able to access healthcare
Houston Matters
West Houston Association Joins Call For Flood Mitigation Funding
Posted on · We talk with members of the West Houston Association about what flood mitigation projects they'd like to see happen and where funding would come from.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Political Roundup, And Flood Mitigation Projects (Dec. 13, 2017)
Posted on · On Wednesday’s Houston Matters: Our political experts break down the week’s big political stories. We learn about the West Houston Association's call for federal, state, and local funding for future flood mitigation projects. And Houston Grand Opera premieres a new holiday production, The House Without a Christmas Tree.
Houston Matters
Will Congress Renew CHIP Before Texas Funding Runs Out?
Posted on · Insurance coverage for more than 390,000 Texas children and pregnant women is in jeopardy. Patrick Bresette, executive director of the Children's Defense Fund’s Texas office, joins us to discuss how the CHIP program works, its history, and what hurdles remain to its reauthorization.
Houston Matters
Should Beloved Arts School Be Renamed Kinder HSPVA?
Posted on · (Above: The current campus of HSPVA — the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Construction is underway for the school’s new downtown campus, which is set to open to students in late 2018. Photo: Michael Hagerty, Houston Public Media) Last fall, the HISD’s board approved changing the name of its flagship arts high […]
Texas
Texas Senate Approves Its Budget, Shifting School Costs To Local Taxpayer
Posted on · The Texas Senate passed budget that would shift $1.8 billion in public education costs to local taxpayers.
Houston Matters
State Funding for Higher Education Shrinks as Families Face Increases in College Tuition
Posted on · A new series from The Texas Tribune highlights the struggles Texans face in paying for college in the state – and also the struggle the state faces in funding its public colleges and universities. Reporter Matthew Watkins joins us to discuss what the Tribune has found out about both plights and how it all affects […]
Education News
Advocates Seeking More State Pre-K Funding Worry Budget-Minded Lawmakers Won’t Budge
Posted on · The Texas Education Agency wants lawmakers to double the money they approved to expand pre-K programs last legislative session, but some worry that...