Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Special Election Results, And Battling Over A Shutdown
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
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Houston Matters
Full Show: We Preview Tonight’s Cruz– O’Rourke Debate, And The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of The Week’s News (Sept. 21, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We preview tonight's Cruz, O'Rourke debate, what and how cybersecurity has evolved, and we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of it all. Plus, The City Hall Farmers Market is back for the fall season.
Elections
Solid Majority Favors Proposed Harvey Flood Bond, UH Survey Finds
Posted on · More than half of surveyed Harris County residents said they will vote for the $2.5 billion bond package, while just 10 percent said they will vote no.
Houston Matters
Survey Aims To Track Long-Term, Human Effects Of Harvey
Posted on · Researchers will record what recovery looks like for individuals and neighborhoods -- along with public opinion regarding policies that could help prepare for future disasters.
Hurricane Harvey
UH, Rice Launch Five-Year Survey To Track Post-Harvey Recovery
Posted on · Jim Granato, executive director of the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs, says the study could help improve the response to future storms and floods
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Flynn Resigns and the NFL Weighs in on the ‘Bathroom Bill’
Posted on · On our weekly political roundup, we discuss the latest happenings at the Texas Legislature and talk about what's happening in politics on the national level that could impact Houston. Some topics we’ll address include: President Trump’s news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu The resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn Potential points of […]
Houston Matters
Seriously Now — is Texas Really in Play This Election?
Posted on · Six weeks ago the Washington Post unveiled a poll on the U.S. presidential race, which found Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton neck and neck in Texas. It was, frankly, hard to believe. No other major poll had shown such a result. So, we brought the paper’s polling manager on to explain the methodology […]
Full Show
Texas Election Survey and Grace Hopper Conference: Thursday’s Show (October 20, 2016)
Posted on · Six weeks ago the Washington Post unveiled a poll on the U.S. presidential race, which found Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton neck and neck in Texas. It was, frankly, hard to believe. No other major poll had shown such a result. So, we brought the paper’s polling manager on to explain the methodology […]