Posted on · From a delay (again) in the vote over the proposed Houston Equal Rights Ordinance; to a meeting of the minds (again) over the future of the Astrodome; to more non-recurring events like flat home sales and a James Beard Foundation award granted to a Houston chef: we take the week’s Houston news and turn it […]
Posted on · The Houston City Council is delaying a vote on a proposed Equal Rights Ordinance for another two weeks. Council members did vote Wednesday on a number of amendments to the ordinance, including one that would eventually apply the ordinance to companies with 15 or more workers, drawn down, over time, from 50. We discuss what […]
Posted on · The Houston City Council is delaying a vote on a proposed Equal Rights Ordinance for another two weeks. Councilmembers did vote Wednesday on a number of amendments to the ordinance, including one that would eventually apply the ordinance to companies with 15 or more workers, drawn down, over time, from 50. On this edition of […]
Posted on · The Houston city council is delaying a vote on the proposed Equal Rights Ordinance by one week while members review various amendments to the measure. The proposal would ban discrimination based on sex, race, age, and religion, and expand anti-bias protections for gay and transgender residents. The ordinance would apply to private businesses, housing, city […]
Posted on · The Houston City Council Wednesday delayed for a week a vote on the proposed Equal Rights Ordinance, while members review various amendments to the proposed measure. If approved, the ordinance would ban discrimination based on sex, race, age, and religion, and expand anti-bias protections for gay and transgender residents. It would apply to private businesses, […]
Posted on · Tomorrow Houston council members will consider what to do about a bleeding budget in the Houston Fire Department. HFD is projected to be more than $8 million over budget by the end of the fiscal year.
Posted on · The Houston City Councilâs back in session but, aside from Mayor Parker, there are just two women on the council, the fewest in 15 years. Itâs also the first time in a quarter century that a minority woman does not have a seat on the city council. What, if anything, do we make of this? […]
Posted on · Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is in Houston today. Perhaps no other Obama administration official, save for President Obama himself, has been on the firing line more amid the troubled roll-out of the final phase of the Affordable Care Act. On today's Houston Matters, we'll have details on the Secretary's visit, and on […]
Posted on · Itâs okay. You can admit it. You just now realized thereâs an election tomorrow, and, well, you havenât really been paying attention. Yeah, there have been the requisite ads on TV and the radio â youâve been tuning them out. Look, we get it. Youâve been busy. And frankly, those political ads can wear you […]
Posted on · It's going to cost you more to take an ambulance ride here in Houston. Houston City Council approved a $13.00-per-mile fee for ambulance service on top of the base charges already in place. It's the city's attempt to soften the financial blow it takes from people who can't afford to pay for the service.