Posted on · The FY 2024 budget includes a 3% pay raise for municipal workers, including police, and a 6% raise for firefighters. This would be the fire department’s third pay raise in three years.
Posted on · In a two-hour special edition of Houston Matters, we share some highlights from our first ten years, including some of the team’s favorite reports and conversations, famous voices you’ve heard, and great musical moments.
Posted on · "The only thing to sober you up is time. So any time there a lessened time, it's more of a chance that you're behind the wheel intoxicated."
Posted on · The Rockets finished with the NBA’s worst record in each of his first two seasons as they traded or released all their established stars to embark on a complete rebuild.
Posted on · The proposed initiative as it stands has identified six neighborhoods that would qualify as conservation districts: Independence Heights, Magnolia Park/Manchester, Acres Homes, Pleasantville, Freedmen's Town, and Piney Point.
Posted on · Houston Matters ponders the greater good and what we're willing to do to achieve it, which is the central theme of M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film.
Posted on · Houston Matters considers how we contend with self-destructive behaviors in our own lives and those of our loved ones.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: The Supreme Court is considering affirmative action, we hear from incumbent County Judge Lina Hidalgo, we'll meet the President of UH-Downtown, and we learn about music in "just intonation."
Posted on · There are over 20 pages of races and referenda for Harris County voters to decide on this year.
Posted on · Some local lawmakers are against a law that could prevent drinking and driving, according to one advocate for accountability in DWIs.
Posted on · Money from the recently passed infrastructure bill will also help modernize bathrooms and fund other projects at Houston's two airports.
Posted on · As the drought takes its toll on water levels across Texas, experts warn that changes need to occur with usage and conservation.
Posted on · The CDC's recommendations no longer requires quarantining if exposed to the virus, or screenings for symptoms.
Posted on · Rice University's Richard Stoll said the odds of a prisoner swap are in Griner's favor, but he remains concerned about the basketball star's well-being.
Posted on · It could be as late as 2042 before Galveston Bay's coastal barrier project is completed.