Houston Matters
Leaving Houston because of extreme weather: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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Houston Matters
High-speed police chases (Sept. 14, 2023)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We discuss an uptick in high-speed car chases involving HPD officers that have left bystanders injured, according to an investigation by the Houston Chronicle. And we learn the latest on the Houston housing market.
Police
Houston police officers suspended after crashing into bystander during vehicle pursuit
Posted on · Two Houston police officers struck and injured the driver of a vehicle in Southwest Houston while chasing another vehicle early Thursday.
Houston Matters
HPD’s report on the Astroworld tragedy (July 31, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: The Houston Police Department has released its report on the Astroworld concert tragedy in 2021 that left ten people dead. News 88.7's Lucio Vasquez walks us through what's in the 1,266-page report.
Police
Houston Police Department veterans suspended following arrests for DWI, assault
Posted on · Sgt. Stephen Childers, 59, was arrested at the end of his shift Wednesday and charged with driving while intoxicated. Officer Stephen Martinez, 52, is accused of assaulting his girlfriend early Thursday morning.
I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 2: The Reign Check [Encore]
Posted on · Houston pastors reveal surprising revelations a year after Floyd’s death. This episode is an encore of the May 21, 2021 original broadcast.
Houston
Houston’s Bissonnet Track being blockaded at night to curb prostitution
Posted on · The Houston Police Department last week began putting up nightly barricades on a stretch of Bissonnet Street in Southwest Houston that is known to be a hub for prostitution and human trafficking.
Police
Houston police officer fatally shoots man accused of wielding knife, complaining about loud music at graduation party
Posted on · The weekend shooting in the Northside area marked the second time this month that a Houston Police Department officer used deadly force while responding to a disturbance call.
Local
Delano Burkes death: Family of Houston-area man still seeking answers after inconclusive autopsy results
Posted on · Burkes, 26, was found dead in the Houston Ship Channel in November, about two weeks after he was reporting missing following a night out in the Heights.
Houston Matters
New film explores crime and gentrification in Houston’s ‘Chinatown’
Posted on · Alief native and filmmaker Quoc Tan Ly Huynh's "Chinatown" takes its inspiration from a 2018 illegal gambling ring exposed in Houston's Chinatown neighborhood.
Houston
Houston police: Gun thefts from cars in 2023 already outpacing previous years
Posted on · Police said vehicles "advertising" having a gun makes them likely targets for thefts.
Houston Matters
How Houston police are trained (Jan. 31, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: In the aftermath of the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, we take a closer look at how police officers are trained in Houston and how that has changed in recent years.
Houston
Houston PD provides meals, blankets, heaters to seniors ahead of chilly holiday weekend
Posted on · With freezing temperatures in Houston over the next few days, seniors were given blankets, space heaters, and other household essentials to help them get through the cold safely.
BREAKING
An officer was shot at a southeast Houston gas station, HPD says
Posted on · HPD says the incident occurred at 14800 Gulf Freeway at Astoria.
Astroworld
Gov. Abbott’s concert safety task force finds 5 key factors led to Astroworld incident
Posted on · Abbott's Task Force on Concert Safety found permitting and lack of risk assessment, among other themes, contributed to the loss of 10 lives in November.