City of Houston
Houston City Council Rejects Garbage Fee Proposal To Pay For Firefighter Raises
Posted on · Only Boykins voted in favor of the fees.
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Houston Matters
Full Show: No Knock Warrants, And Bringing The Arts To Juvenile Detention, (March 22, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: New rules for no-knock warrants, bringing the arts to at-risk youth, breaking down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the news, and an informal spelling bee.
News
Law Enforcement Initiative Nets 156 Parole Violators In Houston Region
Posted on · Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo says the plan is to conduct quarterly special operations focusing on felons who have violated the terms of their parole.
Houston Matters
Full Show: No-Knock Raids, And Unsung Civil Rights Leaders (Feb. 19, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: HPD ends the use of no-knock raids. We learn about some unsung Civil Rights activists. An art exhibit features work by adults with disabilities. And we reflect on what the film Reality Bites says about Houston, 25 years later.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Investigating An HPD Officer, And Former Astronaut Dave Williams (Feb. 18, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Investigating an HPD officer, former astronaut Dave Williams discusses his memoir, a local veterinarian answers your pet care questions, and we get an update on Houston sports.
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Houston Cop Who Led A Deadly Drug Raid May Have Lied About Informant
Posted on · Informants who have worked with the case agent deny having purchased heroin at the house located at 7815 Harding.
Texas
Houston Police Investigate Local Catholic Priest Accused Of Sexual Abuse
Posted on · The Special Victims Division is looking into Father John Keller. His name is included on the list of credibly accused clergy released by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
News
Harris County DA Says Her Request For More Prosecutors Has Been Politicized
Posted on · Criminal Justice reform groups have criticized Kim Ogg’s request to hire 102 new lawyers. They argue more people will be jailed, but the DA says her office needs more staff to handle a backlog of cases.
News
Acevedo Provides Details On Operation That Led To Shootout, Criticizes Tone Of Police Union President
Posted on · Joe Gamaldi, president of the HPOU, said Monday they would be keeping track of people who promote violence against the police.
News
Acevedo Releases Search Warrant Related To HPD Operation That Ended Up In Shootout
Posted on · The house at 7815 Harding Street had been under investigation for about two weeks.
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Police Officers Wounded Monday Are Stable, Harris County’s Skepticism On State’s Potential Non-Citizen Voter List, And Election To Replace Former State Representatives
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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Police Officers Wounded Monday Are Stable, HPD Releases Name Of Suspects
Posted on · The wounded officers were treated at Memorial Hermann Hospital. One of them has already been discharged.
Local
Acevedo Asks Houstonians To Be Vigilant To Help HPD Combat Human Trafficking
Posted on · January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In 2018, HPD made more than 1,000 arrests related to this kind of crime.
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HPD Announces Road Closures During Memorial Services For George H.W. Bush
Posted on · The closures will begin Wednesday at 11 a.m. and will conclude Thursday at 1 p.m.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Hearing On Ft. Bend Graves, And Rules For Holiday Driving (Nov. 19, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: The fate of nearly 100 historic graves in Ft. Bend County may be decided today. We learn about efforts to soften the noise from sonic booms off the Texas coast. We discuss the rules of the road for holiday travel. We hear from former Obama speechwriter David Litt. And Jeff Balke updates us on Houston sports.