Posted on · After Texas was rocked by back-to-back mass shootings, some of the state’s top Republican leaders promised change. Yet the legislative session that just wrapped moved in the opposite direction
Posted on · President Biden declared gun violence a public health crisis and a blemish on the nation in remarks at the White House Rose Garden on Thursday.
Posted on · Experts and listeners dialogue about gun violence in the US – from the high incidence of mass shootings to gun culture, mental health and legislation.
Posted on · On Monday's show: The one-year anniversary of the El Paso Walmart shooting, an edition of Houston Pet Peeves, and an update on sports.
Posted on · The partisan divide is real, but elected officials may have found some common ground on the issue of gun violence.
Posted on · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Lawmakers and businesses respond to the Odessa mass shooting, experts break down the week in politics, food writers discuss where they like to go for happy hour, and how prison shaped Ali Siddiq's comedy.
Posted on · Our local experts discuss the latest political news.
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: The Menninger Clinic's new president, the role of mental health in mass shootings, the weekly political roundup, highlights from Houston Restaurant Weeks, and answers from a local astronomer.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We discuss how Greater Houston has responded to weekend shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio. We learn how extreme weather affects our bodies long after it's over. We examine concerns over the 1-45 redevelopment project. And Jeff Balke updates us Houston sports.
Posted on · The popular semi-automatic rifle routinely comes under fire after mass shootings, but how do opponents justify a ban?
Posted on · Denise Slaughter and her family are involved in helping people like her attacker.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: The Houston Jewish community reacts to the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. Then, Houstonian Jeanne Celestine-Lakin tells her story of surviving the Rwandan genocide. Plus, we learn why Sam Houston State wants to launch a new medical school. And Houston-based baseball writer Jesus Ortiz wraps up the World Series for us.
Posted on · In time for the new school year, Mayor Turner’s Commission Against Gun Violence announced its recommendations
Posted on · In a medical journal article, a group of medical and law enforcement professionals recommend an addition to the conventional ‘run, hide, fight’