Posted on · A Pearland teen is speaking out after a majority of her peers responded to a survey saying they thought about self harm. The findings are in line with what mental health professionals are saying: teens are facing a mental health crisis.
Posted on · The Brazoria County Health Department is investigating the case
Posted on · (Above: As a high school senior, Mike Floyd was elected to the Pearland ISD Board of Trustees in the May 2017 election. Photo: Michael Hagerty | Houston Public Media)In the May election, teenager Mike Floyd won a seat on the Pearland ISD's Board of Trustees. At the time, he was a senior about to graduate. […]
Posted on · The University of Houston was recently selected to become headquarters of the Inter University Program for Latino Research for five years, starting in 2018. The IUPLR is a national consortium of 25 university-based Latino research centers with the overarching purpose of addressing the pressing issues that impact Latino communities. On this edition of Houston Matters, […]
Posted on · From undercover cops posing as high school students at two Pearland ISD schools, to a clothing store clerk’s response to a mother buying her daughter a boy’s suit, to a salacious-sounding billboard advertising an area church: our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s Houston news. This week’s […]
Posted on · If you've been waiting eagerly for Houston's "one bin" recycling program, don't hold your breath. It's still unclear when the program might begin. The original idea was to have every piece of household trash — including recyclables — go into one bin. The money to develop this idea came from Former New York Mayor Michael […]
Posted on · What makes a survivor? Grit (aka resilience) is a buzzword tossed around by social scientists these days who seek to define what makes successful people — or even cities — thrive. Why do some succeed when others don't? Can such resilience be taught? Paige Phelps talks with some truly gritty Houstonians to learn where that […]
Posted on · David Leebron has been President of Rice University, since 2004. (He’s just the seventh person to hold the post). Under his watch, Rice has seen significant increases in undergraduate enrollment, the launch of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, new residential colleges, new buildings on campus, and visits from important figures ranging from former President […]