News
Protesting the Pledge of Allegiance, and a New Coca-Cola Plant: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts breaks down the week’s news.
Tag: Pledge of Allegiance
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2733: In the Palm of Your Hand
Posted on · Episode: 2733 American culture and the inscriptions on U.S. Coins. Today, money.
Politics
Cy-Fair ISD Lifts Expulsion Of Student Who Refused To Stand For Pledge
Posted on · Windfern HS senior India Landry is suing the school district for damages, arguing the district violated her First Amendment right to freedom of speech
Houston Matters
Houston Student Sues School District Over Expulsion For Sitting During Pledge
Posted on · India Landry, a senior from Windfern High School, is suing her school district after being expelled for not standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. We learn about her case and discuss our national fixation on things that are largely symbolic.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Student Sues Over Pledge, And The Battle Of The Sexes (Oct. 9, 2017)
Posted on · On Monday's show: A Houston student is suing her school district after being expelled for not standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. We learn about her case. Plus we remember the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match held at the Astrodome in 1973. And we recap the latest Houston sports news.