Criminal Justice
HPD Shootings Under Increased Scrutiny Amid Nationwide Calls For Police Reform
Posted on · Just before Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Houston police shot and killed six people in five weeks.
Tag: police shootings
Houston Matters
Attorney: Families And The Public Have A Right To See Police Body Camera Footage
Posted on · Following recent fatal police shootings, a Houston attorney representing one victim's family says they deserve to see what happened.
Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Houston Matters: Releasing Body Camera Video, And Stopping Summer Brain Drain (May 27, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Calls to release video of recent fatal police shootings, our weekly political roundup, fighting summer brain drain, the effects of spaceflight on the body.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Show: Shutting Down Freeways Before They Flood, And Author And Therapist Lori Gottlieb (Nov. 7, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Creating a system to shut down freeways before they flood, a conversation with therapist and author Lori Gottlieb, and examining white people's reactions to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Debate Recap, Black Lives Matter Focuses On The Election, And Country Cover Songs (Sept. 13, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: A recap of the Presidential debate from TSU, Black Lives Matter focuses on the 2020 election, some area musicians sing covers of their favorite country classics, and we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the news.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Legislature Wrap-Up, And Improving Houston Parking (May 28, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: The accomplishments and failures of the legislative session, how Houston parking could be improved, how police shootings are handled nearly half a decade after Ferguson, and a novel about the origins of the oil industry.
Houston Matters
NFL Veteran Martellus Bennett Hopes To Plant Seeds Of Imagination For Young Black Men
Posted on · Bennett, who played high school football in Houston, talks about his new storytelling initiatives for children of color.
News
Kemah To Use Gun Cameras For Their Police Officers
Posted on · The Kemah Police Department says it will purchase weapon-mounted cameras as soon as funding is secured.
Houston Matters
No Justice: How A Police Officer’s Bullet Shattered Robbie Tolan’s Dreams, But Gave Him Purpose
Posted on · Tolan survived being shot by Bellaire police in his own driveway in 2008. He tells his story in his memoir, ‘No Justice.’
Houston Matters
Full Show: Warning to Humanity, and Houstonians’ Favorite Books (Sept. 10, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the case of a Dallas police officer fatally shooting a black man in his apartment. Then, scientists warn humanity about impending environmental disasters. Plus, Houstonians discuss their favorite books. And Jeff Balke updates us on Houston sports.
News
Man Wrongly Named As Suspect In Dallas Police Shooting Sues
Posted on · Dallas police on social media posted a photo of Mark Hughes holding his rifle, saying he was a suspect in the shooting and asking for the public's help in finding him.
National
Police Shootings Stir Outrage Among Some, But Not The Supreme Court
Posted on · The Supreme Court sided with police on Monday when it tossed out a lawsuit against a policeman after he shot a woman in her own front yard
News
No Justice: How A Police Officer’s Bullet Shattered Robbie Tolan’s Dreams, But Gave Him Purpose
Posted on · Tolan survived being shot by Bellaire police in his own driveway in 2008. He tells his story in a new memoir, 'No Justice.'
Texas
Bill To Enforce Reporting Of Police Shootings Fails In House By 1 Vote
Posted on · In a surprising turn of events, a bill that would penalize departments that don't report police shootings failed on the House floor by a single vote.
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Policing Black Neighborhoods, and Revitalizing the Fifth Ward: Houston Matters Weekend for November 26, 2016
Posted on · Following fatal police shootings of black men captured on video in Louisiana and Minnesota, Robert Muhammad, a Nation of Islam representative and student minister, suggested a number of ways to improve the relationship between law enforcement and the black community, including more face-to-face contact, more community involvement and more de-escalation and tension-reduction training for officers. But […]