
Houston Matters
Election Day, and trusting polls (Nov. 8, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We visit some Houston polling places on Election Day and discuss why election polls have been less reliable in recent years.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We visit some Houston polling places on Election Day and discuss why election polls have been less reliable in recent years.
Posted on · Follow NPR's live election coverage, including voting updates, race calls and analysis.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Interpreting presidential polls, City Council Member Tiffany Thomas answers questions, how art addresses controversial topics, and how White Oak Music Hall plans to reopen for shows.
Posted on · Rice University professor Bob Stein outlines what makes Houston a challenging and unique place to conduct polls.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We take a closer look at the proposed merger between Memorial Hermann and Baylor Scott & White. Then, Rep. John Culberson of Congressional District 7 answers your questions. Plus, we learn what makes Houston a difficult place to conduct polls. And we reflect on the Battle of Gonzales.
Posted on · Anthony Salvanto, director of elections and surveys for CBS News, explains what average Americans should better understand about how polls are conducted.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We hear from Dr. Jim Allison from MD Anderson, recipient of the Nobel Prize for his work in cancer treatment research. We examine how polls are conducted with Anthony Salvanto of CBS News. We look back at NASA's history as the agency marks 60 years. And Jeff Balke updates us on Houston sports.
Posted on · Know the candidates for state senate in the upcoming primaries
Posted on · On the anniversary of the Women's March in Washington, D.C., organizers say marches this year are less about outrage and more about political organizing
Posted on · Cultural grievances were a big part of what drove Trump's election, but Americans across the racial spectrum say their group faces discrimination
Posted on · According to previous news reports the Clerk of Harris County Stan Stanart purchased 2,400 iPads, at a cost of over $1,000,000, in July of 2015. Stanart admits most of the iPads remain in the boxes they were shipped in, and told Judge Ed Emmett the early voting poll book currently used wouldn’t work on Election Day
Posted on · Amid Texans’ mad dash to polling places this week, the front end of 12 days of voting before Election Day, civil rights groups and some voters are questioning how some county election officials are portraying the state’s voter identification requirements, which a federal judge softened in August.
Posted on · Starting Saturday voters in the Harris County area will have free round-trip METRO rides available to and from polls.
Posted on · Harris County is hiring clerks for the upcoming General Election. And if you're multi-lingual, so much the better!