Houston Matters
Making The Day After The Super Bowl A Texas Holiday: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Tag: potholes
Houston Matters
Mayor Turner: State Officials Now Embedded With The City To Speed Up Harvey Repairs
Posted on · As of Monday, staff from the Texas General Land Office are working within the City of Houston in order to streamline approvals for the city's Harvey housing repair program.
Houston Matters
How Houston’s Pothole Initiative Works
Posted on · Walter Hambrick of the City of Houston Public Works Department discusses the city's road repair initiative.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Same-Sex Benefits Case, Pothole Repair, And Writer Justin Cronin (Feb. 22, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: A lawsuit over same-sex benefits is thrown out. We learn about the mayor's pothole program. We break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the news. And Justin Cronin discusses his series of vampire novels.
Local
Houston Mayor Says Crews Repaired 100 Percent Of Potholes Reported In 2018
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner provided an update on the repair program he launched when he took office in 2016.
Texas
Experts Say Texas Can’t Adequately Fix Its Roads Without Congressional Help
Posted on · A leading organization of civil engineers says Texas desperately needs more money to shore up its infrastructure. The state gets high marks for the condition of its bridges, but roads and highways continue to lag behind.
Houston Matters
Inside Houston’s 311 Call Center
Posted on · Houston Matters visits the city's 311 call center to learn how the service handles the needs of citizens.
Houston Matters
How Do Potholes Happen?
Posted on · Houston Matters learns about the science behind the formation of potholes on our streets and highways, and we learn how the city deals with repairing them.
Houston Matters
Full Show: The Science Of Potholes, And The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of The News (Jan. 5, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about the science behind the formation of potholes. We discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And we learn about the practice of concierge medicine.
Houston Matters
Talk to the Mayor: Sylvester Turner Answers Your Questions
Posted on · Upon taking office in January, Mayor Sylvester Turner’s first action was to establish a new policy in hopes of better addressing Houston’s ongoing pothole challenges. He has also begun a full-scale review of the city’s budget. Of course, those efforts represent just some of the responsibilities of being the mayor of America’s fourth-largest city. We […]
Full Show
Talk to the Mayor: Tuesday’s Show (March 8, 2016)
Posted on · Upon taking office in January, Mayor Sylvester Turner’s first action was to establish a new policy in hopes of better addressing Houston’s ongoing pothole challenges. He has also begun a full-scale review of the city’s budget. Of course, those efforts represent just some of the responsibilities of being the mayor of America’s fourth-largest city. On […]
City of Houston
Annise Parker Explains Why She Didn’t Go Full-Throttle On Potholes
Posted on · Two weeks ago, we brought you a report on why all of a sudden it seems so easy to fix Houston’s pothole problem and why Annise Parker didn’t do it. Today, we have some more answers – from the former mayor herself.
Houston Matters
What Does it Take to Fix a Pothole — And Why Does Houston Have So Many?
Posted on · Recently, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the official launch of his pothole repair initiative. Potholes reported to 311 are to be “assessed and addressed” by the next business day. We have, on this program, explored the political and judicial battles over street maintenance in Houston. During the campaign for mayor, potholes and street repairs were […]
Full Show
Filling Houston’s Potholes: Thursday’s Show (January 21, 2016)
Posted on · Recently, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the official launch of his pothole repair initiative. Potholes reported to 311 are to be “assessed and addressed” by the next business day. We have, on this program, explored the political and judicial battles over street maintenance in Houston. During the campaign for mayor, potholes and street repairs were […]
City of Houston
City Of Houston Launches Pothole Website
Posted on · Users can track the progress on potholes that have been reported via a map and graphics.