Posted on · “Everyone says everything is bigger in Texas, that is not true when it comes to voting” – Brandon Rottinghaus, co-host of Party Politics, on low voter turnout in Texas, about 43% in 2016.
Posted on · The unemployment rate for black workers has now dropped below 8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says. Some of April's biggest job gains came in hospitality, health care and social assistance.
Posted on · You're probably familiar with the idea of the so-called "Ike Dike," a proposed barrier to protect the Texas coast from storm surge in events like 2008's Hurricane Ike. The Army Corps of Engineers is currently studying the idea and should have its findings ready by June of 2018. But a recently passed federal law aims […]
Posted on · It honored the five Dallas police officer killed and the others injured by a gunman during the conclusion of a peaceful march against recent police shootings.
Posted on · The father of the shooting suspect told a website that he "didn't see it coming" and that “I hate what he did.''
Posted on · Experts say it is slowing down the justice system in the state and impacting both individuals and businesses.
Posted on · Three inmates from the Houston area will be among those released July 28.
Posted on · On Friday, (March 11, 2016) President Obama appeared at SXSW Interactive in Austin. He's the first sitting president to do so. The interactive side of the annual festival has in some ways eclipsed the longstanding focus on music and film. We explore the history of SXSW Interactive and what technical developments and marketing opportunities have […]
Posted on · The president addressed nominating a new Supreme Court justice and Republican opposition to any nomination.
Posted on · On Tuesday night (Jan. 12, 2016), President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address. To examine what, if any, implications the President’s remarks may have on Greater Houston, we talk with University of St. Thomas Political Science Professor Jon Taylor.
Posted on · On Tuesday night (Jan. 12, 2016), President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address. On this edition of Houston Matters, University of St. Thomas Political Science Professor Jon Taylor joins us to examine what, if any, implications the President’s remarks may have on Greater Houston. Then, we follow up on comments made last […]
Posted on · Texas Governor Greg Abbott today joined governors from Michigan, Alabama and other states in banning the resettlement of Syrian refugees. But legal experts say he doesn’t have that authority.
Posted on · President Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union address Tuesday night. He covered a wide range of issues, many of which are especially relevant to Houston and Texas. As a new, Republican-controlled Congress looked on, the President reiterated veto threats should Congress “put the security of families at risk by taking away their health […]
Posted on · President Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union address Tuesday night. He covered a wide range of issues, many of which are especially relevant to Houston and Texas. As a new, Republican-controlled Congress looked on, the President reiterated veto threats should Congress “put the security of families at risk by taking away their health […]
Posted on · After six years of stalled discussion and debate with Congressional Republicans over U.S. immigration policy, President Obama addressed the nation last night and shared his decision to defer the deportation of more than four million immigrants who entered the country illegally. The president characterizes the move as accountability, not amnesty. Congressional Republicans call it an […]