Posted on · We could see a bill in the next legislative session banning red light cameras in Texas. But some local leaders say they’re a valuable tool that keeps the roads safe.
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts breaks down the week's news.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Journalist Bethany McLean tells us how the global oil landscape has shifted because of fracking. Our panel of non-experts breaks down the week's news. And actor Bruce Campbell discusses his career.
Posted on · Once again this session, state lawmakers are considering the pros and cons of limiting or banning red light cameras statewide. The Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony on the idea on March 6, 2017. Some municipalities have limited their use, or eliminated them for enforcement. Houston disconnected red light cameras years ago, but Sugar Land has […]
Posted on · A recent debate in Sugar Land asked the city’s mayoral candidates whether they are for or against the present automated red light camera enforcement system and why. We hear from a couple of mayoral candidates about their positions, and revisit previous conversations about these controversial devices.
Posted on · According to a recent report from the National Coalition for Safer Roads, Houston leads the nation in red-light fatalities — deaths caused, at least in part, by a driver running a red light — based on data spanning a decade, from 2004 to 2013. In that time, 7,800 people died in red light crashes — 181 […]
Posted on · According to a recent report from the National Coalition for Safer Roads, Houston leads the nation in red-light fatalities — deaths caused, at least in part, by a driver running a red light — based on data spanning a decade, from 2004 to 2013. In that time, 7,800 people died in red light crashes — 181 […]
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some good, some bad, some ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of it all. On this week’s panel: Joe Holley, “Native Texan” columnist for the Houston Chronicle; attorney Mark […]
Posted on · Happy Halloween! On this edition of Houston Matters, Edel Howlin visits a Houston graveyard, we discuss the affordability of Halloween events in Houston, and we meet an actor from an area haunted house. We start, though, with the gadgets that haunt our world today. Technology is everywhere. So much so, in fact, that some really struggle […]
Posted on · We all witness it from time to time (heck, some of us might willingly admit doing it ourselves): running a red light. Unfortunately, what may seem to some as a fleeting and relatively innocuous offense can have terrible consequences, as evidenced last month by the deaths of four people in southwest Harris County. A suspected […]
Posted on · Houston's run with red light cameras is finally at a stop. Houston councilmembers voted today to pay a settlement to end litigation with the camera vendor American Traffic Solutions.
Posted on · Houston Councilmembers pushed off a vote on the red light camera settlement for another two weeks. The delay opens up a small possibility for the deal to fall apart.
Posted on · Houston Councilmembers this week will vote on whether to accept the terms of a settlement over the red light camera lawsuit. The agreement calls for the city to pay out a fixed amount of $4.8 million over the next three years.
Posted on · Litigation continues between the City of Houston and the company that provided red light cameras, over whether the city is liable for breaking the contract to turn the cameras off.
Posted on · Houston's red light cameras are off for good. In a thirteen to one decision — Houston Council Members voted to do away with the program and break the contract with American Traffic Solutions. The lawsuit will continue — but the cameras are off.