News
Despite A New Ban, Some Texas Cities Can Keep Using Red Light Cameras
Posted on · Communities can keep them running under a clause that lets them to honor their contracts with companies that operate the cameras.
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Houston Matters
Low Health Rankings For The County, And Banning Red Light Cameras In Texas: 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.
Transportation
Houston-Area Communities Respond to Proposed Red Light Camera Ban
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.
Houston Matters
Banning Red Light Cameras, and a Posh Rating for a Houston Hotel: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts breaks down the week's news.
Houston Matters
Full Show: The Rise of Fracking, and Actor Bruce Campbell (Sept. 14, 2018)
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.
Houston Matters
The Pros and Cons of Limiting or Banning Red Light Cameras Statewide
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 […]
Houston Matters
Red Light Cameras in Sugar Land: Should They Stay, or Should They Go?
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.
Houston Matters
Houston Leads the Nation in Red-Light Fatalities
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 […]
Full Show
Red Light Fatalities and Law School Diversity: Wednesday’s Show (August 26, 2015)
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 […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
Sermon Subpoenas Withdrawn & Red Light Cameras: The Good The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
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 […]
Full Show
Technology, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, and a Cemetery Tour: Houston Matters for Friday, Oct. 31, 2014
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 […]
Houston Matters
Red Light Cameras in Houston: The History, Controversy and Legacy
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 […]
News
Houston Settles Red Light Camera Dispute
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.
News
Houston Council Delays Red Light Camera Settlement
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.
News
Houston Council To Vote On Red Light Camera Settlement
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.