Posted on · Local birders are recording the flight calls of the millions of birds that migrate through the Houston-area skies during spring migration.
Posted on · Experts discuss how our voting system works, and the likelihood of a Covid vaccine by the end of the year.
Posted on · As a new Mexican president prepares to take office, U.S.-Mexico collaboration on Central American migration could be strained.
Posted on · What we’re following at Houston Public Media today
Posted on · David Bailiff was the Conference USA coach of the year in 2008 and 2013
Posted on · David Leebron has been President of Rice University, since 2004. (He’s just the seventh person to hold the post). Under his watch, Rice has seen significant increases in undergraduate enrollment, the launch of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, new residential colleges, new buildings on campus, and visits from important figures ranging from former President […]
Posted on · Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier passed away Saturday at the age of 89. Affectionately known as "Mayor Bob," Lanier served as mayor from 1992 to 1998. Bill White served as Mayor of Houston from 2004 to 2010, and on this edition of Houston Matters he joins us to share his memories of Lanier. Then: According […]
Posted on · Lyricist Tim Rice is probably best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, on musicals including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar (two shows which will be on stage here in Houston over the next year) and Evita, a production of which wraps up here in Houston on Sunday. Rice is […]
Posted on · A lot has changed in the media landscape since Rod Rice left the Army to pursue a career in radio. From his first job in a small town in Pennsylvania, to his eventual longtime home here in Houston, our morning news anchor has been a talk show host, a disc jockey, and of course, a […]
Posted on · There are plenty of publications out there covering food in Houston â from restaurant openings to food trucks to recipes. But a new quarterly publication called Sugar and Rice hopes to take writing about food in Greater Houston and turn it on its head â to not just write about food, but to illustrate life […]
Posted on · We learn what Houstonâs high schoolers and parents need to know about how to get into college, from Dan Warner, director of admissions at Rice University, and Jolyn Brand of Brand College Consulting, a consultant who helps students find, apply and get accepted to college.
Posted on · Voters approved a lot Tuesday. They said yes to Mayor Annise Parker, who won re-election. Harris County voters approved a proposed joint inmate processing center. Texans said yes to property tax breaks for veterans and their families, a State Water Implementation Fund, even expanded tax exemptions on aircraft parts. The one big thumbs-down? The Dome. […]