Skip to content
Houston Public MediaA SERVICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
TV 8
News 88.7
Classical
Mixtape

Donate

CLOSE

MENU
  • News & Information
    • Features
      • Today in Houston Newsletter
      • Coronavirus News and Resources
      • inDepth
      • Storm Ready
    • Topics
      • Local News
      • Statewide News
      • Business
      • Education News
      • Energy & Environment
      • Health & Science
      • Immigration
      • Politics
      • Transportation
      • All Stories >>>
    • Arts & Culture
      • Arts & Culture Main
      • Voices and Verses: A Poem-A-Day Series
      • Classical Music
      • Music
      • Opera & Musical Theater
      • Dance
      • Visual Art
      • Literature
      • Theatre & Film
    • Awareness
      • Hispanic Heritage
      • Pride Month: Better Together!
      • Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage
      • Black History
      • Women’s History
  • Education
    • At Home Learning
    • For Grown Ups
    • For Kids
    • Spelling Bee
  • Programs & Podcasts
    • Local Programs
      • Dead and Buried
      • Party Politics
      • I SEE U with Eddie Robinson
      • Houston Matters with Craig Cohen
      • Red, White and Blue
      • Texas Standard
    • UH
      • 100 Years of Houston
      • Bauer Business Focus
      • Briefcase
      • Engines of Our Ingenuity
      • Health Matters
      • UH Moment
    • Features
      • Dead and Buried
      • Career Frontier
    • Podcasts
      • Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
      • Party Politics
      • Skyline Sessions
      • Encore Houston
      • All Podcasts >>
  • About
    • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Join the Team
    • Contact Us
    • Ethics and Standards
    • Reports/Financials
    • Press Room
  • Support
    • Membership
      • Update Payment Method
      • Upgrade Your Monthly Gift
      • Give a Gift Membership
    • Giving Programs
      • Affinity Council
      • Studio Society
      • In Tempore Legacy Society
      • Innovation Fund
    • Volunteers
      • Foundation Board
      • Young Leaders Council
      • Mission Ambassadors
    • Partnerships
      • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Other Ways to Give
      • Vehicle Donation
      • Employee Match Program
      • More Ways to Give >>
  • PBS Passport
  • Kids!
  • UH
    • Commitment
    • Main
    • About UH
    • Academics
    • Admissions
    • Student Life
    • Research
    • Arts
    • Athletics
    • News & Events
Hot Stops: How Houston Bus Stops Get Dangerously Hot, a new podcast from Houston Public Media. Listen Here.

Tag: Richard Blumenthal

Politics

As senators seek common ground on guns, ‘red flag’ laws become a focus

Christopher Dean Hopkins, NPR / Kelsey Snell, NPR

Posted on June 2, 2022 · Early negotiations have found bipartisan support for incentivizing states to pass laws that let authorities seize guns from individuals found to be a danger to themselves or others.

Tags Chris Murphy gun control gun violence guns john cornyn Richard Blumenthal

Hot Stops: How Houston Bus Stops Get Dangerously Hot, a new podcast from Houston Public Media. Listen Here.

Support Comes From

Related

National

Gun violence doesn’t discriminate: Quavo and others share their stories

NPR

Posted on September 28, 2023 · Almost a year after rapper, Takeoff, of the music trio Migos, was shot and killed, Quavo, his band mate and uncle, travels to Washington, D.C. to discuss gun violence prevention.

Tags gun violence Quavo Takeoff shooting

Midtown Sunoco Station

Public Safety

Challenges remain as Houston police combat crime, homelessness in Midtown

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on September 8, 2023 · A division commander for the Houston Police Department says it is seeing encouraging signs after increasing its patrol presence in the vicinity of a gas station where there were two shootings in the span of a week earlier this summer.

Tags Carolyn Evans-Shabazz Greyhound bus station gun violence homelessness in Houston Houston crime houston homeless Houston Police Chief Troy Finner Houston Police Department mental illness Midtown Midtown Houston Midtown Management District

ShotSpotter

City of Houston

ShotSpotter program effectiveness questioned by Houston City Council members

Rebecca Noel

Posted on August 3, 2023 · A year into the city's 5-year, $3.5 million contract with ShotSpotter, a sensor system that alerts law enforcement when a gunshot is detected, Amy Peck says the "jury is still out" on whether the program can be considered successful.

Tags Amy Peck gun violence gun violence prevention houston city council Houston guns Houston Police Department Letitia Plummer shotspotter

John Cornyn FANS First Act

Business

John Cornyn takes aim at predatory ticket sales practices with proposed FANS First Act

Rebecca Noel

Posted on August 2, 2023 · The Republican senator from Texas met with Houston's professional sports teams Wednesday to discuss his proposed federal legislation, which he said would combat price gouging and increase transparency in the resale ticket market.

Tags amy klobuchar Concerts FANS First Act federal legislation john cornyn Price Gouging professional sports resale ticket market ticket sales U.S. Sen. John Cornyn

Most Viewed

  • Did Houston’s hot and dry summer kill your lawn? Here’s how you can bring it back

  • Fort Bend man could be first to be prosecuted under new crosswalk law

  • Brazosport homecoming queen snubbed from upcoming ceremony after wearing Mexican heritage sash during May graduation

  • A.J. Armstrong transferred to second Texas prison since being convicted of parents’ murders

  • Remember how all those Californians were moving to Texas? Some aren’t staying.

Support Comes From

Resources like these are made possible by the generosity of our community of donors, foundations, and corporate partners. Join others and make your gift to Houston Public Media today!

DONATE

Houston Public MediaA SERVICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Houston Public Media

  • About
  • Careers
  • Commitment
  • TV
  • Radio
  • News
  • Shows

Compliance

  • CPB Compliance
  • FCC Station Information
  • FCC Applications
  • KUHF Public File
  • KUHT Public File
  • Ethics and Standards
  • Privacy Policy
  • Additional Disclosures

Subscribe to Our Newsletters

This Week

Get highlights, trending news, and behind-the-scenes insights from Houston Public Media delivered to your inbox each week.

Contact Us

4343 Elgin, Houston, TX 77204-0008

Houston Public Media is supported with your gifts to the Houston Public Media Foundation and is licensed to the University of Houston

Copyright © 2023