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Full Show: Strife In The HISD Board, And Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (Feb. 4, 2019)

Posted on February 4, 2019 · On Monday's Houston Matters: Strife in the HISD board, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, stray animals, and Houston sports.

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Posted on December 7, 2023 · Campus leaders previously said 10 absences would lead to automatic termination. According to the district’s head of human resources, the policy is more complicated.

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Weekly Mexican wrestling event in East Houston brings together families and tradition

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Posted on December 7, 2023 · Houston Matters visits a regular Sunday night lucha libre event in the city's Magnolia Park neighborhood.

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Political Roundup: The runoff election, the end of a special session, and a campaign ad transgression

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on December 6, 2023 · Political analysts Brandon Rottinghaus and Nancy Sims share their thoughts on these developments and more in recent local, state, and national politics.

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From ‘I feel like I’m in prison’ to ‘I’m actually learning,’ Houston ISD students have mixed feelings about Mike Miles’ reform program

Dominic Anthony Walsh

Posted on December 6, 2023 · Students in Houston ISD are almost halfway through the first school year under state-appointed leadership. On some campuses, a sweeping reform program has completely transformed the typical school day. It’s not working for all students.

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