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.
Posted on · HPD has not released the specifics of how the agent's account differs from what its investigation found.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: The Houston Jewish community reacts to the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. Then, Houstonian Jeanne Celestine-Lakin tells her story of surviving the Rwandan genocide. Plus, we learn why Sam Houston State wants to launch a new medical school. And Houston-based baseball writer Jesus Ortiz wraps up the World Series for us.
Posted on · Many questions remain about what led Guyger to shoot Jean
Posted on · The Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Safety also wants to explore new funding to help arm certain school employees.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday he sees a "coalescence" against the idea of having a so-called "red flag" law in Texas, further dooming the proposal's chances in the Legislature
Posted on · Three women were shot and suffered serious injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening
Posted on · Opinions differ on what’s needed to prevent shooting accidents
Posted on · The boy was taken to a hospital in stable condition and is expected to survive.
Posted on · In the wake of Thursday's fatal shooting at a Maryland newspaper, Houston Matters learns how one local media outlet is re-thinking how it deals with public criticism.
Posted on · "Today we are speechless," the opinion page of The Capital reads on Friday. But that didn't stop the staff from printing a newspaper, one day after a horrible attack.
Posted on · Police confirm that the suspect was found hiding at the scene. Officers cornered him roughly two minutes after the first 911 call came in.
Posted on · The autopsy, released Thursday by the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office, says 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley also was shot in the torso and the left leg.
Posted on · The officer has been identified as 30-year-old Derrick Jaradi. He's been in law enforcement eight years, the last two with Galveston.
Posted on · A suspect is in custody and is being interrogated by law enforcement. A U.S. official said the man was identified with the technology after he had damaged his fingerprints in what investigators believe was an attempt to prevent them from quickly identifying him.