News
City Seeks Answers In Sugar Land Sewage Spill
Posted on · The city says the spill is contained
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Houston Matters
Decorated Taekwondo Athlete From Sugar Land Faces Numerous Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Posted on · Several women are suing taekwondo champion Steven Lopez of Sugar Land and his brother, Jean. Both are accused of assaulting women -- in some cases, minors.
Health & Science
Active Case Of Tuberculosis Is Detected In A Fort Bend County High School
Posted on · Kempner High School notified parents on Monday and says the county’s health officials have identified a small group of students and staff who will require testing
News
Research Projects Houston Region Will Have Added More Than 300,000 Jobs By 2022
Posted on · An economic forecast from The Perryman Group notes that services and trade will be the sectors with the biggest job growth, but the post-Harvey recovery will also be a factor
News
Houstonian Condemned In Family Murder Plot Loses High Court Appeal
Posted on · Whitaker offered to take responsibility for the killings and accept life sentences but his attorneys said prosecutors rejected it because it contained no expression of remorse for the shooting deaths of his mother and his brother
Business
Target Chooses Greater Houston For New Store Concept
Posted on · The discount retailer picked a new shopping center under construction near Sugar Land for a first-of-its-kind store.
Transportation
Sugar Land Becomes The Latest City To Ban Texting While Driving
Posted on · Police will issue warnings for the first 90 days. Then they'll start giving tickets that carry heavy fines.
News
A Houston Suburb Has A New Place For Concerts
Posted on · Sugar Land’s Smart Financial Centre is expected to bring big acts and big business.
Houston Matters
How Can Houston Suburbs Improve?
Posted on · A new report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research examines ways Houston suburbs can improve.
Full Show
Policing Black Neighborhoods, and Revitalizing the Fifth Ward: Houston Matters Weekend for November 26, 2016
Posted on · Following fatal police shootings of black men captured on video in Louisiana and Minnesota, Robert Muhammad, a Nation of Islam representative and student minister, suggested a number of ways to improve the relationship between law enforcement and the black community, including more face-to-face contact, more community involvement and more de-escalation and tension-reduction training for officers. But […]
Full Show
Conversations We’re Thankful For: Tuesday’s Show (November 22, 2016)
Posted on · On today’s show we’re doing a sort of not-so-secret Santa. Members of the Houston Matters team drew each other’s names at random, and, throughout this hour, they’ll present examples of another producer’s work that they’re thankful for. To get things started, Michael Hagerty selected a recent conversation between Paige Phelps and Dr. Stephen Klineberg of the […]
News
4 Arrested, Including Houston-Area Officer, In Texas Cattle Rustling Case
Posted on · Investigators say a Houston-area police officer and three other men have been arrested in a cattle rustling investigation.
News
Tied For Gold, And A Record: America’s Simone Manuel Finishes First, With Company
Posted on · In the women's 100-meter freestyle final, two swimmers touched the wall in the same instant. Simone Manuel also made U.S. history.
Houston Matters
Houston Filmmaker Explores the Road Trip as a Vehicle for Self-Discovery
Posted on · The road trip movie is an American film institution. The open road is often where movie characters have gone to find themselves or discover new possibilities. Filmmaker and Sugar Land native Li Lu wanted the characters in her feature film debut to use the road to explore the need for downtime and the role it […]
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The Full Menu: The Best Places to Eat in Sugar Land
Posted on · On a recent edition of Houston Matters, we asked for your suggestions for future topics for the show. Several listeners requested we talk about food in areas outside of Houston’s inner loop. So, we put that idea to the trio of Houston food writers who collaborate to bring you our monthly food segment, The Full Menu, and […]