News
Rice, UH, Texas A&M pledge more transparency in financial aid
Posted on · Students applying to partnered universities will see the same language in each financial aid package to more easily compare the out-of-pocket cost of college.
Tag: Texas A&M
Weather
Did Houston’s hot and dry summer kill your lawn? Here’s how you can bring it back
Posted on · A horticulturist from Texas A&M offers tips on how to rebuild lawns that have gone from green to brown.
Houston Matters
Social media influencers & politics (Aug. 21, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: A Texas company is recruiting social media influencers to promote political agendas, but how much sway do they actually have?
NASA
Texas A&M approves space institute to be constructed in Clear Lake
Posted on · Some experts say the new institute could fuel an already growing space economy in Texas.
Houston Matters
HPD’s report on the Astroworld tragedy (July 31, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: The Houston Police Department has released its report on the Astroworld concert tragedy in 2021 that left ten people dead. News 88.7's Lucio Vasquez walks us through what's in the 1,266-page report.
News
Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture
Posted on · The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters.
Education News
Texas A&M President Katherine Banks resigns amid fallout from failed hiring of journalism professor
Posted on · “The recent challenges regarding Dr. McElroy have made it clear to me that I must retire immediately,” Banks wrote in her resignation letter. “The negative press is a distraction from the wonderful work being done here.”
News
Texas A&M recruited a UT journalism professor, then watered down the offer after ‘DEI hysteria’
Posted on · The university celebrated its decision to hire Kathleen McElroy to revive its journalism program. She says she’s staying at UT after she felt judged because of her gender.
Education News
Houston-area teen whose parents are in prison for murder headed to Texas A&M with help of rodeo scholarship
Posted on · Wyatt Lewis, 18, who was largely raised by his aunt and uncle in Cypress, was selected to receive a $20,000 scholarship from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Sports
Houston back at No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll
Posted on · The Cougars had a seven-game winning streak and jumped over Alabama back into the top spot, where they spent two weeks in November and December and had another two-week stint last month.
Houston Matters
Raffling guns for youth softball: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
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.
Sports
Texas A&M ranked No. 6, Houston No. 24 in 2022 preseason AP Top 25
Posted on · Alabama starts the season at No. 1 while defending champion Georgia is No. 3.
Education
Kyle Rittenhouse now says he’s going to Blinn College, after Texas A&M said he’s not a student
Posted on · Rittenhouse corrected himself on Monday saying he was attending the Brenham-based community college. Over the weekend, he made a splash when Texas A&M refuted his claim he was an incoming Aggie.
Business
Crawfish prices rose in Texas amid the pandemic and last year’s winter storm
Posted on · Crawfish prices continue to rise in Texas as crops have suffered from multiple natural disasters, according to researchers at Texas A&M’s Agrilife Extension.
Astroworld
A Texas A&M student has died from injuries sustained at Astroworld, bringing death toll to 9
Posted on · Bharti Shahani, 22, was injured during Astroworld last week when a crowd rushed the stage during Travis Scott's death. Eight others are also confirmed dead.