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.
Tag: Texas A&M
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.
Education News
‘Erased From The History Books’: Why Asian American History Is Missing In Texas Schools
Posted on · From educators to textbook advisors, experts say state standards, teaching approaches, textbooks and politics all contribute to the erasure of Asian American experiences when history is taught in Texas schools.
Health & Science
Texas A&M Enrolls In National Study Of How COVID-19 Vaccine Impacts Transmission
Posted on · The study aims to answer a burning question most young people have: When is it safe to socialize freely again?
Education
Texas A&M Officials Say Moving Sul Ross Statue Is No Longer An Option, But Students Say The University Never Made That Clear
Posted on · University officials said Wednesday that the decision to keep the Ross statue in place is not a new one, and that the diversity committee that has been studying the issue for the past three months was never considering removing the statue.
Education News
Texas A&M Investigating ‘Large Scale’ Cheating Case As Universities See More Academic Misconduct In Era Of Online Classes
Posted on · Universities across Texas and nationwide are seeing an increase in online cheating since the start of the pandemic, as students take more virtual courses and test remotely with less supervision.
Health & Science
Eliminating A Disease-Spreading Mosquito In Houston Could Mean Releasing Millions More Into The Area
Posted on · A biotech company plans to release 750 million genetically modified male mosquitoes that would produce “less fit” offspring.
Texas
Texas A&M, Baylor Lead State Universities In COVID-19 Cases
Posted on · Houston Chronicle reporter Brittany Britto says schools are disciplining some students who don’t obey COVID-19 guidelines.
Houston Matters
Monday’s Houston Matters: The Pandemic’s Impact On Public Hospitals, And A New Addition At Memorial Park (Aug. 10, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: How the pandemic is affecting Houston’s public safety net hospitals, research regarding pets and COVID-19, immigrants sue the Trump administration over their DACA applications, Memorial Park's Eastern Glades opens, and an update on sports.
Health & Science
Texas A&M Plans New $546 Million Medical Center Complex
Posted on · The new development includes a building for the university system's new engineering medicine program, as well as new student housing.
Texas
Once A Rural Problem, Feral Hogs Are Now Encroaching On Houston’s Suburbs
Posted on · "Because they can eat just about anything, and live just about anywhere, there’s no reason to suspect that the problem is ever going to slow down. It will just get worse.”
inDepth
State Lawmakers Hand Texas Public Universities Stricter, More Uniform Free Speech Rules
Posted on · Under SB 18, Texas universities can’t decide whether to schedule a speaker based on "any anticipated controversy related to the event" -- though they can consider security needs.