Tag: TexPIRG

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How Far Do Your Tax Dollars Go Toward Road Funding?

Posted on · Your gas tax dollars and vehicle registration fees are supposed to cover the cost of building and maintaining our road system here in Texas, but a public interest group out of Austin says that's not the case. A new report from the Texas Public Interest Research Group says drivers actually pay for less than half […]

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Funding Roads, Insects, and Hacking: Thursday’s Show (May 14, 2015)

Posted on · Your gas tax dollars and vehicle registration fees are supposed to cover the cost of building and maintaining our road system here in Texas, but a public interest group out of Austin says that's not the case. A new report from the Texas Public Interest Research Group says drivers actually pay for less than half […]

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How Transparent is the State’s Government Spending?

Posted on · The Texas Public Interest Research Group recently released its annual report grading each state based on how well it provides government spending information online. Texas came in as one of the leading states in the country. We'll talk with the state director for TexPIRG about how transparent government spending is in the state, what the […]

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Ted Cruz, No Bid Contracts, and Smuggling: Tuesday’s Show (March 24, 2015)

Posted on · Houstonian and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz officially announced his presidential run on Monday (3/23/15). But in a field still taking shape, could he actually be a viable candidate to win the GOP nomination in 2016? On this edition of Houston Matters, we’ll ask political scientist Brandon Rottinghaus. Then, we’ll turn to the state’s contract process. […]

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Is Houston Becoming More Friendly for the Car-less?

Posted on · We posed this question to you last year: is it possible to live in Houston without a car? Some Houstonians would characterize such an idea as pure folly. There’s too much of Houston that isn’t walkable, too much that’s too far away from public transportation to make life in Houston manageable without a car. But […]

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Wrongful Convictions & Living Car Free: Tuesday’s Show (February 17, 2015)

Posted on · We posed this question to you last year: is it possible to live in Houston without a car? Some Houstonians would characterize such an idea as pure folly. There’s too much of Houston that isn’t walkable, too much that’s too far away from public transportation to make life in Houston manageable without a car. But […]