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Houston Matters

How new state laws taking effect this week might impact Texas children

Posted on August 29, 2023 · We talk with a panelist taking part in a discussion about those laws this week at Rice University.

Town Square

Analyzing the Current Issues & State Bills Targeting the Transgender Community. Plus, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia on her Goals for the new Legislative Session

Posted on January 19, 2023 · Discussing efforts to support trans rights amidst recent legislation and opposition to the community.

Texas

Watch: With a “feeling of betrayal,” one family flees Texas in search of safer climate for their transgender daughter

Posted on August 22, 2022 · Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents who provide their children with gender-affirming care, driving one such family to leave home.

Health & Science

Texas Bills Targeting Transgender Health Care For Children Stall This Session

Posted on May 24, 2021 · After missing a key deadline on Sunday evening, six bills seeking to ban transgender health care now appear to have died this legislative session. But advocates aren’t celebrating yet.

Houston Matters

Severe weather in Houston (Nov. 30, 2023)

Posted on November 30, 2023 · On Thursday's show: With potential severe weather expected in the area, we talk about what Houstonians should be prepared for and how to stay safe. And we recap the Atlantic hurricane season as it comes to an end.

Education News

Rice University relocates statue, remains of slave-owning founder as part of quad redesign

Posted on November 29, 2023 · Construction began earlier this month on the long-planned redesign of Rice's Academic Quadrangle and is expected to be complete by the spring. A statue of university founder William Marsh Rice is being moved from the center of the courtyard to a less-prominent location.

Houston Matters

Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (Nov. 28, 2023)

Posted on November 28, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: We get the latest on an oil spill off the Louisiana coast and how it might affect Texas. And we talk with improver extraordinaire Ben Schwartz, who’s also known for being the movie voice of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: The significance of endorsements in the mayoral race

Posted on November 22, 2023 · Candidates in the Houston mayoral runoff picked up a slew of endorsements this week. In this week's political roundup, we discuss how much those endorsements mean in a runoff for a municipal election where turnout is already low.

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Houston Matters

How new state laws taking effect this week might impact Texas children

Town Square

Analyzing the Current Issues & State Bills Targeting the Transgender Community. Plus, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia on her Goals for the new Legislative Session

Texas

Watch: With a “feeling of betrayal,” one family flees Texas in search of safer climate for their transgender daughter

Health & Science

Texas Bills Targeting Transgender Health Care For Children Stall This Session

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