News
Trump Will Visit Texas To Announce Executive Orders Boosting Energy Sector
Posted on · The president will make the announcement at a union-run training facility in Crosby.
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Party Politics
Celebrating 100 Episodes Of Party Politics
Posted on · Brandon and Jay revisit the biggest political news stories of the past two years.
Party Politics
Analyzing Beto O’Rourke’s Run For President
Posted on · The former Democratic Congressman enters the 2020 race. How well will he stack up against so many other candidates?
News
Trump Vetoes Congressional Effort To Limit Border Wall Funding
Posted on · The president uses his veto pen for the first time. GOP senators who bucked him in Thursday's vote say they did it to preserve congressional control over government spending.
Houston Matters
Houston Police Increase Patrols At Area Mosques After New Zealand Mass Shootings
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner says "there are no words to describe the horror the victims must have felt."
Politics
Texas Congressman Al Green Will Force Trump Impeachment Vote, Defying Nancy Pelosi
Posted on · The Houston Democrat previously forced an impeachment vote on the House floor in late 2017, when Republicans held the majority. It was soundly defeated by a 364-58 margin.
Top Stories
Houston Won’t Host DNC Convention In 2020, Apartment Application Fraud On The Rise, And Texas Teachers March, Lobby In Austin
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Party Politics
School Finance Reform Bill Passes Texas Senate, But Faces Obstacles In The House
Posted on · The bill passed in the upper chamber would cost $4 billion over the next two years and provide $5,000 annual pay raises for full-time classroom teachers and librarians.
News
Homeland Security Secretary Insists Border Crisis Is ‘Real’
Posted on · During her testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee, Kirstjen Nielsen was asked about conversations with President Donald Trump as he declared a national emergency at the border.
Party Politics
Michael Cohen Spills The Beans
Posted on · Trump’s former personal lawyer testifies before Congress and paints an unflattering picture of the President.
Party Politics
Emergency On The Border! Or… Emergency On The Border?
Posted on · President Trump’s border emergency declaration causes a political firestorm.
Party Politics
Trump Will Avoid A Second Shutdown But Will Also Declare A National Emergency At Border
Posted on · Jay Aiyer and Brandon Rottinghaus also analyze the growing field of 2020 candidates.
Top Stories
ICE Confirms 27 Cases Of Mumps In Texas Detention Facilities, Children Under 16 No Longer Included In Proposed Migrant Shelter, HPD Investigates Local Catholic Priest, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Party Politics
Embattled President Trump Delivers Postponed State Of The Union Address
Posted on · Party Politics co-hosts Jay Aiyer and Brandon Rottinghaus highlight the top issues.
National
7 Takeaways From President Trump’s State Of The Union Address
Posted on · The president made the case for his agenda, not bowing to the new divided-government power dynamic in Washington. And he did not appear ready to negotiate to avoid another partial government shutdown.