Posted on · Medical and business experts discuss the current COVID-19 situation in the Houston area, as well as its impact on the local economy.
Posted on · A business expert answers your economic questions about COVID-19.
Posted on · Since 2018, the Houston Food Bank has expanded its food scholarships and serves at least six colleges in the region.
Posted on · With recent controversies surrounding photos of public figures in blackface, we learn about the history of blackface and how it’s influenced thinking about African Americans.
Posted on · University of Houston-Downtown also plans to start a varsity gaming team and eventually a degree program related to game design.
Posted on · Our political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · We learn about several pieces of gun-related legislation backed by Texas lawmakers making their way through Congress now. And we discuss whether this latest mass shooting will, in any way, change the conversation about guns in America.
Posted on · We talk with Dr. Gene Preuss, professor at University of Houston-Downtown and professor Scott Sonenshein from Rice University about what major paradigm shifts would make Greater Houston a better place to live.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We hear reactions to Saturday's violence in Charlottesville, Va. Then, we discuss examples of how life in Houston has changed dramatically in the past -- and what are some ways you'd like to see it change in the future?
Posted on · Senator John McCain cast the decisive no vote on the McConnell bill the "Skinny Repeal" bill, making it another failed attempt for the GOP to reform the Health Care Bill, What's Next?
Posted on · Houston Matters breaks down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · From September to December of 2016, the hospital’s deficit was close to 170 million.
Posted on · A program out of the University of Houston-Downtown’s Criminal Justice program trains and deploys students to help former inmates transition back into society. We talk with Shaun Sanchez and Bianca Serna, a couple of the students who’ll work with returning citizens. (Above: L-R UHD students Shaun Sanchez and Bianca Serna. Photo: Michael Hagerty, Houston Public Media)
Posted on · Earlier this month (Feb. 14, 2017), Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said the county’s putting on hold a comprehensive study of facilities at the NRG complex, including NRG Stadium, NRG Arena, and – yep – the Astrodome. Why? Because state lawmakers may take up a bill this session that would require Harris County voters to approve […]
Posted on · The Pushcart Prize is one of the most prestigious literary prizes given to small presses and authors published by them. And, this year, a Pushcart landed close to home when Daniel Peña won for his short story Safe Home, originally published in 2015. Peña is an assistant professor of English at University of Houston-Downtown. Producer Paige Phelps […]