Houston Matters
The Eyes Of Texas Are On UT’s School Song: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News
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: University of Texas at Austin
Texas
More Women Sought Medication Abortion Services Online After Texas Banned Abortions Amid COVID-19
Posted on · There was a 27% increase in the rate of requests for medication abortion by mail in the U.S. between March 20 and April 11 compared to the beginning of the year, according to a study.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus In Greater Houston: Houston Congresswoman Calls On Governor To Allow Local Control, Says GOP Is Holding Up COVID-19 Benefits
Posted on · It's been 20 weeks since COVID-19 hit the Greater Houston area.
Houston Matters
How The Coronavirus Pandemic Might Accelerate Houston’s Urbanization And Alter Its Economic Landscape
Posted on · Urban development expert Steven Pedigo says the aftermath of the pandemic is not a future where we live farther apart.
Energy & Environment
Earthquakes In West Texas Have Dramatically Increased, According To New University Of Texas Study
Posted on · Every year West Texas experiences more and more small earthquakes. The study by the University of Texas at Austin documented more than 7,000 starting in 2009.
News
UT-Austin Has No Plans To Drop Affirmative Action Policy, Despite New Trump Administration Guidelines
Posted on · Though the Trump administration rescinded Obama-era guidelines encouraging colleges to factor race into admissions, it doesn't force campuses to change their policies.
Houston Matters
Do Renewables Make The Electric Grid Harder To Manage?
Posted on · Some say integrating renewable energy into the state’s power grid makes the grid harder to manage. Is that true?
Texas
Report: Women At Texas Community Colleges Aren’t Getting The Kind Of Birth Control They Want
Posted on · Financial barriers and limited access to providers are keeping women at the state's community colleges from getting the effective contraceptives they prefer, according to a new report from the University of Texas at Austin
News
What State Government Can Learn From College Football
Posted on · One particular type of government program is hyper-sensitive to poor performance and quick to change at almost any dollar cost, which begs the question: Why doesn't everything work like college football?
Houston Matters
Will Vegas Shooting Change The Conversation About Guns In America?
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.
Hurricane Harvey
Battered By Harvey, Texas College Students Struggle To Start Class
Posted on · Despite Hurricane Harvey, class has started at many universities across Texas. But it's been hard — and in some cases impossible — for students from storm-ravaged areas to return to normal life on campus.
News
UT-Austin Removes Confederate Statues In The Middle Of The Night
Posted on · In a surprise move, workers at the University of Texas at Austin removed multiple Confederate statues from a prominent grass mall on campus late Sunday night.
News
Judge OKs 2nd Mental Health Exam For Texas Stabbing Suspect
Posted on · A judge has ordered a second mental health examination of a young man suspected of stabbing four students at the University of Texas.
News
Police: Suspect In Texas Stabbings Had Mental Health Trouble
Posted on · The man suspected of stabbing four students at the University of Texas, one fatally, suffered from mental health troubles and had been involuntarily committed for treatment in another city, authorities said Tuesday.
Full Show
The State of Houston Politics and Government, and Political Roundup: Wednesday’s Show (May 3, 2017)
Posted on · Today on Houston Matters, we continue our 3rd annual State of Houston series with a look at the state of politics and government in Greater Houston with the help of Andrew Schneider, News 88.7’s politics and government reporter Also this hour…