Houston Matters

New task force on event safety, and discovering a new insect species on the Rice campus (Feb. 10, 2022)

Posted on · On Thursday's show: A new task force on major event safety after Astroworld, helping college students struggling with hunger, and discovering a new species of wasp on the Rice University campus.

Houston Matters

Monday’s Show: Ex-Felons As Candidates, And Embedded With White Supremacists (Dec. 2, 2019)

Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: The latest on the runoff race for Houston City Council District B, the latest efforts to treat HIV/AIDS, lessons from six years studying white supremacist groups, and the latest on Houston sports.

Good, Bad and Ugly

White Supremacist Rally and Campus Carry Lawsuit: The Good, Bad & Ugly of the News

Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in […]

Houston Matters

The History of Hate Groups in Greater Houston

Posted on · There's much of any community's history worth celebrating – famous events, positive developments, landmarks established, people to champion. But history is also filled with unsavory characters and moments. And it's just as important – some would say more important – to remind ourselves of those negative aspects of our community's history. Among them are, of […]