Town Square
Town Square: The Life and Legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Sept. 21, 2020)
Posted on · We hear conversations about the impact of Justice Ginsburg's life on pop culture and the American political and legal system.
Health & Science
News
Party Politics: Ballot Wars
Posted on · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
Town Square
Town Square: Reverend Dr. William J. Barber; Dr. Kirstin Matthews; and Dr. Dietrich von Biedenfeld
Posted on · We hear conversations about the latest Covid news and its economic impact, and we talk to civil rights leader and author Reverend William J. Barber.
Town Square
Town Square: What You Need to Know to Vote (Sept. 17, 2020)
Posted on · Experts discuss the processes of voter registration and how to apply for, and cast, mail-in ballots.
Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott Loosens Coronavirus Restrictions For Restaurants And Other Businesses In Most Regions Of Texas
Posted on · Restaurants, retail stores and office buildings will now be able to operate at 75% capacity, Abbott said. Three regions — the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo and Victoria — were excluded from the loosening of restrictions, however.
Coronavirus
Contradicting the CDC, Trump Says COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Ready By End of Year
Posted on · President Trump says there could be widespread distribution of a vaccine against the coronavirus in a much shorter timeline than described by the CDC.
Town Square
Town Square: Relationships in the Time of Covid (Sept. 16, 2020)
Posted on · Experts in online dating and infectious diseases discuss how to date and maintain intimacy during a pandemic.
Coronavirus
Share Of Positive COVID-19 Cases As Texas Reopened Was Higher Than Originally Reported, New State Calculations Show
Posted on · Public health experts say discrepancies in key metrics, such as the positivity rate, made it difficult for officials to make informed policy decisions.
Education News
HISD Still Not Meeting Virtual Attendance Projections 1 Week In, District Leader Says
Posted on · The comments came during a wide-ranging interview with Town Square host Ernie Manouse on Tuesday, in which the interim superintendent also addressed recent COVID-19 positive cases.
Town Square
Town Square: HISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan (Sept. 15, 2020)
Posted on · After a week of virtual learning in HISD's 2020-2021 school year, we hear about what's working and what needs improvement.
Education News
They Loved Their School, But Laptop Learning Led This Family To Home-School Instead
Posted on · "We loved the teachers, the faculty, everybody. But with all of the COVID regulations, it seemed hard for them to learn in front of a computer screen for 8 hours a day," Trisha Gilchrist said.
Town Square
Town Square: Vaccines and the Global Covid Map (Sept. 14, 2020)
Posted on · Infectious-disease experts discuss the latest information about Covid vaccines.
City of Houston
Review Of Houston Eviction Cases Finds Most Moving Forward Despite Federal Moratorium
Posted on · Local housing advocates say the moratorium isn't making a significant difference so far.
City of Houston
Despite A New Federal Ban, Many Renters Are Still Getting Evicted
Posted on · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered a nationwide eviction ban for people who can't pay rent and have no place to go. It's helping some, but many others are getting evicted anyway.
Election 2020
Despite COVID-19, Poll Finds Voters Are Split On Health Care
Posted on · According to a Kaiser Family Foundation Poll, Democrats rank coronavirus as their number one concern – for Republicans, it’s a distant fourth place.