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Education

TEA moves location of third HISD community meeting to Delmar Stadium in anticipation of ‘more attendees’

Matt Harab

Posted on March 27, 2023 · Two gatherings have already taken place at Westbury High School and Chavez High School, last week. They’re advertised as a chance for the HISD community to learn more about the transition process, when state-appointed managers take over the district later this summer. 

Tags hisd Houston ISD TEA meetings TEA take over Houston ISD

Houston Mayor

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announces run for Houston mayor

HPM Staff

Posted on March 27, 2023 · The longtime congresswoman's entry into this year's mayoral contest immediately upends the race.

Tags Houston mayor's race U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Houston Matters

Medicaid change’s impact on Texas (March 27, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 27, 2023 · On Monday's show: Part of the Medicaid enrollment process that was instigated because of the COVID-19 pandemic is ending soon. We learn how it might affect the uninsured in Texas.

Tags Dwight Silverman health care immigration immigration law Jeff Balke medicaid sports technology Vivian Ho

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Events

Things to do in Houston: Bayou City Art Festival, kite festivals highlight slate of weekend events

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on March 24, 2023 · Houston is heading outdoors for the first weekend of spring with events celebrating art, music and culture.

Tags 2023 Bayou City Art Festival Bayou City Art Festival Heights Kids' Day of Music Hermann Park Conservancy Houston festivals memorial park things to do in Houston

Town Square

Spring 2023 Bayou City Art Festival and the Impact of Art on Our Everyday Lives

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on March 24, 2023 · We dive into this widely popular art festival and examine what art adds to our society.

Tags 2023 Bayou City Art Festival Art Colony Association art festival Bayou City Art Festival Dewey James Houston Arts Alliance Karen Martinez Kelly Batterson mixed-media art

Energy & Environment

City plants first 270 of 100,000 tree goal in order to create more green space in Houston

Ashley Brown

Posted on March 24, 2023 · The City of Houston has a goal to plant 4.6 million trees by the year 2030 to improve air quality, reduce heat, and enhance the city’s greenery.

Tags Complete Communities Mayor Sylvester Turner NRG tree planting in Houston trees for houston

Ada Edwards

Obituary

Ada Edwards, community activist and former Houston City Council member, dies at 80

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on March 24, 2023 · Edwards chaired city council committees that dealt with affordable housing, flooding and the HIV/AIDS epidemic and was described by colleagues as compassionate, selfless and community-minded.

Tags Ada Edwards community activists houston city council Rodney Ellis sheila jackson lee sylvester turner

Marcus Sasser Houston Cougars Basketball

Houston Matters

The Houston Cougars tipoff tonight in a ‘Sweet 16’ matchup with Miami

Joshua Zinn / Craig Cohen

Posted on March 24, 2023 · By the end of the weekend, the Coogs could be in the Final Four. But there's work to do to get there.

Tags Athletics cougars Houston Roundball Review Kris Gardner NCAA basketball UH Cougars university of houston University of Miami

Houston

UH students rally for more mental health resources after two student suicides this semester

Patricia Ortiz

Posted on March 24, 2023 · Students at the rally are calling on the University to increase mental health resource funding and make modifications to Agnes Arnold Hall to make it more difficult to access open areas on the upper floors of the building.

Tags Agnes Arnold Hall Student solidarity UH student suicide university of houston

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Sports

Basketball a family affair for No. 1 Houston, who face Miami in Sweet 16

Kristie Rieken, AP

Posted on March 24, 2023 · Houston Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson will have his two children at his side, as they play key roles on his staff as Houston makes a run at its first championship.

Tags Final Four Houston Cougars March Madness Houston Cougars men's basketball team March Madness NCAA Men's basketball

Alex Meixner holding one of his accordions.

Houston Matters

Musician Alex Meixner can turn pretty much anything into a polka

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 24, 2023 · The accordion player visits the Houston Matters studio and plays a medley of polka-arranged popular tunes.

Tags accordion accordion music Alex Meixner music musician polka

Education

Alvin ISD adds book vending machine to elementary school, making reading more “rewarding” for students

James Gutierrez

Posted on March 24, 2023 · The machine is called Inchy’s Bookworm Vending Machine and was placed in the school last month. The machine holds around 275 books.

Tags Alvin ISD book vending machine Nelson Elementary School student reading.

The HISD logo over a teacher and students in a classroom.

Party Politics

Hostile Takeover?

Troy Schulze

Posted on March 24, 2023 · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.

Tags Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hisd Mike Morath tea Trump Waco

Houston Matters

UH Sweet 16 preview (March 24, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 24, 2023 · On Friday's show: The UH Cougars take on Miami tonight in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men's tournament. We preview the matchup. And we discuss how to handle toxic positivity.

Tags accordion Alex Meixner college basketball mental health NCAA tournament The Good The Bad and The Ugly toxic positivity UH Cougars

Houston Matters

Revoking CenterPoint’s accreditation: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 24, 2023 · 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.

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Most children suffering from depression in Texas remained untreated, new report says

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on March 28, 2023 · The report addresses food insecurity, lapses in child care and HISD's performance while providing recommendations to school districts and state lawmakers.

Tags children at risk COVID-19 hisd mental health

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Party Politics

Hostile Takeover?

Troy Schulze

Posted on March 24, 2023 · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.

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Education

Houston ISD to host hiring event for teachers, nurses, admins for next school year

Rebecca Noel

Posted on March 23, 2023 · Jackie Anderson, president of the Houston Federation of Teachers, believes higher wages and better working conditions will be key to alleviating the shortage.

Tags Booker T. Washington High School HISD hiring event Houston ISD teacher shortage teaching jobs in Houston

Education

Tensions rise at TEA’s first community meeting about Houston ISD takeover

Rebecca Noel

Posted on March 22, 2023 · Attendees began questioning the absence of the man who will be choosing the board, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath. “Where is Mike Morath?” shouted one audience member.

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