/tags/houston-public-media Houston Public Media en-US Copyright Wed, 14 May 2025 16:04:01 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-14/with-monday-deadline-passed-thousands-of-texas-house-bills-are-effectively-dead One of the likely casualties is a bill that would have transferred tens of millions of dollars in surplus funds from the Harris County Toll Road Authority to the City of Houston. Wed, 14 May 2025 16:04:01 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-14/with-monday-deadline-passed-thousands-of-texas-house-bills-are-effectively-dead Andrew Schneider /texas-news/2025-05-14/texas-house-passes-bill-expanding-compassionate-use-of-medical-cannabis House Bill 46 is expected to pass the lower chamber Tuesday. It reached the floor ahead of the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3, which would impose strict new regulations on consumable products containing THC. Wed, 14 May 2025 10:00:05 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-14/texas-house-passes-bill-expanding-compassionate-use-of-medical-cannabis Andrew Schneider /texas-news/2025-04-30/matt-thomas-award-winning-radio-journalist-and-news-88-7-anchor-dies-at-41 The veteran broadcaster joined Houston Public Media in 2022 after years reporting for KRLD and WFAA-TV in Dallas. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:53:34 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-30/matt-thomas-award-winning-radio-journalist-and-news-88-7-anchor-dies-at-41 HPM Staff /texas-news/2025-03-05/longtime-houston-mayor-sylvester-turner-dies-at-age-70-officials-confirm The confirmation of Turner’s death came just months after he won Texas’ 18th Congressional District race. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:41:43 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-05/longtime-houston-mayor-sylvester-turner-dies-at-age-70-officials-confirm Sarah Grunau | Houston Public Media /news/2025-01-04/this-act-has-no-place-in-islam-muslims-worry-about-islamophobia-after-new-orleans-attack The FBI says the man responsible for the attack that killed 14 people was Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran from Houston. He was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police following the attack. Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:25:51 GMT /news/2025-01-04/this-act-has-no-place-in-islam-muslims-worry-about-islamophobia-after-new-orleans-attack Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /news/2024-11-20/paxton-lawsuit-targets-houston-hospital-systems-firearm-policies The move imitates several legal efforts carried out by the Office of the Attorney General targeting firearm restrictions. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:21:15 GMT /news/2024-11-20/paxton-lawsuit-targets-houston-hospital-systems-firearm-policies Sarah Grunau | Houston Public Media /texas-news/2024-09-04/houston-to-dallas-high-speed-rail-receives-63-9-million-federal-grant The 240-mile route would take under 90 minutes and travel at a top speed of 204 MPH, according to Amtrak. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:20:28 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-04/houston-to-dallas-high-speed-rail-receives-63-9-million-federal-grant Kyle McClenagan /business-economy/2024-08-23/megabus-ends-service-in-houston-other-texas-cities-following-parent-company-bankruptcy Houston residents will now have one less option when it comes to interstate bus travel after Megabus pulls out of the Texas market. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:41:32 GMT /business-economy/2024-08-23/megabus-ends-service-in-houston-other-texas-cities-following-parent-company-bankruptcy Kyle McClenagan | Houston Public Media , Tom Perumean | Houston Public Media /criminal-justice/2024-04-24/texas-jails-overcrowding-tdcj-prisoner-transfers Harris, Tarrant and Bexar counties say their crowded local jails are backed up with convicted state prisoners. The state says it's following the law. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-04-24/texas-jails-overcrowding-tdcj-prisoner-transfers Miranda Suarez, Lucio Vasquez | Houston Public Media /education/2024-02-29/almost-half-of-texas-fourth-graders-scored-a-zero-on-the-staar-writing-composition-last-year-teache The Texas Education Agency changed a lot about the state’s standardized test over the past couple years. Researchers and teachers worry the new approach to writing could kill creativity, but the TEA argues it better reflects how learning happens in class. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:29:07 GMT /education/2024-02-29/almost-half-of-texas-fourth-graders-scored-a-zero-on-the-staar-writing-composition-last-year-teache Dominic Anthony Walsh