Much Talk About Budget In New Houston Mayor’s First Full-Length Council Meeting
Sylvester Turner’s first full city council meeting went right to the crux of Houston’s problems.
View ArticleHouston Mayor: City Already Fixing 96 Percent Of Potholes Reported
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner's pothole initiative will officially launch next week.
View ArticleIf Solving Houston’s Pothole Problem Is So Easy, Why Didn’t Parker Do It?
The city of Houston says it’s on its way to meet Mayor Sylvester Turner’s goal of filling every pothole that is reported within 24 hours - less than two weeks after his inauguration.
View ArticleCity Of Houston Launches Pothole Website
Users can track the progress on potholes that have been reported via a map and graphics.
View ArticleAnnise Parker Explains Why She Didn’t Go Full-Throttle On Potholes
Two weeks ago, we brought you a report on why all of a sudden it seems so easy to fix Houston’s pothole problem and why Annise Parker didn’t do it. Today, we have some more answers – from the former...
View ArticleHouston’s Political Identity and a 3D Printed Heart: Wednesday’s Show (April...
Texas is undeniably a conservative state, dominated in state offices by Republicans and largely on the national stage by far right-leaning figures. Yet, here in Houston, we seem to be a more bluish (or...
View ArticleStudents Create Unusual Maps of Houston
What do megachurches, potholes and wireless networks have in common? The answer is maps. They’re not road maps or weather maps. They’re maps of things like potholes around Lakewood Church. Or maps of...
View ArticleHoustonians Hate The City’s Bad Roads, But Pay For Improving Them?
This week, we’ve been delving deeper into some of the specific issues and challenges addressed in the recent News 88.7/KHOU 11 voter poll. Houston voters cited two issues as the most important problems...
View ArticleTaxes, Confederate Symbols and Cat-Killing Vet: The Good, The Bad and The...
From Houstonians identifying solutions to traffic problems but not wanting to pay for them, to the UT Austin campus joining the growing cacophony in opposition to Confederate statues and symbols, to a...
View ArticleMayor’s Pothole Promise & an Indictment in the Sandra Bland Case: The Good,...
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 a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse...
View ArticleFilling Houston’s Potholes: Thursday’s Show (January 21, 2016)
Recently, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the official launch of his pothole repair initiative. Potholes reported to 311 are to be “assessed and addressed” by the next business day. We have,...
View ArticleWhat Does it Take to Fix a Pothole — And Why Does Houston Have So Many?
Recently, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the official launch of his pothole repair initiative. Potholes reported to 311 are to be “assessed and addressed” by the next business day. We have,...
View ArticleTalk to the Mayor: Tuesday’s Show (March 8, 2016)
Upon taking office in January, Mayor Sylvester Turner’s first action was to establish a new policy in hopes of better addressing Houston’s ongoing pothole challenges. He has also begun a full-scale...
View ArticleTalk to the Mayor: Sylvester Turner Answers Your Questions
Upon taking office in January, Mayor Sylvester Turner’s first action was to establish a new policy in hopes of better addressing Houston’s ongoing pothole challenges. He has also begun a full-scale...
View ArticleFull Show: The Science Of Potholes, And The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of...
On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about the science behind the formation of potholes. We discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And we learn about the practice of concierge...
View ArticleHow Do Potholes Happen?
Houston Matters learns about the science behind the formation of potholes on our streets and highways, and we learn how the city deals with repairing them.
View ArticleInside Houston’s 311 Call Center
Houston Matters visits the city's 311 call center to learn how the service handles the needs of citizens.
View ArticleExperts Say Texas Can’t Adequately Fix Its Roads Without Congressional Help
A leading organization of civil engineers says Texas desperately needs more money to shore up its infrastructure. The state gets high marks for the condition of its bridges, but roads and highways...
View ArticleHouston Mayor Says Crews Repaired 100 Percent Of Potholes Reported In 2018
Mayor Sylvester Turner provided an update on the repair program he launched when he took office in 2016.
View ArticleFull Show: Same-Sex Benefits Case, Pothole Repair, And Writer Justin Cronin...
On Friday's Houston Matters: A lawsuit over same-sex benefits is thrown out. We learn about the mayor's pothole program. We break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the news. And Justin Cronin...
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