Children at Risk, a Houston-based education advocacy group, want state lawmakers to discuss certain issues during the upcoming 84th Texas Legislature. The list includes school finance, early education, human trafficking and children's health.
The Texas Oil & Gas Association has filed a request for an injunction to block enforcement of a ban on hydraulic fracturing, passed yesterday by voters in the North Texas city of Denton.
“The drought was so severe for so long, and the feed prices were so high that you just couldn’t do that forever,” says David Anderson, a livestock economist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
“To see the children convulse and turn blue, and it’s like their lives are slipping between your fingers,” Dr. Angus Wilfong of Texas Children's Hospital. “We’re desperately using medicines that just aren’t working and so we’re really hopeful that any new medicine will work.”
On Tuesday, the price of West Texas Intermediate oil dropped below $80 for the second day. It’s been three years since prices have been that low. So what does that mean for the industry?
The race for Harris County District Attorney was one of the most contentious campaigns in this election. And after being appointed to the job, Devon Anderson has now been elected.
Listen to Houston Public Media News 88.7 all afternoon for election coverage.

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At 10 a.m. for a for a statewide Post-Election Special from Texas Standard.
At noon Houston Matters will have election analysis.
At 1-2 p.m. special election coverage from Here and Now.
From 1-3 p.m. NPR special coverage: Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is expected to speak and President Obama is expected to hold a news conference.

For more election coverage, visit houstonpublicmedia.org/election2014
Texas voters have elected a new Governor for the first time in fourteen years. The result came quickly and decisively soon after the polls closed.
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Brandon Rottinghaus an associate professor of political science at the University of Houston and Houston Matters host Craig Cohen take on election night. For more analysis, tune in on Wednesday at noon on News 88.7.
Texas gubernatorial campaigns wrap up in Houston. Election Day voting is from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Read more here: http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/news/davis-abbott-wind-up-in-houston/
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Our election night coverage begins at 7 p.m., with updates on local, statewide and national races from the Houston Public Media news team and NPR, plus analysis from Houston Matters host Craig Cohen and Assistant Professor of Political Science Brandon Rottinghaus.

Online we will be streaming video and have local election coverage in our live blog in partnership with the Houston Chronicle www.HoustonPublicMedia.org/Election2014
"The key is everybody needs to vote. It's a divided county where a lot of people have thought that Harris County was Republican. The last three cycles have shown that's not the case. It is now a swing county..." --Paul Simpson, Harris County Republican Party
Make sure you vote tomorrow. Texas state law requires that employers allow their workers to take off two consecutive hours in order to vote.
Ask Mayor Annise Parker your questions right now on Houston Matters. Email talk@houstonmatters.org or call 713-440-8870.
Visitors have the chance to learn more about the Third Ward's history as the neighborhood hosts this weekend's "Sunday Streets" from noon to 4:00 p.m. — at Third Ward, Houston.
Deer season in Texas begins on the first Saturday of November, 30 minutes before sunrise. It’s a day that many avid hunters look forward to all year.
The state fire marshal’s office released its report on the 2013 Southwest Inn fire that killed four Houston firefighters.The state report makes eight recommendations.
Join us Tuesday on Election Night 2014

Our coverage begins at 7 pm, with updates on local, statewide and national races from the Houston Public Media news team and NPR, plus analysis from Houston Matters host Craig Cohen.
MD Anderson Cancer Center launched the “Moon Shots” program two years ago. The goal: to bring to oncology research the same scientific urgency and collaborative energy that America used to win the space race in the 1960s. Health and Science reporter Carrie Feibel reports on how the research is progressing.
All-aboard! The STEAM Express is a custom-built mobile classroom designed by Klein Independent School District to give students hands-on lessons on subjects from architecture to astronomy.
Houston Public Media's website is back online. We are still experiencing some technical issues on Houston Matters.org. We are working to get it back up quickly and apologize for the inconvenience.
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