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Port of Houston safety (March 29, 2024)

Posted on · On Friday's show: In the aftermath of the Baltimore bridge collapse, we learn about measures being taken to make the Port of Houston safer. Then, we discuss the future of in vitro fertilization in Texas in light of a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

Mike Miles

HISD

Behind the scenes of Houston ISD teacher evaluation rollout: TEA called classroom observation approach ‘odd,’ liaison said training sessions ‘much larger than is recommended’

Posted on · Houston Public Media obtained correspondence showing concerns raised by state education staffers about Houston ISD’s rushed rollout of a deeply controversial performance evaluation system for educators. According to experts, the messages call further into question the systems that will determine which teachers and principals are removed from their schools.

A METRO bus and a pedestrian at the rainbow crosswalk in Montrose.

City of Houston

Houston mayor calls Montrose Management District ‘renegade group’ as it tries to return from dormancy

Posted on · Mayor John Whitmire said the management district, which voted to dissolve itself in 2018 but did not end up doing so, lacks legal authority to take actions such as sending out tax bills to property-owning businesses in the Montrose neighborhood.

A bald eagle prepares to take off from a pine tree in Pembroke Pines, Fla. The eagle population rebounded after protections put in place under the Endangered Species Act.

Energy & Environment

Texas Game Wardens looking into report that bald eagle was shot to death on Houston-area lake

Posted on · The report that a bald eagle was killed on Lake Conroe had not been confirmed as of Thursday, according to a game warden in Montgomery County. Shooting, killing, harming, capturing or otherwise disturbing the national bird of the United States is a violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and punishable by a fine up $100,000, one year in prison or both for first-time offenders.

Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals bats during an exhibition game against the Cardinals' farm team, the Houston Buffaloes, at Buffalo Stadium in Houston on April 7, 1947.

Houston Matters

3 wild stories from Houston’s Minor League baseball past

Posted on · From a triple play where no players ever touched the ball, to a team essentially adopting an orphaned child, baseball broadcaster Tim Hagerty shares some of the wildest stories from Minor League Baseball in Greater Houston and Texas found in his book, "Tales from the Dugout."

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Opening Day for the Astros (March 28, 2024)

Posted on · On Thursday's show: It’s Opening Day. We preview the Astros' 2024 regular season. Then, we hear some odd stories from the Minor League baseball in Houston and Texas over the years. And we examine how two recent films tackle tropes about Black characters and culture.

Firefighters

City of Houston

Houston will likely need tax and fee hikes to pay for firefighters’ contract, city’s financial leaders say

Posted on · Houston’s firefighters and paramedics have gone eight years without a new contract, leading hundreds to transfer out or quit. A $650-million proposed settlement could reverse the exodus, but it comes as Houston faces a brewing financial crisis that’s been years in the making.

Turkey Leg Hut

Business

Houston’s Turkey Leg Hut files for bankruptcy

Posted on · The popular restaurant at 4830 Almeda Rd. owes more than $4.7 million to a total of 19 different creditors, including nearly $782,000 to owner Nakia Price, according to a document filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The company reported having less than $50,000 in estimated assets.

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