Published on January 25th, 2017 | by Praneeth Kambhampati
Embed from Getty Images On Monday, the Houston Chronicle revealed a lawmaker’s desire to increase the smoking age to 21. Rather than bringing positive change, this policy change would unfortunately be disastrous. The lawmaker, Republican John Zerwas, …... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2016 | by Jorden Smith, Praneeth Kambhampati, Thom Dwyer
Embed from Getty Images Did the 2016 campaign trail start three years ago? It certainly feels like it sometimes. It already feels like the Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and John Kasich feud with Trump happened in …... Read More →
Published on September 9th, 2016 | by Marialuisa Rincon, Odus Evbagharu, Praneeth Kambhampati, Thom Dwyer
Embed from Getty Images The short-term home-renting website is finally adding rules to fight discrimination after being scrutinized for allowing users to deny applicants based on things like race and gender. While the new rules will not …... Read More →
Published on September 2nd, 2016 | by Praneeth Kambhampati
A failing system with bad management and poor funding is perhaps the best description of the HISD. Without better leadership and organization, they are on the road to failure. KPMG, a third-party auditing firm, attributed an …... Read More →
Published on August 24th, 2016 | by Praneeth Kambhampati
Embed from Getty Images Out of Donald Trump’s radical and provocative rhetoric comes a vague sense of a foreign policy platform. Earlier this summer, Trump proposed his plan for our nation’s trade interactions. Specifically citing a …... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2016 | by Praneeth Kambhampati
Embed from Getty Images Whether it’s the racially biased undertone or treatment of victims, the criminal justice system represents the epitome of government fallibility and has the greatest need for reform. Recently, a Harris County rape …... Read More →
Published on August 4th, 2016 | by Praneeth Kambhampati
Embed from Getty Images Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently proposed the Police Protection Act, which increases the severity of punishments against attackers of police officers. “At a time when law enforcement officers increasingly come under assault simply …... Read More →
Published on July 20th, 2016 | by Praneeth Kambhampati
Beginning with the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting of Trayvon Martin, three women founded Black Lives Matter. The movement that began as a hashtag has taken the nation by storm. From this storm, however, came #AllLivesMatter — an equally popular …... Read More →
Published on June 30th, 2016 | by Praneeth Kambhampati
The consideration of HISD’s location in a “property-wealthy district” has led to a new initiative, approved June 16, that demanded the school system send $162 million back to the state. The budget cut, despite its aim to close …... Read More →
Published on June 17th, 2016 | by Praneeth Kambhampati
Embed from Getty Images After a settlement with the Hofheinz family, bringing the eponymous 8,479-seat multipurpose arena into the 21st century will see UH spending a total of up to $60 million and choosing a new name. Judge …... Read More →
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