Controversial housing contract update, and a different way to handle redistricting (Oct. 8, 2021)

On Friday’s Houston Matters: In yesterday’s joint city council committee, Mayor Sylvester Turner laid out his side of a controversial affordable housing contract. News 88.7’s Jen Rice fills us in on what he had to say.

Also this hour: With the process of redrawing Texas Congressional maps underway, we examine a different way of handling it altogether.

Then, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

And we preview a conversation about how – and what – the spaces we inhabit teach us about race. It’s the topic of this week’s edition of I See U.