myths - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/myths/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:00:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 myths - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/myths/ 32 32 103504436 Myths in Texas history (Aug. 4, 2023) https://houstonnewmedia.org/myths-in-texas-history-aug-4-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=myths-in-texas-history-aug-4-2023 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:00:38 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2023/08/04/458043/myths-in-texas-history-aug-4-2023/  

On Friday's show: News 88.7's politics reporter Andrew Schneider joins us to share the latest in Ken Paxton’s criminal trial, and News 88.7 education reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh reviews developments at Thursday night's Houston ISD board of mana...

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]]> 639743 Development in Houston, the week in politics, and myths about The Alamo (Feb. 23, 2022) https://houstonnewmedia.org/development-in-houston-the-week-in-politics-and-myths-about-the-alamo-feb-23-2022-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=development-in-houston-the-week-in-politics-and-myths-about-the-alamo-feb-23-2022-2 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 19:22:58 +0000 https://houstonnewmedia.org/target/development-in-houston-the-week-in-politics-and-myths-about-the-alamo-feb-23-2022/ Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM or listen online . Join the discussion at 713-440-8870, talk@houstonmatters.org or

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]]> 257627 Development in Houston, the week in politics, and myths about The Alamo (Feb. 23, 2022) https://houstonnewmedia.org/development-in-houston-the-week-in-politics-and-myths-about-the-alamo-feb-23-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=development-in-houston-the-week-in-politics-and-myths-about-the-alamo-feb-23-2022 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 12:00:01 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2022/02/23/419598/development-in-houston-the-week-in-politics-and-myths-about-the-alamo-feb-23-2022/ On Wednesday's show: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has proposed investing $8 million in early childhood programs, but she faces some pushback from members of the Commissioners Court. We learn why.
And a new report says Houston is second only to...

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]]> 257653 A Trio of Texas Authors Take on the Many Myths of the Alamo https://houstonnewmedia.org/a-trio-of-texas-authors-take-on-the-many-myths-of-the-alamo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-trio-of-texas-authors-take-on-the-many-myths-of-the-alamo Tue, 08 Jun 2021 09:30:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/things-to-do-read-forget-the-alamo-by-bryan-burrough-chris-tomlinson-and-jason-stanford-11575168 It is, likely, the most cherished and entrenched story in Texas history. How in late February/early March of 1836, heroic Texas defenders including marquee names like Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Barret Travis fought a pitched but losing battl...

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]]> 132963 Velveteen Echo Releases Mirrors/Myths https://houstonnewmedia.org/velveteen-echo-releases-mirrors-myths/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=velveteen-echo-releases-mirrors-myths Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/velveteen-echo-releases-mirrors-myths-11548041 Sometimes the best things happen when least expected. This is the case for Houston independent band Velveteen Echo. The four band mates came together in a very unintentional way and much like their sound, the energy and connection was organic. Lead sin...

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