{"id":118424,"date":"2025-08-04T14:52:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/118424\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:52:20","slug":"house-democrats-leave-the-state-aug-4-2025-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/118424\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats leave the state (Aug. 4, 2025) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-381306 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share-1000x525.png\" alt=\"The Houston Matters logo on a white background\" width=\"1000\" height=\"525\"  \/> Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app1.kuhf.org\/player\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">listen online<\/a>. Join the discussion. Call or text 713-440-8870. Email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/shows\/houston-matters\/2025\/08\/04\/527175\/house-democrats-leave-the-state-aug-4-2025\/mailto:talk@houstonmatters.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talk@houstonmatters.org<\/a> or tag us <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonMatters\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@HoustonMatters<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Monday\u2019s show: Dozens of Texas House Democrats have <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/02\/527799\/congressional-redistricting-map-passes-house-committee-pushing-dems-towards-quorum-break\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">left the state<\/a>, breaking quorum in an effort to block a Republican plan to redraw district maps at President Trump&#8217;s direction. We get the latest from Houston Public Media&#8217;s Andrew Schneider.<\/p>\n<p>Also this hour. We learn why the Houston Federation of Teachers is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/education\/2025\/07\/31\/527653\/teachers-union-sues-houston-isd-over-performance-based-pay\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">suing HISD<\/a> over how the district plans to hand out raises.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we offer Houstonians a chance to vent about their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/topics\/shows\/houston-matters\/pet-peeves\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pet peeves<\/a> about life in our city.<\/p>\n<p>And we discuss the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/sports\/2025\/08\/01\/527690\/carlos-correa-is-reuniting-with-the-astros-after-a-trade-from-the-dismantled-twins\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">return of Carlos Correa<\/a> to the Astros and other developments in sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audio from today\u2019s show will be available after 11 a.m. CT. We also offer a free podcast <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/podcasts\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/houston-matters-podcast\/id642557771?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on iTunes<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app.stitcher.com\/browse\/feed\/37496\/details\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stitcher<\/a> and other apps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM or listen online. Join the discussion. 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