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Maggie Gordon / Columnist

Maggie Gordon is a columnist who has worked at newspapers across the country, including the Stamford Advocate and the Houston Chronicle. She has covered everything from the hedge fund industry and education to craft beer and alligator hunting. No matter the topic, Maggie’s favorite stories combine quirky characters, adventure and humanity. Bonus points if she can find a love story. Maggie grew up on a cow farm in upstate New York, and graduated from nearby Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. These days you can find her at her home in Houston’s East End – or on Twitter.

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Turner’s water bill solution is a good start, but lacks key fixes for appeals process

Avatar photo by Maggie Gordon / Columnist December 7, 2023December 7, 2023

Overbilling from the city of Houston’s water department has frustrated residents. Proposed changes could fix some of these issues. But not all.

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How Houston’s recently passed Proposition B can offer a model for increasing voter turnout

Avatar photo by Maggie Gordon / Columnist December 4, 2023December 4, 2023

Changing the year in which Houston holds mayoral elections could increase voter turnout. The passage of Prop B serves as a beacon of inspiration.

Maggie Gordon, Houston Landing columnist, at left, looks out for traffic on the corner of Westheimer and Sage Road as a pair crosses the street,
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Walking Houston’s deadly 4-mile stretch of Westheimer, from Fondren to the 610 Loop

Avatar photo by Maggie Gordon / Columnist November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

38 people died from 2018 to 2022 along the 4-mile stretch of Houston’s Westheimer between Fondren and 610. We walked the span to identify its issues.

A teacher helps students during a class at Sugar Grove Academy in Houston's Sharpstown neighborhood.
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Houston ISD teachers say sick policy forces them to pit their families against their jobs

Avatar photo by Maggie Gordon / Columnist November 20, 2023November 20, 2023

New practices implemented under HISD Superintendent Mike Miles have put teachers in fear of losing their jobs if they’ve recorded more than four absences.

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How can Houston make cyclists feel safer? Enforcing no parking in bike lanes is a start.

Avatar photo by Maggie Gordon / Columnist November 13, 2023November 15, 2023

Houston is working hard to eliminate cyclist deaths. Adding ‘no parking’ signs along bike lanes could push the initiative toward the finish line.

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Houston’s low voter turnout isn’t driven by motivation issues; it’s driven by access issues

Avatar photo by Maggie Gordon / Columnist November 9, 2023November 8, 2023

Transportation is a barrier to accessing polling places for many Houstonians. So this band of volunteers provides free rides to the polls.

The Katy ISD board met to discuss a new policy that would require parents to be informed if a student asks to be identified as transgender.
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By outing 19 students to their parents, Katy ISD violated Texas ethics codes for educators

Avatar photo by Maggie Gordon / Columnist November 6, 2023November 6, 2023

Katy ISD alerted parents of 19 students of name or pronoun changes at school. The move is not just morally reprehensible, it violates Texas code.

Kay Matthews, the executive director and founder of Shades of Blue, a maternal mental health focused nonprofit organization based in Houston, shows a closet filled with resources for people in need of personal hygiene products
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Mental health is the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths. So how do we fix it?

Avatar photo by Maggie Gordon / Columnist November 2, 2023November 2, 2023

In 2019, 63 Texas women died from causes related to pregnancy. One in four of those deaths was related to a mental health condition — making maternal mental health the leading cause of death for those women, according to new data released last week by the Texas Department of State Health Statistics. So what are […]

From the left, Susan Davenport and J.C Davenport look through a past water bill showing the shocking charges they're disputing in Houston.
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His Houston water bill was wrong. But after 11 months, he still hasn’t found a resolution.

Avatar photo by Maggie Gordon / Columnist October 30, 2023October 30, 2023

Disputing your city of Houston water bill can take months. Even if the city’s numbers look wrong, good luck getting anyone to listen.

A voter takes a flyer from volunteers for Houston City Council candidate Tony Buzbee outside the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center as early voting gets underway
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Heighten your hopes, Houston. High voter turnout is possible. Here’s how we can do it.

Avatar photo by Maggie Gordon / Columnist October 26, 2023November 7, 2023

No one is expecting Houston’s voters to turn out en masse in the coming weeks, as the city elects its first new mayor in nearly a decade. Houston, everyone says, is a city where people don’t vote.  These experts point to demographics: Voters are largely older, whiter and more educated than the average American; in […]

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