HISD’s bond proposal (June 3, 2024)
On Monday's show: We learn the latest from HISD's most recent board meeting, we invite listeners to vent about their pet peeves, and we talk sports!
View ArticlePros and cons of HPD’s crime-fighting tech (June 4, 2024)
On Tuesday's show: A Houston criminologist discusses the pros and cons of the various forms of crime-fighting technology HPD employs around the city. And a local sleep expert answers listener questions.
View ArticleHow room temperature affects your sleep: A Houston sleep expert answers...
Houston sleep expert Dr. Sudha Tallavajhula answers listeners questions about sleep and sleep disorders.
View ArticleThe week in politics (June 5, 2024)
On Wednesday's show: We discuss Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's pancreatic cancer diagnosis and other developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And food writers talk about some of their...
View ArticleThe Full Menu: Where to go in Houston for ice cream and other frozen treats
With the summer heating up, food writers discuss their favorite places to get frozen treats around Houston.
View ArticleUnion Pacific begins soil testing in The Fifth Ward (June 6, 2024)
On Thursday's show: Union Pacific has begun testing soil near the company’s contaminated railyard in The Fifth Ward. Plus, a Houstonian shares his father's story of the D-Day invasions 80 years ago...
View ArticleFormer WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes (June 7, 2024)
On Friday's show: We go over multiple developments out of City Hall. Then, former Houston Comets star Sheryl Swoopes talks about her basketball career. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly...
View Article‘Crazy, stupid, exciting’— Sheryl Swoopes shares memories of winning four...
The hall of famer talks with Houston Matters about her basketball life, about the Comets dynasty in the early days of the WNBA, about the growth of the women's game, and about her advocacy for cancer...
View ArticleHISD mistakenly tells some students they had to repeat a grade: The Good,...
The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
View ArticleRising home insurance rates (June 10, 2024)
On Monday's show: We discuss why home insurance rates in Texas have gone up over 50% in five years, we answer your gardening questions, and we talk about drug policies in professional sports.
View ArticleRecent flooding has devastated oyster numbers in Galveston Bay
Galveston County has issued a disaster declaration for the oyster industry, which has suffered many setbacks from natural disasters in recent years.
View ArticleWellbeing of Texas children (June 11, 2024)
On Tuesday's show: We learn what a new report says about child wellbeing in Texas -- and whether that's true in Houston. And, just in time for summer, a local dermatologist answers questions about skin...
View ArticleGeorge HW Bush’s centennial (June 12, 2024)
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we mark what would have been George HW Bush's 100th birthday with a conversation about his life.
View ArticleCity Council approves Houston’s budget (June 13, 2024)
On Thursday's show: We talk about yesterday's vote on the budget for the City of Houston, and we consider the city's commercial real estate landscape and ways that Downtown Houston could change and...
View ArticleJoey Chesnut banned from Fourth of July hot dog eating contest: The Good,...
The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
View ArticlePotential rain next week (June 14, 2024)
On Friday's show: We learn about some potential rain coming to the area soon and a tropical disturbance that is likely to develop in the Gulf of Mexico. Then, we discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly...
View ArticleSupreme Court rulings affecting Texas (June 17, 2024)
On Monday's show: We learn about recent Supreme Court decisions striking down a rule that banned bump stocks and rejecting a bid to restrict access to an abortion pill. Then, veterinarian Dr. Lori...
View ArticleHeavy rain coming (June 18, 2024)
On Tuesday's show: Heavy rain is expected in Greater Houston this evening through Wednesday resulting from a disturbance near Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula that could become the first named system of the...
View ArticleHow Babes founder Ciera Rogers turned being a broke outsider into a...
Rogers, who grew up poor in Houston, talks about reframing what held her back as qualities that gave her an edge, the subject of her new book "The Outsider Advantage."
View ArticleThe state of Black Texas (June 19, 2024)
On Wednesday's show: We get an update on heavy rainfall that was expected today in Greater Houston but hasn't really developed. Then, a new report coinciding with Juneteenth details the state of Black...
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