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On Thursday’s Houston Matters: We talk with Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast and Texas Right To Life about their response to the new Texas abortion law that went into effect yesterday.
Also this hour: How much do you know about hurricane preparation?…
On Wednesday’s Houston Matters: We get a summary of some of the 666 new laws going into effect today in Texas. And we get an update on COVID-19.
Also this hour: We break down the latest news in our weekly political roundup.
Then, local writers di…
On Tuesday’s Houston Matters: We learn how Houston is helping those affected by Hurricane Ida and talk to someone taking refuge here. And we get an update on COVID-19.
Also this hour: City Council Member Abbie Kamin answers your questions about is…
On Monday’s Houston Matters: The latest on Tropical Storm Ida. We’re just now beginning to get a sense of the devastation wrought by the now-downgraded storm, which tore through New Orleans and other communities in and around the Louisiana Gulf Co…
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On Friday’s show: Eric Berger of Space City Weather gives us the latest on Tropical Storm Ida as it enters the Gulf of Mexico and heads for the Louisiana coastline.
Also this hour: Today marks 31 years since the death of musician and Texas native…
On Thursday’s Houston Matters: We get an update on the COVID-19 situation in Montgomery County.
Also this hour: We talk with Vanessa Wyche, the director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. She’s a NASA veteran who’s the first African American to serv…
On Tuesday’s Houston Matters: Today, Houston City Council will consider, among other things, an agenda item to establish a Houston Women’s Commission in their meeting. News 88.7 reporter Jen Rice brings us an update on several issues before the co…
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On Monday’s Houston Matters: A brand-new school year is beginning today for HISD amid a fourth wave of COVID-19 and the ongoing battle over mask mandates. We visit one HISD campus to see what parents are saying as their kids start a new year. And …
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On Friday’s Houston Matters: The city’s health authority, Dr. David Persse, updates us on the COVID-19 situation.
Over the last several weeks, as U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan and then as the Taliban seized control of the country, Interfa…
On Thursday’s Houston Matters: COVID-19 booster shots of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will become available for all Americans starting next month, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Peter Hotez of Baylor College …
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