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On Wednesday’s Houston Matters: What’s the most pressing issue Houston’s mayor (whomever that may be) should address in 2020? Listeners share their thoughts and concerns and our local experts discuss the latest political news. Also this hour: CNN ancho…
Read MoreOn Tuesday’s Houston Matters: Money from a state sales tax on sporting goods is intended to support things like state parks and historical agencies. But lawmakers have often found ways to divert some of those funds to other needs. But Proposition B, a …
Read MoreOn Monday’s Houston Matters: The City of Houston is investigating a storm water system in a Kingwood neighborhood that’s flooded twice this year, most recently during Imelda. City Council member Dave Martin explains why he believes developers are to bl…
Read MoreOn Friday’s Houston Matters: A recent study from AAA found automatic braking systems in many cars on the roads don’t detect an adult pedestrian standing in the road at night. We learn more. Also this hour: We’re all familiar with the Apollo missions th…
Read MoreOn Thursday’s Houston Matters: As the Astros prepare for Game 1 of the ALDS on Friday, the team’s owner remains mired in a legal dispute with the former owner over a now-defunct cable network. The Houston Chronicle’s David Barron explains the dueling l…
Read MoreOn Wednesday’s Houston Matters: Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia talks about the life and death of Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, who was murdered last week. His funeral services are being held today. Also this hour: Local experts break down the late…
Read MoreAudio of Tuesday’s Houston Matters in its entirety: Audio from Tuesday’s segments: A victim of a sexual assault discusses her thoughts on how Rice University handled her case. City Councilman Dwight Boykins talks about why he’s running for mayor and hi…
Read MoreOn Monday’s Houston Matters: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has had a busy year. The county’s chief executive has changed how commissioner’s court meetings are run and had her share of emergencies to lead one of the nation’s most populous counties th…
Read MoreOn Friday’s Houston Matters: A new initiative is designed to help colleges, universities, and policy makers ensure that students don’t drop out because they don’t have enough money for food or housing. Also this hour: A local researcher tells us about …
Read MoreThursday’s Houston Matters was preempted by special coverage from NPR News of Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire’s testimony before the House Intelligence Committee. This was the first such hearing since House Democrats reached a n…
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