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Five years after the Santa Fe High School shooting, why has there been no trial?
Posted on · The man charged in the shooting has been deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial. We learn how such determinations are made.
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Senior Producer, Houston Matters
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Oil production and gas prices (June 6, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We talk about Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut oil production and what that may mean for the oil and gas industry here in Houston and gas prices for consumers in the busy summer travel months.
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Houston pet peeves (June 5, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We offer listeners their monthly opportunity to vent about their pet peeves about life in Greater Houston.
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Houstonians find community performing traditional Irish music
Posted on · This weekend, Houston hosts the Gulf Coast Cruinniú, a gathering of traditional Irish musicians. We meet some of them and hear them perform.
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Teachers union reacts to new HISD leadership (June 2, 2023)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Now that we know who is going to lead Houston ISD under the state takeover, how is it sitting with area educators? We get reaction from the Houston Federation of Teachers to a new superintendent and new board of managers running the district.
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Chasing cheese down a hill: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · 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.
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What kind of hurricane season should we expect this year?
Posted on · The Atlantic hurricane season is here. A disaster relief expert and NOAA's chief hurricane forecaster walk us through the next six months.
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How educators are helping immigrant children adapt to a new country while still learning
Posted on · Jessica Lander talks about her book "Making Americans," which illustrates how educators are helping students navigate their education as an immigrant. We also talk with a Houston educator whose work is featured in the book.
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New HISD leadership unveiled (June 1, 2023)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The Texas Education Agency has unveiled the new Houston ISD Superintendent and the nine members of the TEA appointed Board of Managers who will oversee the state’s largest public school district.
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Texas Legislature goes into overtime (May 31, 2023)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: We discuss what lies ahead in special sessions of the Texas Legislature in the coming months and what to expect from the Texas Senate’s impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton in our weekly political roundup.
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Will Houston ever see a dime of the billions Congress authorized for flood mitigation after Harvey?
Posted on · It's been six years since Harvey. Four years since Congress approved the money. What gives?
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Turning grief into activism: Frontline documentary profiles Uvalde families
Posted on · Longtime public media reporter Maria Hinojosa tells us more about "After Uvalde: Guns, Grief, and Texas Politics."
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Where’s Houston’s flood prevention money? (May 30, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We discuss the long history and fight over flood mitigation funding for Houston after Hurricane Harvey.
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Traveling this summer? What you should expect from rental properties (and what they expect of you)
Posted on · Two owners of rental properties on Galveston Island share some insight.
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County suing over election bills (May 26, 2023)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee announced the county is suing the state of Texas over bills passed during the Texas Legislature specifically targeting Harris County elections. Menefee joins us to explain.