Posted on · Fast cars and high-speed chases are staples of the Fast & Furious franchise but a problem for Houston roadways, as we explore in this month’s installment of our monthly film segment, The Bigger Picture.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: How the city ended up with $1.7 million worth of counterfeit N95 masks, and how ideas of entitlement interfere with social change -- and sometimes turn bloody.
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We discuss what legislative priorities will likely be on Gov. Abbott's agenda for the special session of the Texas Legislature, which is slated to begin July 8.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo answers questions about issues facing the county.
Posted on · On Monday's show: A conversation with new HPD Chief Troy Finner, and we discuss the important role music and musicians play in the cultural life of our city.
Posted on · On Friday's show: We learn how Juneteenth is being celebrated around the area, and a Houston history teacher explains how a new law banning the teaching of critical race theory will affect her classroom.
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.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We get the latest on the sweltering weather and the potential this weekend for a weather disturbance in the gulf, and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed discusses her book On Juneteenth.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: ERCOT calls on Texans to conserve power amid high summer demand, the week in politics, and anxieties about going back to work.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Improvements in Harris County jury duty service, City Councilmember Carolyn Evans-Shabazz answers questions, and major deadlines approach for COVID-19 economic relief.
Posted on · On Monday's show: The effect vaccines have on new COVID-19 variants, how recently passed Texas laws seek to chip away at the Constitution's Establishment Clause, answers to your pet care questions, and an update on Houston sports.
Posted on · On Friday's show: Work begins on a major overhaul of the Southwest Freeway at 610, the value of Pride Nights in sports, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, and the annual Houston Matters Spelling Bee.
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.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: An update on several recent immigration stories, advice for buying a home in a challenging market, a conversation with outgoing Rice President David Leebron, and how Westerns have depicted Texas over the years.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: How Houston energy companies and environmental organizations are cutting our carbon emissions, the week in politics, assessing our progress toward racial equality, and lessons from the pandemic for the local arts scene.