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Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community.
In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho with Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute to talk about the latest news surrounding COVID-19. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic.
Then, Ernie is joined by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to discuss the COVID situation in Houston and the need for mitigation efforts to slow the current surge of infections. Mayor Turner also addresses rent assistance, as well as his recent decision to cancel the Texas Republican Convention that was scheduled to be held at downtown Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center beginning on July 16.
Then, Dr. Dietrich von Biedenfeld, a business professor at UH Downtown, joins Ernie for a conversation about the current state of the economy.
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