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Severe Weather, And Mandating An End To Mask Mandates (May 19, 2021)

On Wednesday’s show: An update on severe weather overnight, government entities in Texas no longer being allowed to mandate masks, the week in politics, and car sales in Houston.

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On Wednesday’s Houston Matters: We get an update on severe weather overnight across the region.

Also this hour: Texas government entities are no longer allowed to mandate masks, Gov. Greg Abbott announced an executive order on Tuesday.

The move came at roughly the same hour Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo formally announced the county's COVID threat level was being downgraded. We discuss those developments and more in our weekly political roundup.

And, with the Houston Summer Auto Show happening this week, we'll discuss how the auto industry has changed over the past year.

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Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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