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Houstonians share their latest pet peeves
Posted on · Houston Matters engages in its regular monthly round of Houstonian Pet Peeves with listeners
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Harris Health CEO wants proposed bond money to build new hospital, renovate other facilities
Posted on · Harris County Commissioners Court will begin considering a proposed bond measure to raise some $2.5 billion for improvements to facilities within Harris Health System.
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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.
Education
Houston teachers union president worries about transparency amid TEA takeover
Posted on · "If you want buy-in then you need to include everyone in the process, and that's not happening."
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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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Photos: Inside the New HMNS Shark Exhibit
Posted on · Houston Matters takes a tour of the new exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, which tells the storys of a vast array of the ocean's most fearsome predators.
Education
New Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles promises sweeping reforms to 29 schools
Posted on · State-appointed leaders for the largest district in Texas were sworn in during the early morning at Houston ISD headquarters without public notice or access. Some community advocates are worried about the new superintendent, Mike Miles, who promised sweeping reforms in an interview with Houston Public Media.
Immigration
With the second anniversary of the Fall of Kabul approaching, thousands of Afghan refugees remain stuck in legal limbo
Posted on · The Houston area has taken in between 5,500 and 15,000 Afghan refugees since August 2021. Many of them are here as humanitarian parolees, without a clear path to citizenship. Their parole is set to expire within a matter of months.
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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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Special session maneuvering: political roundup for Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Posted on · The Texas House passes what Governor Abbott wants, then promptly adjourns. Where does this leave the Texas Senate?
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Can Houston-area businesses learn from Anheuser-Busch’s difficult spring?
Posted on · We ask a UH marketing expert how companies can navigate an increasingly complicated and combative social media world.