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Bagging, cliches, and holly, jolly Christmases: Houstonian pet peeves for December
Posted on · Each month, we ask listeners to sweat the small stuff, so they don't district from life's bigger challenges.
Craig Cohen
Executive Producer & Host, Houston Matters
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Why rainy weather is good for gardens and bad for lawns
Posted on · The Garden Club of Houston's Meg Tapp answers listeners' gardening questions.
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Too soon: Houstonians aren’t ready for the trappings of Christmas right after Halloween
Posted on · We share that and other holiday-related Houstonian pet peeves.
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Political Roundup: School voucher saga and foreign aid for Israel
Posted on · Party Politics co-host Jeronimo Cortina and his fellow UH analyst Nancy Sims weigh in on local, state, and national politics.
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How a Houston area church revitalized its annual pumpkin patch during the pandemic
Posted on · We visit this year's volunteer effort at Westminister United Methodist Church's Pumpkin Patch in the Galleria neighborhood.
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Being a child of Vietnam refugees can sometimes feel like not belonging in two worlds
Posted on · Ahead of an Inprint Houston event, author Viet Thanh Nguyen shares that and other revelations from his new memoir, “A Man of Two Faces.”
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Political Roundup: The House Speaker saga continues
Posted on · We also discuss Congresswoman Jackson Lee's statement confirming expletive-laden audio was her.
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What you need to know about iPhone 15 updates and the future of iPhone chargers
Posted on · We discuss that and other developments in consumer technology with the Houston Chronicle's Dwight Silverman.
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As interest in Pickleball grows, so do dedicated courts around Greater Houston
Posted on · The sport has been around since the 1960s, but has just only taken hold in the Houston area in recent years.
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Survey: A majority of Houstonians say they’ve thought about leaving the area in recent years
Posted on · In a Houston Matters exclusive, a Hobby School survey finds 57 percent of respondents have considered leaving the area with more than half citing extreme weather as the reason why.
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Texas propositions ballot language can be really vague. We explain what’s behind one of them.
Posted on · State Proposition 5 references a "Texas University Fund" and research. It could be clearer about the four universities, including UH, who would be the initial beneficiaries.
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Upset that baseball’s biggest regular season winners got bounced from this year’s playoffs? Get over it.
Posted on · It may not be about playoff seeding or the schedule. Maybe your team just wasn't built for the playoffs.
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Why some dogs like to lick leather couches and other pet care revelations
Posted on · Veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers listener questions about their pets.
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Thanks to Stephan Pastis, a cartoon rat will soon appear on a Houston dive bar’s bathroom wall
Posted on · That may not be the strangest revelation from Houston Matters' conversation with the man behind the "Pearls Before Swine" cartoon strip.
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Political Roundup: President Biden’s address, a new election poll, and the GOP fight in Austin
Posted on · Analysts discuss those and other developments in this week's political roundup.