Transportation
Gas Prices Rising in Texas, Hard to Say Where They’re Headed Next
Posted on · Drivers in Houston and around the state are paying a few cents more than last week
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AAA: Texas Retail Gasoline Prices Unchanged This Week
Posted on · AAA Texas on Thursday reported prices at the pump statewide remain at $2.63 for a gallon of unleaded
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Texas Retail Gasoline Prices Hold Steady At $2.65 Per Gallon
Posted on · AAA experts say gasoline prices through the Independence Day holiday remained steady or declined slightly in most Texas cities
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AAA Texas Predicts Record Travel For Fourth Of July Holiday
Posted on · If you’re heading away for the Fourth of July holiday you won’t be alone
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UPDATE: Heading Into The Summer Travel Months, Texans Are Paying More For Gas
Posted on · Those prices aren’t expected to drop anytime soon
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AAA: Texas, Nationwide Retail Gasoline Prices Up This Week
Posted on · Gasoline prices across the U.S. jumped 8 cents this week to average $2.65 per gallon
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Drowsy Driving More Widespread Than Previously Measured
Posted on · A new study finds the percentage of crashes involving drowsiness is nearly eight times higher than federal estimates
Houston Matters
How Do Fluctuating Gas Prices Affect Houston’s Economy?
Posted on · Industry analysts join Houston Matters to discuss what gas prices might do in the near future and how it all might affect the Houston economy.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Plastic Bag Bans, And The Effect Of Gas Prices On Houston’s Economy (Jan. 11, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We consider our city’s history of trying to ban plastic bags and why those efforts have failed. Then, we learn how fluctuating gas prices affect Houston's economy. Plus, we discuss whether Houston is any closer to living up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream than we were a generation ago. And we preview the Battle of the Bands marching competition.
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Record Thanksgiving Travel Volume Predicted
Posted on · The 2017 Thanksgiving travel forecasts are out, with experts predicting the highest travel volume since 2005. Travel groups are pinpointing the best and worst times to leave Houston, and the best and worst times to return
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Why Gasoline Prices Are Displayed With “9/10ths”
Posted on · Retail gasoline prices continue dropping, but prices are still displayed with "9/10ths." Why do gas stations still use fractions in their pricing?
Transportation
Texas Could See Record-Breaking Travel This Holiday
Posted on · If you’re rushing to get to your destination by Christmas Eve, you’ll have plenty of company. Texas travel numbers could break records this holiday season.
Houston Matters
Rules of the Road: Surviving Holiday Traffic in Houston
Posted on · Tailgating, speeding, changing lanes without signaling — do you see these offenses increase around the holidays? More than 7 million Texans are going to hit the road for holiday travel this year, according to AAA Texas. And while Houstonians are no strangers to traffic, no matter when you hit the road it’s still a good […]
Full Show
Planned Parenthood Cut from Medicaid, and The Good, Bad and Ugly of 2016: Wednesday’s Show (December 21, 2016)
Posted on · The Texas Health and Human Services Commission delivered a final legal notice to defund Planned Parenthood from the Medicaid program. In a provision under the state and federal law pertaining to Medicaid providers, the Office of the Inspector General wrote that the group is “not qualified to provide medical services in a professionally competent, safe, […]
Transportation
New Report Says There Are A Lot Of Angry Drivers On The Road
Posted on · AAA study says many road rage incidents escalate into roadside confrontations.