Houston Matters
How Low Attendance Could Cost Texas Public Schools Millions (Dec. 21, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Local schools could lose millions due to low attendance, and remembering some of the Houstonians lost to COVID-19.
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Top Stories
Hundreds Of Houston Airport Workers Will Get A Raise, Update On Imelda Recovery, And UT Professor Wins Nobel Prize For Lithium Battery
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
News
Hundreds Of Houston Airport Workers To Get Raise, Higher Minimum Wage
Posted on · There will be gradual increases starting this year, reaching $12 per hour by 2021. SEIU Texas welcomes the raise, but says the union will keep fighting for $15 per hour.
Houston Matters
Houston Airports Served A Record 58.3 Million Travelers In 2018
Posted on · Amid record travel and the 50th birthday of the Bush Airport, representatives from the Houston Airport System answer listener questions about the region's three airports.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Deer Park Chemical Fire, And Houston Airports (March 18, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: The latest on the continuing fire at a Deer Park petrochemical facility, answers to your questions about Houston airports, exploring the city's Nigerian community, and the latest on local sports.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Prosperity Gospel, And Project Row Houses Turns 25 (Dec. 14, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about last night's HISD board meeting and about the latest efforts to woo the Democratic National Convention in 2020. Then, we explore how so-called prosperity gospel messages affect people's behavior. We break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week’s news. And Project Row Houses turns 25.
News
UPDATE: Trump Offers Spending Blueprint, But Congress Already Wrote The Check
Posted on · President Donald Trump unveiled a long-awaited infrastructure plan on Monday, February 12, that asks the U.S. Congress to authorize $200 billion over 10 years
News
Winter Weather Impacting Travel To And From Houston Airports
Posted on · According to FlightAware.com, there were 160 cancellations and 111 delays at IAH — including arrivals and departures — a little after 10 a.m. Hobby had 57 cancellations and 33 delays
Houston Matters
How Prepared Are Houston’s Airports For The Holiday Rush?
Posted on · Bill Begley with the Houston Airport System estimates around 2.9 million people will travel through Bush Intercontinental Airport between now and the end of the year. He tells Houston Matters how area airports prepare for the rush.
News
New Screenings To Start For All US-Bound Airline Passengers
Posted on · "These measures will work in complement with the current additional screening measures conducted at the boarding gate,"
Transportation
Program Works To Improve The Airport Experience For Autistic Children
Posted on · Recent news reports have focused on the negative aspects of air travel. But there’s a group that wants to make the experience more positive for everyone, especially some of the airlines’ more vulnerable passengers.
Full Show
Airport Open Line, and The Good, Bad and the Ugly of the News: Friday’s Show (March 3, 2017)
Posted on · (Above:Â A terminal inside Houstonâs Bush Intercontinental Airport. Photo Courtesy: IAH Website) The City of Houston recently received a $1 million federal grant to help build roadways and utilities needed to grow Houstonâs aerospace sector. On this edition of Houston Matters, we learn more about the grant and get answers to your questions about Houston […]
News
Normalcy At Houston’s Airports Marked Departure Of Thousands Of Football Fans After Super Bowl 51
Posted on · Many travelers heeded the advice from local authorities about arriving three hours before their flights.
Local
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Calls On White House To Reconsider Immigration Orders (Update)
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner urged protesters to make their opinions known in a peaceful way.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Airports, Biker Indictments and Reality TV: The Good, Bad & the Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week our panel examines the […]