Santa Fe Shooting Anniversary
The Santa Fe High School Shooting: 3 Years Later
Posted on · Students designed a memorial piece to honor those who lost their lives during the shooting.
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Houston Matters
Reflecting On The Anniversary Of The COVID-19 Pandemic (March 8, 2021)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Will Texas see another COVID-19 spike once the mask order ends? And reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the global pandemic arriving in Houston.
Energy & Environment
It’s Been 1 Year Since The Watson Explosion In Houston. What’s Being Done To Prevent More?
Posted on · This is the first story in a series about chemical disasters in Texas. Fire Triangle is produced by Texas Public Radio in collaboration with Houston Public Media.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Hurricane Harvey — One Year Later (Aug. 24, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: One year ago tomorrow, Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Texas. We dedicate the entire hour today to looking back at the storm and the recovery efforts thus far.
Houston Matters
Discovery Green Marks Ten Years Transforming Downtown
Posted on · The downtown green space has hosted more than 12 million visitors so far and has spurred more than a billion dollars in economic development.
News
WATCH: Martin Luther King Jr. Honored As Thousands March To ‘Keep The Dream Going’
Posted on · The commemorations stretch from his hometown of Atlanta to Memphis, where he died, and points beyond
News
Texans In Congress Remember Close Calls And Lives Changed On 9/11
Posted on · On that fateful day in 2001, Texans now in Congress were scattered across Washington, D.C. in buildings feared as potential targets for a terrorist attack.
News
The Heart Of Downtown Is Now Bursting With Streamers
Posted on · The large piece is being used to connect the celebration of the George R. Brown’s 30th anniversary and Discovery Green’s 10th anniversary.
News
Houston Police Have Taken Precautions After Last Year’s Dallas Shooting
Posted on · Houston police have taken precautions to avoid another incident like that from happening.
Houston Matters
The Great Invisible: Documentary Tells the Stories of Those Affected By Deepwater Horizon Accident
Posted on · Michael Hagerty talks with filmmaker Margaret Brown.
Full Show
Firefighter Anniversary, Civil Rights Act & Houston Hackathon: Houston Matters for Wed., May 28, 2014
Posted on · A year ago this weekend, the Houston Fire Department suffered its greatest loss of life in one blaze, as four Houston firefighters died in a hotel fire. Captain Matthew Renaud, Robert Garner, Anne Sullivan and Robert Bebee were inside the motel when the roof collapsed on them. An investigation into what happened that day will […]
Houston Matters
Collection of Rare Bulgari Jewelry on Display at HMNS
Posted on · A collection of approximately 150 jewels, jewel-encrusted evening bags and timepieces created by the Italian luxury goods company Bulgari is on view now at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in a special collection celebrating Bulgari’s 130th anniversary. The exhibition features one of the largest collections of Bulgari heritage jewels ever shown and many jewels […]
Houston Matters
One Year of Houston Matters: What Have We Gotten Right? What Can We Do Better?
Posted on · One year ago Saturday, Houston Matters debuted on Houston Public Media News 88.7. On that first broadcast, we spoke with Houston Mayor Annise Parker, learned the results of 2013’s Kinder Houston Area Survey, and spoke with Houston Public Media reporters about the various aspects of the beats they cover which new arrivals to Houston should […]
Houston Matters
Events Planned to Mark 50 Years Since Rothko Chapel Commission
Posted on · In 1964, Houston philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil commissioned the famed Russian-born American painter Mark Rothko to create the Rothko Chapel, a sacred space for both art and contemplation located in the cityâs museum district. Now, 50 years after the commission, thereâs a series of events reflecting on the artist and his work planned […]
Houston Matters
Photographing JFK’s Funeral: Houston Man Shares Memories
Posted on · Fifty years ago,  former New York-based LIFE magazine photographer — and long time Houstonian – Bob Gomel covered the funeral of John F. Kennedy. He shares his memories of covering that historic day and of times he spent with JFK when he was alive — including the time he fell asleep on the then […]