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What Long-Gone Elements Of Houston Do You Miss The Most?
Posted on · Three native Houstonians tell Houston Matters about their experiences growing up here and what long-gone elements of the city they miss the most.
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Design Your Own Theme Park for Houston
Posted on · Houston seems to have it all. But we are missing a few things here: no NHL franchise, nowhere to go for truly great toasted ravioli, and perhaps most glaring — no theme park. At least nothing on par with AstroWorld, which closed back in 2005. A couple weeks back (July 6, 2016), Houston Mayor Sylvester […]
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Voting Rights Ruling and Design Your Own Houston Theme Park: Thursday’s Show (July 21, 2016)
Posted on · The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Wednesday ruled the state’s voter ID law is discriminatory, and violates the Voting Rights Act. If that sounds familiar to you, it’s because this is not the first time a federal court has found flaws with the Texas law — it’s actually the fourth time in […]
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Memories of AstroWorld
Posted on · With talk of a new amusement park possibly opening next year northeast of Houston, it got us waxing nostalgic for the amusement park we lost in 2005 — AstroWorld. Houston media blogger Mike McGuff grew up going to AstroWorld and once pored through old archival footage of it for a tribute to the theme park […]
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Houston Budget Update, Louisiana Transplants, Public Defenders, and Astroworld Memories: Houston Matters for Thursday, June 19, 2014
Posted on · NOTE: Houston Matters was pre-empted at noon today by President Obama’s news conference. But you can hear the entire show here after 3pm, or on Houston Public Media news 88.7 tonight at 10. The Houston City Council Wednesday passed a budget for 2015 which will, among other things, set aside more than ten million dollars for pothole […]
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What Businesses Do You Wish Houston Still Had? What Does it Still Need?
Posted on · Houston is a city constantly in flux, redefining itself, rethinking itself. In a community and â letâs face it â a society constantly on the move, we can sometimes lose historical and cultural experiences along the way. From Astroworldâs carousel (left) to the downtown Houston Foleyâs department store, from homes and offices to hotels, stores, and […]
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Houston Matters for Wed., Oct. 16, 2013
Posted on · Houston is a city constantly in flux, redefining itself, rethinking itself. In a community and – letâs face it â a society constantly on the move, we can sometimes lose historical and cultural experiences along the way. From Astroworld’s carousel (left) to the downtown Houston Foleyâs department store, from homes and offices to hotels, stores, and […]
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Houston Matters for Friday, July 12, 2013
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week here in Texas. In politics, Governor Perry’s announced he will not seek another term in office. In a second special session, the Texas House has passed a bill limiting abortion. Here in Houston, we await the official arrival of NBA star Dwight Howard, as the newest Houston Rocket. And there’s a new planned theme park […]