Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2520: Hybrid Electric Car Technology
Posted on · Episode: 2520 Hybrid Electric Car Technology. Today, we hit the brakes.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2969: Octane Rating
Posted on · Episode: 2969 Regular or premium? Understanding octane rating. Today, regular or premium?
News
WATCH: ‘Ghost Shoes’ Display At Memorial Hermann Commemorates Unbuckled Lives Lost
Posted on · TxDOT, Local Law Enforcement Agencies, Hospitals and surviving family members will gather as part of the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign
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Houston Police: Woman Sets Car On Fire With Children Inside
Posted on · The mother will be charged with charged with three counts of aggravated assault on a family member
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14 Injured In Australia As SUV Mows Down Pedestrians In ‘Deliberate Act’
Posted on · Witnesses describe a white SUV smashing through pedestrians at high speed at an intersection in downtown Melbourne. Police say two people are in custody but that it is too early to determine a motive.
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UPDATE: 1 Dead, 19 Injured After Car Drives Into Pedestrians In Times Square
Posted on · Police do not suspect a link to terrorism and the driver, in custody, was being tested for alcohol.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2520: Hybrid Electric Car Technology
Posted on · Episode: 2520 Hybrid Electric Car Technology. Today, we hit the brakes.
Houston Matters
Why Won’t Houston Let This Man Walk?
Posted on · David Dorantes is upset that he can’t walk around Houston. Dorantes is an entertainment reporter for the Spanish-language newspaper La Voz de Houston, and recently he wrote an article for the Houston Chronicle on this very topic. He tells us why he thinks it’s important to get out of your car. MORE: I Want to Walk. […]
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3063: Chrysler’s K-Cars
Posted on · Episode: 3063 How the K-Car saved Chrysler Today’s episode is brought to you by the letter K.
Houston Matters
Why Won’t Houston Let This Man Walk?
Posted on · David Dorantes is upset that he can’t walk around Houston. Dorantes is an entertainment reporter for the Spanish-language newspaper La Voz de Houston, and recently he wrote an article for the Houston Chronicle on this very topic. He tells us why he thinks it’s important to get out of your car. MORE: I Want to Walk. […]
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TEA Commissioner, Commuting Alone, and Asian Migration: Houston Matters for Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Posted on · For the last two years, Michael Williams has served as the Commissioner of Education, heading up the Texas Education Agency. The TEA oversees public education for more than five million pre-K through high school students in Texas public and charter schools. The TEA also supports the State Board of Education in the development of statewide curriculum, […]
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Lone Star College Chancellor “Exit Interview” and New Cars for 2015: Houston Matters for Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Posted on · This summer, after 40 years in education, Lone Star College Chancellor Dr. Richard Carpenter is retiring. Carpenter has been a president or chancellor for colleges in seven states, starting at the age of 29, when he was named President of Somerset Community College in Kentucky (which made him, at the time, the youngest college president […]
Houston Matters
How to Prevent Your Car From Being Broken Into
Posted on · Houston police call car break-ins the “only preventable crime we have,” yet about 30,000 vehicles are stolen from every year. We talk with Officer James Woods about car break-ins, what thieves are stealing and how to prevent your valuables from being stolen in the first place.
Houston Matters
The Houston Art Car Museum
Posted on · This weekend the Houston Art Car Parade will celebrate its 27th year in existence. It is one of the nation’s largest displays of cars that have been transformed into pieces of art, and from its early origins has been a way for artists to showcase their talents. Many of the prize winning cars from […]
Houston Matters
The Art of Building an Art Car
Posted on · In advance of this year’s Houston Art Car Parade: Andy Hazell is an English-born artist who grew up drawing in front of his friends for fun. Now, he makes art cars for a living.