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Town Square

Bringing awareness to breast cancer, plus a discussion on Friday’s Texas Gubernatorial debate

Posted on October 4, 2022 · October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; we’ll discuss the importance of regular screenings and how to seek treatment.

Houston Matters

Houston Methodist Studying Effects of Emerging Immunotherapy Drug

Posted on December 18, 2014 · A study underway at Methodist Hospital compares the effects of an immunotherapy drug to a chemotherapy drug on certain lung cancer development. Lung cancer is the second most common malignancy in the United States. We learn more about the study from its principal investigator, Dr. Eric Bernicker, Thoracic Medical Oncologist with the Houston Methodist Cancer […]

Houston Matters

What a Sea Snail Can Teach Us About the Side Effects of Chemotherapy

Posted on October 29, 2014 · Cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy are familiar with potential side effects, including whatâs commonly known as âchemo brainâ â some struggle to concentrate, or have memory problems during a course of chemotherapy. There are treatments to mitigate such effects, but mostly, patients just have to live with it until their treatment is over. AÂ new […]

Full Show

High Speed Rail, Chemo Brain, and Tomato Republic: Houston Matters for Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014

Posted on October 29, 2014 · What's the secret to community buy-in for a high-speed rail project? Location, location, location. Last spring, we spoke with former Harris County judge and Texas Central Railway President Robert Eckels about his company's effort to construct a privately funded bullet train between Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth. Texas Central Railway first proposed the plan to build […]

Houston Matters

Sixty days in, the real sprint begins for Texas lawmakers in Austin

Posted on March 13, 2023 · Lawmakers now have roughly two-and-a-half months to pass new bills.

Energy & Environment

State agency that oversees Texas power grid needs more money to do its job, Sunset Commission finds

Posted on January 12, 2023 · The Public Utility Commission has about 200 employees but needs more to handle shoring up the state power grid and tackling an expanded list of regulatory duties, according to the state Sunset Advisory Commission.

Elections

How Texans helped plot, foment and carry out the Jan. 6 insurrection

Posted on January 6, 2023 · From those who planted the seeds of Trump’s strategy to try to challenge the election, to others who sowed doubt and anger by spreading baseless election-fraud conspiracy theories, Texans played major roles in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol two years ago.

Infrastructure

Texas grid still vulnerable to extreme winter weather, ERCOT estimate shows

Posted on November 30, 2022 · Changes to Texas’ power grid have improved ERCOT’s ability to keep power flowing during major winter storms, but in an extreme scenario, the grid could still face rolling blackouts, a seasonal assessment shows.

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Town Square

Bringing awareness to breast cancer, plus a discussion on Friday’s Texas Gubernatorial debate

Houston Matters

Houston Methodist Studying Effects of Emerging Immunotherapy Drug

Houston Matters

What a Sea Snail Can Teach Us About the Side Effects of Chemotherapy

Full Show

High Speed Rail, Chemo Brain, and Tomato Republic: Houston Matters for Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014

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