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Houston Small Businesses Feel Negative Effects From Chinese Tariffs
Posted on · For small business owners, a trade deal can’t come soon enough.
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Houston Matters
Backlash Against Rockets GM’s Tweets: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Sports
Rockets’ General Manager’s Hong Kong Comments Anger China
Posted on · The now-deleted tweet sparked an outcry that included the Chinese Basketball Association — whose president is Yao Ming, the former Rockets star center — saying it was suspending its relationship with the team.
Mockingbird & Armadillo
WATCH: Tee-riffic Silk Screening | Mockingbird and Armadillo
Posted on · The fine art of everyday fashion!
Houston Matters
Sen. Ted Cruz Weighs In On Trade, Russia, And Other Foreign Policy Issues
Posted on · The junior senator from Texas spoke onstage with Houston Matters host Craig Cohen.
Mockingbird & Armadillo
WATCH: Secrets Of Resale Shopping | Mockingbird and Armadillo
Posted on · Tricks and tips from an Antiques Roadshow appraiser!
Top Stories
Bill To Limit Use Of Chemicals In Firefighting Foams, Local Effects Of A Trade War With China, Coach For Houston’s New Pro Football Team, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Business
How A Trade War With China Could Affect Houston
Posted on · Houston’s industry is relatively insulated from the effects of Chinese tariffs, but the city’s port could suffer from the broader loss of trade.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Generational Differences Among Texas Voters, And The China Trade War’s Affect On Houston (May 21, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A new study explores what Texas voters think about some key issues. We examine how the trade war with China might affect Houston. Area scientists discuss how Star Trek influenced Space City. And we talk with Nora McInerny, host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking.
Party Politics
Multiple Layers In Trade War Between Trump And China
Posted on · Also: Alabama's abortion ban, Texas judicial pay raises and Jay Aiyer’s big announcement.
Houston Matters
How Might New Tariffs on Chinese Imports Affect Houston?
Posted on · Energy analysts examine the ramifications of this latest round of an escalating trade dispute.
News
Pence Says U.S. Space Force Will Be Established by 2020
Posted on · During a visit to Houston’s Johnson Space Center, the Vice President also talks about returning to the Moon and a mission to Mars
Houston Matters
Crazy Rich Asians: Houston’s Kevin Kwan Chronicles the Lives of Asia’s Uber Wealthy
Posted on · Kwan, who grew up in Houston, talks about his book Crazy Rich Asians. The movie adaptation hits theaters today.
News
For Independence Day Fireworks, U.S. Depends On China
Posted on · Nearly all the fireworks Americans will use to celebrate this Fourth of July are imported from China. But the domestic fireworks business is still booming.
News
What Trump’s $50 Billion In China Tariffs Mean For Houston
Posted on · The combination of U.S. tariffs and retaliation by Beijing will eat into Houston’s bilateral trade with China, currently worth nearly $19 billion.