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Posted on · On Friday's show: We get an update on the situation at the contaminated Jones Road Superfund Site and learn how the debt ceiling battle in Congress could lead to worse health care outcomes for Texans.
Posted on · On Friday's show: An update on bail reform, accessibility for the disabled at the rodeo, and how the world depends on Vladimir Putin economically.
Posted on · Chris Tomlinson discusses the new book he's co-authored, Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: How a new Texas law could affect employers' ability to require their workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine, and dispelling myths about the Alamo.
Posted on · On Friday's show: The Trump administration's last-minute environmental rule changes, the economic benefits of legalizing marijuana, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and director Michelle Mower.
Posted on · Some analysts say the Trump administration’s tentative trade deal with Mexico is good for Houston's economy. Others say it's a mixed bag.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We examine what the new, tentative trade deal with Mexico could mean for Houston. We continue our series of candidate interviews with Todd Litton, who's running for Congressional District 2. Then, local comedians discuss the fine art of being funny in a politically correct world. And Julie Beasley talks about her children's book, H is for Harvey.
Posted on · Journalist Chris Tomlinson's ancestors used to own slaves. In his book, Tomlinson Hill, he reconnects with the descendants of those slaves.
Posted on · What's the most-used illegal drug in Greater Houston? And how has drug use in the city and Texas changed over the years? The leading researcher in the state answers those questions.
Posted on · Congress failed to renew the H-2B Returning Worker Program. The program is a visa for temporary, non-agricultural workers, creating a great concern for the Gulf-Coast Shrimping industry.
Posted on · Among the many side effects of the drop in oil prices has been the issue of oil companies abandoning their drilling sites around Texas. Chris Tomlinson of the Houston Chronicle recently wrote about how taxpayers might end up paying to clean up these sites. And he tells Michael Hagerty why many of these companies are […]
Posted on · As a kid, Houston Chronicle business columnist Chris Tomlinson was fascinated by family stories of his great-grandfather coming to Texas as a pioneering settler of the American West. But as he grew older, he started to understand the story wasn’t as glorious as he thought — his ancestors were slaveholders. Just five years ago, Tomlinson […]
Posted on · The number of startup companies in Houston has exploded in recent years. While many of these startups focus on oil and gas and the medical industries, there's also innovation happening in other areas. On this edition of Houston Matters, we examine startups in Houston and whether there's life and industry beyond energy and healthcare. Are […]