Houston Matters
A Progress Report On Police Reform Measures (Jan. 21, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We get a progress report on various police reform recommendations made last fall by a mayoral task force.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We get a progress report on various police reform recommendations made last fall by a mayoral task force.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: New efforts to monitor pollution after natural disasters, navigating a transition of power when one candidate won’t concede the election, how bars are adapting to prevent the spread COVID-19, and a documentary about the iconic Houston nightclub Numbers.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Inside HPD's new cite and release program, why so few oil and gas companies are embracing new technology, and indigenous activists fight to protect the environment in their communities.
Posted on · The film offers an inside look at an event where Texas students wrestle with forming a mock government. Houston Matters talks with the directors and a local participant.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: How Halliburton is planning to mitigate the economic damage caused by tanking oil prices, how to make newsrooms more diverse, and a look at the new documentary Boys State.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Reflecting on Tuesday's march for George Floyd, an update on Tropical Storm Cristobal, how local and national leaders have responded to recent protests, and a documentary about the world of competitive spelling.
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: The demographics of COVID-19, our weekly political roundup, conversations with two Pulitzer Prize winners, and a documentary about the origins of the jump shot in basketball.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Businesses in Texas continue to partially reopen, a documentary examines the presidency of George W. Bush, issues facing the African American community when it comes to mental health, and an update on sports.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Battling quarantine fatigue, City Controller Chris Brown, Texas farmers and COVID-19, and the life and work of Nobel Prize-winning Houston cancer researcher, Jim Allison.
Posted on · 100 Boats: A Hurricane Harvey Documentary details how countless volunteers with boats, large trucks and ATVs worked together to save their neighbors from high water.
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: The role Texas oil and gas companies play in rises in greenhouse gases, our weekly political roundup, food writers discuss their favorite places to eat in west Houston, and a new documentary details Harvey rescue efforts.
Posted on · Filmmakers Dee Brown and Bruce Bryant discuss their new documentary about the legendary folk troubadour.
Posted on · The documentary Raise Hell shows how the late Texas columnist was ahead of her time.
Posted on · As Viktor Kossakovsky’s new documentary shows us how water behaves, we discuss how Greater Houston has been shaped by water.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We explore Harris County’s efforts to prosecute more environmental crimes, we discuss the challenge of restoring historic buildings, and a documentary delves into the mental toll of the Vietnam War.