Skip to content
Houston Public MediaA SERVICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
TV 8
News 88.7
Classical
Mixtape

Donate

CLOSE

MENU
  • News & Information
    • Features
      • Today in Houston Newsletter
      • Coronavirus News and Resources
      • inDepth
      • Storm Ready
    • Topics
      • Local News
      • Statewide News
      • Business
      • Education News
      • Energy & Environment
      • Health & Science
      • Immigration
      • Politics
      • Transportation
      • All Stories >>>
    • Arts & Culture
      • Arts & Culture Main
      • Voices and Verses: A Poem-A-Day Series
      • Classical Music
      • Music
      • Opera & Musical Theater
      • Dance
      • Visual Art
      • Literature
      • Theatre & Film
    • Awareness
      • Hispanic Heritage
      • Pride Month: Better Together!
      • Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage
      • Black History
      • Women’s History
  • Education
    • At Home Learning
    • For Grown Ups
    • For Kids
    • Spelling Bee
    • Writers Contest
  • Programs & Podcasts
    • Local Programs
      • I SEE U with Eddie Robinson
      • Town Square with Ernie Manouse
      • Houston Matters with Craig Cohen
      • Red, White and Blue
      • Texas Standard
    • UH
      • 100 Years of Houston
      • Bauer Business Focus
      • Briefcase
      • Engines of Our Ingenuity
      • Health Matters
      • UH Moment
    • Features
      • Career Frontier
    • Podcasts
      • Party Politics
      • Skyline Sessions
      • Encore Houston
      • All Podcasts >>
  • About
    • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Join the Team
    • Contact Us
    • Ethics and Standards
    • Reports/Financials
    • Press Room
  • Support
    • Membership
      • Update Payment Method
      • Upgrade Your Monthly Gift
    • Giving Programs
      • Affinity Council
      • Studio Society
      • In Tempore Legacy Society
      • Innovation Fund
    • Volunteers
      • Foundation Board
      • Young Leaders Council
      • Mission Ambassadors
    • Partnerships
      • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Other Ways to Give
      • Vehicle Donation
      • Employee Match Program
      • More Ways to Give >>
  • PBS Passport
  • Kids!
  • UH
    • Commitment
    • Main
    • About UH
    • Academics
    • Admissions
    • Student Life
    • Research
    • Arts
    • Athletics
    • News & Events
Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive starts today! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

Tag: downturn

Photo of panel discussion

Business

Next Year May Spell End Of Oil Downturn, But Houston Real Estate Will Take Longer To Recover

Florian Martin

Posted on October 3, 2016 · Office workers will be the last to be affected by the recovery.

Tags downturn energy JLL oil and gas real estate

Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive starts today! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

Support Comes From

Related

Houston

New state law allows Houston neighborhoods to redact racist deed restriction

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on July 27, 2022 · Texas lawmakers from Houston say the bill was written to allow discriminatory provisions to be removed from real property records only on a property-by-property basis, but they applaud Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth for applying the law more broadly and said it could set a statewide example.

Tags jarvis johnson John Whitmire Oak Forest real estate Teneshia Hudspeth Texas Legislature

Houston Matters

Fact checking claims about the energy grid, and using sports to generate positive PR (July 21, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 21, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Politicians are pointing fingers at different entities about concerns regarding energy supply. But how true are those claims? Then we discuss the concept of sportswashing. And we reflect on how air conditioning shaped our city's growth and development.

Tags 4th Wall Theatre Company air conditioning energy energy grid houston chronicle Houston history Jerome Solomon LIV Golf Tour power grid public relations Shakespeare sports sportswashing theatre Twelfth Night

Business

Houston-area home prices jumped during the COVID-19 pandemic

Duaa Faquih

Posted on June 22, 2022 · The median sales price of a home is now $285,000 in Harris County and $315,000 in Houston.

Tags COVID-19 housing housing prices real estate renter

Houston Matters

Navigating high home prices and mortgage rates (May 24, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 24, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: A report found cover-ups of allegations and incidents of sexual abuse by Southern Baptist leaders and volunteers. Plus, City Council Member Edward Pollard answers your questions, we discover how Houstonians are adjusting to high home prices and mortgage rates, and we meet Houstonians who collect unusual things.

Tags city council collectors Edward Pollard home ownership homebuying real estate Southern Baptist Convention

Most Viewed

  • Five years after Harvey, a solution to the flood threat from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs remains a long way off

  • New Houston Methodist employee reprimanded for showing confederate flag during virtual orientation

  • Houston gasoline prices fall to their lowest levels in nearly half a year, thanks to lower crude prices and a decline in demand

  • Lubrizol Says Organic Sulfur Material Caused Pungent Smell Coming From Its Deer Park Facility

  • Pearland Little Leaguers headed to Little League World Series

Support Comes From

Stories like this are made possible by the generosity of our community of donors, foundations and corporate partners. If you value our reporting, join others and make a gift to Houston Public Media.

DONATE

Houston Public MediaA SERVICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Houston Public Media

  • About
  • Careers
  • Commitment
  • TV
  • Radio
  • News
  • Shows

Compliance

  • CPB Compliance
  • FCC Station Information
  • FCC Applications
  • KUHF Public File
  • KUHT Public File
  • Ethics and Standards
  • Privacy Policy
  • Additional Disclosures

Subscribe to Our Newsletters

Today in Houston

Let the Houston Public Media newsroom help you start your day.

This Week

Get highlights, trending news, and behind-the-scenes insights from Houston Public Media delivered to your inbox each week.

Contact Us

4343 Elgin, Houston, TX 77204-0008

Houston Public Media is supported with your gifts to the Houston Public Media Foundation and is licensed to the University of Houston

Copyright © 2022