
Houston Matters
The cybersecurity threat of TikTok (Jan. 23, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Now that TikTok has been banned from government-issued devices in Texas, we discuss what sort of threat the social media app may pose.
Posted on · On Monday's show: Now that TikTok has been banned from government-issued devices in Texas, we discuss what sort of threat the social media app may pose.
Posted on · On Friday's show: We learn why hospitals in Texas and Greater Houston are facing a shortage of pediatric ICU beds. Then, we discuss recent developments in consumer technology. And chef and restaurant owner Victoria Elizondo talks about her new taco cookbook, Taco-Tastic.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Why Texas hospitals are still not complying with federal price transparency rules. What's being done to address the teacher shortage. And SNL's Chris Redd explains how therapy made him a better comedian.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: What a recent explosion and plant shutdown means for liquified natural gas prices, and Fort Bend County Judge KP George answers your questions. Plus: Recent developments in consumer technology and the Houston filmmakers behind a new western.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution to Melissa Lucio, who was set to be executed later this week. Also, we get an update on several recent technology stories. And Ruth Steinfeld shares her story of surviving a concentration camp and starting a new life in Houston.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: A new study says Houston's Black and Latino neighborhoods were less likely to get COVID-19 vaccines during their initial rollout. We learn why. Plus we discuss the recent wave of books being banning from certain schools.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The latest forecast and whether the state's energy grid is prepared for another blast of cold weather.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Why First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff are visiting Houston, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee answers your questions, and a how a Houston-area woman made aviation history.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: A federal judge deals a blow to the NRA's hopes of moving to Texas, how safe and challenging it will be to travel this summer, and what's taking the place of the Houston Art Car Parade this year.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Theories on how long COVID-19 variants have been in the area, the week in politics, and answers to your technology questions.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Show: Searching door to door for those who've had COVID-19 in the past, Houston City Council Member Martha Castex-Tatum answers questions, what's keeping Houston from being a top choice for retirees, new teachers share their thoughts about about their first day of school, and the state of fishing in Galveston Bay.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: County Judge Lina Hidalgo answers your questions about the latest developments in Harris County, Dwight Silverman talks tech, and we learn how to manage the summer heat and the pandemic simultaneously.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Runoff elections results, recent technology news, answers to your pet care questions, and an update on Houston sports.
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle’s Dwight Silverman joins Houston Matters to discuss the latest technology news.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: President Trump visits the Texas-Mexico border. A mass shooting survivor takes action to help people like her attacker. Dwight Silverman discusses the latest technology news. And local food writers discuss their favorite seafood restaurants.