
Houston Matters
Railroad merger update (Feb. 23, 2023)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We get an update on the proposed rail merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern and its potential impact on the Houston area.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We get an update on the proposed rail merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern and its potential impact on the Houston area.
Posted on · The yes vote comes a day after the Senate unanimously moved to recognize June 19 as a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We get the latest on the sweltering weather and the potential this weekend for a weather disturbance in the gulf, and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed discusses her book On Juneteenth.
Posted on · On Friday's show: Efforts to make Juneteenth a national holiday, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and bringing live music to audiences.
Posted on · Texas Main Streets are typically found in small towns, but neighborhood advocates say the designation will help balance gentrification in the Third Ward with the neighborhood's history.
Posted on · The migrant facility operator is seeking an injunction and damages estimated to be more than $8 million.
Posted on · Houston Matters broadcasts live from Emancipation Park with people celebrating the reopening of this cherished resource in Houston's African American community.
Posted on · This Sunday (June 19, 2016) marks Juneteenth. It's the day when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston to announce the end of slavery in the United States. Starting in 1872, Juneteenth celebrations were held at Emancipation Park in Houston's Third Ward. This is only the second year since then that Juneteenth will not be held at […]
Posted on · On this day 150 years ago, slaves in Texas learned they were free. June 19th became known as Juneteenth, a day for freed slaves to celebrate their emancipation. To mark this 150th anniversary, Michael Hagerty tells us more about the first Juneteenth, how Juneteenth celebrations have evolved over the years and about a new resource […]