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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Political Roundup: What Should Come From Gov. Abbott’s Gun Violence Commission?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 28, 2019 · Local experts discuss the latest political news.

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Political Roundup: Takeaways From The Democratic Debates, And Bail Reform Lawsuit Settlement

Abner Fletcher

Posted on July 31, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags bail reform lawsui Erica Grieder Jon Taylor Political Roundup politics presidential debate

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Political Roundup: The President And The Fourth Of July, And Local Races Expand

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 3, 2019 · Our local experts discuss the latest political news.

Tags Brandon Rottinghaus Erica Grieder fourth of july houston chronicle Political Roundup politics university of houston

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Political Roundup: Pushing For Disaster Relief Funds, And Another Mayoral Candidate

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 5, 2019 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest political news.

Tags Brandon Rottinghaus disaster funds Dwight Boykins Erica Grieder mayoral race Political Roundup politics

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Political Roundup: White House Invokes Executive Privilege, And Texas Tax Bills

Abner Fletcher

Posted on May 8, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags Brandon Rottinghaus craig cohen Donald Trump Erica Grieder House Judiciary Committee Mueller report Party Politics podcast Political Roundup politics

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Political Roundup: Pres. Trump Visits Crosby, And Developments At The Texas Legislature

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 10, 2019 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest news in our weekly political roundup.

Tags border policy Brandon Rottinghaus census citizenship question craig cohen Donald Trump Erica Grieder homeland security Houston rally Texas legislative session Texas Legislature

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Political Roundup: Trump’s First Veto, And A Congressman Sues Twitter

Abner Fletcher

Posted on March 20, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags 2020 presidential race Brandon Rottinghaus Devin Nunes Erica Grieder Houston mayor's race Houston mayoral race layoffs Political Roundup politics Proposition B

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Political Roundup: National Emergency Declaration, And More Presidential Candidates

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 20, 2019 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest goings-on in government and politics in our weekly political roundup.

Tags 2020 election Bernie Sanders Brandon Rottinghaus craig cohen Erica Grieder houston chronicle houston city council politics Texas Legislature Texas property taxes university of houston

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Political Roundup: Bills To End The Shutdown, And Transgender Military Personnel

Abner Fletcher

Posted on January 23, 2019 · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest national, state, and local political stories.

Tags Brandon Rottinghaus Donald Trump Erica Grieder military Party Politics podcast Political Roundup politics supreme court Texas Legislature transgender

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2018 In Review: The Year In Houston Politics

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 19, 2018 · We continue our look back at the biggest stories of 2018 by examining the year in Houston politics.

Tags 2018 Brandon Rottinghaus craig cohen Erica Grieder government Houston politics Party Politics podcast texas politics

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Political Roundup: Government Shutdown Deadline Nears, And Flynn’s Sentencing For Lying To The FBI Postponed

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 19, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags Affordable Care Act Erica Grieder Party Politics podcast Pentagon troop withdrawal

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Political Roundup: First Lady Calls For Personnel Changes, And New Leadership In Congress And Texas House

Abner Fletcher

Posted on November 14, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags CNN Dennis Bonnen Donald Trump Elizabeth Simas Erica Grieder Jim Acosta Melania Trump Political Roundup politics Senate races Texas Legislature

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Political Roundup: Suspicious Packages, Trump’s Houston Rally, and Voter Turnout

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 24, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Political Roundup: FBI Investigates Kavanaugh Allegations, and Replacing NAFTA

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 3, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Political Roundup: Obama’s Address, And The Anonymous Op-Ed

Abner Fletcher

Posted on September 12, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags Barack Obama brett kavanaugh Erica Grieder Jay Aiyer New York Times op ed Party Politics podcast Political Roundup politics prison sentence Ron Reynolds

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ERCOT names a new CEO, the week in politics, and the state’s oldest library (Aug. 17, 2022)

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Posted on August 17, 2022 · On Wednesday's show: The agency in charge of regulating the Texas energy grid hires a new CEO, we discuss the week in politics, we get answers to your questions about bugs, and we visit the state's oldest library.

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Why teacher morale is so low, and the week in politics (Aug. 10, 2022)

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Posted on August 10, 2022 · On Wednesday's show: What a new survey says about why teachers are leaving the profession, the week in politics, how Houston shaped a popular plastic surgery procedure, and a visit to the Houston Yacht Club.

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International politics professor discusses Griner’s imprisonment in Russia, chances of return to U.S.

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Posted on August 5, 2022 · Rice University's Richard Stoll said the odds of a prisoner swap are in Griner's favor, but he remains concerned about the basketball star's well-being.

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Bond proposal headed to voters, and previewing Houston Restaurant Weeks (Aug. 3, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 3, 2022 · On Wednesday's show: Voters will get to decide in November whether Harris County can issue around $1 billion in bonds for infrastructre spending. Then, we discuss the week in politics. We preview the menus for Houston Restaurant Weeks. And we reflect on the disaster that was Woodstock '99.

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