Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The arrest and arraignment of Former Pres. Donald Trump makes for an historic week in American politics. We discuss that news and plenty of other matters closer to home in an extended edition of our weekly political roundup. And food writers discuss some of their favorite spots in Houston to dine on a budget.
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · Episode: 2407 Peaks Island: cultural change in microcosm. Today, a changing island.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Houston Rep. Lizzie Fletcher discusses the bill she sponsored that would prohibit anyone from interfering with a person traveling across state lines to obtain abortion services.
Posted on · Episode: 2264 The Mary D. Hume and history being forgotten. Today, history put aside.
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · The new movie Deepwater Horizon serves as a grim reminder of what happened on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf Of Mexico. That’s when eleven crewmen were killed on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, about 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana. That deadly incident was just the start of what became an all-out […]
Posted on · Galveston County Judge Mark Henry has issued a disaster declaration for Galveston Bay's oyster industry, after a second consecutive year of crops being devastated by freshwater runoff from excessive rains. The declaration is the first step in helping oyster business owners – and the fishermen who work for them – get financial assistance from the […]
Posted on · Times are tough for shrimpers along the Gulf Coast. Growing competition from importers has driven prices down to a fraction of what they were just a year ago, despite health concerns about illegal antibiotic-laced farm-raised shrimp from Asia. We learn more about the toll taken on the Gulf Coast’s shrimping industry. To help us get […]
Posted on · From death penalty news in both Texas and Nebraska, to a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would protect Texans’ rights to fish and hunt, and to writing an essay to win a house: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s Houston news. This week’s panel of “non-experts” is […]
Posted on · How pirate fishing in the Gulf of Mexico hurts.
Posted on · The Houston region has a wealth of opportunities for recreational fishing. From ponds to lakes and out to the Gulf of Mexico, thereâs no shortage of places to fish. And if youâre a beginner or donât own the equipment you need, there are hundreds of guides to choose from. Houston Mattersâ Maggie Martin met up […]