Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The latest on concerns over the drinking water in Lake Jackson, our weekly political roundup, PBS celebrates 50 years, and a conversation with Grammy-nominated composer Anna Clyne.
Posted on · Houston Matters will give way to special live coverage from NPR, but our podcast will feature new material.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Why a Kingwood neighborhood floods so much, a conversation with comedian Lewis Black, answers to your gardening questions, and the latest on Houston sports.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: An update on Proposition B, a look at the medical school at UH, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and comedian Ramy Youssef.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Two victims from the so-called "Texas Killing Fields" are identified. Yo-Yo Ma plays on the border. Galveston's connection to an infamous WWI telegram. Answers to your pet care questions. And an update on Houston sports.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: An environmental group finds benzene in the ship channel, HISD is ordered to suspend its superintendent search, a national conference in Houston addresses cyber security issues facing the oil and gas industry, a local apartment locator shares some tricks of his trade, and a local police department plans to purchase gun-mounted cameras.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A new study says one in five Texas children lives in poverty. Historian Michael Beschloss discusses his book, Presidents of War. We answer your winter gardening questions. And performers tell us about their show, Midtown Live.
Posted on · Lawson Craddock, a Houston cyclist has gained attention at the Tour De France after he crashed during the first stage of the famed cycling race
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn about sexual misconduct allegations against a famed Sugar Land taekwondo instructor. We revisit the New Horizons mission to Pluto. We learn why Dairy Queens are disappearing from some small Texas towns. And a photographer documents changes along the US-Mexico border.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about a new partnership between Microsoft and the City of Houston. Then, the Houston Chronicle's executive editor talks about the general state of the newspaper industry. Our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, Bad, & Ugly of the week's news. And a new book examines outsider art in Texas.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A new study calls for urgent reform to Houston’s apartment safety programs. We learn how the East End is changing in terms of business and real estate. And we meet the passionate volunteers working to save a historic African-American cemetery.
Posted on · Houston Matters brings you the latest on the church shooting outside San Antonio. We talk with NPR's Joshua Johnson, the host of 1A. And we discuss the latest developments in Houston sports.
Posted on · Relief efforts continue, and recovery efforts are ramping up here in Greater Houston as the region assesses the damage wrought by flooding. On Friday's edition of Houston Matters, we learn how officials are plotting out those efforts in the wake of Harvey.
Posted on · Earlier this month, Mayor Sylvester Turner launched an initiative that encourages giving to organizations that assist the homeless — instead of giving to panhandlers. With downtown Houston as a backdrop, the mayor unveiled a billboard for a campaign called "Meaningful Change – Not Spare Change." As News 88.7's Florian Martin reported, the mayor said while […]
Posted on · Today on Houston Matters we continue our 3rd annual State of Houston series with a look at the state of business and the economy in Greater Houston with the help of News 88.7 business reporter Florian Martin.