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Posted on · Planning ahead, carpooling, or riding a bus are all factors that can better a commute, Texas Department of Transportation’s Public Information Officer, Danny Perez, said.
Posted on · Episode: 2965 Our names: emblems of power, sooner or later forgotten. Today, let us forget names.
Posted on · One of the rapper's professors at Texas Southern University says the drive and vision she has displayed in the entertainment industry was evident during her days as a student.
Posted on · Political and journalism experts discuss how African Americans really feel about their safety and what still needs to be fixed.
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 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 · From the Texans' loss, to the struggling Rockets, Houston Matters checks in on the week’s sports stories with MK Bower.
Posted on · Houston Matters discusses the latest developments in Houston sports with MK Bower, writer for The Sports Xchange.
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week our panel examines: Texas […]
Posted on · Last week (Sept. 27, 2016), Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously approved $10.5 million for the design phase for the Astrodome project. It's part of the $105 million plan to preserve and revitalize the iconic structure. That plan entails raising the structure's floor, providing underground parking and converting the building into usable public space. On today’s […]
Posted on · Low oil prices have created more examples of what some call “zombie” oil companies. Forbes writer Christopher Helman recently wrote an article explaining what exactly that means and how these companies could hurt banks. MORE: Zombie Oil Companies Could Hit Banks With $20 Billion In Loan Losses (Forbes, Feb. 12, 2016)
Posted on · It’s been a rough year for the oil and gas industry — and therefore a rough year for many Houstonians. Low oil prices have fueled layoffs and nail-biting throughout the industry. Joining us to round up to the latest in oil and gas news — and to look back at the year in oil and […]
Posted on · Reuters last month reported OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, was concerned about dropping oil prices and wanted to open dialogue with member countries about cutting supply. Of course, no one wants to be the country that stops pumping first, especially in cash-strapped nations like Russia and Venezuela. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia — a […]
Posted on · Is the boom in shale gas production — as a recent Houston Chronicle article suggested — “starting to waver?” It’s not that there isn’t more gas trapped beneath shale to capture (though that supply is not indefinite), a question the industry is asking now is: with crude oil fetching far less per barrel than it […]