Houston Matters
Texas City is a character in Sean Baker’s ‘Red Rocket’
Posted on · We talk with the director of an acclaimed new movie shot on location in the refinery environments of Texas City, Galveston, Port Arthur, and San Leon.
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Town Square
Haunted Houston and Galveston
Posted on · Haunted history buffs and listeners alike share their tales of things that went bump in the Texas night.
WEATHER
Power Slowly Returns As Greater Houston Begins Nicholas Cleanup
Posted on · Wind speeds reached 50 mph in Galveston after the storm made landfall along Matagorda Bay just after midnight, before slowly travelling Northeast.
Education News
Texas Sues 6 School Districts That Issued Mask Mandates In Defiance Of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Order
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have long threatened to sue school districts that defy Abbott’s ban on local mask mandates. On Friday, Paxton made good on that threat.
Houston Matters
Pediatric COVID Hospitalizations In Houston (Sept. 3, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: What we're seeing with pediatric hospitalizations due to COVID-19, how we talk about the pandemic, and the evolution of gaming and esports.
Criminal Justice
Galveston County Grand Jury Clears Cop Who Shot La Marque Man In Back
Posted on · The decision comes after an eight-month investigation into the death of Joshua Feast by the Galveston County Sheriff Office and District Attorney’s Office.
Houston Matters
Banning Balloon Releases In Galveston: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week
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.
Health & Science
Galveston’s UTMB Performs Crucial Testing For Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine
Posted on · The lab has access to a high-security facility that Pfizer needed to prove its COVID-19 vaccine was working. Now the scientists there are testing the vaccine's effectiveness against viral variants.
Politics
Texas Joins Florida Lawsuit Challenging COVID-19 Cruise Restrictions It Says Cost The State Millions
Posted on · The states are looking to reverse CDC guidance that grounded ships for a year and implemented lengthy regulations for their return.
Juneteenth
The Story Behind Galveston’s New Juneteenth Mural
Posted on · Sam Collins III gave Houston Public Media Reporter, Elizabeth Trovall, more insight into the story behind Juneteenth's meaning for him.
Juneteenth
Galveston Unpacks Juneteenth History With New Downtown Mural
Posted on · This weekend, Texans will celebrate Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day enslaved African-Americans were liberated in Texas -- more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. That happened when Union troops arrived in Galveston, where on Saturday many will celebrate with a Juneteenth parade and the dedication of a new mural.
Houston Matters
Are We Headed For A Summer Version Of February’s Power Failure? (June 16, 2021)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: ERCOT calls on Texans to conserve power amid high summer demand, the week in politics, and anxieties about going back to work.
Houston
Looking For Food, Water In Greater Houston And Galveston? Here’s A List (Friday, Feb. 19)
Posted on · Here's how you or someone you know can get food and water as local infrastructure continues to recover from the winter storm.
Arts & Culture
A New Art Installation In Galveston Will Tell The Full Story Of Juneteenth
Posted on · “We’re making history about history.”
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3083: Gail Borden
Posted on · Episode: 3083 Gail Borden and Condensed Milk. Today, maps, newspapers, politics, and condensed milk.