Transportation
METRO says Houston transit ridership is up but it’s not back to pre-pandemic levels
Posted on · The transit agency says the start of the Houston Rodeo helped boost ridership in February along with more workers returning to the office.
Tag: gas prices
Energy & Environment
Experts say oil prices – and gasoline prices – could be volatile through 2022
Posted on · Experts say the oil market is volatile right now, and is likely to remain unpredictable for the foreseeable future.
Energy & Environment
Surging gasoline prices bring back memories of past energy wars
Posted on · American gas stations displaying high prices this summer and fall will matter more than all the campaign billboards put together in affecting the November midterm elections.
Houston Matters
Why gas prices won’t be falling any time soon (March 8, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: An energy industry analyst explains the forces at play driving oil prices up -- and likely keeping them there for a while. And we meet two pioneering women from Houston.
Energy & Environment
Oil prices are surging toward $100 a barrel. Here’s what that means for you
Posted on · The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is driving prices sharply higher, but there's more at play than just geopolitical tensions.
Houston Matters
A conversation with City Council Member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz (Feb. 22, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: City Council Member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz answers your questions about issues facing the city.
Energy & Environment
Biden is tapping oil reserves to try to bring down high gas prices
Posted on · China, India, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom are also tapping their emergency stocks. The goal is to try to bring down oil prices, which have been causing consumers pain at the pump.
Energy & Environment
AAA Advises Texans Against Panic-Buying Gasoline
Posted on · There is ample gas supply in the United States, officials said, but it's a matter of getting deliveries to states to meet demand.
Transportation
Gas Prices Rising in Texas, Hard to Say Where They’re Headed Next
Posted on · Drivers in Houston and around the state are paying a few cents more than last week
News
AAA: Texas Retail Gasoline Prices Unchanged This Week
Posted on · AAA Texas on Thursday reported prices at the pump statewide remain at $2.63 for a gallon of unleaded
News
UPDATE: Heading Into The Summer Travel Months, Texans Are Paying More For Gas
Posted on · Those prices aren’t expected to drop anytime soon
Houston Matters
How Do Fluctuating Gas Prices Affect Houston’s Economy?
Posted on · Industry analysts join Houston Matters to discuss what gas prices might do in the near future and how it all might affect the Houston economy.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Plastic Bag Bans, And The Effect Of Gas Prices On Houston’s Economy (Jan. 11, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We consider our city’s history of trying to ban plastic bags and why those efforts have failed. Then, we learn how fluctuating gas prices affect Houston's economy. Plus, we discuss whether Houston is any closer to living up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream than we were a generation ago. And we preview the Battle of the Bands marching competition.
News
Texas, US Retail Gasoline Prices Hold Steady This Week
Posted on · Texas and nationwide gasoline prices held steady this week
News
Houston Sees First Gas Price Spike, Since Prices Fell After Harvey
Posted on · “This is the strongest demand we’ve seen since October of 2006,” said AAA Texas’ Daniel Armbruster. “So as consumers fill up their tanks more frequently, supply levels tighten, and that means gas prices tend to increase.”