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Houston Matters

High-speed police chases (Sept. 14, 2023)

Posted on September 14, 2023 · On Thursday's show: We discuss an uptick in high-speed car chases involving HPD officers that have left bystanders injured, according to an investigation by the Houston Chronicle. And we learn the latest on the Houston housing market.

NASA

NASA asteroid sample headed to Houston after landing safely in Utah

Posted on September 25, 2023 · NASA's Osiris-REx mission has successfully returned a pristine sample of asteroid back to Earth. This cupful-or-so of space rock could shed light on the solar system's origins.

Business

Two Houston post offices suspend retail operations, with USPS citing safety as reason

Posted on September 21, 2023 · The branches in the Medical Center and Greenspoint areas are both undergoing building renovations, according to USPS. The Houston Police Department has received a total of 26 calls for service to those locations during the last six months.

Houston Matters

The fate of bike sharing (Sept. 21, 2023)

Posted on September 21, 2023 · On Thursday's show: Houston BCycle, the city’s bike share system, recently announced it was shutting down. But will that still happen now that the mayor says he will ask City Council to approve funding to save it?

Hot Stops

How METRO officials could plant a tree at every bus stop in Houston

Posted on September 21, 2023 · A pilot study from Houston Public Media found that bus shelter shade was on average half as effective at cooling riders as tree shade -- a potential solution for METRO and the City of Houston as climate change makes the heat worse for transit riders.

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Houston Matters

High-speed police chases (Sept. 14, 2023)

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