Houston Matters

Friday’s Show: Holiday Travel, And Recapping The Biggest News Of The Year (Dec. 20, 2019)

Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: The perils of traveling over the holidays. We debate the biggest local news story of the year. We break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And a tour bus takes us to the city's best Christmas lights.

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Inside Houston’s Newest Migrant Shelter For Unaccompanied Teens

Posted on · Advocates, teachers, even presidential hopefuls have rallied against a migrant shelter east of downtown Houston, calling it a baby jail and a prime example of the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies. Though some criticisms of Southwest Key have credence, Houston Public Media got access to a rare tour inside the shelter that sheds light on the lives of migrant teens there.

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Planned Parenthood Video Indictments: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News

Posted on · A lot can happen in a week: some of it good, some of it bad, some of it downright ugly. Each Friday, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. Today, we ask panelists Lisa Falkenberg, Vlad Davidiuk and Fred Goodall to consider […]

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of 2015

Posted on · A lot can happen in a year – some of it good, some of it bad, some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the news, we turn each week to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of 2015. This week’s panel of non-experts […]

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Connecting High-Speed Rail to Downtown and $100k Bonuses: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News

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 a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of it all. Today, Tamara Tabo, Ty Mahany and […]

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Abbott in Cuba and a Chocolate Wonderland: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News

Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good, some of it bad, some of it downright ugly. We ask our non-expert panel (Houston Chronicle writer Lisa Falkenberg, MochaDad.com blogger Fred Goodall, and Vladimir Davidiuk, Chairman of the College Republicans and Junior Senator in the Student Government Association at the University of St […]

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Refusing Syrian Refugees and John Buice Released: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News

Posted on · From governors not wanting to accept Syrian refugees, to the release of John Buice on parole, to a woman wearing a pasta strainer on her head in her driver’s license photo: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s news. Our panel of non-experts this week includes: Houston Chronicle columnist Kyrie […]

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Children’s Behavior in Restaurants and a Curly Haired Cheerleader: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News

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 a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of it all. Today, Tamara Tabo, Ty Mahany and […]

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Bad Week for the Texans and Bacon Linked to Cancer: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News

Posted on · From a federal judge dismissing a civil rights lawsuit filed by Chad Holley, to a really bad week for the Houston Texans, to a study linking bacon to cancer: our rotating panel of "non-experts" comes together to consider The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the week's Houston news. This week's panel of non-experts […]

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Presidental Debate Coming to UH and Abbott Jinxes the Astros: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News

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 each Friday to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of it all. This week attorney Tamara […]

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Hempstead Landfill and STAAR Test Standards: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News

Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good, some of it bad, some of it downright ugly. We ask our non-expert panel (Houston Chronicle writer Lisa Falkenberg, MochaDad.com blogger Fred Goodall, and Vladimir Davidiuk, Chairman of the College Republicans and Junior Senator in the Student Government Association at the University of St […]

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Harris County Sues VW and Protesting at Whole Foods: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News

Posted on · From Harris County suing Volkswagen, to a ruling on an accident at a La Porte chemical plant, to a protest at a local Whole Foods in Houston over food produced by prison labor: our rotating panel of "non-experts" comes together to consider The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the week's Houston news. This […]