Houston Matters
Statewide prison lockdown (Sept. 7, 2023)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We learn why the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an immediate lockdown at all Texas prisons this week.
Tag: hurricane season
Weather
Harris County officials are urging residents to be prepared as storm activity ramps up in the Gulf
Posted on · This comes after a handful of tropical systems recently formed over the span of four days.
Houston Matters
Remembering Hurricane Alicia: Lessons learned 40 years after Houston’s “forgotten disaster”
Posted on · Houston Public Media's Hurricane Season recalls the Category 3 storm which made landfall this week in 1983.
Houston Matters
Relief from the excessive heat (Aug. 15, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We’re in another week of excessive heat, but we might finally, truly have some relief in sight...maybe. Eric Berger of Space City Weather discusses this potential meteorological light at the end of the tunnel.
Town Square
2023 Hurricane Season: What You Need to Know
Posted on · Examining the early forecasts; plus, what to be aware of and how to best prepare.
Houston Matters
What kind of hurricane season should we expect this year?
Posted on · The Atlantic hurricane season is here. A disaster relief expert and NOAA's chief hurricane forecaster walk us through the next six months.
Houston Matters
New HISD leadership unveiled (June 1, 2023)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The Texas Education Agency has unveiled the new Houston ISD Superintendent and the nine members of the TEA appointed Board of Managers who will oversee the state’s largest public school district.
Weather
NOAA predicts a ‘near-normal’ hurricane season for 2023
Posted on · The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects approximately 12-17 named storms this year. Of them, 5-9 are predicted to become hurricanes.
Houston Matters
Photos: Inside NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter aircraft
Posted on · Houston Matters talks with the crew and takes a look inside the aircraft that help us understand a major storm and where it might go.
Houston Matters
Overuse of school suspension (May 9, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Are some predominantly Black schools in HISD suspending more students than they need to? We learn more about a Houston Chronicle investigation. And we find out what a hurricane is like from the inside from NOAA's Hurricane Hunters.
Business
FedNat insolvency puts Gulf Coast property owners at risk of losing insurance coverage
Posted on · The Florida-based company, which is licensed in Texas, has about 1,000 policyholders in Harris County or along the Texas Gulf Coast. Impacted customers can seek windstorm and hail damage coverage through the TWIA.
Weather
Houston keeping eye on potential storms in Atlantic, near Yucatan
Posted on · The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a few tropical disturbances that could bring severe weather to the Gulf Coast region.
Energy & Environment
Houston gasoline prices fall to their lowest levels in nearly half a year, thanks to lower crude prices and a decline in demand
Posted on · High prices at the pump this spring and early summer have caused people to limit their driving and their purchases at the pump.
Town Square
With the hurricane season now upon us, Houstonians share lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey
Posted on · Weather and disaster reliefs experts discuss the forecast for hurricane season in Houston, while also addressing some of the most common misconceptions heard when dealing with hurricane preparation.
Houston Matters
Preparing for another hurricane season in Houston (June 1, 2022)
Posted on · With the start of another Atlantic hurricane season, Houston Matters presents an hour of information on preparing to weather another storm season.