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Full Show: METRO’s Autonomous Bus, And Diversity Of The Houston Dynamo (April 27, 2018)

Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about a new autonomous shuttle bus METRO is rolling out. We take a closer look at the international makeup of the Houston Dynamo. And our non-experts discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news.

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New Player, New Owner Bring New Optimism for Houston Dynamo

Posted on · The 2016 Houston Dynamo 2016 Major League Soccer season kicks off at BBVA Compass Stadium on Sunday, March 6, against the New England Revolution. Last season, the franchise was in a new conference with a new coach and with half a roster of new players. It may have been too much change all at once, […]

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A Decade of the Dynamo: How Houston Became a Soccer Town

Posted on · The Houston Dynamo conclude their tenth season in Houston with a road match Sunday (Oct. 25, 2015) atVancouver. A one-one draw last Sunday (Oct. 18, 2015) in the team's home finale meant the Dynamo would miss the playoffs for the second straight year. Despite struggling the last couple seasons, the Dynamo's tenure in the Bayou […]

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Advice from Longtime Houstonians: Friday’s show (March 6, 2015)

Posted on · We’ve had so many folks move to Greater Houston in recent years, and so each September, we present Houston Matters’ newcomers guide to Houston. But as much as we seek to make that guide informative, it’s missing an important piece. Namely: you! As in you longtime Houstonians, folks born and raised here, or who moved […]

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Racial Opportunity Divide, Political Roundtable, and Houston Dynamo: Houston Matters for Monday, August 25, 2014

Posted on · For the last two weeks, the nation has watched events transpire in Ferguson, Missouri. Nightly protests, occasional looting, and a general mistrust of the police by members of the community, have all been spurred by the shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a Ferguson police officer. But as we've learned in the two weeks […]