Houston Matters
Violent crime numbers (Jan. 12, 2023)
Posted on · Violent crime is on the decline, according to data HPD Chief Troy Finner cited Wednesday. Is that true, and how much of this is due to actual reforms?
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Arts & Culture
Hospital Employees Deal With Stress Through The Written Word
Posted on · Anyone who works in the medical industry knows what a stressful environment it can be. But one literary organization in Houston has a way to help hospital employees put their emotions on paper.
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Matthew Salesses Discusses His Debut Novel: The Hundred-Year Flood
Posted on · Imagine being 22, a new graduate from college, and taking a job halfway around the world in Prague, in the Czech Republic. It would be easy to feel utterly lost in the world. And that's exactly where young author Matthew Salesses found himself years ago. And, at the same time, he began writing a fictional […]
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Arctic Drilling and Houston’s Wards: Wednesday’s Show (September 23, 2015)
Posted on · The Arctic Ocean might seem a long long way from Houston. And, well, it is. So why should we be concerned with something happening way up there (other than, of course, climate change)? Well, drilling for oil in the Arctic could have direct and indirect effects on the city’s many oil and gas companies — […]