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Don’t let this week’s cool down fool you – it’s time to plant seeds in your garden
Posted on · The Garden Club of Houston’s Meg Tapp offers advice for Houston area gardeners.
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UH begins tourney as top seed (March 13, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We preview what’s ahead for the University of Houston Cougars and other area college basketball teams who made the cut for the NCAA college basketball tournament.
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Concerns about the Ike Dike’s effect on large ships (Feb. 13, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Why a local organization is concerned the Ike Dike could prevent certain large ships from entering the Houston Ship Channel.
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Saving your frozen plants (Jan. 5, 2023)
Posted on · How can you tell if that plant in your yard survived the recent freeze? And, if so, how can you bring it back from the brink?
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What Artemis I taught us (Dec. 12, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: NASA's Artemis I mission returned to Earth on Sunday. We discuss how the mission went and what was learned from it. And we examine how a lack of proper staffing and security contributed to a deadly Texas prison escape.
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Tropical weather, and why the state continues to investigate transgender youth and their families (Sept. 26, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We get the latest on a tropical depression developing in the Caribbean Sea and whether it poses any threat to Houston -- and whether it could interfere with the latest attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission. Also: Why Texas continues to investigate transgender youth and their families for child abuse despite a court ruling temporarily blocking such actions.
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How the Inflation Reduction Act might affect Houston (Aug. 9, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Analyzing the climate change provision in the Inflation Reduction Act and how it might affect Houston. Questions for Mayor Pro-Tem Dave Martin. A gardening expert answers your questions. And addressing problems Hurricane Harvey exposed with area reservoirs.
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Baby formula shortage, and bacteria on Texas beaches (May 23, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: How the shortage of baby formula is affecting Houston families, and dealing with the problem of high concentrations of bacteria on Texas beaches -- some of it from human waste. Plus a gardening expert answers questions, and we get an update on Houston sports.
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The omicron variant’s threat to Houston (Nov. 30, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We find out what we know -- and what we don't -- about the omicron variant of COVID-19 and the threat it poses to Houston.
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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, And Investigating Heat-Related Deaths In Texas (Sept. 7, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Dr. Jennifer Kiger from Harris County Public Health, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, and tips for gardening in the fall.
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Annette Gordon-Reed On The History And Meaning Of Juneteenth (June 17, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We get the latest on the sweltering weather and the potential this weekend for a weather disturbance in the gulf, and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed discusses her book On Juneteenth.
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What Houston Expects From Its Next Police Chief (March 16, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We consider the qualities Houston's next police chief should have, City Council Member Letitia Plummer discusses city government, and we get answers to your questions about gardening and insects.
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Bracing For Frigid Weather (Feb. 12, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: The latest on frigid weather rolling into Greater Houston, and why you should care what some COVID testing sites are charging your health insurance.
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Thursday’s Houston Matters: Voter Registration Challenges, And Murder Case Backlog (Sep. 3, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The League of Women Voters discusses voter registration challenges, COVID-19 causes courtroom backlogs, gardening tips, and Dan Brown's Wild Symphony.
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Tuesday’s Houston Matters: Remembering George Floyd, And Plans For A Houston Hip-Hop Museum (June 9, 2020)
Posted on · On today's show: Funeral services for George Floyd, City Controller Chris Brown answers questions about the city's finances, warm weather gardening advice, and a museum to honor Houston hip-hop.