Posted on · On Thursday's show: How Halliburton is planning to mitigate the economic damage caused by tanking oil prices, how to make newsrooms more diverse, and a look at the new documentary Boys State.
Posted on · West Texas Intermediate hit the single digits for the first time in many decades, then kept plummeting, with oil selling for less than $2 a barrel. At the start of 2020, a barrel cost around $60.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: An update on how the pandemic is affecting the energy industry, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo answers your questions, how the pandemic is affecting animal shelters, and a novel set during the 1918 influenza outbreak.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: How coronavirus fears are affecting oil prices, Harris Co. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez answers your questions, a local dietitian offers advice on giving up certain foods for health reasons, and Chef Najmieh Batmanglij on Persian food.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Updates on the severe weather, how the recent attacks on oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia might effect Houston, engaging young voters, actor Jeff Goldblum, and Texas Monthly's first taco editor.
Posted on · Oil prices spiked after an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities on the weekend.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Why oil prices have spiked, addressing bike safety, a suspected serial killer dies in prison, inside the annual Houston Venom Conference, and the latest on Houston sports.
Posted on · Dallas Fed surveys show slow growth, pessimism for year ahead in energy and manufacturing industries.
Posted on · One research firm expects some planned pipelines will be consolidated or delayed.
Posted on · Experts say the steep drop in oil prices is neither worrying nor surprising.
Posted on · The president has repeatedly complained about what he sees as too-high oil prices.
Posted on · A new report from the Center for Houston's Future says the city can't rely on oil to continue creating the kind of "high value" jobs it has for decades.
Posted on · "There is a definite risk to their entire Houston-based business," says a local energy analyst.
Posted on · "I’m sure there were a few sighs of relief," says a Houston oil analyst.
Posted on · The world has been reacting to Thursday night's U.S. air strike on the Syrian airfield from which President Donald Trump said this week's chemical attack was launched. Here in Texas, lawmakers have shared their views, including U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who calls Syria a "humanitarian disaster" and its leader Bashar al-Assad "a monster, a puppet […]