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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey

August TV Drive starts today! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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Sports Monday: Astros Sweep The Rangers

Posted on June 11, 2018 · Jeff Balke updates Houston Matters on the latest developments in local sports.

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Ike Dike bills moving closer to reality, and Houston pet peeves (Aug. 1, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 1, 2022 · On Monday's show: What needs to happen for the long-sought-after Ike Dike/coastal barrier project to become reality after the U.S. House and Senate both passed bills containing it? Also: Houstonians share their pet peeves, and we discuss the high cost of going to an Astros game.

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Other legal questions spawned by the Dobbs ruling (July 28, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 28, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Local officials take action against Union Pacific, citing pollution in Kashmere Gardens and the Fifth Ward. And we discuss some other legal questions the recent Dobbs ruling has spawned.

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Race and Houston’s response to illegal dumping (July 25, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 25, 2022 · On Monday's show: A new federal investigation examines the city's response to illegal dumping and whether racial discrimination played a role in it.

Tags environmental racism Jeff Balke neighborhoods racial discrimination school prayer sports sprawl trash U.S. Justice Department urban sprawl

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Fact checking claims about the energy grid, and using sports to generate positive PR (July 21, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 21, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Politicians are pointing fingers at different entities about concerns regarding energy supply. But how true are those claims? Then we discuss the concept of sportswashing. And we reflect on how air conditioning shaped our city's growth and development.

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