Food
New Minute Maid Park food, drinks, ordering technology in place for 2023 Houston Astros season
Posted on · New sandwiches, fries, and sweets will be on the menu this year as the Astros go for back-to-back World Series titles.
Tag: opening day
Sports
Megan Thee Stallion, Mark Wahlberg, Paul Wall, local country stars to help Houston Astros launch 2023 season
Posted on · The opening-weekend festivities at Minute Maid Park also will include fan giveaways and ceremonies recognizing the Astros and their top players during last year's World Series championship run.
Houston Matters
Opening Day and the Final Four make for a big week in Houston sports
Posted on · The Astros begin their title defense Thursday while the NCAA men's basketball tournament features surprise matchups.
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Paid parental leave policy for city employees, and your Houston pet peeves (April 4, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: The city considers a paid parental leave policy for its employees, a chance to vent your Houston pet peeves, and an update on sports.
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Preventing Social Media Platforms From Blocking Political Speech (April 1, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: A bill in the Texas Legislature aims to prevent social media platforms from blocking political speech, efforts to help women return to the workforce after the pandemic, and the Sugar Land Skeeters prepare for their first season as the Astros Triple A team.
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Friday’s Houston Matters: Tropical Weather Approaching, And Forming Coronavirus Bubbles (July 24, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's show: An update on tropical weather in the gulf, the benefits of forming coronavirus "bubbles," The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and a preview of the shortened Astros season.
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Full Show: Immigration System Reaches A ‘Breaking Point,’ And Returning To The Moon In Five Years (March 28, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: An official says the immigration system is at a "breaking point." Mike Pence wants NASA to return to the moon in five years. We discuss the college admissions system. And we preview the new Astros Hall of Fame.
News
Fans Make Bold Predictions For This Year’s Astros
Posted on · The hope is for another playoff run after falling short last season.
Sports
Astros Get Off To A Strong Start At Home
Posted on · It was standing-room-only at Minute Maid Park as the Astros played their first home game of the regular season. Fans weren't disappointed as the Astros trounced the team that knocked them out of last year's divisional playoffs.
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Astros Return for Home Opener With Higher Expectations
Posted on · Every Monday, we talk with Jeff Balke, who writes for Houston Press and Houstonia Magazine, about developments in Houston sports. Today, we discuss the Astros’ opening week, the Rockets’ dim playoff hopes, J.J. Watt’s admission that he won’t play “terribly longer” for the Texans, plus a recap of Saturday’s Dynamo draw, and the start of […]
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Opening Day Postponed and Houston Crowns a National Champ
Posted on · From tonight’s (April 4, 2016) NCAA men’s basketball championship game at NRG Stadium, to the Houston Astros’ season opener being postponed due to inclement weather, to the Houston Rockets on the postseason bubble: there’s a lot happening in Houston sports. We talk — as we do every Monday — with Jeff Balke, who writes for […]
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Sports Monday: Opening Day and Last Week of the NBA Season
Posted on · The Houston Astros open the 2015 season tonight against the Cleveland Indians. The season starts with a little more expections than recent years, since the Astros have a couple rebuilding seasons under their belt. Plus Astros’s General Manager Jeff Luhnow has said the team is ready to win now. We look at the roster and […]
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Sports Monday: The Astros Are Tied for First Place
Posted on · Also this hour: the Houston Rockets must forge ahead without injured guard Patrick Beverley, rumors swirl around the Texans and whether they're trying to trade their first overall draft pick, and it's opening day in Major League Baseball, which means the Houston Astros are tied for first, as they prepare to take on the New […]