Coronavirus
‘They Build On Each Other’: Low-Wage Workers Feel The Brunt Of Harvey And COVID-19
Posted on · Many of the populations most impacted by the pandemic are still reeling from Hurricane Harvey.
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Education News
In Southwest Houston, Alief ISD Is A Test Case For Virtual Back-To-School
Posted on · Alief ISD has largely sidestepped heated debates over in-person or remote instruction by deciding early on it would go virtual.
Houston Matters
Volunteers Needed: How Houstonians Can Help During The Pandemic
Posted on · Time, money, and skill are needed throughout the city of Houston.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Houston Matters: Financial Challenges Facing Hospitals, And Businesses Insurance Issues In The Economic Crash (Aug. 7, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Financial challenges area hospitals are facing, whether you can trust you COVID-19 test results, dealing with business insurance in the economic crash, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and new hobbies Houstonians have picked up during the pandemic.
Business
One Industry Is Flourishing During The Coronavirus Pandemic: The Casket Business
Posted on · The coronavirus pandemic has affected countless industries here in Texas – most for the worse. Some in the funeral business on the other hand are thriving, but also overwhelmed.
Arts & Culture
New COVID-19 Relief Fund Helps Texas Traditional And Folk Artists
Posted on · The fund targets those practicing art forms that may be particularly impacted by the pandemic and overlooked.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Houston Matters: Back-To-School Plans At Fort Bend ISD, And Parenting In A Pandemic (July 30, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Charles Dupre, the unique challenges of online education, parenting in a pandemic, and adapting musical theater for the web.
Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Houston Matters: The Battle Over Back-To-School Plans, And Video Games Filling The Social Void (July 29, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The back-and-forth over back-to-school plans, our weekly political roundup, how video games are filling the void of social interaction these days, and tracking down all the players from a pack of baseball cards from the 1980s.
Transportation
METRO CEO Discusses Challenges Of Operating Transit Service During A Pandemic
Posted on · Along with adjusting service because of reduced ridership and the need for social distancing, METRO is also trying to figure out why so many of its employees and contractors are testing positive for the virus.
Transportation
With Lighter Traffic On The Roads TxDOT Hopes To Speed Up Construction
Posted on · Now that many commuters are home because of the COVID 19 pandemic contractors have more time to work on some major freeway projects.
Classical Classroom
Classical Classroom, Episode 212: All Together Now with Lisa Bielawa
Posted on · Building community around music during the pandemic.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Houston Matters: Life Inside The Harris County Jail In A Pandemic, And Seeking The Shelter Of Bankruptcy (June 11, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Protesters rally for police reform at Houston City Council, Texas companies seek the shelter of bankruptcy, first-person accounts of life inside the Harris County Jail in a pandemic, and the new reality at the MFAH.
Coronavirus
Houston Nurse Chronicles Her Experience During Coronavirus Pandemic
Posted on · For one Houston nurse, the pandemic meant upended family life and job loss.
Houston Matters
Monday’s Show: A Potential Second Wave Of COVID-19, & Poet Jericho Brown (May 18, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: An update on COVID-19 in Greater Houston, what a potential second wave of the virus might mean, vocational training programs find ways to continue, and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: Guidelines For Reopening Businesses, And Finding A Job In The Pandemic (May 15, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Guidelines for reopening businesses, job opportunities amid the pandemic, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and Mattress Mack discusses his COVID-19 relief efforts.