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Molly Ivins at Her Desk

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Molly Ivins Was ‘Twitter-Ready, Before Twitter’

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 28, 2019 · The documentary Raise Hell shows how the late Texas columnist was ahead of her time.

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‘It feels like a dark cloud.’ Houston teachers play a waiting game while the TEA decides HISD’s fate

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Posted on March 10, 2023 · Houston Federation of Teachers President Jackie Anderson calls the political battle over the district 'a slap in the face' to teachers.

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The Bigger Picture: ‘Knock at the Cabin’ and the threshold of the greater good

Posted on February 23, 2023 · Houston Matters ponders the greater good and what we're willing to do to achieve it, which is the central theme of M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film.

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Railroad merger update (Feb. 23, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 23, 2023 · On Thursday's show: We get an update on the proposed rail merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern and its potential impact on the Houston area.

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‘Don’t buy the Dome’ and other lessons from playing a 1996 Houston version of Monopoly

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 17, 2023 · Members of the Houston Matters team play a Houston edition of Monopoly from 1996 in conjunction with the new American Experience documentary on the untold history of the iconic board game.

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