Posted on · On Wednesday's show: A closer look at some last-minute politics in a drama-filled year, and one chef's efforts to save the local restaurant industry.
Posted on · Food writers share their favorite places for comfort food as we all try to survive 2020.
Posted on · Houston food writers discuss their favorite places for cookies, cakes, ice cream and other sweet indulgences.
Posted on · Abbott shut down bars for a second time in June, when the proportion of coronavirus tests with positive results was more than 18%. That number has dropped to just over 6%. Experts worry that opening bars will contribute to another surge.
Posted on · We discuss Governor Abbott's decision to allow restaurants to open at 75% capacity, but bars must remain closed.
Posted on · Bars who don't serve food are still not allowed to reopen, causing frustrated owners to accuse the governor of picking winners and losers in the reopening process.
Posted on · Local food writers offer their recommendations for cuisine to try during the month-long culinary event benefiting the Houston Food Bank.
Posted on · Craft brewers say factoring in all beer sales makes no sense in determining whether taprooms should shut down to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Posted on · Local food writers discuss which restaurants are doing the best with safety precautions -- and food -- amid COVID-19.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Evictions are resuming as we enter a new month, we discuss the latest developments in politics, food writers discuss restaurant safety and takeout offerings, and we learn about a virtual summer camp for kids.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: A new police reform task force in Houston, restaurant safety during COVID, depicting a small Texas community in film, and staying safe during a pandemic in the summer heat.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: A Texas Supreme Court ruling on mail-in voting amid COVID-19, preparing for hurricane season amid a pandemic, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news.
Posted on · On Friday's show: Bars reopening across the state, policy changes to help the economic recovery, voters' concerns about going to the polls during a pandemic, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: The push and pull over governmental authority in a crisis, extraordinary measures as restaurants reopen, how social distancing has affected wildlife, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and retiring State Sen. Kirk Watson on training future leaders.
Posted on · More than half the owners surveyed say it will take them at least nine months to recover, even if allowed to reopen May 1.