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Houston Matters

Back to school at HISD (Aug. 28, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 28, 2023 · On Monday's show: Today is the first day of classes at Houston ISD under state control. We discuss a new school year of change.

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Houston Matters

Netflix sees rewards from its password crackdown

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 26, 2023 · The streaming service now allows only one account per address, and the move has led to an increase in subscribers. Technology writer Dwight Silverman discusses that story and other developments in tech.

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Town Square

The Streaming Wars Effect on the Entertainment Industry; Plus, Explaining NextGen TV and its Potential Impact on Broadcasting

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on February 16, 2023 · How entertainment companies are all vying for control of viewers’ attention.

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Troubles in Tech: Twitter, the Crypto Collapse and Big Layoffs; Plus Musician Matthew Whitaker

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on November 17, 2022 · Our guests explain the recent developments of the cyber industry, cryptocurrency, and our economy.

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Houston Matters

City suing streaming services, and HISD’s code of conduct (Aug. 8, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 8, 2022 · On Monday's show: We learn why Houston and other Texas cities are suing several of the main video streaming services. And we find out why local organizers want HISD to reform the district’s code of conduct.

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Texas cities say streaming giants Disney, Hulu and Netflix owe them millions of dollars in unpaid fees

Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune

Posted on August 5, 2022 · As people have cut cable subscriptions in favor of streaming services over the years, Texas cities say they have lost out on revenue from franchise fees they claim are owed by streaming giants like Disney, Hulu and Netflix.

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Outsiders’ views of Texas (Sept. 22, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 22, 2023 · On Friday's show: Have outsiders' views of Texas and Texans changed since the animated series "King of the Hill" left an impression?

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Houston Matters

Drake becomes a Houstonian: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 22, 2023 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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HISD

Teacher turnover is a controversial part of Houston ISD reforms. It’s a feature, not a side effect

Dominic Anthony Walsh

Posted on September 20, 2023 · Parents and teachers continue to speak out against reforms and turnover in Houston’s public school system. The protests intensified this week as the state-appointed leaders of Houston ISD removed more teachers from their schools. The debate over these types of reforms is not new — even in Houston.  

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Houston Matters

The ‘Battle of the Sexes’ was 50 years ago today — tennis has never been the same

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 20, 2023 · We remember Billie Jean King's defeat of Bobby Riggs at the Astrodome in 1973 and consider its impact with Houston-area tennis great Zina Garrison.

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