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Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Judge Rules Prop. B Unconstitutional, And Texas Poised To Raise The Legal Smoking Age

Abner Fletcher

Posted on May 15, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with a focus on how they might impact Houston and Texas.

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Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal On Resuming Subsidies To Health Insurers

Associated Press

Posted on October 17, 2017 · Republican Senator Lamar Alexander and Democratic Senator Patty Murray have been working for weeks on health care legislation, separate from repeated and unsuccessful efforts by GOP leaders to dismantle Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act

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Insurance Expert Predicts Increasing Costs For Houstonians With End Of ACA Subsidies

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on October 13, 2017 · Ken Janda, president and CEO of the non-profit Community Health Choice, estimates rates could increase between 10 and 15 per cent.

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Houston Matters

Elimination Of Health Care Subsidies — What Could It Mean For You?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 13, 2017 · President Trump is eliminating subsidy payments to insurance companies. Houston Matters brings in two health care experts to discuss what it could mean for you.

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Special session maneuvering: political roundup for Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Joshua Zinn

Posted on May 31, 2023 · The Texas House passes what Governor Abbott wants, then promptly adjourns. Where does this leave the Texas Senate?

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Houston Matters

Texas Legislature goes into overtime (May 31, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 31, 2023 · On Wednesday's show: We discuss what lies ahead in special sessions of the Texas Legislature in the coming months and what to expect from the Texas Senate’s impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton in our weekly political roundup.

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I SEE U, Episode 2: The Reign Check [Encore]

Eddie Robinson

Posted on May 26, 2023 · Houston pastors reveal surprising revelations a year after Floyd’s death. This episode is an encore of the May 21, 2021 original broadcast.

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Political Roundup: Drama in the Texas Legislature

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 24, 2023 · The House is investigating Attorney General Ken Paxton. And Paxton wants the House Speaker to resign. What's going on?

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