Houston Matters
How To Stay Safe In The Houston Heat
Posted on · Whether you’re planning a trip outdoors or even just staying home for the summer, it’s important to know how to keep you and your loved ones safe from excessive heat.
Tag: summer
News
Long Lines And Summer Heat Cause Safety Concerns At DPS Offices
Posted on · DPS staff will begin redirecting customers who can handle their requests by phone, mail, or online
News
One More Summer, Houston Food Bank Will Deliver Thousands Of Meals To Children
Posted on · This year, their Summer Food Service Program will operate more than 200 sites
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Cheap Ways To Enjoy Summer In Houston
Posted on · Listeners share with Houston Matters some of their favorite inexpensive and free things to do in H-Town during the summer.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Pipe Manufacturer Seeks Tariff Exemption, And Houston Pet Peeves (June 5, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A Baytown company is seeking an exemption from the Trump administration's tariffs, We discuss Texas' many remaining Confederate monuments. Our listeners share their pet peeves about life in Greater Houston. And we learn about some cheap activities to do this summer.
News
Houston Is The Seventh Worst Mosquito City In The U.S.
Posted on · The mosquitos are out to play here in Houston
Transportation
Students Can Ride For Free This Summer On Metro’s Buses And Trains
Posted on · Fares are being waived for students in kindergarten through college
News
Will Texans See Sky-High Electric Bills This Summer? Grid Operator Sends Dire Warning
Posted on · A day after the state's main electric grid operator warned that a variety of factors including record high demand could lead to pricier and dicier electric service, experts added a grain of salt to the predictions
Houston Matters
Houston: The Sweatiest City in America
Posted on · A Houston poet has written an homage to the sweat-inducing heat and humidity of her beloved Houston.
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Thursday’s Houston Matters: Fire Audit Update, and Healthcare in the Rio Grande Valley (July 6, 2017)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: The Houston Fire Department reacts to an audit of its building inspection program, we learn why UH is opening a satellite pharmacy program in the Rio Grande Valley, and we discuss the challenges of trying to hold music festivals in the hot, muggy, and rainy Houston summer.
Houston Matters
How to Stay Safe in the Houston Heat
Posted on · With the Texas summer comes the often oppressive Texas heat, which can be dangerous if you’re not mindful of it. Whether you’re planning a trip outdoors or even just staying home for the summer, it’s important to know how to keep you and your loved ones safe from excessive heat. To discuss what to keep […]
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Listeners Share Their Favorite Summer Activities in Houston
Posted on · (Above: The beach in Galveston. Photo: Michael Hagerty | Houston Public Media) Summer is just around the corner, and while some of you may have big vacations planned to far off destinations, others might prefer to keep things a little closer to home. So, with the latter in mind, we learn about upcoming summer activities in Greater […]
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Answers to Your Houston Summer Gardening Questions
Posted on · It’s hot. Crazy hot. With temperatures pushing towards, and occasionally eclipsing triple digits here in mid-summer, you may have concerns about how best to care for your garden. We turn today to Linda Gay, a horticulturist and gardener from The Arbor Gate Nursery in Tomball, to field your questions.
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Houston: The Sweatiest City in America
Posted on · Sara Cress is a Houston-based poet who looks to the news and current events in Houston for her source material…including the thermometer. She talks about her poem, The Sweatiest City in America, inspired by the Houston heat and humidity — then she reads it for us.
NewsLab
Keeping Safe At Pools During The Texas Summer Heat
Posted on · As the temperature rises across Greater Houston, more and more people are headed to the pool. But officials caution this popular summer activity can sometimes be hazardous.