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Houston mayor’s race (March 28, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: With the news that Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is running for mayor, we discuss what the announcement means for the other declared candidates – and for her.
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Pediatric ICU bed shortage, and Taco-Tastic Cookbook (Nov. 18, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We learn why hospitals in Texas and Greater Houston are facing a shortage of pediatric ICU beds. Then, we discuss recent developments in consumer technology. And chef and restaurant owner Victoria Elizondo talks about her new taco cookbook, Taco-Tastic.
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Texas Monthly’s First Taco Editor On What Is — And Isn’t — A Taco
Posted on · José Ralat says tacos are the gateway to talk about Mexican food in Texas.
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Full Show: Severe Weather Updates, The Effect Of Saudi Attacks On Houston Oil, And Actor Jeff Goldblum (Sept. 19, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Updates on the severe weather, how the recent attacks on oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia might effect Houston, engaging young voters, actor Jeff Goldblum, and Texas Monthly's first taco editor.
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Houston’s “Best” Places For Tex-Mex And Tacos (Please Don’t Hate Us)
Posted on · In the latest installment of The Full Menu, local food writers discuss their favorite places in Houston for Tex-Mex, interior-Mexican cuisine and tacos. We apologize for any Tex-Mex feuds that occur as a result of this list.
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The Full Menu: Best Cheap Places to Eat in Houston
Posted on · Looking for somewhere cheap and cheerful to eat in Houston, where do you go? What do you google? No need to do a thing, our gaggle of foodies have a list over 40 places for you to check out on this âcheap eatsâ edition of The Full Menu. Today’s conversation features: Katharine Shilcutt of Houstonia […]
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Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food
Posted on · Jeffrey Pilcher is a professor of history at the University of Toronto. He came to Houston back in September of 2014 to talk about tacos. His lecture was part of the University of Houston Center for Public History's Gulf Coast Food Project. Professor Pilcher has written a number of books about Mexican food, including Planet […]
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Houston Has its Own College Class All About Tacos
Posted on · You might have stumbled across an article or two last week about a University of Kentucky course on “taco literacy.” The class offers students a chance to learn about food and culture in a largely Latino area of Lexington. Well, it turns out, Houston has its own class on tacos with similar goals. Instructor Temple […]
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The Full Menu: The Best Houston Tex-Mex, Tacos and Mex-Mex
Posted on · Houston Matters‘ gaggle of food writers go in search of Greater Houston’s best Tex-Mex, best tacos and best places for Mex-Mex. Today’s conversation features: Katharine Shilcutt of Houstonia Magazine, David Leftwich of Sugar and Rice Magazine, and Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston. Establishments Featured in This Segment: Tex Mex: Ninfa's La Haceinda Teotihuacan El Real […]
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The Full Menu: The Best Houston Tex-Mex, Tacos and Mex-Mex
Posted on · Houston Matters’ gaggle of food writers go in search of Greater Houston’s best Tex-Mex, best tacos and best places for Mex-Mex. Today’s conversation features: Katharine Shilcutt of Houstonia Magazine, David Leftwich of Sugar and Rice Magazine, and Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston. Establishments Featured in This Segment: Tex Mex: Ninfa's La Haceinda Teotihuacan El Real […]
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The State of Houston Transportation and Houston’s Best Tex-Mex: Wednesday’s Show (April 15, 2015)
Posted on · On today’s Houston Matters, we continue our week-long series exploring "The State of Houston" with a conversation about transportation in Greater Houston. We talk with News 88.7 Transportation Reporter Gail Delaughter about transportation issues that affect Houstonians and the region — everything from public transit, to highway construction to traffic congestion. Then: in the latest […]