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Houston’s Economy Is Diversified Enough To Handle The Latest Oil Bust…Right?
Posted on · Texas Monthly writer Evan Mintz says Houston still isn't prepared for another prolonged oil and gas industry bust.
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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 New Year Resolutions
Posted on · We invite you to share your New Years resolutions.
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As OPEC Meets, Houston Is Better Prepared To Withstand The Fallout
Posted on · With OPEC likely to cut production, energy analyst Loren Steffy explains how it could affect Houston.
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‘Every Town Has A Dairy Queen’ Is No Longer True For Some Places In Texas
Posted on · Loren Steffy of Texas Monthly explains why Dairy Queens are disappearing from some small Texas towns.
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ExxonMobil Settlement: Do Punishments Allow Companies To Drag Their Feet On Environmental Protections?
Posted on · Is the settlement between the oil giant and the EPA a victory for the environment -- or just business as usual? Energy writer Loren Steffy joins us to discuss the case.
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What Will Harvey Mean For Houston’s Oil And Gas Industry?
Posted on · We learn more about the safety concerns at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby. And we learn what Harvey's devastating floods mean for Houston's oil and gas industry.
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Why Is Everyone Messing With Texas?
Posted on · Littering — are we seeing tons more of it in H-town? Why? What the heck, people? We take a closer look at the problem here and talk about the psychology behind littering – both for people who litter/dump, and what we who witness it ascribe to them. We talk with John Nova Lomax, of Texas […]
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Houston Plant Expansions May Be Further Sign of ‘Permania’
Posted on · A French energy company's partnering with companies in Canada and Austria to build chemical and plastic plant expansions in Port Arthur and Bayport. It's close to $2 billion dollars in investment, anticipating the opportunity to capitalize on more shale gas as a result of what's increasingly being called "Permania," the pursuit and production of natural […]
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Texas Energy: What Did We Miss?
Posted on · We've been devoting time in recent weeks to talking about the various sources of energy in Greater Houston and across Texas. In previous weeks, we've talked about the future of energy from wind, solar, coal and nuclear and natural gas. On today's show, we examine any forms of energy we may have missed, including biofuels. […]
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Why Is It So Hard for Novelists to Get Houston Right?
Posted on · From time to time on Houston Matters, we talk with writers who are either from Houston or who write about Houston (and sometimes both). And recently, there have been a handful of novels set in Houston getting critical praise, from The After Party, to Sunset City, to A Wife of Noble Character – among others. […]
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Design Your Own Theme Park for Houston
Posted on · Houston seems to have it all. But we are missing a few things here: no NHL franchise, nowhere to go for truly great toasted ravioli, and perhaps most glaring — no theme park. At least nothing on par with AstroWorld, which closed back in 2005. A couple weeks back (July 6, 2016), Houston Mayor Sylvester […]
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Houston Pet Peeves Summer 2016
Posted on · Every few months, we give you the opportunity to vent. It could be something about Houston — like the traffic or the weather. It could be something about your life. It could be something you just wished was a little bit different. It's your pet peeve, that one thing that sticks in your craw, that […]
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Justice Department Sues Halliburton To Stop Acquisition Of Baker Hughes
Posted on · Amid news that the U.S. Justice Department is suing to block the proposed merger of Halliburton and Baker-Hughes, we revisit our conversation from just last month about the possibility this deal could be squelched. Just a couple months ago, during one of our internal weekly pitch meetings to discuss future Houston Matters topics, one of […]