Energy & Environment
REPORT: Houston Can Become The Low-Carbon Energy Capital By 2050, If It’s Willing To Take Certain Steps
Posted on · Right now, Houston's industrial sector alone produces about 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.
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Press
Houston Public Media Announces $8 Million Anonymous Gift
Posted on · The largest commitment in Houston Public Media history will support local public media in Greater Houston for years to come.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Houston Matters: Officers Fired Over Nicholas Chavez Shooting, And Back To School At UH (Sep. 11, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's Show: Why the Houston Police Officers' Union disagrees with the firing, how back-to-school is going at the University of Houston, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week’s news.
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Wednesday’s Houston Matters: HISD Students Struggle To Access Classes, And World Sky Race (Sept. 9, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: HISD's back-to-school woes, our weekly political roundup, Bakari Sellers shares his leadership wisdom, and a Houstonian organizes World Sky Race.
Health & Science
New UH Medical School Looks To Tackle Texas’ Primary Care Shortage
Posted on · The brand new medical school aims to take a new approach to solving an old issue in Texas: a lack of primary care physicians in underserved areas.
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Thursday’s Houston Matters: Why The Chinese Consulate Was Closed, And An American History Do-Over (July 23, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Why Houston’s Chinese consulate was closed, an update on potential severe weather forming in the Gulf of Mexico, rewriting American history, and planning a performing arts season in uncertain times.
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Thursday’s Houston Matters: Going Back To School, And Masks And Politics (July 16, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: How students will be going back to school this year, why there are such strong political divides in public health, and talking with an area author about her new book.
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Wednesday’s Houston Matters: Primary Runoff Results, And The Week In Politics (July 15, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Election results and analysis, new developments in politics, how people dress for protests, and the tiny house trend amid the pandemic.
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Thursday’s Houston Matters: Police Reform And Evaluating Safe Restaurants (June 25, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: A new police reform task force in Houston, restaurant safety during COVID, depicting a small Texas community in film, and staying safe during a pandemic in the summer heat.
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Wednesday’s Houston Matters: The Week In Politics, And Conformity During COVID-19 (June 24, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: how COVID-19 is affecting our local hospitals, the latest political news, and social pressure from the pandemic.
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Political Roundup: Are 20-Somethings Really To Blame For The COVID-19 Spike?
Posted on · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
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9 Ways To Make The Texas Economy More Resilient And Equitable
Posted on · Policy experts from UH and UT-Austin say the pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in the Texas economy and offer "A Playbook for Resiliency" to address them.
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Political Roundup: Mask Wearing As A Political Symbol, And Texas As A Backup RNC Site
Posted on · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
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Tuesday’s Houston Matters: An Historic Space Launch, And City Councilman Edward Pollard (May 26, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Houston Methodist CEO Marc Boom, City Councilman Edward Pollard, a new era of American spaceflight, and engineering an open-source ventilator for COVID-19 patients.
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Political Roundup: Mixed Messages From State And Local Leaders As More Businesses Reopen
Posted on · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.