Sports
Dana Brown hired as general manager of Houston Astros
Posted on · Brown replaces James Click, who was not given a new contract and parted ways with the Astros just days after they won the World Series.
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Sports
Houston Astros General Manager James Click out 6 days after winning World Series
Posted on · Click said Tuesday at the general managers meetings in Las Vegas that his contract expired Oct. 31 and the situation had not been addressed.
Education News
Clear Creek ISD students arrested for threatening violence over district’s decision to hold classes during Astros’ championship parade
Posted on · A student at Seabrook Intermediate and one from Clear Lake Intermediate are being charged with making a terroristic threat, a felony, according to a district spokesperson.
Houston Matters
Celebrating another Astros championship (Nov. 7, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We reflect on the Astros' second World Series victory and prepare for today's championship parade.
Sports
Houston Astros World Series parade on Monday in downtown; METRO offering free rides
Posted on · The parade will begin downtown at the intersection of Smith and Preston, and will end on the intersections of Smith and Tuam.
Sports
Houston Astros win 2022 World Series with 4-1 Game 6 win over Phillies
Posted on · Houston bounced back from several shaky games earlier in the series, including game three when starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. gave up a World Series record five home runs in a 7-0 loss.
Sports
One win away: Verlander gets World Series win, Astros lead Phillies 3-2
Posted on · Jeremy Peña hit a go-ahead homer and drove in two runs as the Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Thursday night to head home with a 3-2 Series lead.
Houston Matters
Immigrant voters in Texas, and how a book sparked the environmental movement of the ’60s (Nov. 4, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Statistics show immigrant voters now represent 11 percent of the electorate in Texas. We discuss how the electorate has changed in the state in the last decade. And Douglas Brinkley explains how one book helped spark the environmental movement of the 1960s and 70s.
Houston Matters
No brotherly love for the Astros at Philadelphia restaurants: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Houston Matters
Astros even the World Series with a combined no-hitter (Nov. 3, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: We get an update on the World Series, which is now tied at two games apiece after Astros pitchers no-hit the Phillies. And we learn how participating in college sports and resulting concussions can affect brain wellness later in life.
Houston Matters
Halloween Matters, and the latest on the World Series (Oct. 31, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We discuss why Ken Paxton wants to investigate Memorial Hermann, we get to know Commissioners Court candidate Adrian Garcia, we discuss how different aspects of Halloween have changed, and we preview the remaining games of the World Series.
Houston Matters
The economic impact of the World Series in Houston: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Houston Matters
Looking ahead to the World Series, and David Brancaccio of the Marketplace Morning Report (Oct. 28, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: What we can learn from inflation of the past. Then, we chat with the man in charge of protecting our nation from a missile attack. And we catch up with David Brancaccio, host of the Marketplace Morning Report.
Police
Houston-area law enforcement bolstering security ahead of the 2022 World Series
Posted on · The first two games will start at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at Minute Maid Park -- the series will shift to Philadelphia for game three on Monday.
Weather
Houston weather: Prepare to get wet on way to Minute Maid Park for Game 1 of World Series
Posted on · Houston's forecast for Friday calls for rain and thunderstorms, with the most severe weather expected during the late afternoon and early evening.