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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.
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.
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.
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.
Posted on · On Monday's show: We reflect on the Astros' second World Series victory and prepare for today's championship parade.
Posted on · The parade will begin downtown at the intersection of Smith and Preston, and will end on the intersections of Smith and Tuam.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.