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Posted on · On Friday's show: We get an update on the situation at the contaminated Jones Road Superfund Site and learn how the debt ceiling battle in Congress could lead to worse health care outcomes for Texans.
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 · The U.S. Department of Transportation has pledged to fund most of a $36 million infrastructure project on a 7-mile stretch of Bissonnet, which Houston officials have identified as one of the most dangerous roads in the city.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Harris County Commissioners have approved close to $10 million in additional funding for law enforcement, namely the sherriff’s and district attorney’s offices -- though not without some drama.
Posted on · Dr. Mary Bowden, who worked for the health system as an ear, nose and throat specialist, was publicly criticized by Houston Methodist for opinions she expressed about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.
Posted on · A series of decorative lights above the Southwest Freeway, installed before Houston last hosted the Super Bowl in 2017, have not been functioning for months.
Posted on · The university distributed vests to theater students after an officer drew a gun on a Black student rehearsing a violent scene last year. Officials walked back the requirement amid recent student criticism.
Posted on · The singer released her seventh studio album, Renaissance, in July and this will be her first solo tour in over six years.
Posted on · Houston food writers discuss their favorite bars to eat at and catch a game.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: We reflect on the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew 20 years ago and discuss how the disaster changed NASA. And local food writers name their favorite places for bar food around town.
Posted on · Houston will be the first of the new Big 12 teams to play a football conference game in Week 3 when the Cougars host former Southwest Conference rival and national champion runner-up TCU.
Posted on · Maria Dolores Botello-Morales, 56, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking of minors and sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, according to federal court records. Some of her relatives face similar charges.
Posted on · Ryans had his second interview with the team this week, following the 49ers' defeat in the NFC title game. He will be just the sixth head coach in Texans history.
Posted on · The city’s planning and development department is proposing the city add what’s known as a Conservation District to its Preservation Ordinance.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: In the aftermath of the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, we take a closer look at how police officers are trained in Houston and how that has changed in recent years.