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11/27/2025

There’s always something to be thankful for! Happy Thanksgiving from the Houston Matters Team!🦃

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from the Houston Matters crew! 🎃

10/10/2025

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) announced it will remove the rainbow crosswalks at Westheimer and Taft to comply with federal regulations, shortly after Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s direction about “political ideologies” on roadways.

The plan comes as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in a letter, directed local jurisdictions to ensure that roadway markings align with federal law. Any city that refuses to comply with federal road standards could have certain funding withheld and a suspension of agreements with the transportation department, Abbott said.

Watch the full conversation live weekdays at 9 a.m. on YouTube.

10/09/2025

Another body found in Houston’s bayous — but city officials deny a serial killer is on the loose.

Reporter Michael Adkinson breaks down how distrust in government and social media may be fueling fear more than facts.

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10/08/2025

Federal workers still unpaid as the standoff drags on. How long will this last?

Political analyst Nancy Sims and University of Houston political science professor Jeronimo Cortina discuss.

Want to watch the full episode? Join us weekdays on YouTube at 9 a.m.

10/07/2025

Look out New York! A new Texas-based national stock exchange has moved one step closer to becoming a reality. 📈

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is allowing the Texas Stock Exchange, operated by a Dallas-based startup, to move forward as a direct competitor to the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq.

Do you think this will encourage more people to move to Texas?

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10/06/2025

Governor Greg Abbott announced a new Harris County Task Force aimed at targeting repeat violent offenders — calling it a “Texas-sized effort” to strengthen public safety.

Houston Public Media Sarah Grunau reports while crime rates in Houston are trending down, Abbott says crime remains top of mind for residents in the nation’s fourth-largest city.

🎥 Tune into Houston Matters weekdays at 9 a.m. on YouTube for more discussions on the issues shaping Houston.

10/03/2025

When a self-driving car gets pulled over who gets the ticket: the car, the passenger, or the programmer?🤖🚘

Host Craig Cohen and guests had some fun with this one!

Watch the full segment now on our YouTube channel, and don’t miss Houston Matters live weekdays at 9 a.m.

10/02/2025

Did you know Houston is home to one of the largest Nigerian communities in the U.S.? 🇳🇬

In today’s episode, Jane shares just how many Nigerians call Houston home, and why this weekend’s Nigeria Culture Parade & Festival is such a special celebration.

Watch the full conversation now on our YouTube channel!

02/10/2025

Jackson Sweeney of Firefly Aerospace talks about his role on the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander, which is slated to land on the moon in early March.

The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander is currently orbiting the earth, part of its mission to eventually land on the moon in early March.

Blue Ghost is made by the Austin-based commercial company Firefly Aerospace, one of many private companies under contract with NASA to land vehicles on the lunar surface in preparation for eventually sending people back to the moon through the Artemis program.

Jackson Sweeney is a thermal engineer for Firefly. That means he’s responsible for regulating the lander’s temperature. He grew up in Pearland and graduated from Manvel High School.

Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty, Sweeney talks about what the lander is doing while in orbit, what it will do once it’s on the moon, and how growing up in Houston led him to a career in space.

Listen to the full conversation at HoustonMatters.org.

02/07/2025

Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty visits the museum in southwest Houston, which touts itself as the first in the Americas dedicated to memorializing Mahatma Gandhi’s life and work.

Listen to the full conversation with co-founders Atul Kothari and Manish Wani to learn how the museum came to be in Houston and to tour its exhibits at HoustonMatters.org

02/06/2025

Looking for the best spots in Houston to watch the Super Bowl?

Super Bowl LIX is this Sunday between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. Ahead of the big game, food writers discuss some of their favorite places in Houston for bar food and to watch sports in this month’s installment of The Full Menu.

Listen to the full conversation with Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, Felice Sloan of the Swanky Maven lifestyle blog, and David Leftwich of Edible Houston and Houston Food Finder at HoustonMatters.org.

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