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Houston Matters

by Houston Public Media

Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.

Latest episodes

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Essential Houston movies (Oct. 9, 2026)

On Friday's show: While Hurricane Isaias is heading far east of Texas, we take a closer look at the first Atlantic hurricane of the season and how it might affect weather

Oct 9
49 min

HISD enrollment losses (Oct. 8, 2026)

On Thursday's show: Houston ISD has lost roughly twice the number of students district leaders had initially projected. We learn what the loss of nearly 10,000 in enrollm

Oct 8
44 min

The week in politics (Oct. 7, 2026)

On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. Also this hour: In the latest installment of The Full Menu, local foodies talk

Oct 7
50 min

Dr. Renu Khator (Oct. 6, 2026)

On Tuesday's show: From core curriculum changes, to a centennial construction project, a lot is happening at the University of Houston these days. We talk with UH Chancel

Oct 6
50 min

Money lost to vouchers (Oct. 5, 2026)

On Monday's show: Watchdog groups say Texas public schools lost nearly $300 million because of school vouchers. And Galveston ISD has a week to comply with a court order

Oct 5
49 min

AI and jobs (Oct. 2, 2026)

On Friday's show: The Trump administration is seeking to ban diesel exports for 90 days to stifle rising fuel prices. But how might that hurt refineries and oil and gas c

Oct 2
49 min

Prisons and punishment (Oct. 1, 2026)

On Thursday's show: Chris Brown, who serves as Mayor John Whitmire’s financial integrity director, has admitted to working 15-hour weeks for a $127,000 salary but defende

Oct 1
50 min

The week in politics (Sept. 30, 2026)

On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. Also this hour: We learn how the Trinity River has shaped the politics, econom

Sep 30
50 min

Child of a mail-order bride (Sept. 29, 2026)

On Tuesday's show: We remember former Houston health authority Dr. David Persse, who has passed away at age 66. And we get an update on the latest step toward a proposed

Sep 29
49 min

New flu season (Sept. 28, 2026)

On Monday's show: We examine how the new flu season is shaping up. Also this hour: We discuss the future of commercial spaceflight, ahead of the latest SpaceX launch tak

Sep 28
50 min

Voter registration backlog (Sept. 25, 2026)

On Friday's show: An error by the Texas Department of Public Safety has led to tens of thousands of voter registration applications being caught in a backlog. Natalia Con

Sep 25
50 min

Oversight of Flock cameras (Sept. 24, 2026)

On Thursday's show: City council members in League City are considering implementing a citizen-led committee to oversee the city's Flock Safety automated license plate re

Sep 24
50 min

The week in politics (Sept. 23, 2026)

On Wednesday's show: From the pushback from the press in Washington, to the latest from the campaign trail, we discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly r

Sep 23
50 min

Data centers pause (Sept. 22, 2026)

On Tuesday's show: Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to pause permits for new data centers until state regulators complete

Sep 22
49 min

Nuclear energy in Texas (Sept. 21, 2026)

On Monday's show: Gov. Greg Abbott announced last week that nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding for Texas hospitals will be restored, ending a standoff with the federa

Sep 21
49 min

West side growth (Sept. 18, 2026)

On Friday's show: Gas prices have been climbing for months, but it's diesel that is setting records. The average price hit $6.31 a gallon this week, the highest level on

Sep 18
50 min

A 28th Amendment (Sept. 17 2026)

On Thursday's show: In what's being called the largest deregulation in the history the country's power industry, the Trump administration is repealing limits on greenhous

Sep 17
49 min

The week in politics (Sept. 16, 2026)

On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. Also this hour: Houston filmmaker Alexandria Stapleton talks about her new doc

Sep 16
50 min

GOP candidate’s racist comments (Sept. 15, 2026)

On Tuesday's show: A candidate’s post of a photo featuring University of Texas students celebrating an upset win over Ohio State set off a public rift among Texas Republi

Sep 15
49 min

Houston’s anthem (Sept. 14, 2026)

On Monday's show: The Texas Supreme Court blocked Galveston County from using a new precinct map in the November election. And Fort Bend County approved its budget and a

Sep 14
49 min

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