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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1522: Fifty Years in the Future
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (92+ words) Episode: 1522 A 1950 prediction of technology in the year 2000." Today, we go fifty years into the future. Episode: 1522 A 1950 prediction of technology in the year 2000. Today, we go fifty years into the future. To embed this piece of audio in your…...
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1521: John P. Parker
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (92+ words) Episode: 1521 John P. Parker, slave, freedom-fighter, inventor, and businessman." Today, we follow a slave out of slavery. Episode: 1521 John P. Parker, slave, freedom-fighter, inventor, and businessman. Today, we follow a slave out of slavery. To embed this piece of audio in your…...
Parents of missing camper sue Camp Mystic after deadly Texas Hill Country flood
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (550+ words) The lawsuit, the fifth against the camp, alleges that failures by camp leadership led to the death of 8-year-old Cecilia Steward, who remains missing more than seven months after the flood. The parents of an 8-year-old girl who remains missing…...
Texas AG opens probe into Houston anti-fascist group accused of ‘doxing’ neo-Nazis
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (464+ words) Ken Paxton's office announced Friday it has issued a request for records and documents from the Screwston Anti-Fascist Committee to identify the scope of their alleged legal violations, including an alleged connection to the Prairieland ICE Detention Center shooting. Texas…...
Texas’ newest inspector general will target ‘educator misconduct’
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (164+ words) The Texas Education Agency has named former Assistant Attorney General Levi Fuller as the state's first Inspector General of Educator Misconduct " this as Texas toughens education policies. In the newly created role, Fuller will closely oversee TEA policies and processes…...
Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (February 5, 2026)
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (149+ words) For our busy Houston commuters " we have "The Commuter Cut" " a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: In today's edition…...
A floor at the Harris County Jail could be converted into a medical wing to bolster inmate services
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (394+ words) Representatives of the Harris County Sheriff's Office told state commissioners on Thursday they plan to create a medical division for the first time in the history of the downtown Houston jail, where 20 inmates died in jail custody last year. The…...
Nonprofit Trees for Houston plants its millionth tree
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (159+ words) Houston Matters visits the celebration and planting of the organization's millionth tree in the region and talks with executive director, Barry Ward. Houston Matters visits the celebration and planting of the organization's millionth tree in the region and talks with…...
Hello Houston (February 5, 2026)
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (169+ words) Today: Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller discusses his re-election campaign, we learn about the ACE Houston mentoring program, and talk with sportscaster Raheel Ramzanali about the upcoming Super Bowl. On today's Hello Houston, we hear Celeste's conversation with Texas Agriculture…...
Ken Paxton reverses stance on Texas CAIR chapters, sues to shut them down
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (498+ words) The Texas attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the Muslim Brotherhood, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and its local Texas chapters, asking a court to shut them down. His office previously argued the local chapters were not part of…...