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Nurses may no longer qualify for higher student loan limits. It could worsen Texas’ nursing shortage
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (1196+ words) The U.S. Department of Education proposed a rule that could limit how much students can borrow for different degree programs. A KERA listener wants to know how that could affect health disparities in Texas. This story is a part of KERA…...
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1550: Finding the Book
15+ hour, 32+ min ago (112+ words) Episode: 1550 Making a book of'The Engines of Our Ingenuity.' Today, we wonder how to make a book. Episode: 1550 Making a book of The Engines of Our Ingenuity. Today, we wonder how to make a book. To embed this piece of…...
Texas is changing its social studies curriculum. Critics say it’s too state-centric
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (999+ words) The process of rewriting the curriculum has been contentious, with some raising concerns about what it emphasizes. People who have been involved in the process say the changes are part of a conservative agenda and worry teachers will struggle to…...
Houston pet peeves (April 6, 2026)
9+ hour, 33+ min ago (197+ words) On Monday's show: We discuss some recent changes in the local media landscape. And we offer listeners a chance to vent about their'pet peeves'about life in our city. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this…...
LIVE UPDATES: NASA’s Artemis II mission is flying by the moon
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (445+ words) For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are entering the lunar sphere of influence and will potentially break the record for the farthest distance ever traveled by astronauts. For the first time in more than half a century,…...
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1549: Comptus Rendus, 1836
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (131+ words) Episode: 1549 Compte Rendus, 1836: a snapshot of science at high tide." Today, we read modern science when it was first being made. Episode: 1549 Compte Rendus, 1836: a snapshot of science at high tide. Today, we read modern science when it was first…...
Joe Panzarella, Nick Hellyar in position for runoff in Houston City Council District C special election
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (617+ words) Panzarella, a community organizer, and Hellyar, a former city hall staffer, led the seven-candidate field after early voting. Based on early voting results reported Saturday evening, Joe Panzarella and Nick Hellyar were in position to make a runoff in a…...
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1547: Ripe for Revolution
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (114+ words) Episode: 1547 Mystery at the threshhold of the Twentieth Century." Today, let's reclaim mystery. Episode: 1547 Mystery at the threshhold of the Twentieth Century. Today, let's reclaim mystery. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: This…...
State Department is uncertain about the economic impact of visa bans, entry bonds on the World Cup
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (571+ words) Visitors from several countries that have already qualified for the World Cup will have to pay bonds of up to $15,000 to enter the U.S. while federal bans travel affect another 39 nations. The U.S. Department of State does not know how visa bands…...
The search for 400,000 stolen KitKat bars: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (192+ words) 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. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: A lot can happen in…...