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On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We get the latest updates on COVID-19 in the region from Harris County Public Health.
Also this hour: <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/RepFletcher" rel="noopener">Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher</a> joins us to answer your questions.
Then, we learn from reporter Sara Willa Ernst about an investigation into heat-related deaths in Texas.
And Meg Tapp from the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gchouston.org/" rel="noopener">Garden Club of Houston</a> answers questions about gardening as we head towards the fall season.

On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We get the latest updates on COVID-19 in the region from Harris County Public Health. Also this hour: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher joins us to answer your questions. Then, we learn from reporter Sara Willa Ernst about an investigation into heat-related deaths in Texas. And Meg Tapp from the Garden Club of Houston answers questions about gardening as we head towards the fall season.

On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We get the latest updates on COVID-19 in the region from Harris County Public Health.
Also this hour: <a href="https://twitter.com/RepFletcher" rel="noopener noreferrer">Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher</a> joins us to answer your questions.
Then, we learn from reporter Sara Willa Ernst about an investigation into heat-related deaths in Texas.
And Meg Tapp from the <a href="https://www.gchouston.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Garden Club of Houston</a> answers questions about gardening as we head towards the fall season.

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, And Investigating Heat-Related Deaths In Texas (Sept. 7, 2021)

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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.

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.

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