<img class="alignnone wp-image-381306 size-medium" src="https://cdn.hpm.io/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202851/HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share-1000x525.png" alt="The Houston Matters logo on a white background" width="1000" height="525" />On Monday's show: We learn the latest on recovery efforts in the Texas Hill Country after they were disrupted by more rain and flooding.We also learn about new data from Environment Texas examining contamination along Texas beaches.Also this hour: We revisit a conversation with actor Tom Hanks about the future of space exploration.Then, Meg Tapp from the Garden Club of Houston answers your questions about gardening.And we discuss controversy at this year's MLB All-Star Game with Jeff Balke.

On Monday's show: We learn the latest on recovery efforts in the Texas Hill Country after they were disrupted by more rain and flooding. We also learn about new data from Environment Texas examining contamination along Texas beaches. Also this hour: We revisit a conversation with actor Tom Hanks about the future of space exploration. Then, Meg Tapp from the Garden Club of Houston answers your questions about gardening. And we discuss controversy at this year's MLB All-Star Game with Jeff Balke.

On Monday's show: We learn the latest on recovery efforts in the Texas Hill Country after they were disrupted by more rain and flooding.We also learn about new data from Environment Texas examining contamination along Texas beaches.Also this hour: We revisit a conversation with actor Tom Hanks about the future of space exploration.Then, Meg Tapp from the Garden Club of Houston answers your questions about gardening.And we discuss controversy at this year's MLB All-Star Game with Jeff Balke.

Contamination concerns at Texas beaches (July 14, 2025)

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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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