On Thursday's Houston Matters: Sky-high electrical bills are leading some Texans to court. We take a closer look at the expensive and litigious fallout from last week's freezing weather and statewide power outages. And we learn about the civil investigation Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee is launching into the circumstances leading up to the disaster. Also this hour: The history of Houston's Freedmen’s Town and new efforts to revitalize its legacy. Plus: How last week's... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2021/02/25/392232/electric-customers-go-to-court-after-last-weeks-power-outage-feb-25-2021/">Read More</a>

On Thursday's Houston Matters: Sky-high electrical bills are leading some Texans to court. We take a closer look at the expensive and litigious fallout from last week's freezing weather and statewide power outages. And we learn about the civil investigation Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee is launching into the circumstances leading up to the disaster. Also this hour: The history of Houston's Freedmen’s Town and new efforts to revitalize its legacy. Plus: How last week's... Read More

On Thursday's Houston Matters: Sky-high electrical bills are leading some Texans to court. We take a closer look at the expensive and litigious fallout from last week's freezing weather and statewide power outages. And we learn about the civil investigation Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee is launching into the circumstances leading up to the disaster. Also this hour: The history of Houston's Freedmen’s Town and new efforts to revitalize its legacy. Plus: How last week's... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2021/02/25/392232/electric-customers-go-to-court-after-last-weeks-power-outage-feb-25-2021/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a>

Electric Customers Go To Court Over Last Week’s Power Outage (Feb. 25, 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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