On Friday's Houston Matters: The case against chemical company Arkema has been dropped without going to a jury. News 88.7’s environment reporter Katie Watkins explains why. And Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered Texas counties to reduce the number of locations where voters can drop-off their absentee ballots to just one each. Some Democratic counties, like Harris County, had set up multiple drop-off locations in what they call an effort to maximize voter convenience. Also this hour:... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/10/02/383126/fridays-houston-matters-landmark-environmental-case-against-arkema-ceo-dropped-the-rise-of-the-latino-vote-and-this-is-my-braveoct-2-2020/">Read More</a>

On Friday's Houston Matters: The case against chemical company Arkema has been dropped without going to a jury. News 88.7’s environment reporter Katie Watkins explains why. And Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered Texas counties to reduce the number of locations where voters can drop-off their absentee ballots to just one each. Some Democratic counties, like Harris County, had set up multiple drop-off locations in what they call an effort to maximize voter convenience. Also this hour:... Read More

On Friday's Houston Matters: The case against chemical company Arkema has been dropped without going to a jury. News 88.7’s environment reporter Katie Watkins explains why. And Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered Texas counties to reduce the number of locations where voters can drop-off their absentee ballots to just one each. Some&nbsp;Democratic counties, like Harris County, had set up multiple drop-off locations in what they call an effort to maximize voter convenience. Also this hour:... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/10/02/383126/fridays-houston-matters-landmark-environmental-case-against-arkema-ceo-dropped-the-rise-of-the-latino-vote-and-this-is-my-braveoct-2-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a>

Friday’s Houston Matters: Arkema Case Ends Without A Prosecution, And Gov. Abbott Limits Ballot Drop-Off Locations (Oct. 2, 2020)

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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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