On Thursday's Houston Matters: Our state’s comptroller says lawmakers will have an extra 2-point-7 billion dollars to work with in January. We learn how and where the increase revenues came from, and what will be the spending priorities for Houston? Also this hour: We discuss with Stephanie McMahon Space Center Houston's accessibility and inclusion coordinator on how they became a Certified Autism Center. It’s the first in Houston to earn that designation.   Plus: We take a look back at the history... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2018/07/12/295417/full-show-citys-first-certified-autism-center-and-the-history-of-baseball-in-houston-july-12-2018/">Read More</a>

On Thursday's Houston Matters: Our state’s comptroller says lawmakers will have an extra 2-point-7 billion dollars to work with in January. We learn how and where the increase revenues came from, and what will be the spending priorities for Houston? Also this hour: We discuss with Stephanie McMahon Space Center Houston's accessibility and inclusion coordinator on how they became a Certified Autism Center. It’s the first in Houston to earn that designation. Plus: We take a look back at the history... Read More

On Thursday's Houston Matters:&nbsp;Our state’s comptroller says lawmakers will have an extra 2-point-7 billion dollars to work with in January. We learn how and where the increase revenues came from, and what will be the spending priorities for Houston? Also this hour: We discuss with&nbsp;Stephanie McMahon&nbsp;Space Center Houston's&nbsp;accessibility and inclusion coordinator on how they became&nbsp;a Certified Autism Center. It’s the first in Houston to earn that designation.&nbsp;&nbsp; Plus: We take&nbsp;a look back at the history... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2018/07/12/295417/full-show-citys-first-certified-autism-center-and-the-history-of-baseball-in-houston-july-12-2018/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a>

Full Show: City’s First Certified Autism Center, And The History Of Baseball In Houston (July 12, 2018)

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&#8217;ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston&#8230;well&#8230;Houston! We&#8217;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 &#8212; one we hope you&#8217;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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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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