Our new special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about coronavirus as a public service to our listeners. On today’s edition: Dr. Jon Stevens, Chief of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Chief of Outpatient Services at The Menninger Clinic, talks with host Ernie Manouse about the mental-health impact of COVID-19 and resources for help. The doctor also answers questions from listeners. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  1-800-273-8255 Houston area coronavirus... Read More

On Friday's Houston Matters: Starting today, Texas bars can reopen at 25 percent capacity across the state. And restaurants can expand to 50 percent. Also this hour: Some experts suggests some policy changes to help in the economic recovery process. Plus, a new survey reveals what voters think about going to the polls during a pandemic. News 88.7's Andrew Schneider has the details. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of... Read More

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about coronavirus as a public service to our listeners. First, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Dietrich von Biedenfeld, an assistant professor of business at UH Downtown, who gives an update on the city's rent-assistance program, and how landlords and tenants can apply for, and receive, assistance. Then, Ernie is joined by Dr. Catherine Troisi, infectious disease epidemiologist at... Read More

On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn about the potential for a rent relief program from Houston City Council. Also this hour: A nonprofit disaster relief group has some recommendations about how to respond to the social and economic effects of the coronavirus. Then two Houston Methodist doctors discuss their service aboard the medical relief ship USNS Mercy and explain how they think COVID-19 might change their field. Plus the U.S. Supreme Court streamed audio of... Read More

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about coronavirus as a public service to our listeners. In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Ruth Lopez Turley, Professor of Sociology, specializing in education, at Rice University. They talk about the challenges facing students, parents and educators as a result of the pandemic. In the second half, Ernie is joined by Dr. Charlene Flash, Assistant Professor... Read More

On Wednesday's Houston Matters: A local public health official discusses the demographics of COVID-19 and why people of color – African Americans especially – are experiencing higher rates of serious complications and death from the illness. Also this hour: We discuss the latest news in our weekly political roundup. Plus we revisit a pair of conversations with Houstonians who won Pulitzer Prizes this week. First, we hear from Rice University's Caleb McDaniel, who won a... Read More

Our new special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about coronavirus as a public service to our listeners. On today’s edition: Dr. Umair Shah, executive director of Harris County Public Health talks with host Ernie Manouse about the state of the coronavirus situation in the Houston area as businesses begin the first phase of reopening. In the second half, Dietrich von Biedenfeld, an assistant professor of business at UH... Read More

On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn more about how COVID-19 is showing up in Texas prisons. Also this hour: Houston City Council Member Amy Peck answers your questions. Then Houstonians talk about the music that matters to them in Volume 3 of the Houston Matters Mixtape. And we reflect on the legacy of the Hubble Telescope, 30 years after its launch.

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about coronavirus as a public service to our listeners. In the first half, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Baylor College of Medicine. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic. Co-author and colleague Dr. Kirstin Matthews, Fellow in Science and Technology Policy, joins Dr.... Read More

On Monday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Greater Houston as businesses in Texas continue to partially reopen. Houston Methodist CEO Marc Boom updates us. Plus The Greater Houston Partnership's CEO Bob Harvey explains why he doesn't want local businesses to bring workers back to their offices yet. Also this hour: The PBS series American Experience will explore the presidency of George W. Bush in a new two-part biography. It airs... Read More