On Thursday's Houston Matters: Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to end the statewide mask mandate despite pleas from public health officials not to do so has once again brought into focus a key -- and, so far, unanswered -- question: when will the pandemic really be over? We seek some clarity on the eventual finish line. Also this hour: What should our public policy priorities be after the COVID-19 pandemic? A new survey from Rice University's... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2021/03/04/392743/how-do-we-define-when-the-pandemic-is-over-march-4-2021/">Read More</a>

On Thursday's Houston Matters: Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to end the statewide mask mandate despite pleas from public health officials not to do so has once again brought into focus a key -- and, so far, unanswered -- question: when will the pandemic really be over? We seek some clarity on the eventual finish line. Also this hour: What should our public policy priorities be after the COVID-19 pandemic? A new survey from Rice University's... Read More

On Thursday's Houston Matters: Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to end the statewide mask mandate despite pleas from public health officials not to do so has once again brought into focus a key -- and, so far, unanswered -- question: when will the pandemic really be over? We seek some clarity on the eventual finish line. Also this hour: What should our public policy priorities be after the COVID-19 pandemic? A new survey from Rice University's... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2021/03/04/392743/how-do-we-define-when-the-pandemic-is-over-march-4-2021/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a>

How Do We Define When The Pandemic Is Over? (March 4, 2021)

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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