On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We get local reaction to Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement that he’s ending Texas’ statewide mask mandate next week and will allow all businesses to open at full capacity. The change, which comes as the seven-day average of new coronavirus deaths remains above 200, will go into effect March 10. And the CEO of Shell says oil production is on its final decline. Is Houston listening? Also this hour: We discuss the governor’s... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2021/03/03/392667/gov-abbott-ending-texas-mask-mandate-march-3-2021/">Read More</a>

On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We get local reaction to Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement that he’s ending Texas’ statewide mask mandate next week and will allow all businesses to open at full capacity. The change, which comes as the seven-day average of new coronavirus deaths remains above 200, will go into effect March 10. And the CEO of Shell says oil production is on its final decline. Is Houston listening? Also this hour: We discuss the governor’s... Read More

On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We get local reaction to Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement that he’s ending Texas’ statewide mask mandate next week and will allow all businesses to open at full capacity. The change, which comes as the seven-day average of new coronavirus deaths remains above 200, will go into effect March 10. And the&nbsp;CEO of Shell says oil production is on its final decline. Is Houston listening? Also this hour: We discuss the governor’s... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2021/03/03/392667/gov-abbott-ending-texas-mask-mandate-march-3-2021/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a>

Local Reaction To Gov. Abbott Ending The Texas Mask Mandate (March 3, 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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