Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community. First, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Eddie Olivarez, Chief Administrative Officer for Hidalgo County Health & Human Services. Olivarez describes the current situation in Hidalgo County in South Texas, where Covid cases have surged and hospitals are over capacity. Hidalgo County's population is 95% Hispanic. Then, Ernie is joined by Dr. Laura Murillo,... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/07/22/378379/special-edition-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-hispanic-community-july-22-2020/">Read More</a>

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community. First, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Eddie Olivarez, Chief Administrative Officer for Hidalgo County Health & Human Services. Olivarez describes the current situation in Hidalgo County in South Texas, where Covid cases have surged and hospitals are over capacity. Hidalgo County's population is 95% Hispanic. Then, Ernie is joined by Dr. Laura Murillo,... Read More

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community. First, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Eddie Olivarez, Chief Administrative Officer for Hidalgo County Health &amp; Human Services. Olivarez describes the current situation in Hidalgo County in South Texas, where Covid cases have surged and hospitals are over capacity. Hidalgo County's population is 95% Hispanic. Then, Ernie is joined by Dr. Laura Murillo,... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/07/22/378379/special-edition-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-hispanic-community-july-22-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a>

Special Edition: Impact Of COVID-19 On The Hispanic Community (July 22, 2020)

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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