<img class="alignnone wp-image-381306 size-medium" src="https://cdn.hpm.io/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202851/HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share-1000x525.png" alt="The Houston Matters logo on a white background" width="1000" height="525" />On Monday's show: We discuss what Texas lawmakers will be taking up during this year's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/07/21/526786/in-the-spotlight-after-floods-texas-lawmakers-eye-disaster-plans-amid-fema-uncertainty/" rel="noopener">special legislative session</a>, which begins today.Also this hour: A conversation with veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller about pet care.And we discuss why the middle of summer tends to be a real dead spot for a lot of sports leagues, and who should take advantage of it.

On Monday's show: We discuss what Texas lawmakers will be taking up during this year's special legislative session, which begins today. Also this hour: A conversation with veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller about pet care. And we discuss why the middle of summer tends to be a real dead spot for a lot of sports leagues, and who should take advantage of it.

On Monday's show: We discuss what Texas lawmakers will be taking up during this year's <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/07/21/526786/in-the-spotlight-after-floods-texas-lawmakers-eye-disaster-plans-amid-fema-uncertainty/" rel="noopener noreferrer">special legislative session</a>, which begins today.Also this hour: A conversation with veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller about pet care.And we discuss why the middle of summer tends to be a real dead spot for a lot of sports leagues, and who should take advantage of it.

Special session begins (July 21, 2025)

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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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