On Thursday's Houston Matters: Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins is seeking to send mail-in ballot applications to all registered voters. The state argues that violates the Texas Election Code. News 88.7's Andrew Schneider has the latest. Also this hour: A new worldwide network of scientists is dedicating itself to catching viruses before they make the jump from animals to humans, and it includes two researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Then,... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/10/01/383065/thursdays-houston-matters-texas-supreme-court-hears-oral-arguments-on-mail-in-ballot-lawsuit-and-preventing-the-next-pandemic-oct-1-2020/">Read More</a>

On Thursday's Houston Matters: Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins is seeking to send mail-in ballot applications to all registered voters. The state argues that violates the Texas Election Code. News 88.7's Andrew Schneider has the latest. Also this hour: A new worldwide network of scientists is dedicating itself to catching viruses before they make the jump from animals to humans, and it includes two researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Then,... Read More

On Thursday's Houston Matters: Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins is seeking to send mail-in ballot applications to all registered voters. The state argues that violates the Texas Election Code. News 88.7's Andrew Schneider has the latest. Also this hour: A new worldwide network of scientists is dedicating itself to catching viruses before they make the jump from animals to humans, and it includes two researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Then,... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/10/01/383065/thursdays-houston-matters-texas-supreme-court-hears-oral-arguments-on-mail-in-ballot-lawsuit-and-preventing-the-next-pandemic-oct-1-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a>

Thursday’s Houston Matters: The Battle Over Mail-In Ballots In Harris County, And Preventing The Next Pandemic (Oct. 1, 2020)

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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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