On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the back-and-forth between state and local officials over back-to-school plans from News 88.7's politics and government reporter Andrew Schneider. Also this hour: We discuss the latest news in our weekly political roundup. Plus, we examine how people are turning to playing video games for social connection these days. And writer Brad Balukjian tracks down all the players from a pack of baseball cards from the 1980s... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/07/29/378688/wednesdays-houston-matters-the-week-in-politics-and-video-games-as-social-connection-july-29-2020/">Read More</a>

On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the back-and-forth between state and local officials over back-to-school plans from News 88.7's politics and government reporter Andrew Schneider. Also this hour: We discuss the latest news in our weekly political roundup. Plus, we examine how people are turning to playing video games for social connection these days. And writer Brad Balukjian tracks down all the players from a pack of baseball cards from the 1980s... Read More

On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the back-and-forth between state and local officials over back-to-school plans from News 88.7's politics and government reporter Andrew Schneider. Also this hour: We discuss the latest news in our weekly political roundup. Plus, we examine how people are turning to playing video games for social connection these days. And writer Brad Balukjian tracks down all the players from a pack of baseball cards from the 1980s... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/07/29/378688/wednesdays-houston-matters-the-week-in-politics-and-video-games-as-social-connection-july-29-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a>

Wednesday’s Houston Matters: The Battle Over Back-To-School Plans, And Video Games Filling The Social Void (July 29, 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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