Houston Matters
by Houston Public Media
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- 🇺🇸US · Daily News#1915K to 30K
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1.5K to 9K🎙 Daily cadence·50 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
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5K to 30K🇺🇸100% - Active Followers
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Tropical Storm Bertha (July 21, 2026)
Jul 21, 2026
49m 09s
Fort Bend County leadership drama (July 20, 2026)
Jul 20, 2026
49m 18s
Sean Teare on ICE shooting (July 17, 2026)
Jul 17, 2026
49m 58s
Calls to investigate ICE shooting (July 16, 2026)
Jul 16, 2026
50m 00s
The week in politics (July 15, 2026)
Jul 15, 2026
49m 30s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/26 | Tropical StormFamily-friendly neighborhoods+3 | Justin Ballard | — | Greater HoustonGulf+1 | Tropical Storm BerthaHouston+6 | — | 49m 09s | ||
| 7/20/26 | Fort Bend Countyleadership+5 | Dr. Lori Teller | W.A. Parish coal plantHouston Matters | Fort Bend CountySugar Land 95 | Fort Bend Countyleadership drama+5 | — | 49m 18s | ||
| 7/17/26 | floodinglaw enforcement+3 | Sean Teare | Harris County District AttorneyICE | TexasHouston | ICE shootingLorenzo Salgado Araujo+6 | — | 49m 58s | ||
| 7/16/26 | ICE shootingtransportation+3 | — | ICEAfter the Flood | Magnolia Park | ICE shootingMagnolia Park+3 | — | 50m 00s | ||
| 7/15/26 | politicsenvironment+3 | — | Houston Public Media | — | politicsenvironment+3 | — | 49m 30s | ||
| 7/14/26 | special educationHISD+4 | Joseph LockeAnna Lee Fisher | HISDTEA+3 | Texas | HISDspecial education+6 | — | 49m 38s | ||
| 7/13/26 | legal statusimmigration+3 | — | ICE | Houston | ICE agentsHouston+5 | — | 50m 03s | ||
| 7/10/26 | de-escalationlaw enforcement+4 | Dr. Everette Penn | Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention CenterHouston Museum of African American Culture+1 | — | de-escalationlaw enforcement+5 | — | 50m 00s | ||
| 7/9/26 | protestpublic safety+4 | Joaquin MartinezCarol Alvarado | Louder Than GunsAfter the Flood | HoustonEast End+1 | ICE shootingprotest+5 | — | 49m 54s | ||
| 7/8/26 | immigrationpolitics+3 | — | Texas Southern University | HoustonMagnolia Park+1 | Houstonimmigrant rights+3 | — | 50m 00s | ||
| 6/12/26 | soccerFIFA World Cup+3 | Nick GreeneDr. Raymond Cho | Harris County Flood Control DistrictHow to Watch Soccer Like a Genius | HoustonDallas | soccerFIFA World Cup+6 | — | 50m 00s | ||
| 6/11/26 | STAAR test resultsHouston budget+4 | Dwight Silverman | $5 trash pickup fee$7.5 billion proposed budget+4 | — | STAAR testHouston schools+5 | — | 49m 54s | ||
| 6/10/26 | politicsestate sales+3 | Ken PaxtonMichael Dentel+1 | U.S. HouseICE+3 | Brazos Bookstore | politicsICE+5 | — | 50m 00s | ||
| 6/9/26 | data centersyouth homelessness+3 | — | ERCOTHouston Chronicle | TexasGreater Houston | data centersERCOT+5 | — | 50m 00s | ||
| 6/8/26 | grocery storesfood deserts+3 | — | — | Fort BendGalveston Counties+1 | grocery storesfood deserts+5 | — | 49m 48s | ||
| 6/5/26 | quality of lifechildren+4 | — | Children at Risk | Harris CountyHouston | Harris Countychildren+4 | — | 49m 59s | ||
| 6/4/26 | water crisisdesalination+4 | Kolbi Ferguson | Houston Public Media | Corpus Christi | Corpus Christidesalination+6 | — | 49m 58s | ||
| 6/3/26 | politicsrestaurants+3 | local foodies | Houston Symphony | — | politicsrestaurants+4 | — | 49m 59s | ||
| 6/2/26 | campus policeuse of force+4 | — | Texas school districts | — | campus policeTexas+5 | — | 50m 00s | ||
| 6/1/26 | hurricane seasoncity life+2 | — | Astros | — | hurricane seasonpet peeves+3 | — | 49m 18s | ||
| 5/8/26 | domestic violencehomicides+4 | — | Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating CouncilNational Domestic Violence Hotline+1 | — | domestic violencehomicides+5 | — | 50m 06s | ||
| 5/7/26 | apartment safetyhurricane season+3 | — | Houston City Councillocal low-income housing advocacy group+1 | HoustonGreater Houston+1 | apartment safety ordinanceHouston City Council+5 | — | 49m 53s | ||
| 5/6/26 | politicselections+4 | — | University of Houston's Hobby School of Public AffairsMonumental | Houston | politicselection survey+5 | — | 50m 00s | ||
| 5/5/26 | garbage feeenvironmental effects+4 | Dr. Barry Davis | UTHealthTexas Parks and Wildlife+1 | — | garbage feerecycling+5 | — | 50m 00s | ||
| 5/4/26 | special educationHISD+4 | Bianca SewardJeff Balke | HISD | Houston | special educationHISD+6 | — | 50m 25s |
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Chart history for Houston Matters
Peaked at #191 in United States, currently #191 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #191 | #191 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.