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Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. You can also listen online<\/a> or watch live on YouTube<\/a>. Join the discussion. Call or text 713-440-8870. Email talk@houstonmatters.org<\/a> or tag us @HoustonMatters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Thursday\u2019s show: As Houston gears up to mark not just another Fourth of July but also the nation\u2019s semiquincentennial, there\u2019s no shortage of ways to celebrate<\/a> \u2014 from fireworks over Buffalo Bayou to a tree-planting event that had to work around a protected bird\u2019s nest. We walk through some of the ways people are celebrating across Greater Houston.<\/p>\n

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Also this hour: Sure, Lee Greenwood sang about being proud to be an American. And so we, naturally, discuss what makes you proud to be a Houstonian.<\/p>\n

Then, we learn how Texas helped shape aviation in America, the subject of an exhibit called Made in Texas<\/a> at the Lone Star Flight Museum.<\/p>\n

And we preview the latest episode of the podcast After the Flood<\/a>, about the aftermath of the July 4 floods in the Texas Hill Country.<\/p>\n

Audio from today\u2019s show will be available after 11 a.m. CT. We also offer a free podcast here<\/a>, on iTunes<\/a>, Stitcher<\/a> and other apps.<\/p>\n

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