{"id":389026,"date":"2026-07-28T12:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/389026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:05:10","slug":"hottest-stretch-of-houston-summer-july-28-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/389026\/","title":{"rendered":"Hottest stretch of Houston summer (July 28, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-530383 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HMCC-Featured-Image-Dark-Blue-2025-1000x563.jpg\" alt=\"A mint green skyline against a dark blue background with the words Houston Matters with Craig Cohen in white\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. You can also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app1.kuhf.org\/player\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">listen online<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HoustonPublicMedia\/streams\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">watch live on YouTube<\/a>. Join the discussion. Call or text 713-440-8870. Email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/shows\/houston-matters\/2026\/07\/28\/558012\/hottest-stretch-of-houston-summer-july-28-2026\/mailto:talk@houstonmatters.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talk@houstonmatters.org<\/a> or tag us <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonMatters\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> @HoustonMatters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday\u2019s show: This week could be the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-weather\/forecast\/article\/houston-hottest-week-summer-cold-front-22360775.php\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">hottest stretch of the summer<\/a> in Houston, with several triple-digit days in a row possible. We learn more from meteorologist Justin Ballard of the Houston Chronicle. And, amid that brutal heat, residents of Corpus Christi got some <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/07\/27\/corpus-christi-water-texas-floodwater-emergency\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">good news about their water crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Also this hour: Recent efforts to inject religion into Texas public schools might be leading some Houstonians to seek out secular alternatives. We talk it over.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we preview this year&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uh.edu\/shakespeare\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Houston Shakespeare Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And we visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creatorspace.org\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Creatorspace<\/a>, a makerspace in League City where all kinds of practical, physical production takes place, like welding, laser cutting, electronics, woodworking, pottery, sewing, and jewelry-making.<\/p>\n<p>Audio from today\u2019s show will be available after 11 a.m. CT. We also offer a free podcast <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/podcasts\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/houston-matters-podcast\/id642557771?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on iTunes<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app.stitcher.com\/browse\/feed\/37496\/details\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stitcher<\/a> and other apps.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. 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