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FIFA begins its full “lockdown” of NRG Stadium on Thursday. As Houston — and North America — reach the apex of their preparations, officials from Houston’s host committee say they’re on schedule.

As part of the agreement, SpaceX will invest a minimum of $5 billion and create at least 1,800 jobs in the county northwest of Houston.

On Friday's show: Insights into challenges facing children in Greater Houston. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

The Longhorns defended their title at the Women's College World Series with a sweep in the finals.

The proposal would make it harder for several categories of immigrants -- notably those in the U.S. on humanitarian parole as well as DACA recipients -- to obtain or renew legal work authorization.

The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

Researchers saw the dolphin swimming without its flukes, or tail fins, in 2022. There have been only four other similarly documented cases around the world.

Billboards declaring Houston a “No Trafficking Zone,” in both English and Spanish, are going up across the city.

The new contract, which covers approximately 350 employees, marks the most recent in a series of victories for hospitality workers in Houston.

Sugar Land officials invested over $2 million dollars to be the only official partner with the FIFA World Cup Houston Host Committee in order to position the suburban area as a primary extension of the activities happening throughout June through viewing parties, program activations and more.