TV-radio listings: Dec. 3

Houston Chron.com 12/3 3:00A

.. Television Col. basketball Notre Dame at Boston College ACC 5 p.m. Col. basketball Rutgers at Illinois ESPN2 6 p.m. .

Why the new Texas social media censorship law was halted — for now (Dec. 3, 2021)

Houston Public Media 12/2 11:00P Michael Hagerty

On Friday's show: Why a new state law related to social media was temporarily halted from taking effect, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

Electric second act: Real estate veterans team up to launch electric vehicle consulting firm

Houston Biz Journal 12/2 11:00P Jeff Jeffrey

“This is not going to be an amenity,” David Aaronson said during his pitch to former Greystar Managing Director Scott Wise. “This is going to be a necessity.”

None injured in East Texas crash-landing of a small plane

Houston Chron.com 12/2 7:01P

Authorities say a small plane managed to avert a serious crash when it landed next to a busy southeast Texas highway.

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2151: Earth Abides

Houston Public Media 12/2 6:01P Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 2151 Earth Abides: Thinking about Apocalypses and lesser ills. Today, Earth Abides.

Hulu removes Astroworld Festival documentary after receiving backlash online

Houston Chron.com 12/2 1:57P Ariana Garcia

The 50-minute ABC News special was taken down shortly after it debuted on the Disney-owned streaming platform.

Texas astronomers discover massive black hole in Milky Way neighbor

Houston Chron.com 12/2 12:19P Shepard Price, Digital reporter

Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin’s McDonald Observatory have discovered an unusually massive black hole at the heart of one of the Milky Way’s dwarf satellite galaxies.

2 weeks remain for Texans to enroll in Affordable Care Act plans that start Jan. 1

Houston Public Media 12/2 12:16P Joseph Leahy, The Texas Newsroom

Texans have more and cheaper 2022 health insurance plans to choose from on healthcare.gov.

$120M update of Shepherd-Durham corridor set to break ground

Houston Biz Journal 12/2 11:28A Jeff Jeffrey

Plans for the $120 million project include adding turning lanes, bike lanes and new lighting.

Harris County DA’s office is funding a program to provide trauma-informed care to sexual assault...

Houston Public Media 12/2 10:40A Caroline Love

The program will connect survivors of sexual assault with forensic interviewers, instead of assigning the work to police officers who don't have specialized trauma training.

Fort Bend ISD is closing its virtual learning program as COVID-19 cases dwindle across the district

Houston Public Media 12/2 10:30A Cory McGinnis

The program will close on December 17 -- the final day of the fall semester.

Los Angeles-based fintech co. wants to expand its Houston presence

Houston Biz Journal 12/2 10:30A Chris Mathews

Houston was one of six cities where the company tested its model when first launching in 2018, along with Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Salt Lake City and Washington, D.C.

Spacewalking astronauts replace antenna after debris scare

Houston Chron.com 12/2 10:09A By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Wri

Spacewalking astronauts replaced a broken antenna outside the International Space Station on Thursday after getting NASA’s all-clear for orbiting debris.

US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico

Houston Chron.com 12/2 9:52A By ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Pre

The Biden administration has struck an agreement with Mexico to next week reinstate a Trump-era border policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court, U.S. officials said Thursday.

Houston fire and police staff have the lowest COVID-19 vaccination compliance rates among city...

Houston Public Media 12/2 9:07A Jen Rice

City employees have had over six weeks to comply with the mayor’s COVID-19 order.