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On Tuesday’s show: The Battleship Texas will be moved this week from its long-time home in La Porte to Galveston’s Pier 21 to undergo much-needed repairs. We learn more about what it takes to move it and the work that’s being done.
Also this hour…
… TX; nephew Jules (Jay) Morris, Jr. and wife Cadence Morris of Cypress, TX; nephew Brock Morris and wife Terry Morris of Sugar Land, TX; …
Read More… TX; nephew Jules (Jay) Morris, Jr. and wife Cadence Morris of Cypress, TX; nephew Brock Morris and wife Terry Morris of Sugar Land, TX; …
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On Friday’s show: We preview Monday’s planned launch of the Artemis 1 mission, a NASA rocket carrying the unmanned Orion capsule that will eventually carry humans back to the moon.
Also this hour: We dig into this week’s announcement of President…
On Thursday’s show: Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic candidate for governor, is holding rallies throughout the state in a push to raise support for his campaign. But are O’Rourke’s efforts and viral moments enough to defeat Gov. Greg Abbott in Novembe…
Read MoreOn Tuesday’s show: We learn what recent job numbers and the falling price of oil tell us about the oil and gas industry.
Also this hour: This week marks five years since Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Texas and then dumped some 50 inches of rai…
On Monday’s show: Today is the first day of classes for many Houston-area schools. News 88.7’s Cory McGinnis joins us from one of them to check in with students, teachers, and school leaders ahead of the fall semester.
And we preview Pearland’s ne…
Two months shy of Hurricane Harvey’s fifth anniversary, I came across a 52-page book called Hurricane Harvey: Impact and Response in Harris County. Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) published it in May 2018 as the final toll of the storm became clear. An Emotional and Statistical Recreation of the Event Unlike the statistical report […]
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Read MoreTexas will be at Kyle Field … had no grounds to sue the government for inundating their land in what he classified as an extremely rare storm.
Read MoreRachel Tolbert Kimbro, a professor of sociology at Rice, has produced the rarest of commodities: an easily readable book, rich with academic value. In Too Deep: Class and Mothering in a Flooded Community is the story of 36 upper middle-class mothers on Houston’s southwest side before, during, and after Hurricane Harvey. It’s about: Why they […]
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