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On Tuesday’s show: The Texas Legislature was busy this weekend, passing bills in what is now the final week of the regular legislative session. Reporter Andrew Schneider walks us through developments in Austin over the last 72 hours.Also this hour: The…
Read MoreOn Friday’s show: This coming Sunday will mark five years since the murder of George Floyd sparked demonstrations, calls for a racial reckoning in the United States, and continued demands for police reform. We reflect on the life of the Houston native …
Read MoreOn Thursday’s show: Budget season continues here in Houston. The City Council is contemplating spending $7 billion next fiscal year — $3 billion of it from coming from the city’s general fund. Council has about a month left to approve a budget, but a …
Read MoreOn Tuesday’s show: We learn about the progress of some bills regarding bail reform being considered in the waning days of the Texas Legislature.Also this hour: We discuss the complicated, cloudy future of the Texas Lottery, which has been under fire o…
Read MoreOn Monday’s show: What do Houstonians think about life here — the economy, their life experiences, beliefs, and attitudes? We discuss the findings of the annual Houston Area Survey with Rice University sociologists. Also this hour: Veterinarian Dr. Lo…
Read MoreOn Friday’s show: A year ago today, the Houston derecho moved through southeast Texas, spawning four tornadoes and creating intense winds that caused widespread damage in Houston, especially downtown where windows were blown out of many high-rise build…
Read MoreOn Thursday’s show: We learn about a $150 million donation that will create the Kinder Children’s Cancer Center, a new initiative to fight childhood cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Children’s Hospital. The gift is one of the largest such …
Read MoreOn Wednesday’s show: Houston City Council members have begun budget hearings this week as the city faces economic uncertainty amid a budget shortfall. But some of that shortfall could be remedied if some proceeds from toll roads are shifted from Harris…
Read MoreOn Tuesday’s show: We learn about a pair of bills some say might kill the renewable energy boom in the state and about this week’s heat, which may be the year’s first real test of the Texas electric grid.Also this hour: We learn about the fate of the T…
Read MoreOn Monday’s show: Three Houston-area members of Congress are asking why the National Weather Service’s office in the region has nearly a dozen vacancies ahead of hurricane season.Also this hour: On this date in 1941, the Z3, the world’s first programma…
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