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On Thursday’s show: The Texas Education Agency has unveiled the new Houston ISD Superintendent and the nine members of the TEA appointed Board of Managers who will oversee the state’s largest public school district. We check in with News 88.7 repo…
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On Wednesday’s show: The Texas Legislature has gone into overtime. We discuss what lies ahead in special sessions in the coming months and what to expect from the Texas Senate’s impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton in our weekly politi…
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On Tuesday’s show: A new Frontline documentary, “After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics,” examines the aftermath of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history. The documentary tells the story of how some grieving families have been pus…
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On Friday’s show: Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee announced the county is suing the state of Texas over bills passed during the Texas Legislature specifically targeting Harris County elections. Menefee joins us to explain.
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On Thursday’s show: We discuss what has and hasn’t changed since the murder of George Floyd three years ago today and whether the activism that rose up after it backfired, at least here in Texas.
Also this hour: If the United States defaults on i…
On Wednesday’s show: Drama dominates the final days of the regular Texas Legislative session. Why a House committee is investigating Attorney General Ken Paxton, and why he’s calling for House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign. Plus, a late night move …
Read MoreOn Tuesday’s show: The Texas House has passed two bills aimed squarely at Harris County elections. One abolishes the office of Harris County elections administrator, and the other allows the Texas Secretary of State to impose “administrative oversi…
Read MoreOn Monday’s show: University of Houston energy fellow Ed Hirs recently shared his vision in Forbes of the future for the Texas energy grid. It’s something lawmakers are contemplating, too. Hirs joins discusses with us what he’d like to see, what ma…
Read MoreOn Friday’s show: We learn more details about the state takeover of HISD that were outlined at the board’s final meeting before a state-appointed superintendent and managers take over.
Also this hour: While G7 leaders meet in Japan to discuss conc…
On Thursday’s show: This week, the Harris County Jail had its sixth inmate death of the year. We consider how this compares to the trends of recent years and what the county is doing to mitigate it.
Also this hour: Local sleep expert Dr. Sudha Tal…
