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On Wednesday’s show: School vouchers, online sports betting, and efforts to pass a budget — we talk through what is and what is not happening in the Texas Legislature in this week’s political roundup. We also catch up on debt ceiling negotiations,…
Read MoreOn Tuesday’s show: You’d think gun rights and abortion would be two wedge issues that divide Houstonians. However, the latest Houston Area Survey from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University suggests there’s a meeting of most min…
Read MoreOn Monday’s show: A Texas House committee is scheduled to take up a school vouchers bill today. We learn more about it from News 88.7 reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh.
Also this hour: Last week, the TCEQ heard comments from residents over a permit r…
On Friday’s show: We discuss the Greater Houston Partnership’s annual report about our region’s connections to the global economy, from exports, to imports, to foreign investment here.
Also this hour: Former Houston Rocket Kenny Smith discusses hi…
On Thursday’s show: Daniel Perry was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Garret Foster during a protest against police violence and racial injustice in Austin in 2020. We discuss the politically charged case with the Texas Tribune’s Jolie M…
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On Wednesday’s show: From debt ceiling negotiations, to Title 42 ending, to bills under consideration in the Texas Legislature, we discuss the latest developments in local, state, and national politics in our weekly roundup.
Also this hour: After…
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On Tuesday’s show: We get an update on efforts to clean up after the Shell plant fire in Deer Park last w…
On Monday’s show: We learn about the death of a worker at Tesla’s factory near Austin and why the company didn’t report it as required.
Also this hour: We talk with author and professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. He’s the keynote speaker at a confere…
On Friday’s show: It may sound like science fiction, but research from the University of Houston outlines a fuel-efficient concept for moving vehicles along a modified highway system of the future at up to 400 miles an hour, making some air travel…
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On Thursday’s show: We learn about the findings of the latest homeless count.
Also this hour: Dr. Richard Ludwick, the president of the University of Saint Thomas, discusses the state of his institution and the challenges facing small, liberal ar…
