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On Wednesday’s Houston Matters: As the Houston Professional Fire Fighter's Association and Mayor Sylvester Turner's administration continue negotiations over voter-mandated pay raises, city council members today are scheduled to consider and vote on laying off 220 firefighters in order to pay for it. That comes as the city has already laid off dozens of firefighters and municipal employees. We check in on the latest out of city hall.
Plus News 88.7's Elizabeth Trovall tells the story of a husband and father who was nearly deported and the effect on his family.
Also this hour: Our experts discuss the latest developments in government and politics. Then, Marcia Milgrom Dodge talks about bringing her 2009, Tony Award-nominated revival of Ragtime to Houston.
And we learn how nearly crashing a plane helped Daniel Peña write a novel about the border and immigration.
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