Town Square
How to Have Civil Conversations During Family Gatherings; Plus, the Latest on the Mass Shooting in Virginia
Posted on · Ways to approach (or avoid) difficult subjects at the holiday dinner table.
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Houston
FBI addresses string of false threats made against Houston-area schools
Posted on · High schools in Aldine, Houston and Klein ISDs were the subject of unsubstantiated threats of violence this week.
Criminal Justice
Man arrested in California in connection to 2014 murder of Cypress family
Posted on · Feng Lu, 58, is accused of killing former coworker Maoye Sun, his wife, Mei Xie, and their two sons at their Houston-area home.
Court
Houston woman with apparent mental illness accused of threatening judge in Trump documents case
Posted on · Tiffani Shea Gish, who federal prosecutors say has a history of threatening and delusional behavior, is alleged to have threatened U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon in a string of voicemails earlier this month.
Town Square
The Latest: COVID & Monkeypox, Current Affairs in Education, & Appointment of Special Master to Examine Mar-a-Lago Documents
Posted on · Our experts discuss the latest on COVID and monkeypox, education and the laws coming into play in Texas schools, and the judge appointed special master in the FBI’s investigation into the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago.
Politics
Texas Republicans rally around Trump after FBI search of former president’s Florida estate
Posted on · Lawmakers at the state and federal levels took to social media to decry the search and warn Texans that the heavy hand of government could come for them next.
Houston Matters
Why teacher morale is so low, and the week in politics (Aug. 10, 2022)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: What a new survey says about why teachers are leaving the profession, the week in politics, how Houston shaped a popular plastic surgery procedure, and a visit to the Houston Yacht Club.
Town Square
FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is the first in presidential history
Posted on · The FBI execution of the search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida is said to be unprecedented. Why is this happening now? We talk with local, national legal and political experts on what led to this and what the agents were actually looking for.
Town Square
The case that led to the birth of criminal profiling in the FBI
Posted on · How the science of behavioral psychology and a brave mother solved a series of crimes and changed the way authorities hunt down criminals.
Law
Simone Biles among dozens of women seeking $1 billion from the FBI over Larry Nassar
Posted on · There’s no dispute that FBI agents in 2015 knew that Nassar was accused of assaulting gymnasts. But the agents failed to act, leaving Nassar free to continue to target young women and girls for more than a year.
Houston Matters
Hidalgo staffers hope to disqualify DA Kim Ogg from prosecuting their case (June 3, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Two staffers for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo are asking that District Attorney Kim Ogg be disqualified from prosecuting their case, which involves a controversial COVID-19 outreach contract. We learn why. And the new Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Houston Field Office discusses his job and efforts to fight crime in the area.
Politics
Whistleblowers say Ken Paxton is misleading Texans about his bribery and abuse of office allegations
Posted on · The whistleblowers made their first statement about Paxton’s decision to fire them since filing a lawsuit against the attorney general.
Breaking News
Houston Health Department vendor under FBI investigation, city says
Posted on · The FBI confirmed agents were present at the department's 8000 N. Stadium Drive building as of noon Wednesday.
Transportation
Head of Texas DMV resigns amid pressure to stop widespread sale of fake paper license plates
Posted on · Authorities across the state have expressed frustration with the agency as hundreds of thousands of fake tags are illegally sold and used in a wide range of offenses.
Politics
FBI searches Congressman Henry Cuellar’s Laredo home
Posted on · The FBI confirmed that it conducted a search of Congressman Henry Cuellar's Laredo home on Wednesday but did not specify what it is investigating. Cuellar's office said it is cooperating with the FBI.