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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey

August TV Drive is ongoing! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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Texas Trying To Expedite the Execution Process

Posted on April 4, 2018 · Texas would be the first state to receive opt-in approval in more than two decades

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Posted on August 17, 2022 · On Wednesday's show: The agency in charge of regulating the Texas energy grid hires a new CEO, we discuss the week in politics, we get answers to your questions about bugs, and we visit the state's oldest library.

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Congressman Al Green on establishing a national Slavery Remembrance Day (Aug. 16, 2022)

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Posted on August 16, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: Rep. Al Green answers questions about issues before Congress and his efforts to establish a national Slavery Remembrance Day. Then we examine the role green infrastructure could play in preventing future flooding. And we visit the Banksyland exhibit.

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Why teacher morale is so low, and the week in politics (Aug. 10, 2022)

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Posted on August 10, 2022 · 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.

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Bond proposal headed to voters, and previewing Houston Restaurant Weeks (Aug. 3, 2022)

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Posted on August 3, 2022 · On Wednesday's show: Voters will get to decide in November whether Harris County can issue around $1 billion in bonds for infrastructre spending. Then, we discuss the week in politics. We preview the menus for Houston Restaurant Weeks. And we reflect on the disaster that was Woodstock '99.

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