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September 20+21+23, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS: (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. Fair warning: Early voting starts October 19 and Election Day is November 3;
2. Election 2026: Make your voice heard;
3. After spike in misdemeanor marijuana arrests, Houston mayor blames district attorney;
4. Houston Muslim leaders tout voter mobilization as they bash new social studies curriculum;
5. Texas Muslim Republicans question their role in the party as Republicans ramps up attacks on Sharia law;
6. Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration was partially funded by Russian oligarch, the couple confirms;
7. A Christian pastor called Arapaho ceremonies ‘idol worship.’ Now the tribe wants her church gone;
8. US democratic decline threatens global rule of law, report warns;

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September 13+14+16, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS: (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. Fair warning: Early voting starts October 19 and Election Day is November 3;
2. Here’s your 2026 Texas ballot for the November election;
3. Fort Bend County approves budget, lower tax rate amid heated meeting as Democrats return to court;
4. New Tennessee poll shows [Republican Marsha] Blackburn with big lead, Trump’s approval underwater;
5. Where is the National Guard? Questions arise as Memphis presence dwindles;
6. POLL: How do you feel about the Memphis Safe Task Force?;
7. Gov. Landry calls on New Orleans leaders to take responsibility for public safety as National Guard leaves;
8. Unemployment improved — because thousands of workers disappeared. Where did they go?;
9. Yemen Teeters on Civil War as Regional Stability Hangs in the Balance;
10. Saudi Arabia shuts down a pipeline as Houthis seize an island, opening a new front in the Iran war;
11. Former Israeli Chief Rabbi Urges ultra-Orthodox Voters to Bring Down Netanyahu Bloc;
12. Putin sees U.S. as weakened by Iran war, intelligence reports say;

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September 06+07+09, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS: (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. A correction from last week’s show;
2. Fair warning: Early voting starts October 19 and Election Day is November 3;
3. Here’s your 2026 Texas ballot for the November election;
4. Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Postal Service rules on mail ballots;
5. 300,000 Houston-area voters are on Texas’ suspense list. If you are, here’s what to do.;
6. Noncitizen voting claims animate Trump’s attacks on midterms and set up potential result challenges;
7. Democratic Socialists of America wage self-sabotaging war over AOC;
8. The Israeli election for all the seats in the Knesset will be held on October 27^th, just a week before US national elections;
9. Poll shows Israeli opposition ahead of Netanyahu’s bloc after deadlock;
10. 9 (ADDENDUM). What is genocide?

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August 30+31 & 09-02, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS: (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. Election Information;
2. Rice University will expand its free tuition program to students whose families earn up to $200K per year;
3. City of Katy enters stage 1 of drought contingency plan;
4. Exclusive: U.S. attorney objects to disclosure of record detailing fatal ICE shooting;
5. ICE agent released after being held in Texas jail for extradition to Minnesota as federal deadline expires;
6. Census Proposal Would Stop Counting Undocumented Immigrants — and Ignore Race and Sexual Orientation;
7. Fired Stars and Stripes journalists sue Hegseth and Pentagon spokesperson;
8. Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time: Report;
9. TotalEnergies to appeal French court decision ordering it to adapt its business to climate change;
10. TotalEnergies Backs Two Major Oil Pipelines to Bypass Hormuz;
11. Europe MP Valerie Hayer Slams Trump’s ‘Authoritarian Regime’, Says ‘Trumpism Madness’ Threat To Europeans;
12. “I Don’t Want To Be Like The US” (2026-JAN-21);
13. Syria and Israel Hold U.S.-Mediated Talks to Try to Ease Tensions;

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August 23+24+26, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS: (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. Election Information;
2. Homebuyers: You may be entitled to settlement cash. Here’s the deadline;
3. Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Dallas, Houston airports’ grant funds over Islamic washing facilities;
4. How a $6.2 billion merger could remake Houston’s television news landscape;
5. Puerto Rico Is Rationing Water. It Could’ve Avoided It by Harvesting Rainwater;
6. Japan switched one reactor back on at the biggest nuclear station ever built after fourteen years dark, and three weeks later the utility that owns it started switching off solar farms for the first time, up to 3,290 megawatts on a single afternoon;
7. Israel strikes an air base in Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying;

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August 16+17+19, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS: (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. City of Fulshear denies incentive agreement with Home Depot;
2. Pearland secures long-term water supply, applies for additional funding;
3. Proposed Galveston Bay desalination plant clears initial TCEQ review, enters public comment period;
4. Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level;
5. Have you ever been curious what Trump’s problem is with renewable energy? There are two theories.;
6. Trump pressed oil executives to give $1 billion for his campaign, people in industry say;
7. Trump’s New Plan to Get His Name Back on the Kennedy Center;
8. Trump shrugs off concerns about dismal conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln;
9. The U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carrier Fleet Is ‘Spread Too Thin’;

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July 12+13+15, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS: (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. Democrats are calling for an investigation into Houston ICE shooting. Republicans have been mostly silent; By
2. Mexico to request criminal charges over deaths following fatal shooting of Houston man by ICE agents;
3. U.S. Declines to Renew U.S.M.C.A., Starting 10-Year Clock to Expiration;
4. This number helps explain why many Americans are down on the economy;
5. A Hidden Nuclear Weapon Could Already Be Orbiting Earth. This MIT Physicist Has a Plan to Find It;
6. NASA seeks research volunteers to spend a year on a simulated mission to Mars or the Moon;

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July 5+6+8, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS: (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. The FDA says these Texas favorites have a history of Cyclospora outbreaks;
2. Does Houston have too many gas stations? One local lawmaker thinks so;
3. Corpus Christi declines to seek federal grant for long-debated water desalination plant; by
4. Turning desalination waste into a useful resource;
5. If Mamdani’s 78 degree AC ask is communism, so is Greg Abbott’s, By Gwen Howerton;
6. As nation turns 250, many Americans say the Stars and Stripes is now a red flag;
7. Alito slams birthright decision as ‘serious mistake’;

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June 28+29 & July 1, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS: (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. Houston has 16 high-risk ZIP codes for lead poisoning. The city has a program that can help;
2. Houston ISD board unanimously approves controversial Bible-infused curriculum for 2026-27 school year;
3. Troubled Reflecting Pool faces fresh scrutiny over vandalism claims and duck deaths;
4. Ten years on, Brexit’s economic impact is becoming clearer;
5. Blunting the Belarusian blade: The growing threat Belarus poses to European security;
6. Russia’s Baltic Neighbor Seeks U.S. Nukes Amid Growing Threats from Moscow: Why Lithuania is “On The Edge”;
7. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Russia could attack NATO within four years [Abbreviated];

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June 21+22+24, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS: (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. So what exactly was that roaming around the Heights recently?;
2. Houston attorney Dan Cogdell says he didn’t anticipate reaction to Talarico endorsement;
3. Trump says he likes idea of blaming Vance if Iran deal doesn’t work out;
4. US halts Tomahawk missile deal with Germany amid Russia concerns;
5. Pentagon likely to cancel missile deal with Germany over fears of Russia;
6. Why are Moscow’s air defenses struggling to stop drone attacks? And why are oil refineries so vulnerable to Ukrainian strikes?;
7. China Is Pulling Up the Ladder Behind It – How Beijing’s Export Strategy Will Keep Poor Countries Poor;

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June 07+08+10, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS: (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. How Did Letitia Plummer Pull Off the Win?;
2. Texas lawmakers put limits on cities’ abilities to enact progressive policies. Some want to go further.;
3. AOC takes more steps toward 2028 run for president;
4. Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate;
5. Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group finds;

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May 31 & June 1+3, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS: (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. Texas State Primary Runoff Elections: Significant Results;
2. Who won the state party runoffs. Plus, my commentary;
3. Bill Clinton’s 2008 Democratic National Convention nominating speech for Barack Obama;
4. Lutnick Donated $5 Million to House Republicans Before Epstein Testimony;
5. Zohran Mamdani Gets It. Abigail Spanberger Does Not.;
6. Stung into action: How Europe can deter both China and the US;
7. From Hamas attack to U.S. war with Iran, violence forges a new Middle East;

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May 17+18+20, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2, Livingston/Goodrich 89.9-HD2, and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. Texas State Primary Runoff Elections;
2. Here’s how to vote in Texas’ May 26 primary runoff elections;
3. City Council District C, that Runoff;
4. Houston tops national moving list again as migration trends shift;
5. Houston to increase funding for homeless initiatives by 107% in 2027;
6. Council Member Edward Pollard pushes Houston campaign finance changes, citing Supreme Court;
7. Early Harris County budget projections show $257M shortfall possibility for FY 2026-27;
8. Texas city cancels Muslim event at water park under pressure from governor;
9. Texas public schools see first non-pandemic enrollment drop in decades;
10. New Hawaii law targets corporate influence in politics after Citizens United ruling;
11. Can Hawaiʻi Deliver All Of America From Citizens United?;
12. Russia loses ground – but not the war – in Ukraine;
13. Ukraine and U.S. move toward landmark drone defense deal as Iran war highlights capabilities, and necessities;
14. Analysis: Despite the Netanyahu Government’s Promises, the IDF Admits It Can’t Disarm Hezbollah;

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May 10+11+13, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. If you live in Harris County, there is an election calendar that you an access at harrisvotes.com/Event-Calendar
2. City Council District C, that Runoff;
3. Texas State Primary Runoff Elections;
4. Here’s how to vote in Texas’ May 26 primary runoff elections;
5. Houston subsidizes private trash pickup for HOAs. Will that continue under the new trash fee?;
6. Houston drivers paid nearly $1 billion in tolls — so why are they still stuck in traffic?;
7. Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level [rise], study finds;
8. NY Fed confirms economy’s K-shaped dynamics;
9. New York real estate titan likens the phrase ‘tax the rich’ to racial slurs;
10. Texas leads nation in utility shutoffs as electric bills rise, federal report finds;
11. FDA vaccine studies censored by Trump admin after finding benefits of shots;
12. Taiwan president defiant as he begins Eswatini trip; China calls him a ‘rat’;

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May 3+4+6, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. If you live in Harris County, there is an election calendar that you an access at harrisvotes.com/Event-Calendar
2. City Council District C, that Runoff;
3. Exclusive: Mayor Whitmire to propose Houston’s first-ever trash fee to help tackle $174M deficit;
4. New Houston garbage fee plan could cost residents $300 a year;
5. Whitmire on Abbott clash: ‘I’ve voted against him more than any living human’;
6. Houston ISD plans to consolidate special education services, parent says after district meeting;
7. Conroe ISD adopts plans to decentralize its special education program for 2026-27 school year;
8. Portrayals of Islam and people of color dominate discussion in Texas’ social studies rewrite;
9. BREAKING: TRUMP JUST LOST SAUDI ARABIA;
10. The Iran war has strengthened Ukraine in surprising ways. …;
11. Analysis: Despite the Netanyahu Government’s Promises, the IDF Admits It Can’t Disarm Hezbollah;

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April 26+27+29, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. If you live in Harris County, there is an election calendar that you an access at harrisvotes.com/Event-Calendar
2. On May 2^nd, there’s the Special Election for Texas Senate District 4.
3. “Funny or Die” video: The Black NRA and Gun Violence Myths;
4. America is heading for a recession — and it may be the worst yet;
5. The death of the American Dream is now official;
6. Economists warned California not to raise the minimum wage to $20. They were wrong in almost every way so far, another economist says;
7. Pentagon Pushes Ford & GM to Revive U.S. Arsenal of Democracy After Iran War Munitions Crisis;
8. After Historic $7B Australia-Japan Warship Deal, New Zealand Shows Interest in Upgraded Mogami-Class Frigates?;

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April 19+20+22, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. If you live in Harris County, there is an election calendar that you an access at harrisvotes.com/Event-Calendar
2. On May 2^nd, there is another election, this time it’s the Republican Primary Runoff for Texas Senate District 4.
3. City Council District C, that Runoff is scheduled for May 16^th;
4. Texas STATE runoff elections;
5. Here’s how to vote in Texas’ May 26 primary runoff elections;
6. Houston officials question cost of special elections after approving $1.4M price tag;
7. Commissioners appoint Abbie Kamin Harris County attorney ahead of November election;
8. Péter Magyar’s revolt: The insider challenging Hungary’s Viktor Orbán;
9. Jakub Krupa — Hungarian election winner Magyar vows to rebuild EU relationship after stunning defeat of Viktor Orbán – Europe live;
10. Analysis: Don’t read too much into Orbán’s defeat;
11. Orbán’s defeat is a win for democracy and a warning to Trump, analysts say;
12. Finally, on an obliquely related note, I have some thoughts about the political situation in the U.S.;

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April 12+13+15, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. If you live in Harris County, there is an election calendar that you an access at harrisvotes.com/Event-Calendar
2. On May 2^nd, there is another election, this time it’s the Republican Primary Runoff for Texas Senate District 4.
3. City Council District C, that Runoff is scheduled for May 16^th;
4. Texas STATE runoff elections;
5. Here’s how to vote in Texas’ May 26 primary runoff elections;
6. Whitmire loses Houston Police Officers’ Union endorsement after vote to limit ICE coordination;
7. Turnout in Houston City Council’s District C special election falls short of 6%;
8. Kansas lawmakers slashed taxes for tycoons and bigwigs. Now the budget won’t balance. Whoops!;
9. It Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup d’État;
10. Why Don’t Countries Declare War Any More? The US hasn’t declared war since WWII;
11. JD Vance slams Brussels ‘bureaucrats’ for meddling in Hungary before election;
12. Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes;

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April 5+6+8, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2pm, and Weds11 am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. There was a Special Election for City Council District C on April 4th;
2. A new COVID-19 variant called “Cicada” is spreading. Here’s what to know.;
3. Sugar Land could change regulations for city boards and commissions;
4. Whitmire disputes controller’s $174M deficit warning, says Houston will balance budget without raising taxes;
5. White Texans, students previously in private school or home-school make up bulk of voucher applicants;
6. The ‘Texas Three-Step’: Defund, Demonize, and Privatize Public Schools;
7. ‘BLOCKADE’: The Right Is Using AI Content Scanners to Try to Supercharge Book Banning;
8. 11 MQ-9 Reapers Downed in Iran in Under 2 Weeks: U.S. Officials Confirm Heavy Losses—What’s Going Wrong?;
9. Two U.S. warplanes shot down; search ongoing in Iran for 1 missing crew member;
10. Cheap drone ‘Lucas’ is said to signal shift in U.S. war strategy;
11. Startups race to build cheaper missiles as drone warfare changes economics of war;

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March 29+30 & April 1, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1 pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2 pm, and Weds 11 am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. There’s a Special Election coming up for City Council District C on April 4^th;
2. A plan to limit Houston police cooperation with ICE is moving forward, without a key provision;
3. ICE refutes viral claims Cambridge woman tipped them off to make arrests;
4. Philly DA threatens to arrest ICE agents if they break the law;
5. Soros-backed DA Krasner threatens ICE agents at Philly airport: ‘I will put you in handcuffs’;
6. Dems eyeing White House lean into their childhood traumas;
7. Trump signs order to pay TSA employees amid shutdown standoff;
8. Mysterious trading patterns follow Trump into war;
9. US government ‘chipping away’ at press freedom;
10. Does America Have Enough Weapons To Fight Iran? What’s Driving The 5-Day Pause on Iran Strikes?;

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March 22+23+25, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1 pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2 pm, and Weds 11 am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. There’s a Special Election coming up for City Council District C on April 4^th;
2. About the impact that immigration enforcement is having on the Texas housing market;
3. Harris Health gets green light to acquire portion of Hermann Park for hospital expansion;
4. Texas accepts some Islamic schools into voucher program after lawsuits;
5. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo attends Europe trade mission amid calls for her resignation over rodeo dustup;
6. Chip Roy faces Mayes Middleton’s millions in Texas attorney general GOP runoff;
7. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked to leave from Little Rock restaurant | Here’s what we know;
8. Trump launches anti-fraud task force to be led by Vance;
9. Some DHS contractors told White House officials they were asked to pay Corey Lewandowski;
10. Trump administration seeks $200bn in military funding in wake of Iran war;
11. Some leaders see powerful argument for renewable energy as Iran war shakes markets;
12. Japan rejects U.S. intel assessment that Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks represent ‘significant shift’;  

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March 15+16+18, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1 pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2 pm, and Weds 11 am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. There’s a Special Election coming up for City Council District C on April 4^th;
2. Some confusion on my part about the March 3 Primary vote results for the Democratic nominee for US Senator;
3. Meet the left-leaning candidates in the Houston City Council special election for District C;
4. Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them;
5. Ramadan display removed from Houston elementary school for violating ‘religious neutrality’ policy;
6. Attorneys cite accreditation issues for excluding Islamic schools from state voucher accounts;
7. Rep. Dan Crenshaw says culture of misinformation fueled his primary loss: “The truth didn’t matter”;
8. Texas builders fall short again as housing demand outpaces supply;
9. As Fukushima memories fade, Japan embraces a nuclear-powered future;

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March 1+2+4, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1 pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2 pm, and Weds 11 am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. Primary Election Day is March 3^rd;
2. Houston Mayor Whitmire says state law requires ICE cooperation. Some Texas police agencies disagree.;
3. The Kennedy Center Honors will continue during closure — with a new name;
4. Why Redefining Public Health Degrees Would Harm Native and Rural Communities;
5. Workers decry Whirlpool offshoring jobs despite praise for Trump’s tariffs;
6. No clear frontrunner for governor, but new poll names five with the best shot;
7. Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran;

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Feb. 22+23+25, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1 pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2 pm, and Weds 11 am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. We are now in the midst of a very important primary, with election day on March 3^rd.
2. Harris County Precinct 4, UH partner to create public dashboard of mental health resources;
3. Stephen Colbert says CBS spiked interview with Democrat over FCC fears;
4. Noem’s use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch, sources say;
5. Rubio lends hand to Hungary’s Orban as he faces tough election;
6. Zelenskyy says US ‘too often’ pushes Ukraine, not Russia, for concessions;
7. Xi Jinping vows to reunify China and Taiwan in New Year’s Eve speech;
8. China Dreams of Challenging US Dollar Supremacy;

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Feb. 15+16+18, 2026. Airs Sun. at 1 pm, and re-airs Mon. at 2 pm, and Weds 11 am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

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1. We are getting ready for our next election on March 3^rd. This is a big and very important primary.
2. Former Houston City Council Member Amanda Edwards suspends congressional campaign;
3. 8-year-old dead, 2 hospitalized after crash on W. Little York in NW Harris County;
4. Minneapolis retreat could undercut Democrats’ message as shutdown looms;
5. The Most Dangerous Moment Is When Authoritarians Seem to Compromise;
6. Hundreds of Nazi-linked accounts discovered at Credit Suisse, lawmaker says;
7. Germany’s Merz blasts ‘lost’ US leadership and says global order ‘no longer exists’;
8. Russia’s war in Ukraine has made its formidable air defenses an even tougher challenge for NATO, airpower analyst warns;
9. 8A. MUSICAL BONUS TRACK: Tom Lehrer once asked in his 1964 satirical song, “Who’s next?”
10. OUTRO: MUSICAL BONUS TRACK: Tom Lehrer – We Will All Go Together When We Go

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