- There was a Special Election for City Council District C on April 4th;
- A new COVID-19 variant called “Cicada” is spreading. Here’s what to know.;
- Sugar Land could change regulations for city boards and commissions;
- Whitmire disputes controller’s $174M deficit warning, says Houston will balance budget without raising taxes;
- White Texans, students previously in private school or home-school make up bulk of voucher applicants;
- The ‘Texas Three-Step’: Defund, Demonize, and Privatize Public Schools;
- ‘BLOCKADE’: The Right Is Using AI Content Scanners to Try to Supercharge Book Banning;
- 11 MQ-9 Reapers Downed in Iran in Under 2 Weeks: U.S. Officials Confirm Heavy Losses—What’s Going Wrong?;
- Two U.S. warplanes shot down; search ongoing in Iran for 1 missing crew member;
- Cheap drone ‘Lucas’ is said to signal shift in U.S. war strategy;
- 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:
- There’s a Special Election coming up for City Council District C on April 4th;
- A plan to limit Houston police cooperation with ICE is moving forward, without a key provision;
- ICE refutes viral claims Cambridge woman tipped them off to make arrests;
- Philly DA threatens to arrest ICE agents if they break the law;
- Soros-backed DA Krasner threatens ICE agents at Philly airport: ‘I will put you in handcuffs’;
- Dems eyeing White House lean into their childhood traumas;
- Trump signs order to pay TSA employees amid shutdown standoff;
- Mysterious trading patterns follow Trump into war;
- US government ‘chipping away’ at press freedom;
- Does America Have Enough Weapons To Fight Iran? What’s Driving The 5-Day Pause on Iran Strikes?;
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:
- There’s a Special Election coming up for City Council District C on April 4th;
- About the impact that immigration enforcement is having on the Texas housing market;
- Harris Health gets green light to acquire portion of Hermann Park for hospital expansion;
- Texas accepts some Islamic schools into voucher program after lawsuits;
- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo attends Europe trade mission amid calls for her resignation over rodeo dustup;
- Chip Roy faces Mayes Middleton’s millions in Texas attorney general GOP runoff;
- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked to leave from Little Rock restaurant | Here’s what we know;
- Trump launches anti-fraud task force to be led by Vance;
- Some DHS contractors told White House officials they were asked to pay Corey Lewandowski;
- Trump administration seeks $200bn in military funding in wake of Iran war;
- Some leaders see powerful argument for renewable energy as Iran war shakes markets;
- Japan rejects U.S. intel assessment that Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks represent ‘significant shift’;
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:
- There’s a Special Election coming up for City Council District C on April 4th;
- Some confusion on my part about the March 3 Primary vote results for the Democratic nominee for US Senator;
- Meet the left-leaning candidates in the Houston City Council special election for District C;
- Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them;
- Ramadan display removed from Houston elementary school for violating ‘religious neutrality’ policy;
- Attorneys cite accreditation issues for excluding Islamic schools from state voucher accounts;
- Rep. Dan Crenshaw says culture of misinformation fueled his primary loss: “The truth didn’t matter”;
- Texas builders fall short again as housing demand outpaces supply;
- As Fukushima memories fade, Japan embraces a nuclear-powered future;
@90.1FMKPFTHouston – Dec. 7+8+10, 2025. 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:
- In election news, Harris County is having runoff elections;
- Entergy underway with transmission line upgrades on Lake Conroe;
- Houston ISD schools with controversial instructional reforms show steeper enrollment drops than other campuses;
- Friendswood officials question $73K nonprofit, outside entity contracts;
- Houston launches firearm injury dashboard billed as first of its kind;
- Private contractor starts work to help clear heavy trash pileup in Houston, city says;
- Houston City Council OKs $128.4M project budget for Memorial Heights Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone;
- U.S. Navy Receives Future Destroyer DDG 124 to Expand Arleigh Burke-Class Fleet Capabilities.;
- China’s 120,000-Ton Type 004 Nuclear Supercarrier Emerges: A Direct Challenge to U.S. Naval Dominance;
- “Fujian [Type 003] Is Not Chih Yuen”: China Issues Stern Warning To Tokyo After Japanese Media Threatens To Sink Its Aircraft Carrier;
- Hegseth declares end of US ‘utopian idealism’ with new military strategy;
Visit ThinkwingRadio-dot-com for today’s AFTER-SHOW TOPIC: National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump’s birthday;
Continue readingMay 30 & 06-02, 2024, Weds 11am, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: Voter Info; Runoff Elections; Around $50M needed for water infrastructure, Conroe city staff members say; Water systems warn Americans could soon see major rate hikes to filter out toxic ‘forever chemicals’; Whitmire on transportation pause: ‘We will not sacrifice general mobility for recreation’; Houston-area customers will cover CenterPoint’s $100 million-plus power restoration costs after deadly storm; Passenger on United flight to Fresno had measles, officials confirm; Hey, America, here’s what’s actually going on with the economy; Republican-appointed University of Wisconsin regent refuses to step down when term ends; President warns new army officers to be ‘guardians of American democracy’; Kevin O’Leary’s dystopian fantasy of ruining the lives of campus protesters; [Tory] Conservatives want to bring back compulsory national service; Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking (Part 2); More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 89.7-HD2. #kpfthoustontx
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POSSIBLE TOPICS: Runoff Elections; Around $50M needed for water infrastructure, Conroe city staff members say; Water systems warn Americans could soon see major rate hikes to filter out toxic ‘forever chemicals’; Whitmire on transportation pause: ‘We will not sacrifice general mobility for recreation’; Houston-area customers will cover CenterPoint’s $100 million-plus power restoration costs after deadly storm; Passenger on United flight to Fresno had measles, officials confirm; Hey, America, here’s what’s actually going on with the economy; Republican-appointed University of Wisconsin regent refuses to step down when term ends; President warns new army officers to be ‘guardians of American democracy’; Kevin O’Leary’s dystopian fantasy of ruining the lives of campus protesters; [Tory] Conservatives want to bring back compulsory national service; Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking (Part 2); More
