- Goodbye to the full check – the Social Security Administration will begin withholding 50% of SSI for accrued debts;
- ‘I’m basically having a panic attack right now’; Manvel wrangles with tightening budget;
- Mayor John Whitmire removes members of LGBTQ board after one member repeatedly requested meetings;
- Lina Hidalgo’s censure marks first time a sitting Harris County Judge is formally admonished;
- ICE: Houston-area Trump-themed burger joint owner now facing deportation;
- Online Hate Speech Resembles Mental Health Disorder Language;
- Conservative and Liberal Brains Might Have Some Real Differences;
- Investigating Extremist Brains and Building Cognitive Resilience;
- What Supreme Court justices said about gerrymandering;
- JB Pritzker Reacts to Possibility of FBI Arresting Texas Democrats;
- A Historic Azerbaijan–Armenia Peace Deal and the Corridor That Changes Everything;
- Iran threatens planned Trump corridor envisaged by Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal;
Tag Archives: LGBTQ+
#kpfthoustontx – Feb. 16+19, 2025. Sun. at 1pm and Weds 11am (CT). TOPICS: 1. Election Info; 2. ‘Every child made homeless is on you’: CFISD approves gender disclosure policy amid backlash; 3. Jersey Village City Council moves forward with pool demolition; 4. Mayor Whitmire releases efficiency audit of city departments, actual savings still unknown; 5. ‘You’ve Seen the Tweet, Right?’: Sheinbaum Aces Trump Playbook; 6. Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” Could Cost Taxpayers Over $1 Billion!; 7. White House defends blocking AP from event for using ‘Gulf of Mexico’; 8. Speaking of which … Going forward; 9. Trump and Vance are courting Europe’s far right to spread their political gospel; 10. German officials hit back at Vance over censorship lecture: ‘Unacceptable’; 11. Baltic states begin historic switch away from Russian power grid; More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2.
Now in our 12th year on KPFT!
Going forward, new shows will broadcast on Sundays at 1PM (CT) broadcast and re-run on Wednesdays at 11AM.
AUDIO:
TOPICS:
- Election Info;
- ‘Every child made homeless is on you’: CFISD approves gender disclosure policy amid backlash;
- Jersey Village City Council moves forward with pool demolition;
- Mayor Whitmire releases efficiency audit of city departments, actual savings still unknown;
- ‘You’ve Seen the Tweet, Right?’: Sheinbaum Aces Trump Playbook;
- Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” Could Cost Taxpayers Over $1 Billion!;
- White House defends blocking AP from event for using ‘Gulf of Mexico’;
- Speaking of which … Going forward;
- Trump and Vance are courting Europe’s far right to spread their political gospel;
- German officials hit back at Vance over censorship lecture: ‘Unacceptable’;
- Baltic states begin historic switch away from Russian power grid;
August 22+25+28, 2024, Weds 11am, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: Voter Info; Tomball City Council approves $24.8M TEDC budget for FY 2024-25; Residents push back against public comment restrictions in Missouri City; Bellaire officials call for $70M in bond referendums to fund stormwater, wastewater projects; The Miles exodus continues; Queer students look for alternatives after Texas A&M ends transgender health care services; How Harris Has Completely Upended the Presidential Race, in 14 Maps; Revealed: Shell oil non-profit donated to anti-climate groups behind Project 2025; The Real Reason Iran Hasn’t Retaliated Against Israel; Kazakhstan Calls for a Russia-Free Defense Bloc in Central Asia; More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 89.7-HD2. #kpfthoustontx
Now in our 11th year on KPFT!
Going forward, new shows will post for Thursday at 6PM (CT) broadcast and re-run on Sundays at 1PM and Wednesdays at 11AM.
AUDIO:
POSSIBLE TOPICS: ELECTION INFO; Tomball City Council approves $24.8M TEDC budget for FY 2024-25; Residents push back against public comment restrictions in Missouri City; Bellaire officials call for $70M in bond referendums to fund stormwater, wastewater projects; The Miles exodus continues; Queer students look for alternatives after Texas A&M ends transgender health care services; How Harris Has Completely Upended the Presidential Race, in 14 Maps; Revealed: Shell oil non-profit donated to anti-climate groups behind Project 2025; The Real Reason Iran Hasn’t Retaliated Against Israel; Kazakhstan Calls for a Russia-Free Defense Bloc in Central Asia;
MAR. 20+21+24, 2024, Weds 3PM, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: Voter Info; State Rep. Shawn Thierry, a Houston Democrat who voted with Republicans on anti-LGBTQ+ bills, headed to likely primary runoff; Getting revenge is the best revenge; Is TikTok different in China? Here’s what to know; Swedes cheer end of long wait to join Nato; Biden admin announces new weapons package for Ukraine following months of warnings there was no money left; Russia [is] producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe [Combined] for Ukraine; How Russia has avoided bankrupting itself after 2 years of waging war in Ukraine; Russia’s economy is so driven by the war in Ukraine that it cannot afford to either win or lose, economist says; US says falling trade with China could be positive; As Vietnam grows ties with U.S., a secret directive seeks to gird the Communist Party; MORE. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 89.7-HD2. #kpfthoustontx
Now in our 11th year on KPFT!
AUDIO:
POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; State Rep. Shawn Thierry, a Houston Democrat who voted with Republicans on anti-LGBTQ+ bills, headed to likely primary runoff; Getting revenge is the best revenge; Is TikTok different in China? Here’s what to know; Swedes cheer end of long wait to join Nato; Biden admin announces new weapons package for Ukraine following months of warnings there was no money left; Russia [is] producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe [Combined] for Ukraine; How Russia has avoided bankrupting itself after 2 years of waging war in Ukraine; Russia’s economy is so driven by the war in Ukraine that it cannot afford to either win or lose, economist says; US says falling trade with China could be positive; As Vietnam grows ties with U.S., a secret directive seeks to gird the Communist Party; More.
Weds, JUNE 21+22, 2023, Weds 11 AM & Thurs 6PM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Info; Pasadena City Council runoff elections turnout; ‘They took my money’ | Man says City of Houston pulled $7,500 out of his account for high water bill; Staff for U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia take first step toward forming a union; Ahead of Juneteenth, congressional lawmakers again seek to remove exception for slavery from US Constitution; Well-funded Christian group behind US effort to roll back LGBTQ+ rights; Judge orders stretch of pipeline that crosses tribal land to shut down in three years; A court ruling took tribal land off Wisconsin tax rolls. The victory for the tribes has blown a hole in municipal budgets; How will the Federal Reserve’s rate hike pause affect the dollar?; Kakhovka collapse: image emerges of apparently explosive-laden car at dam; Putin rebuts key elements of African peace plan for Ukraine; More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] @KPFTTx 90.1 FM-HD2
AUDIO:
POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Pasadena City Council runoff elections turnout; ‘They took my money’ | Man says City of Houston pulled $7,500 out of his account for high water bill; Staff for U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia take first step toward forming a union; Ahead of Juneteenth, congressional lawmakers again seek to remove exception for slavery from US Constitution; Well-funded Christian group behind US effort to roll back LGBTQ+ rights; Judge orders stretch of pipeline that crosses tribal land to shut down in three years; A court ruling took tribal land off Wisconsin tax rolls. The victory for the tribes has blown a hole in municipal budgets; How will the Federal Reserve’s rate hike pause affect the dollar?; Kakhovka collapse: image emerges of apparently explosive-laden car at dam; Putin rebuts key elements of African peace plan for Ukraine; More.
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