- Houston program aimed at helping minority-owned businesses deemed unconstitutional;
- Three Houston-area moms sue over Ten Commandments in schools. They say it violates Texas’ own laws;
- Paul says Fauci will face ‘repercussions’ for taking the Fifth. That could get complicated.;
- Water cuts loom as US unveils long-awaited response to Colorado River crisis;
- Why did Ceuta migrant mayhem chill already frosty Israel-Spain relations?;
- Africa’s largest economy takes major step towards local-currency trade as Angola’s kwanza joins regional payment system;
- BRICS allies South Africa, Russia deepen military ties as Moscow expands Africa strategy;
Tag Archives: President Joe Biden
Oct. 17+20+23, 2024, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT), and Weds 11am. TOPICS: Voter Info; Voting/2024 Presidential election, Speed limit increased for Ballpark Way in League City; TxDOT finalizes buyback of Highway 288; Katy City Council denies permit for energy storage facility amid community pushback; Average single-family home prices in Houston remain stable in September; Houston, Harris County awarded federal funding to eliminate lead in homes; Elon Musk and other billionaires invest staggering sums into electing Trump, plus other takeaways from third-quarter filings; The two forces at work on Biden-Netanyahu phone call; Israel said to decide on targets it could strike in Iran: ‘Now a matter of time’; It’s Time for America to Get Real With Iran and Israel; Nuclear fusion reactor created by school teenager successfully achieved plasma; More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-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:
- Voting/2024 Presidential election,
- Speed limit increased for Ballpark Way in League City;
- TxDOT finalizes buyback of Highway 288; Katy City Council denies permit for energy storage facility amid community pushback;
- Average single-family home prices in Houston remain stable in September;
- Houston, Harris County awarded federal funding to eliminate lead in homes;
- Elon Musk and other billionaires invest staggering sums into electing Trump, plus other takeaways from third-quarter filings;
- The two forces at work on Biden-Netanyahu phone call;
- Israel said to decide on targets it could strike in Iran: ‘Now a matter of time’;
- It’s Time for America to Get Real With Iran and Israel;
- Nuclear fusion reactor created by school teenager successfully achieved plasma;
Sept. 5+8+11, 2024, Weds 11am, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: ELECTION INFO; Sugar Land residents speak out against proposed power plant as city seeks community feedback; Finally in compliance: Harris County Jail passes state inspection for first time in 2 years; Lina Hidalgo makes first public push for proposed tax hike in State of the County address; Outgoing Houston state Rep. Shawn Thierry says she’s joining the GOP; Two-thirds of Americans say Trump unprepared to accept the election outcome: POLL; Interest rate cut expectations keep getting deeper as Powell’s ‘risk bias’ changes; US Charges Hamas Leaders in Oct. 7 Massacre in Israel and Other Terrorist Attacks; Biden preparing to block Nippon Steel purchase of U.S. Steel; China says it is ‘seriously concerned’ about US nuclear strategic report; Exclusive: U.S. sees ‘limited’ opportunity for talks with China on nuclear arms; The next front in U.S.-China tech battle? Underwater cables that power the global internet; More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-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:
TOPICS: ELECTION INFO; Sugar Land residents speak out against proposed power plant as city seeks community feedback; Finally in compliance: Harris County Jail passes state inspection for first time in 2 years; Lina Hidalgo makes first public push for proposed tax hike in State of the County address; Outgoing Houston state Rep. Shawn Thierry says she’s joining the GOP; Two-thirds of Americans say Trump unprepared to accept the election outcome: POLL; Interest rate cut expectations keep getting deeper as Powell’s ‘risk bias’ changes; US Charges Hamas Leaders in Oct. 7 Massacre in Israel and Other Terrorist Attacks; Biden preparing to block Nippon Steel purchase of U.S. Steel; China says it is ‘seriously concerned’ about US nuclear strategic report; Exclusive: U.S. sees ‘limited’ opportunity for talks with China on nuclear arms; The next front in U.S.-China tech battle? Underwater cables that power the global internet;
July 25+28+31, 2024, Weds 11am, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: Voter Info; FIRST, A COMMENTARY: Thoughts on changes in the Democratic Presidential Ticket; Public input needed for Addicks and Barker Master Plan revision; Pearland City Council approves city’s first-ever master plan for cultural arts; George R. Brown Convention Center to expand with purchase of new land; ‘Do we even need the school?’ Houston students aren’t staying in the classroom post-pandemic; 51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says; Texas attorney general can’t question Catholic Charities director over migrant services, court says; What Happened to Digital Resilience?; US to take ‘hard look’ at fighter project, top official says; Exclusive: US-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component roadblock; Trump says Taiwan should pay US for defence: ‘they took about 100% of our chip business’; Front-line NATO allies are facing an unconventional Russian threat short of war but still quite dangerous; 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: FIRST, A COMMENTARY: Thoughts on changes in the Democratic Presidential Ticket; Public input needed for Addicks and Barker Master Plan revision; Pearland City Council approves city’s first-ever master plan for cultural arts; George R. Brown Convention Center to expand with purchase of new land; ‘Do we even need the school?’ Houston students aren’t staying in the classroom post-pandemic; 51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says; Texas attorney general can’t question Catholic Charities director over migrant services, court says; What Happened to Digital Resilience?; US to take ‘hard look’ at fighter project, top official says; Exclusive: US-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component roadblock; Trump says Taiwan should pay US for defence: ‘they took about 100% of our chip business’; Front-line NATO allies are facing an unconventional Russian threat short of war but still quite dangerous;
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.
MAR. 13+14+17 2024, Weds 3PM, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: Voter Info; Eyeing erosion: Brazos River projects gain state, federal funding; Montrose Management District returns, vexing some business owners; Amid white supremacist scandal, far-right billionaire powerbrokers see historic election gains in Texas; Texas counties, EPA respond to attorney general’s lawsuit on new federal climate policy; Why National Guard troops are being deployed in New York’s subways; Gender, race among factors that led to ousting of eight Houston-area judges in Democratic primary; Katie Porter prepared for the wrong war; DeSantis faces pushback in Florida as voters tire of war on woke; Biden denounces Trump for $2tn tax cuts as he unveils budget plan; Who Are the Gangs That Have Overrun Haiti’s Capital?; 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; 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; Eyeing erosion: Brazos River projects gain state, federal funding; Montrose Management District returns, vexing some business owners; Amid white supremacist scandal, far-right billionaire powerbrokers see historic election gains in Texas; Texas counties, EPA respond to attorney general’s lawsuit on new federal climate policy; Why National Guard troops are being deployed in New York’s subways; Gender, race among factors that led to ousting of eight Houston-area judges in Democratic primary; Katie Porter prepared for the wrong war; DeSantis faces pushback in Florida as voters tire of war on woke; Biden denounces Trump for $2tn tax cuts as he unveils budget plan; Who Are the Gangs That Have Overrun Haiti’s Capital?; 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; More
Weds, OCT. 18+19, 2023, Thurs 6PM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Info; Elections; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Constitutional Amendments; BEFORE WE BEGIN: Managing Interpersonal Conflicts; League City short-term rentals now required to pay new tax, higher fees; Towering utility poles block Montrose sidewalks, blocking ADA access and angering residents; Seriously, what the hell is going on at HISD?; Cy-Fair ISD school board elections could tilt power to Republican-endorsed candidates; The State of Chihuahua Is Building a 20-Story Tower in Ciudad Juarez to Surveil 13 Cities–and Texas Will Also Be Watching; Heather Cox Richardson- October 17, 2023 (Tuesday); MORE. [AUDIO/VIDEO] 90.1 FM-HD2, #kpfthoustontx
AUDIO:
POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Elections; Constitutional Amendments; BEFORE WE BEGIN: Managing Interpersonal Conflicts; League City short-term rentals now required to pay new tax, higher fees; Towering utility poles block Montrose sidewalks, blocking ADA access and angering residents; Seriously, what the hell is going on at HISD?; Cy-Fair ISD school board elections could tilt power to Republican-endorsed candidates; The State of Chihuahua Is Building a 20-Story Tower in Ciudad Juarez to Surveil 13 Cities–and Texas Will Also Be Watching; Heather Cox Richardson– October 17, 2023 (Tuesday); More.
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig where we discuss local, state, national, and international stories. My co-host, assistant producer and show editor is Andrew Ferguson.
Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio) is now on Wednesdays at 11AM (CT) or Thursdays at 6PM on KPFT 90.1 FM-HD2, Houston’s Community Media. You can also hear the show:
- Live online at KPFT.org (from anywhere in the world!)
- Podcast on your phone’s Podcast App
- Visiting Archive.KPFT.ORG
Weds, Mar. 15+16, 2023, Weds.11 AM & Thurs 6PM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Info; Jersey Village City Council approves regulation plans for short-term rentals; Houston’s next freeway is taking shape with construction set for ‘Alvin Freeway’ near UH; EPA proposes first standards to make drinking water safer from ‘forever chemicals’; Fox News braces for more turbulence as second defamation lawsuit advances; Anonymous Sources Are Newsworthy—When They Talk to NYT, Not Seymour Hersh; How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline; Turkey May Not Need Russia’s S-400 Missile Defense, Manufacturer Says; BlueWalker 3, an enormous and bright communications satellite, is genuinely alarming astronomers; MORE. [AUDIO/VIDEO] @KPFTHoustonTX 90.1 FM-HD2
AUDIO:
POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Jersey Village City Council approves regulation plans for short-term rentals; Houston’s next freeway is taking shape with construction set for ‘Alvin Freeway’ near UH; EPA proposes first standards to make drinking water safer from ‘forever chemicals’; Fox News braces for more turbulence as second defamation lawsuit advances; Anonymous Sources Are Newsworthy—When They Talk to NYT, Not Seymour Hersh; How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline; Turkey May Not Need Russia’s S-400 Missile Defense, Manufacturer Says; BlueWalker 3, an enormous and bright communications satellite, is genuinely alarming astronomers; More.
Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio) is now on Wednesdays at 11AM (CT) on KPFT FM-HD2, Houston’s Community Station. You can also hear the show:
- Live online at KPFT.org (from anywhere in the world!)
- Podcast on your phone’s Podcast App
- Visiting Archive.KPFT.ORG
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig where we discuss local, state, national, and international stories. My co-host and show editor is Andrew Ferguson.
Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate. Continue reading
Weds, Mar. 8+9, 2023, Weds.11 AM & Thurs 6PM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Info; ‘He was like Superman’: Family identifies good Samaritan killed on North Loop while helping driver change tire; Federal Hurricane Harvey grant to fund sweeping drainage improvements in east Pearland; Surveillance or savior? New data deepens divide over Houston gunshot tech; After a two-year pause, feds give Texas the go-ahead to resume a major Houston highway expansion; Republican sorry for suggesting ‘hanging by a tree’ as execution method; New Mexico may curb paramilitaries near southern US border; Ukraine’s representative at UN warns that Russia is slated to lead Security Council next month. A global divide on the Ukraine war is deepening; Intelligence Suggests Pro-Ukrainian Group Sabotaged Pipelines, U.S. Officials Say; Fifth person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say; 13. Fifth person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say; More. AUDIO/VIDEO] @KPFTHoustonTX 90.1 FM-HD2
AUDIO:
POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; ‘He was like Superman’: Family identifies good Samaritan killed on North Loop while helping driver change tire; Federal Hurricane Harvey grant to fund sweeping drainage improvements in east Pearland; Surveillance or savior? New data deepens divide over Houston gunshot tech; After a two-year pause, feds give Texas the go-ahead to resume a major Houston highway expansion; Republican sorry for suggesting ‘hanging by a tree’ as execution method; New Mexico may curb paramilitaries near southern US border; Ukraine’s representative at UN warns that Russia is slated to lead Security Council next month. A global divide on the Ukraine war is deepening; Intelligence Suggests Pro-Ukrainian Group Sabotaged Pipelines, U.S. Officials Say; Fifth person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say; Fifth person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say; More.
Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio) is now on Wednesdays at 11AM (CT) on KPFT FM-HD2, Houston’s Community Station. You can also hear the show:
- Live online at KPFT.org (from anywhere in the world!)
- Podcast on your phone’s Podcast App
- Visiting Archive.KPFT.ORG
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig where we discuss local, state, national, and international stories. My co-host and show editor is Andrew Ferguson.
Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate. Continue reading


