- Election Information;
- Homebuyers: You may be entitled to settlement cash. Here’s the deadline;
- Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Dallas, Houston airports’ grant funds over Islamic washing facilities;
- How a $6.2 billion merger could remake Houston’s television news landscape;
- Puerto Rico Is Rationing Water. It Could’ve Avoided It by Harvesting Rainwater;
- 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;
- Israel strikes an air base in Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying;
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Oct. 31 & Nov 3+6, 2024, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT), and Weds 11am. TOPICS: 1. ELECTION INFO; 2. Vote Center at Country Inn and Suites in NW Harris Co. closed due to ongoing issues, officials say; 3. This Election Day will be unprecedented. Here’s how the Houston Landing will cover it; 4. HISD Halloween policy: No costumes allowed for middle, high school students; 5. Houston gives millions for HOA trash collection. What happens if it imposes a garbage fee?; 6. Another Houston-area city blocks utility-scale battery storage project. How will it affect the grid?; 7. The California exodus has continued. Here’s where most people leaving the Golden State moved to — and why.; 8. Second Texas doctor sued for providing gender-affirming care to minors; 9. 2 swing states show why the US is struggling to build enough houses; 10. The Group at the Center of Trump’s Planning for a Second Term Is One You Haven’t Heard of; 11. Musk’s plan to cut $2 trillion in U.S. spending could bring economic turmoil; 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:
- ELECTION INFO;
- Vote Center at Country Inn and Suites in NW Harris Co. closed due to ongoing issues, officials say;
- This Election Day will be unprecedented. Here’s how the Houston Landing will cover it;
- HISD Halloween policy: No costumes allowed for middle, high school students;
- Houston gives millions for HOA trash collection. What happens if it imposes a garbage fee?;
- Another Houston-area city blocks utility-scale battery storage project. How will it affect the grid?;
- The California exodus has continued. Here’s where most people leaving the Golden State moved to — and why.;
- Second Texas doctor sued for providing gender-affirming care to minors;
- 2 swing states show why the US is struggling to build enough houses;
- The Group at the Center of Trump’s Planning for a Second Term Is One You Haven’t Heard of;
- Musk’s plan to cut $2 trillion in U.S. spending could bring economic turmoil;
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;
Weds, AUGUST 16+17, 2023, Weds 11 AM & Thurs 6PM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Info; RICO Night in Georgia — Why Trump’s indictment in Georgia could spell ‘big trouble,’ according to a legal expert; Military Providing Disaster Relief Assistance on Maui; Amid the ash of Lahaina, aid and anger are spreading; Harris County’s election chief remains in legal limbo after judge rules that lawmakers can’t dissolve the position; China, Philippines’ dispute over grounded warship heats up; China’s Great Leap Backward: So Much For The Next Dominant Superpower (CONTINUED); More.. [AUDIO/VIDEO] 90.1 FM-HD2, #kpfthoustontx
AUDIO:
POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; RICO Night in Georgia — Why Trump’s indictment in Georgia could spell ‘big trouble,’ according to a legal expert; Military Providing Disaster Relief Assistance on Maui; Amid the ash of Lahaina, aid and anger are spreading; Harris County’s election chief remains in legal limbo after judge rules that lawmakers can’t dissolve the position; China, Philippines’ dispute over grounded warship heats up; China’s Great Leap Backward: So Much For The Next Dominant Superpower (CONTINUED); 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.
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Modular Construction: The future of High-rise building? And what about the jobs?
On March 16, 2011, The New York Times ran an article entitled “Prefabricated Tower May Rise at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards”. The gist of the story was that a major real estate developer had agreed to build apartments in an old shipyard, and had gained support for his bid from local trade unions based on his promise of thousands of union construction jobs.
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