- In election news, Harris County runoff election results;
- Gov. Greg Abbott has a sweeping plan to abolish Texas’ school property taxes. Would it work?;
- Massachusetts’s Millionaire Tax Still Going Very Well, Thank You!;
- Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide;
- Europeans demand US ‘security guarantees’ before Ukraine territorial concessions — Elysee;
- Ten Jolting Takeaways from Trump’s New National Security Strategy;
- U.S. Boarded [a] Ship and Seized Cargo Heading to Iran From China;
- This artist created a work-around to Trump’s face on national parks passes;
Tag Archives: Texas Legislature
#kpfthoustontx – March 2+5, 2025. Sun. at 1pm and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:
- Quote from Robert Reich
- Election Info;
- Tollway Spam/Phishing Texts;
- A mission for listeners;
- Montgomery County considers creation of government efficiency task force;
- West University officials install new pedestrian mobility enhancements;
- Houston Mayor John Whitmire halts J City initiatives citing ‘conflict of interest’;
- Houston Mayor John Whitmire to propose banning city’s residents from sleeping on the streets;
- Gov. Abbott orders TEA probe of Houston school for calling a student by chosen name and pronouns;
- Yes, GOP congresswoman introduced a bill to make Trump’s birthday a federal holiday;
- Norway fuel giant ‘refuses to fill US submarines’ after Trump-Zelensky clash;
- Norway confirms continued cooperation with the US Navy;
- Psychological aspects of Zelensky’s meeting with Trump and Vance, conducted using ChatGPT;
- Trump Thinks He Humiliated Zelensky. He Really Humiliated the United States;
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.
FYI: WordPress is forcing me to work with a new type of editor, so things will look … different … for a while. I’m hoping I’ll improve with a learning curve. Please bear with me — Mike
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Radio with Mike Honig where we discuss local, state, national, and international stories.
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
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.
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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;
Weds, JAN. 17+18+21+24, 2023, Thurs 6PM (CT). TOPICS: POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; March 5, 2024 Primary Elections; We will have a joint primary this year; Tribal Leaders Support Keeping Statue of William Penn in Philadelphia’s Welcome Park; D.E.I. Goes Quiet; OPINION — Why The World Is Betting Against American Democracy; In a Setback for Beijing, Taiwan Elects Lai Ching-te as President; Flush With Investment, New U.S. Factories Face a Familiar Challenge; After 17 Years, China Set To Lose ‘Top Spot’ As No. 1 Exporter To US; China- US Trade War Benefits Others; Moon’s resources could be ‘destroyed by thoughtless exploitation’, Nasa warned.. [AUDIO/VIDEO] 90.1 FM-HD2, #kpfthoustontx
Now in our 11th year on KPFT!
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, SEPT. 20+21, 2023, Weds 11 AM & Thurs 6PM (CT). TOPICS: Oct. 10 Deadline to REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Taxes, state parks, infrastructure: What you need to know about the Nov. 7 constitutional amendments election; A new COVID vaccine is here, but those at greatest risk may not get it as outreach drops off; Pearland prioritizes error-free tax worksheet for FY 2023-24 budget; NHCRWA board votes to reduce water rates for 2nd time in 2023; Outflanked by liberals, Oregon conservatives aim to become part of Idaho; Navy will take ‘years to recover’ from Tuberville military hold, says Biden nominee; Book Publishing Has a Toys ‘R’ Us Problem; Apple just killed the iPhone Lightning connector. What to do with your old chargers; The bizarre secret behind China’s spy balloon; China Brings Out the Big Guns in the South China Sea; NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordable; The ‘Devil Bird’ Lands in New York, With More Likely to Come; MORE. [AUDIO/VIDEO] 90.1 FM-HD2, #kpfthoustontx
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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Oct. 10 Deadline to REGISTER; Taxes, state parks, infrastructure: What you need to know about the Nov. 7 constitutional amendments election; A new COVID vaccine is here, but those at greatest risk may not get it as outreach drops off; Pearland prioritizes error-free tax worksheet for FY 2023-24 budget; NHCRWA board votes to reduce water rates for 2nd time in 2023; Outflanked by liberals, Oregon conservatives aim to become part of Idaho; Navy will take ‘years to recover’ from Tuberville military hold, says Biden nominee; Book Publishing Has a Toys ‘R’ Us Problem; Apple just killed the iPhone Lightning connector. What to do with your old chargers; The bizarre secret behind China’s spy balloon; China Brings Out the Big Guns in the South China Sea; NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordable; The ‘Devil Bird’ Lands in New York, With More Likely to Come; 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, AUGUST 30+31, 2023, Weds 11 AM & Thurs 6PM (CT). SPECIAL GUEST: Moji Agha. TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Info; Oct. 10 Deadline to REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Everything you need to know before voting for Houston’s new mayor in November election; A CIA-backed 1953 coup in Iran haunts the country with people still trying to make sense of it; New $23M Sunrise Lofts serves Texas youth aging out of foster care; GOP silences [a] ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat on House floor for [1] day on ‘out of order’ rule; crowd erupts; The Unconstitutional Expulsion of Legislators; MORE. [AUDIO/VIDEO] 90.1 FM-HD2, #kpfthoustontx
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GUEST: Joining our program from Boulder, Colorado, brother Moji Agha is an Iranian-American reformist Muslim Sufi “monk” (or dervish) and a bilingual poet and writer. He is a retired psychologist and university faculty in cultural psychology. Among the non-profits he has founded are the Mossadegh Legacy Institute, the Iranian Nonviolence Initiative, the Culture-analysis Institute, and Intersectional Circles Initiative.
POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Oct. 10 Deadline to REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Everything you need to know before voting for Houston’s new mayor in November election; A CIA-backed 1953 coup in Iran haunts the country with people still trying to make sense of it; New $23M Sunrise Lofts serves Texas youth aging out of foster care; GOP silences [a] ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat on House floor for [1] day on ‘out of order’ rule; crowd erupts; The Unconstitutional Expulsion of Legislators; 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, AUGUST 23+24, 2023, Weds 11 AM & Thurs 6PM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Info; Oct. 10 Deadline to REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Naming Hurricanes; Everything you need to know before voting for Houston’s new mayor in November election; Texas Supreme Court says Harris County must abolish its elections administrator’s office by September 1; In session reacting to school shooting, Tennessee GOP lawmaker orders removal of public from hearing; These Voters Share Almost No Political Beliefs, but They Agree on One Thing: We’re Failing as a Nation; Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean from Aug. 24; China-based BRICS bank aims to de-dollarize debt by expanding local currency lending; China says African countries want industrialisation over infrastructure; Why It’s So Hard for China to Fix Its Real Estate Crisis; European Union To Require U.S. Travelers With Passports To Fill Out Visa Application; MORE. [AUDIO/VIDEO] 90.1 FM-HD2, #kpfthoustontx
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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information;Oct. 10 Deadline to REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Naming Hurricanes; Everything you need to know before voting for Houston’s new mayor in November election; Texas Supreme Court says Harris County must abolish its elections administrator’s office by September 1; In session reacting to school shooting, Tennessee GOP lawmaker orders removal of public from hearing; These Voters Share Almost No Political Beliefs, but They Agree on One Thing: We’re Failing as a Nation; Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean from Aug. 24; China-based BRICS bank aims to de-dollarize debt by expanding local currency lending; China says African countries want industrialisation over infrastructure; Why It’s So Hard for China to Fix Its Real Estate Crisis; European Union To Require U.S. Travelers With Passports To Fill Out Visa Application; 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, JAN. 25+26, 2023, Weds.11 AM & Thurs 6PM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Information; Montgomery County approves transfer of portable morgue to forensics facility; Sugar Land releases tentative Imperial Char House land use map, will hold public hearing; ‘I was a bully’: Embattled prosecutor who posted ‘racist,’ ‘colorist’ tweets targeting Black women resigns from Harris County DA’s Office; Travel grant program expands to help sightseeing, passenger transportation companies recover from pandemic; Ken Paxton wants more power to prosecute election crimes. These bills in the Texas Legislature would give it to him; M&Ms replacing spokescandies with comedian Maya Rudolph; COVID, RSV and the flu: A case of viral interference?; The ancient trees at the heart of a case against the Crown; Japan PM says country on the brink over falling birth rate; China set for historic demographic turn, accelerated by COVID traumas; China’s Declining Population Can Still Prosper; MORE. [AUDIO/VIDEO] @KPFTHoustonTX 90.1 FM-HD2
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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; REGISTER TO VOTE; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Montgomery County approves transfer of portable morgue to forensics facility; Sugar Land releases tentative Imperial Char House land use map, will hold public hearing; ‘I was a bully’: Embattled prosecutor who posted ‘racist,’ ‘colorist’ tweets targeting Black women resigns from Harris County DA’s Office; Travel grant program expands to help sightseeing, passenger transportation companies recover from pandemic; Ken Paxton wants more power to prosecute election crimes. These bills in the Texas Legislature would give it to him; M&Ms replacing spokescandies with comedian Maya Rudolph; COVID, RSV and the flu: A case of viral interference?; The ancient trees at the heart of a case against the Crown; Japan PM says country on the brink over falling birth rate; China set for historic demographic turn, accelerated by COVID traumas; China’s Declining Population Can Still Prosper;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.
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Mon, 5/27/2019, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Voter Info, Texas Lege, Hatch Act & Kellyanne, Impeachment, , Israelis Protest , EU & Europe Antisemitism, UK; Indian Elections, Better News, more. GUESTS: Callers [AUDIO/VIDEO]
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Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 3-4 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Leti. Today’s show is a fundraising show, so, with apologies, we can’t take on-air phone calls,
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![Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 14, 2015)](https://thinkwingradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mike-mayor-annise-parker-at-kpft2015-12-07-cropped.jpg?w=300)
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:
“This too shall pass” ~ (Persian: این نیز بگذرد, translit. īn nīz bogzarad, Hebrew: גַּם זֶה יַעֲבֹר, translit. gam zeh yaʻavor, Turkish: bu da geçer ya hu) is an adage reflecting on the temporary nature, or ephemerality, of the human condition. The general sentiment is often expressed in wisdom literature throughout history and across cultures, although the specific phrase seems to have originated in the writings of the medieval Persian Sufi poets. It is known in the Western world primarily due to a 19th century retelling of Persian fable by the English poet Edward FitzGerald. It was also notably employed in a speech by Abraham Lincoln before he became the sixteenth President of the United States. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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