- Harris County will have runoff elections on December 13, with early voting running from December 1st though the 9th;
- State investigates Harris County for allegedly registering P.O. boxes as voter addresses;
- Gov. Greg Abbott, long a defender of states’ rights, embraces Trump’s push to expand presidential power;
- A Federal Judge Blocked Trump’s National Guard Deployment to DC But Troops Aren’t Leaving Just Yet;
- Why a professor of fascism left the US: ‘The lesson of 1933 is – you get out’;
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@90.1FMKPFTHouston – Nov. 2+3+5, 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:
- The Joint General & Special Election is November 4.
- Houston voters can get free rides to and from the polls;
- Mike’s Voter Guide: Recommendations on the 2025 Texas Constitutional Propositions;
- Petition campaign to recall John Whitmire as Houston Mayor;
- City council speakers say they received calls from HPD before speaking out against the department;
- Exclusive: [from the HOUSTONCHRONICLE-dot-COM] — Explore the political connections of top executives who build in Houston’s floodplains;
- Thinking of buying a home in a Houston floodplain? Ask these 8 questions to protect your investment;
- Tucker Carlson’s interview with far-right antisemite Nick Fuentes divides conservatives;
- Katie Miller had a podcast meltdown and threatened the citizenship of a critic;
- Perhaps Constitutional Amendments should be proposed when the Republicans are out of power.
- An alternative to Constitutional Amendments; the Article V call for a convention of the States;
#KPFThoustonTX – Sept. 7+8+10, 2025. Sun. at 1pm, re-aired Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:
- The Joint General & Special Election is November 4;
- Harris County Flood Control seeks public input on flood risk plans across 11 watersheds;
- Inside John Whitmire’s texts: How the mayor shaped road projects and bike lane removals;
- Houston attorney bests California AI company, nets $1.5 billion for authors;
- Defense Department, local law enforcement agencies conducting training in Houston through Sept. 19;
- Trump’s use of National Guard in Los Angeles was illegal, judge rules;
- Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War;
- Trump, misled by video of 2020 protests shown on Fox, threatens to send troops to Portland [Oregon]…;
- Trump sends 10 stealth fighter planes to Puerto Rico amid war on Caribbean drug cartels;
- An emailed news summary from the NY Times;
- Canadian startup giving EV batteries a second life lands $15M from Amazon and others;
#KPFThoustonTX – August 24+25+27, 2025. Sun. at 1pm, re-aired Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:
- November 4, 2025, Joint General & Special Election;
- Houston launches Train Watch to provide real-time updates on blocked train crossings;
- Southern Ute Indian Tribe: No Agreement with ICE on Detention Center on Reservation;
- ICE chief threatens to ‘flood’ Boston with agents after mayor won’t abandon sanctuary policy;
- ICE’s detention of Atlanta reporter seeks to ‘silence him’, ACLU petition says;
- FBI searches former Trump adviser John Bolton’s home and office;
- Trump lays out his redistricting endgame: A 100-seat Republican majority;
- Florida removes rainbow crosswalk honouring Pulse nightclub victims;
- Six Republican states send 1,100 troops to US capital amid crackdown;
- Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba’s appointment as U.S. attorney for New Jersey was ‘unlawful,’ judge rules;
- DHS to states: Follow our voting rules or lose out on election security money;
- Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking deep inside Russia – report;
- Mike’s Observations;
#kpfthoustontx – June 29+30 & July 2, 2025. Sun. at 1pm, re-aired Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:
- Houston’s $16.7B CIP budget passes, but amendments, ordinances for transparency delayed to future meetings;
- Some Harris County Democrats want to oust Houston Mayor John Whitmire from the party;
- ‘The formula is flawed’: Harris County officials say funding not available for all planned projects from 2018’s $2.5B flood bond;
- Lawsuit Challenging 2024 Election Results Highlights Irregularities Familiar To Rockland Voters;
- Sonia Sotomayor Puts It Clearly: None of Our Rights Are Safe;
- “It will affect all families”: Challenges await Texas parents if birthright citizenship ends;
- The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America;
- Fired DOJ lawyer exposes Bondi’s blatant disregard for the law;
- US sees spate of arrests of civilians impersonating Ice officers;
- Spaniards turn water pistols on visitors to protest mass tourism;
#Thinkwing: Mon,8/29/2016, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. OPEN FORUM: US urges halt to Turkish, Kurdish clashes in northern Syria, Hack Brief: FBI Warns Illinois & Arizona Election Sites Hacked, Drug companies spend millions to keep charging high prices, Aetna told DOJ it would drop Obamacare if Humana merger is blocked, “Lavoy” Finicum’s widow to sue FBI & Oregon police over standoff death, USA Gymnastics prepares to argue in that sexual misconduct complaint on 54 coaches should remain secret, Understanding Air conditioning in Houston: What to look for, Student Loans Surviving Death, Co-signing Loans [AUDIO]
We take callers during this show. Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.
SHOW AUDIO:
![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 (Dec. 14, 2015)
Listen live on the radio or
on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
SIGNOFF QUOTE: “War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means. The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.” ~ Carl von Clausewitz Quotes – BrainyQuote (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/carl_von_clausewitz.html)
POSSIBLE TOPICS: US urges halt to Turkish, Kurdish clashes in northern Syria, Hack Brief: As FBI Warns Election Sites Got Hacked, All Eyes Are on Russia, Drug companies spend millions to keep charging high prices, Health-care exchange sign-ups fall far short of forecasts, Aetna told DOJ it would drop Obamacare if Humana merger is blocked, “Lavoy” Finicum’s widow to sue FBI, Oregon police over standoff death, USA Gymnastics prepares to argue in that sexual misconduct complaint on 54 coaches should remain secret, Understanding Air conditioning in Houston: What to look for, Student Loans Surviving Death, Co-signing Loans
#Thinkwing: Mon,8/22/2016, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. OPEN FORUM: More Clinton Emails, Russia out of Iran Bases, Aetna Blackmailing DoJ, Understanding Air conditioning in Houston: What to look for, Student Loans Surviving Death, Co-signing Loans! [AUDIO]
SHOW AUDIO:
We take callers during this show. Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.
![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 (Dec. 14, 2015)
Listen live on the radio or
on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
SIGNOFF QUOTE: “A lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” – This quote has been attributed to Mark Twain, but it has never been verified as originating with Twain. This quote may have originated with Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92) who attributed it to an old proverb in a sermon delivered on Sunday morning, April 1, 1855. Spurgeon was a celebrated English fundamentalist Baptist preacher. His words were: “A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on.”
POSSIBLE TOPICS: More Clinton Emails, Russia out of Iran Bases, Aetna Blackmailing DoJ, Understanding Air conditioning in Houston: What to look for, Student Loans Surviving Death, Co-signing Loans!
#Thinkwing: Mon,8/15/2016, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. OPEN FORUM: Election Hacking, Democrats under attack, Trump and ISIS and Muslims, Understanding Air conditioning in Houston: What to look for, Student Loans Surviving Death, Co-signing Loans! [AUDIO]
SHOW AUDIO:
We take callers during this show. Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.
![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 (Dec. 14, 2015)
Listen live on the radio or
on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
SIGNOFF QUOTE: Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational. ~ Hugh Mackay, Author [From http://www.brainyquote]
POSSIBLE TOPICS: Election Hacking, Democrats under attack, Trump and ISIS and Muslims, Understanding Air conditioning in Houston: What to look for, Student Loans Surviving Death, Co-signing Loans, more
