- 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’;
- “Freedom means …”
Tag Archives: US politics
@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;
#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;
Jan. 16+19+22, 2025. Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm, and Weds 11am (CT). TOPICS: 1. Humble City Council limits use of fire pumps to 1 per building; 2. The biggest threats to Texas power grid: Cold weather, renewables, and preparedness; 3. Capital One sued by feds for allegedly cheating customers out of billions in interest payments; 4. Regarding the release of the first volume of the Jack Smith report, 5. When Disaster Hits, Trump Is the Blamer in Chief; 6. Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort; 7. Baltic Sea undersea ‘sabotage’ sets stage for escalating NATO-Russia contest; 8. UK stalls Chagos Islands deal until Trump administration can ‘consider detail’; 9. What we just found out about the possible tie between microplastics and cancer; 10. Dark energy ‘doesn’t exist’ so can’t be pushing ‘lumpy’ universe apart, physicists say; More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. #kpfthoustontx
Now in our 12th 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:
- Humble City Council limits use of fire pumps to 1 per building;
- The biggest threats to Texas power grid: Cold weather, renewables, and preparedness;
- Capital One sued by feds for allegedly cheating customers out of billions in interest payments;
- Regarding the release of the first volume of the Jack Smith report,
- When Disaster Hits, Trump Is the Blamer in Chief;
- Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort;
- Baltic Sea undersea ‘sabotage’ sets stage for escalating NATO-Russia contest;
- UK stalls Chagos Islands deal until Trump administration can ‘consider detail’;
- What we just found out about the possible tie between microplastics and cancer;
- Dark energy ‘doesn’t exist’ so can’t be pushing ‘lumpy’ universe apart, physicists say;
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. 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
