On Thursday's show: Government spending isn’t just under scrutiny in Washington. We find out what a new study suggests about how the City of Houston could be more efficient.

Also this hour: On Feb. 19, Houston's Chester Street Foundation is holding its third annual symposium to help those who work with kids spot and address childhood trauma. We talk with the organization's founder, a survivor of childhood trauma himself, about how a wide range of experiences can traumatize children and affect them in adulthood if not addressed.

Then, we’re in a fast-changing, amped-up political and social climate right now that has left some Houstonians’ stress levels at an all-time high. How can we better manage all that stress?

And we learn how research for a book about a 19th century distiller led Fawn Weaver to become the first African-American woman to own a major spirits brand, Uncle Nearest whiskey.