On Friday's show: A measure that would have set a minimum down payment recquired in order to bond out of jail on certain offenses failed to pass the Harris County Bail Bond Board on Wednesday, despite broad support. We learn why.

Also this hour: With average gas prices at record highs, some Houstonians might be considering an electric vehicle. But a new survey from UH and Texas Southern suggests not many people in Houston are very likely to buy one. While price might be a concern, we discuss some of the other factors that might be at play, such as how common charging stations are around the city and the cost of outfitting homes for them.

Then, we mull over The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

And we learn about Notorious RBG, an exhibit about the life and legacy of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It opens today and runs through July 31 at Holocaust Museum Houston.

On Thursday's show: The Texas General Land Office discriminated against communities of color in Houston and Harris County when choosing how to distribute Harvey recovery funds, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. We learn more about the allegations.

Also this hour: HISD Superintendent Millard House II joins us to discuss issues facing the school district and to answer your questions.

And we visit the Electroacoustic Music Labs at Rice University, which focuses on the interaction between music, art, and technology.

On Wednesday's show: Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria has announced she'll resign effective July 1. The news comes after a week of Republican demands for her ouster following a primary election marked by long delays in releasing vote totals. News 88.7's Andrew Schneider fills us in.

Also this hour: We discuss all the other news from Greater Houston and around the world in our weekly poltiical roundup.

Then, in the latest installent of The Full Menu, local food writers discuss their favorite places to eat in Spring Branch and outside the loop in northwest Houston.

And former Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson talks about her nonprofit Justice Forward and its program Girls Moving Forward that provides trauma counseling for victims of sex trafficking.

On Tuesday's show: Gas prices are set to hit record highs this week thanks to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We learn why they won't be falling any time soon.

Also this hour: Today is International Women's Day. So, we meet two pioneering women in Greater Houston. First, we revisit a conversation with Stephanie Hertzog about women in oil and gas leadership. The Pasadena native is CEO of Houston-based Sodexo Energy & Resources North America. Then we revisit a conversation with Lynn Rippelmeyer. The Magnolia resident was the first female pilot to fly a Boeing 747 and the first female to captain a 747 transatlantic flight.

Then, we discuss why formerly churchgoing, Southern Republican women who become atheists probably aren’t talking about it, according to new research from Rice University and West Virginia University.

And they say write what you know. So, that might explain why Houston novelist Jennifer Murphy wrote a new tale about a painter and her daughter on the run from a man...who might not even be real. She knows about painting, having earned an MFA in it. And she knows about being a single mother. She tells us how both factored into the new novel Scarlet in Blue. She has an event at Murder by the Book Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

On Monday's show: Around 30 percent of Harris County's mail-in ballots were rejected during this year’s primary election, but how many are likely to be corrected in person as is required in order to be counted?

Also this hour: Listeners share their pet peeves about life in Greater Houston.

And Jeff Balke updates us on sports.

On Friday's show: Harris County has been pursuing bail reform efforts for some time now. How’s it going? News 88.7’s Andrew Schneider joins us with an update. And the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is responding to some ADA compliance concerns. News 88.7’s Lucio Vasquez has the latest for us.

Also this hour: Houston Chronicle columnist Chris Tomlinson discusses the ways the world depends on Vladimir Putin economically in one way or another and how that's a factor now that the Russian leader has invaded Ukraine. 

Then, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

And the contemporary music ensemble Musiqa is collaborating with Stages Theater on the premiere of a chamber opera by Laura Schwendinger called Cabaret of Shadows on stage March 5 and 6 at the MATCH.

On Thursday's show: Harris County failed to finish the election count on time — a claim the elections administrator denies. So, what's going on, who's to blame, and what does it mean for the November general election?

Then we discuss the failed negotiations between Memorial Hermann and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and what this means for patients.

Also this hour: Sanjay Ramabhadran, the newly appointed chair of the Metro board, talks about his new role and discusses issues related to public transit in Greater Houston.

Then, we learn how climate change is affecting farming and agriculture in Greater Houston and across Texas.

And we remember Houston blues musician and band leader Milton Hopkins, who passed away last week at age 88.

On Wednesday's show: We bring you the results from Primary Election Day in Texas with analysis of the races and other developments in the news in our weekly poltical roundup.

Also this hour: Today is the 186th anniversary of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico. But who were these original Texans who sought independence on March 2, 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos?

And we learn about the man known as "Da Mayor of the Fifth Ward," longtime Houston activist, writer, and former Chicago Black Panther Robert “Bob” E. Lee.

On Tuesday's show: It's Primary Election Day across Texas. We visit some polling places around the city and talk with an elections administrator.

Also this hour: We learn about Willie Thomas Sr., someone considered to be "the Jackie Robinson of rodeo," and learn about the contributions Black cowboys like him have made to Texas culture over the decades, including those who worked at the George Ranch in Fort Bend County.

And local filmmaker Vincent Powell talks about his project Black is Eternal, which enlists actors and performers in reciting prominent pieces of Black literature.

On Monday's show: A local expert weighs in on President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the seat left when Judge Stephen Breyer retires this summer.

And we learn why some Memorial Hermann patients with Blue Cross, Blue Shield insurance could soon lose access to their doctors.

Also this hour: The truth is out there – and by "there" we mean Houston, as Rice University hosts an international conference on the paranormal. It's called Opening the Archives of the Impossible and takes place March 3-6. 

Then, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo returns in full force starting today at NRG Park and continuing through March 20. We talk with President & CEO Dr. Chris Boleman about the event and navigating the last two years of the pandemic.

And Jeff Balke updates us on Houston sports.