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Bob Frantz and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 07/27/2020.

Jonathan Horowitz with Convive Hospitality Consulting calls in and gives his take on yelp saying more than half of restaurants temporarily closed are now permanently shut.

Schools Are Closing Not Because They Should, But Because They Can. When public school districts have a monopoly, they can easily justify delaying school or implementing extended closures. School choice is the solution. Auguste Mayrat – A Texas teacher who wrote the piece for The Federalist calls us and shares his point of view on the issue.

Bob Frantz and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 07/24/2020.

Texas Is the State with the 6th Most Coronavirus Restrictions. With spikes in COVID-19 leading some states to pause their reopening processes and some local areas to close down, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States with the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions and joining us to talk about this ongoing issue is Jared Woodfill – Conservative Republicans of Texas.

Has Tropical Depression 8 strengthened into Tropical Storm Hanna? Matt Lanza of Space City Weather calls in and gives us all the facts.

What can we expect in Houston and the Greater Houston area? Jeff Lindner with the Harris County Flood Control District calls in and clears up any concerns us Houstonians might have.

The Astros open up a shortened, 60 game season tonight at Minute Maid Park against the Mariners. We talk with Steve Sparks – Astros Radio Announcer.