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Judge Hidalgo’s Low Approval Ratings, Penny Tax for Childcare & Mayor Whitmire’s Club Crackdown

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It’s Friday, so host Raheel Ramzanali is catching you up on on the week’s biggest news with conservative commentator Charles Blain. They dig into the redistricting efforts in the Texas Legislature’s special session and what it means for Houston. Plus, how voters feel about Harris County officials and why Mayor Whitmire is going after clubs instead of crime. And, of course, we can’t close the week without our moments of joy!


Stories we talked about on today’s show: 

  • Why Is Mayor Whitmire Scrapping an Approved Montrose Bike Lane?
  • Texas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Then Trump got involved.
  • Lina Hidalgo has lowest net approval rating of any Harris County elected official, Hobby poll finds
  • Harris County Voters Split on County’s Top Problems, Solutions
  • Houston mayor’s newly created police ‘club unit’ closed 5 clubs over 3-day period
  • Why Car Break-Ins in Montrose Have Houstonians Feeling Helpless
  • Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo proposes tax increase to help pay for early childcare programs


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