On Monday's show: State Sen. John Whitmire was elected Houston's next mayor over the weekend. We break down all the results from Saturday's runoff election.

Also this hour: A new investigative report from The Texas Observer examines the high human and economic cost of constructing the 288 toll road.

Then, Meg Tapp of The Garden Club of Houston answers your questions.

And we get the latest on Houston sports from Jeff Balke.