On Wednesday's show: New data reveals that Texas lost one in five childcare providers between 2020 and 2021. We discuss why those closures happened with Children at Risk president and CEO Bob Sanborn.

Also this hour: The University of Houston’s Brandon Rottinghaus and Beth Simas join us to discuss the latest developments in politics.

Then, food writers discuss their favorite places for barbecue in Houston in this month's installment of The Full Menu.

And we talk with Pearland native Grace Li, whose debut novel Portrait of a Thief became a bestseller and will soon be adapted into a series on Netflix.