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The week in politics (May 13, 2026)
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup.
Also this hour: We reflect on the life of aviator, engineer, and businessman Howard Hughes and his impact on Houston.
And poet Lupe Mendez talks about his new collection of poems, We Exist in the Whisper, which is all about efforts in the 1970s in Houston to skirt federal school desegregation laws.
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On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup.
Also this hour: We reflect on the life of aviator, engineer, and businessman Howard Hughes and his impact on Houston.
And poet Lupe Mendez talks about his new collection of poems, We Exist in the Whisper, which is all about efforts in the 1970s in Houston to skirt federal school desegregation laws.
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