Houston Matters

The week in politics (Nov. 19, 2025)


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On Wednesday's show: The U.S. House is poised to vote today on whether to release the Epstein files. We discuss that and other developments in politics in our weekly roundup.

Also this hour: We learn about the role forensic genealogists play in solving cold cases.

And CNN news anchor Bianna Golodryga discusses growing up in Houston as the child of Russian Jewish refugees and how that influenced Don't Feed the Lion, the new book she has co-authored to help children deal with antisemitism.

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