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Houston Public Library to preserve Lorenzo Salgado Araujo memorial
The memorial on Canal Street to remember the loss of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo will be moved ahead of the repaving of Canal Street.
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Study accuses Amazon, Walmart of deceiving shoppers with false 'Made in USA' claims
AI shopping assistants can often detect when "Made in USA" product labels are falsely labeled, but Amazon and Walmart are not using that technology to crack down on the listings, according to a new study....
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State finds some registered Texas voters were wrongly flagged as potential noncitizens
The secretary of state told counties to immediately reinstate any Texans who were removed from the voter roll despite showing DPS proof of citizenship....
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Texas is banning several THC products. Find out what will still be legal on July 31.
Although several synthetically derived cannabis products will be banned on July 31, delta-9 THC products will still remain legal.
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Houston-based oil companies reap massive profits as U.S. and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher
Exxon Mobil on Friday reported doubling its second-quarter profits to $14.53 billion, up 105% from the same time a year ago, while Chevron nearly quadrupled its profits to $12.07 billion....
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The Trump administration has undercut the U.S. asylum program. These 3 charts show how
A new rule for asylum applications adds to the bevy of changes under the Trump administration to the core program for those fleeing persecution in their home countries....
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Elderly couple found dead in Cypress home in apparent murder-suicide: HCSO
Harris County officials are investigating a possible murder-suicide scene after a son found his parents dead in their home near the Cypress area.
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THC ban begins (July 31, 2026)
On Friday's show: We get details on Texas' new ban on certain THC products, which begins today. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week....
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The summer recruiting grind never stops
More than 50 offensive and defensive linemen took part in two summer football camp sessions at Texas Southern University’s Durley Field Complex, each hoping to catch the attention of head coach Cris Dishman and his staff. But for many athletes, the camp was simply another stop in...
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Prison Fellowship offers hope to Houston kids
More than 300 Houston children of incarcerated parents will spend Saturday at the MI3 Center for a free basketball camp featuring a speaker who has lived on both sides of a prison sentence. Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree Sports Camp returns to Houston on Aug. 1, pairing a free da...
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And the Blackest ice cream flavor is…
Chocolate. Vanilla. Cookies and cream. Mint chocolate chip. Coffee. Rocky road. Ask Black Houstonians to name their favorite ice cream flavor, and you’ll get plenty of answers. But ask them which flavor is the “ Blackest ,” and one response rises above the rest. Butter pecan. For...
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1609: Franklin’s Heat Experiment
Episode: 1609 Benjamin Franklin’s experiments in thermal radiation. Today, Benjamin Franklin thinks about theoretical and applied science.
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Reporter’s Message: Operation Slowdown, Black Panther, Trump 4th term?
Is Operation Slowdown effective? Two vehicles went airborne over Houston freeways on back-to-back days last week, and both incidents occurred during TxDOT’s own campaign to stop it. Operation Slowdown, the state’s annual speed-enforcement push, runs July 18 through Aug. 2 this ye...
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Byron Canady runs Texas only Black-owned comic store
Byron Canady never set out to open the only Black-owned comic bookstore in Texas. He just wanted a place where Black nerds could see themselves on the shelves. Gulf Coast Cosmos Comics sits at the corner of Stuart Street and Emancipation Avenue in Houston’s Third Ward. It’s one o...
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What the Garden Oaks Theater’s Final Extension From the Wrecking Ball Really Means — Inside the Fight to Save an Iconic Piece of Houston’s Movie History
The fight to save Houston’s historic Garden Oaks Theater lives on. Arthouse Houston secured a final extension, granting the group that saved the River Oaks Theatre more time to come up with $1.6 million more needed to complete the down payment, closing costs and carrying expenses...
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Trump claims deal reached for Hamas disarmament, Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza
President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza.
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After 14 years of ICE check-ins, Houston woman is detained without a criminal history
For more than a decade, Joyce Basele reported to immigration officials as required. When the 64-year-old Houston woman arrived at an ICE field office for another routine check-in on June 18, however, she was taken into custody. “She’s literally a part of our family,” said Maureen...
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Leaders of new Fort Bend LULAC chapter say fatal ICE shooting in Houston accelerated its launch
Latinos make up about 25% of the growing population in the suburban county outside Houston, and that demographic is trending upward, according to the U.S. Census Bureau....
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Liberty County correctional officer fired following inmate’s escape from hospital
The search for Yorlan Rafael Reyes, the 31-year-old inmate who escaped July 18, remained active as of Thursday.
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Texas’ ban on several consumable THC hemp products goes into effect Friday: What is legal and what is not?
Several months after the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the Texas Department of State Health Services can reclassify the majority of hemp-derived THC as a schedule I drug, the state’s ban is set to go into effect on Friday. The Texas Supreme Court’s May ruling ended a 2021 injunc...
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Trump says he ‘may’ pull Blanche AG nomination temporarily
The news comes as two key Republicans, including Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, are withholding their support over concerns about the Justice Department's deal with President Trump....
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Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (July 30, 2026)
For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
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Hello Houston (July 30, 2026)
Today: We learn about the creation of a synthetic cell, talk with Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis about the county’s budget, hear a conversation with Houstonian playwright Cris Eli Blak, and more....
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The Houston Heights celebrates White Linen Night’s 20th anniversary this Saturday
This year's ticketed celebration on West 19th Street will span from Ashland to Yale streets and feature live music, food and drinks and an artisan market....
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TxDOT permanently closing SH-146 ramp to I-45 south in Galveston County. Here’s what drivers need to know
Drivers traveling through Galveston County will soon need to plan for a major traffic change as the Texas Department of Transportation prepares to permanently close a key connector ramp as part of its ongoing I-45 expansion project. Beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, the SH 14...
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Vehicle crashes into Menchie's Frozen Yogurt in northwest Harris County
An investigation is underway after a vehicle crashed into Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt in northwest Harris County on Thursday morning, according to Constable Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office. The crash happened at the yogurt shop in the 10880 block of Louetta Road. Officia...
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Dream Con brought Black nerd culture to Texas, but to keep it, founders say support is needed
Dream Con, one of the country’s largest Black-owned pop culture conventions, is at risk of looking elsewhere to find financial support and resources.
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Senate panel delays vote on Blanche AG nomination as key Republicans, including John Cornyn, withhold support
The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Blanche’s nomination to the full chamber.
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Gov. Greg Abbott cleared the way for the hemp industry in 2019. Now businesses are being pushed out
Texas will ban hemp products containing certain intoxicating cannabinoids starting July 31, and local businesses are feeling the strain — and even closing....
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Texas could send a record four GOP women to Congress — if they make it through November
Despite sending more Republicans to Congress than any other state, Texas has elected only five GOP women to the U.S. House in its history. Redistricting and retirements could change things....
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City contracts & minority-owned businesses (July 30, 2026)
On Thursday's show: We learn why a longstanding city of Houston program requiring some government contracts to be awarded to minority-owned businesses was ruled unconstitutional this week and discuss the ramifications....
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With future of U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade in limbo, Texas businesses navigate choppy waters
The Trump administration announced July 1 it would not renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Rising uncertainty has led businesses that depend on the trade pact to pull back on investment in Texas, experts say....
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2623: Thomas Carlyle’s Past and Present
Episode: 2623 Thomas Carlyle and the Working of Free Markets. Today, economic salvation.
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Meet America’s Black billionaires
Stacker compiled a list of the 11 richest Black billionaires, using Feb. 2, 2026 data from Forbes. Individuals were ranked by their overall wealth ranking, with the richest person taking the #1 spot. America’s Black billionaires represent an array of industries and business ventu...
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Black homeownership sees record high decline in Harris County
Harris County experienced its sharpest one-year pullback from homeownership in a decade in 2024. The decline landed disproportionately on Black families, according to the Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s newly released State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report . R...
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Madd Hatta champions entrepreneurship with children’s book debut
For decades, Houston has known Benjamin Thompson III as The Madd Hatta—the unmistakable voice behind Majic 102.1’s The Madd Hatta Show and a Texas Radio Hall of Famer. Now, he’s adding another title to his resume: children’s book author. The Madd Hatta. Credit: The Madd Hatta. Hi...
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Dr. Janice Beal gives Black women permission to rest
For generations, Black women have worn strength like a badge of honor. They have cared for children and aging parents, held families together through crises, led churches and organizations, built careers, and somehow found a way to keep going even when there was nothing left to g...
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Houston pitmasters share secrets to first-class BBQ
Everybody claims to have the best barbecue. Kansas City has its sauce. Memphis has its ribs. The Carolinas have their pork. But ask Texans, and they’ll tell you the Lone Star State sits at the top of the barbecue mountain. To learn what separates average backyard grilling from ch...
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Witness to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s shooting released from ICE detention as prosecutors argue against it
Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego was one of three passengers in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van when he was killed by an ICE agent. The other men remain detained....
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Houston Restaurant Weeks Includes More Than 350 Restaurants This Year — And Another Restaurant Weeks Is Jumping In
An Instagram post alerted newcomers descending on Houston for the World Cup that the Bayou City’s weather was set to Preheat in June, Bake in July and a scorching Broil setting in August. As everyone braces themselves for those inevitable three-digit temperatures, why not let som...
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Teachers claim Cy-Fair ISD restricts classroom wish lists from being shared online
A recent TikTok video caught attention online this week as Houston mother Aly Matei sparked questions about whether teachers in Cy-Fair ISD are allowed to share classroom wish lists online. View this post on Instagram Matei said the issue came to light after she tried to find loc...
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Houston Artist Organizes a Pop-Up Fair to Help Her Earthquake-Torn Home Country of Venezuela
Like almost any Venezuelan abroad, when Houston-based, internationally shown artist Violette Bule saw the devastation in her native country after two major back-to-back earthquakes, she felt the need to take action in any way possible. “I realized that my most valuable resource w...
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Drivers going to Galveston face I-45 lane closures, extended detour starting Aug. 8
The most significant traffic changes will be short-term main lane closures from FM 519 to Tiki Drive and a reroute near La Marque and Texas City that will be in place for the next two years. They're part of a project to widen I-45 to eight lanes....
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‘Where are all the volunteers?’: Kerr County faces worse flood damage with fewer resources
The Federal Emergency Management Agency hasn’t started helping local governments or individuals, while philanthropic response lags compared to last year’s flood....
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Kavinsky, the electro-pop composer known for “Nightcall," found dead at his home
The French electro-pop composer behind the song “Nightcall" died at the age of 50, the Associated Press reported.
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Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (July 29, 2026)
For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
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A Houston man allegedly flew a drone during the World Cup to video his church. He could face a year in prison
Federal authorities say 44 drones and $9 million in fake FIFA merchandise were seized in Houston during the World Cup, when the city hosted seven matches and a popular fan festival....
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French man discovers 5 dead babies hidden in boxes in his home after argument with wife: prosecutors
The man discovered remains believed to belong to five newborns hidden inside cardboard boxes in his home after his partner gave birth at home and was taken to a hospital, according to prosecutors....
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Hello Houston (July 29, 2026)
Today: We discuss the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s record investment in Texas students through scholarships, talk with Houston artist Tay Butler about what shapes his work, dispel common misconceptions about organ donation, and more....
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Houston Concierge Doctor AlereMD Sets New Standards for Healthcare With Membership Model-Based Practice
For Dr. Charles Rismyhr, creating his membership model-based healthcare practice, AlereMD, in the heart of The Heights in Houston is personal. His grandfather was a small-town doctor, and Dr. Rismyhr notes he was an inspiration for AlereMD’s practice style. “He practiced in a sim...
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DHS waives environmental laws for border barriers and roads from Big Bend to Lake Amistad
The waiver clears the way for barriers, roads and surveillance infrastructure, though federal officials have not specified what will be built throughout the project area....
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Community colleges brace for local cuts after Texas funding shortchanges them millions
Hiring and spending will be impacted, college administrators say. The performance-based model is proving unpredictable in its early years.
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The week in politics (July 29, 2026)
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we reflect on the role the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee had on Houston and the city’s desegregation more than 50 years ago....
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3393: Curtiss Robin
Episode: 3393 In which the 1928 Curtiss Robin airplane was far more than it seemed to be. Today, a ride in a bland airplane.
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Fast Cars, High Fashion and Philanthropy Make This Second Time Houston Best Dressed Honoree’s Heart Zoom — Getting To Know Ann Ayre
The PaperCity Philanthropy in Fashion Houston Best Dressed honorees represent a cross section of backgrounds, interests, and ages with two unifying characteristics. Each has an altruistic interest in contributing to the Bayou City and each has a defining style. The philanthropic ...
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‘Am I gonna do it or not?’: Videos in lawsuit appear to show Houston restaurateur before family killings
A new lawsuit filed by the parents of Thy Mitchell accuses her late husband, Matthew, of plotting the killings of her and her family. As evidence, the parents submitted dozens of videos they say were recorded inside their River Oaks home in the days before their deaths....
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Houston’s decades-old program awarding city contracts to minority-owned businesses is ruled unconstitutional
U.S. Judge David Hittner sided with a white couple who sued the city in 2023, claiming their landscaping businesses faced racial discrimination.
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Fort Bend County postpones cadet graduation after state inspection finds documentation, compliance issues
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement found compliance issues at the Gus George Law Enforcement Academy with student attendance records, required paperwork, and internal checks to ensure the academy was meeting the state’s training requirements....
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Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (July 28, 2026)
For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.