Mayor Throws Shade, $6 Million Mistake, and Where’s the Election Fraud?
We all make mistakes in the work place, but imagine not reading an email that ended up costing your office $6 million! That’s exactly what happened at the Harris County District Attorney’s office. Plus, why is Houston Mayor John Whitmire talking about the previous mayor and throwing shade at that administration at his state of the city address? Host Raheel Ramzanali is recapping those stories and more with Monique Welch, diverse communities reporter at the Houston Landing, and Abby Church, City Hall reporter at the Houston Chronicle, on today’s Friday news roundup!
Stories we discussed on today’s show:
- What's the 'Most Houston' Thing Ever?
- Mayor John Whitmire's first State of the City address leans into the past over policy
- The Harris County District Attorney’s new budget is short $6 million. It didn’t have to be.
- La Porte pipeline fire could possibly cause pollution, despite officials saying otherwise
- Authorities find human remains in SUV that crashed into site of Deer Park pipeline fire
- NASA astronaut snaps photo of Deer Park pipeline fire from International Space Station
- Political Roundup: How zoning and land use play into the La Porte pipeline fire
- Why you may need to buy flood insurance for the 1st time after Harris County releases new flood maps
- Conroe ISD honors Mittie J. Turner Campbell, names school after first Black female principal
- Voter fraud data from group behind Project 2025 shows few instances of noncitizen voting in Texas
- With few protections in Texas, OSHA’s new rule could finally provide relief from heat to workers
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