Mayor's Controversial Immigrant Comments, Election Results, and Higher Electric Bills
It’s time to recap the news from the week! Host Raheel Ramzanali and Pulitzer Prize finalist Evan Mintz start by talking about the impacts from this week’s primary runoff election. Then, they’re talking about a new fee that could be showing up on our electric bills because of the historic derecho from earlier this month. After that, they’re recapping why Mayor Whitmire is under fire for his comments regarding residents of Gulfton and public transportation. Finally, Raheel and Evan spend some time on their moment of joy!
Learn more here:
- Election results from the Houston area
- School vouchers dominate state elections
- Consumers to pay for CenterPoint’s rebuild after historic derecho
- ConocoPhillips is acquiring Marathon Oil
- Houston Landing’s story on METRONext
- Mayor Whitmire’s clarifies comments about Gulfton residents
- 3-year-old boy drowns in apartment pool
- Two people drown in Galveston
- Two men dead after apparent drowning near Clear Lake
- Water safety tips for children
- Free CPR classes
- Houston featured in Bloomberg CityLab
- Raheel’s sports guide in Houstonia Mag
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