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On today’s Hello Houston, we’re joined by Harris County Attorney Abbie Kamin, who discusses the county’s legal battles over mail-in voting and federal funding, what they could mean for both the county and voters, and what happens next.
Next, we turn to education and talk with Reid Turner, the lead agriculture teacher at Worthing High School in Sunnyside, who tells us about how their agriculture program is teaching students how to grow food, raise animals, and tackle the challenges of living in a food desert.
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In the second hour, journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning national security reporter Thomas Ricks, who’s written extensively about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, talks to us about what he’s seeing as a troubling connection between the conduct of American forces during the Iraq War and how immigration enforcement is currently being carried out on U.S. streets.
And finally, our hosts and listeners share the latest things that have been taking over all their free time as part of our regular Thursday feature, Current Obsessions. Share your Current Obsessions with us anytime by emailing us at talk@hellohouston.org.
And, as always, our hosts Ernie Manouse and Tessa Barrera discuss today’s top stories at the top of each hour, including James Talarico spending more than $25 million on television advertising, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick saying he’ll lower school ratings if graphic books aren’t removed, Houston City Council approving a “right to air conditioning” ordinance, and more.