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\t\t\t\t\t\"HelloHello Houston: The Commuter Cut<\/p>\n

In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” Harris County Attorney Abbie Kamin joins us to discuss the county’s legal battles over mail-in voting and federal funding, what they could mean for both the county and voters, and what we can expect to happen next.<\/p>\n

Then, Reid Turner, the lead agriculture teacher at Worthing High School in Sunnyside, tells us all about their agriculture program and how it’s teaching students to grow food and explore careers in agriculture, while also tackling the challenges of living in a food desert.<\/p>\n

Sign up for the Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n

And finally, journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning national security reporter, Thomas Ricks, who’s written extensively about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, explains why he believes the way immigration enforcement is currently being carried out on U.S. streets is mirroring some of the conduct of American forces during the Iraq War.<\/p>\n

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