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On Friday’s present: We study the wave of large information facilities increasing throughout Texas, prompting warnings from specialists who say the brand new water calls for may push the state’s already strained provide to the brink.
Additionally this hour: We get a brand new perspective on native democracy by speaking with self-described “native authorities fanatic” Emily Hynds about observing each Houston Metropolis Council assembly for the final 5 years and sharing what she sees by means of her weblog, Emily Takes Notes.
Then, from Camp Mystic planning to reopen partially, to a statue of President Trump holding arms with Jeffrey Epstein briefly exhibiting up on the Nationwide Mall, our non-experts break down The Good, The Unhealthy, and The Ugly of the week.
And we recall how an underdog group of Main League prospects — together with some future Astros stars — managed to tug off an upset and gained the gold medal in baseball on the 2000 Olympics. We discuss with Houstonian Dave Fanucchi, creator of a guide about that story, Miracle on Grass.
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