An “Ebola dashboard” launches in Harris County right as officials tell Houston there’s nothing to worry about, and that contradiction sets the tone for a packed Friday show. I walk through what the dashboard is supposed to do, how airport screening and monitoring would work during a surge of international travel, and why public health messaging can feel less like transparency and more like a signal that something bigger is coming.

From there, I hit several Texas stories that reveal how quickly policy becomes personal: a Round Rock Pride festival and the debate over Texas Senate Bill 12, the New World screwworm response in South Texas with quarantine zones and sterile fly releases, and the weekend Houston weather outlook with storm-driven flooding risk. Each one raises the same practical question: what should government enforce, what should it promote, and what does it owe families who just want clear rules and honest communication?

In the second hour, I’m joined by Charles Blaine from Urban Reform for a Houston local recap focused on FIFA World Cup planning, extreme heat risk, a security perimeter near NRG, and the political tension around ICE being “on site.” We also dig into Houston’s budget drama and fee proposals, plus education and fraud stories that show how messy governance gets when accountability is optional.

To close, I break down the U.S. Supreme Court settlement ending the Rio Grande water dispute between Texas and New Mexico, and I give my take on Ken Paxton’s investigation into energy drink marketing and high caffeine products like Celsius and Alani.

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