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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A flesh-eating livestock parasite just crossed from “far away” to “detected in Texas,” and that should change how we think about border security, agriculture, and basic competence. We walk through what the New World screwworm is, why ranchers and border counties are sounding alarms, and why the food supply and Texas economy do not get protected by press releases and social media arguments. If prevention is easier than eradication, then speed, coordination, and listening to the people closest to the threat are the whole game.

From there, we pivot to school safety in the Houston area as Cy-Fair ISD runs a full-scale active threat exercise. I’m glad districts prepare for the worst day, but I’m not willing to pretend it’s normal that schools have to practice for violence. We talk about the deeper cultural problem behind school attacks, the formation of young men, and why responsibility, discipline, and moral clarity matter more than another round of blame and slogans.

We also cover a troubling Houston cyberstalking case connected to “incel” ideology, then shift into practical Second Amendment realities with news that Arms Room Radio is joining the Patriot Talk 920 lineup. We dig into what responsible armed citizenship looks like, why training increases even in constitutional carry states, and one key legal takeaway after any self-defense incident: get a lawyer and stop talking.

We close with two big Texas accountability stories: the TEA’s new Student Protection Resource Center and Houston’s proposed budget, including the debated $5 trash administrative fee and the public trust crisis it reveals.

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A major shake-up hits Texas election politics: Secretary of State Jane Nelson announces she’s stepping down, and we unpack why that matters far beyond Austin headlines. From the way primaries are run to who actually ends up representing voters, we walk through the real-world consequences of open primaries and the argument that party nominations should be protected as a basic freedom of association. If you’ve ever wondered why “moderate” winners keep popping up in safe Republican districts, this conversation puts a spotlight on the mechanics that make it possible.

We also move from ballot boxes to border security and public safety. Texas DPS disrupts smuggling attempts involving commercial trucks, including concerns about cloned vehicles that mimic legitimate companies to avoid detection. Then we tackle the new DPS move to require English-only CDL knowledge testing, tying English proficiency to commercial driver safety, federal standards, and the practical reality of driving on Texas roads. Along the way, we look at border encounters as a policy metric that voters can actually measure, not just debate.

In the second hour, Texas Scorecard’s Adam Kahn joins us to explain what tenure is, why it’s so hard to reverse once granted, and why recent tenure approvals at Texas A&M and the University of North Texas are raising alarms about ideology inside taxpayer-funded universities. We close with two heavy but vital accountability stories: a Houston firefighter accused in a child grooming case, and Democrat prosecutors suing to block Ken Paxton’s crime reporting rules, framing a bigger question about transparency and whether prosecutor discretion becomes quiet non-enforcement.

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