One of Greater Houston’s fastest growing community is dealing with lead in their water, but so far, they’ve received little help from local and state authorities. Host Raheel Ramzanali is joined by Shannon Ryan, reporter at ABC-13 Houston, to talk about that story in Montgomery County. Plus, why 8,000 students are calling out leaders at the University of Houston, how President Trump’s latest policies are impacting us in H-Town, and why more Houstonians are buying backyard chickens!
Stories we talked about on today’s show:
Concerns about brown in Willis water grows after private test shows high level of lead
Union Pacific investigation uncovers dioxin at Fifth Ward community center
Sexual assault, robberies on University of Houston campus prompt increased security measures
30,000 tons of food stuck in Houston port after Trump halts foreign aid
More Houston residents consider raising backyard chickens as bird flu causes spike in egg prices
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