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href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/11/27/507396/why-author-rachel-kushner-had-the-time-of-her-life-writing-creation-lake/" rel="bookmark">Why author Rachel Kushner had the time of her life writing ‘Creation Lake’</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/michael-hagerty/" title="Posts by Michael Hagerty" class="author url fn" rel="author">Michael Hagerty</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-27T14:37:45-06:00">November 27, 2024</time></span> · The two-time National Book Award finalist talks about her latest novel ahead of an event in Houston on Dec. 2.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a 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href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/michael-hagerty/" title="Posts by Michael Hagerty" class="author url fn" rel="author">Michael Hagerty</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-27T13:21:39-06:00">November 27, 2024</time></span> · Archaeology Now Houston recently replicated the food, drink, and revelry of the Feast of St. Martin, a holiday in medieval Europe on par with Thanksgiving in America.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/archaeology-now-houston/" rel="tag">Archaeology Now Houston</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/beckendorff-farms/" rel="tag">Beckendorff Farms</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/feast-of-saint-martin/" 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href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/11/27/507351/the-bigger-picture-how-heretic-interrogates-faith-and-cynicism/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-450x299.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-1000x665.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-1500x998.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-1536x1022.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-2048x1363.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="299" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-450x299.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-507352 wp-post-image" alt="Still from Heretic" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-450x299.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-1500x998.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-2048x1363.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Houston Matters</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/11/27/507351/the-bigger-picture-how-heretic-interrogates-faith-and-cynicism/" rel="bookmark">The Bigger Picture: How ‘Heretic’ interrogates faith and cynicism</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/joshua-zinn/" title="Posts by Joshua Zinn" class="author url fn" rel="author">Joshua Zinn</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-27T12:46:04-06:00">November 27, 2024</time></span> · We consider what a new horror/thriller film has to say about religion.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/christianity/" 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to Mayor John Whitmire and the city's firefighter union president, Marty Lancton, asking them to consider adding a rule in the settlement regarding misconduct complaints.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/edward-pollard/" rel="tag">Edward Pollard</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/firefighters-settlement-houston/" rel="tag">firefighters settlement Houston</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-city-council/" rel="tag">houston city council</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-firefighters-union/" rel="tag">Houston firefighters union</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-mayor-john-whitmire/" rel="tag">Houston Mayor John Whitmire</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-507312" class="card post-507312 post type-post status-publish 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He was sentenced to death in 2019 during his detainment.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/mark-swidan/" rel="tag">Mark Swidan</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/prisoner-swap/" rel="tag">prisoner swap</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/state-department/" rel="tag">State Department</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/the-white-house/" rel="tag">The White House</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/u-s-senator-john-cornyn/" rel="tag">U.S. Senator John Cornyn</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-507307" class="card post-507307 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-houston-matters category-news category-political-roundup category-politics tag-dawn-buckingham tag-jeronimo-cortina tag-mass-deportations tag-nancy-sims tag-political-roundup tag-politics tag-tariffs tag-texas-land-commissioner"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/11/27/507307/political-roundup-texas-looks-to-help-with-mass-deportations/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/29142719/Political-Roundup-Web-Banner-450x300.png.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/29142719/Political-Roundup-Web-Banner-1000x666.png.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/29142719/Political-Roundup-Web-Banner-1200x799.png.webp 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/29142719/Political-Roundup-Web-Banner-768x512.png.webp 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/29142719/Political-Roundup-Web-Banner.png.webp 1201w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/29142719/Political-Roundup-Web-Banner-450x300.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-206717 wp-post-image" alt="Political-Roundup-Web-Banner" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/29142719/Political-Roundup-Web-Banner-450x300.png 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/29142719/Political-Roundup-Web-Banner-1000x666.png 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/29142719/Political-Roundup-Web-Banner-1200x799.png 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/29142719/Political-Roundup-Web-Banner-768x512.png 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/29142719/Political-Roundup-Web-Banner.png 1201w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Houston Matters</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/11/27/507307/political-roundup-texas-looks-to-help-with-mass-deportations/" rel="bookmark">Political Roundup: Texas looks to help with mass deportations</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/michael-hagerty/" title="Posts by Michael Hagerty" class="author url fn" rel="author">Michael Hagerty</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-27T11:00:08-06:00">November 27, 2024</time></span> · Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham says her office is identifying property to make available to the incoming Trump administration to use for mass deportation facilities. We discuss that and other developments in politics in our weekly roundup.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/dawn-buckingham/" rel="tag">dawn buckingham</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/jeronimo-cortina/" rel="tag">Jerónimo Cortina</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/mass-deportations/" rel="tag">mass deportations</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/nancy-sims/" rel="tag">Nancy Sims</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/political-roundup/" rel="tag">Political Roundup</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/politics/" rel="tag">politics</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/tariffs/" rel="tag">tariffs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-land-commissioner/" rel="tag">Texas Land Commissioner</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-507298" class="card post-507298 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-transportation tag-airport-news tag-airports tag-houston-airports tag-thanksgiving-travel"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/11/27/507298/traveling-in-houston-for-thanksgiving-heres-what-to-know/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18145855/DSC02739-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18145855/DSC02739-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18145855/DSC02739-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18145855/DSC02739-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18145855/DSC02739-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18145855/DSC02739-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-474848 wp-post-image" alt="Bush Airport International Terminal" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18145855/DSC02739-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18145855/DSC02739-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18145855/DSC02739-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18145855/DSC02739-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18145855/DSC02739-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Transportation</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/11/27/507298/traveling-in-houston-for-thanksgiving-heres-what-to-know/" rel="bookmark">Traveling in Houston for Thanksgiving? Here’s what to know</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sarah-grunau/" title="Posts by Sarah Grunau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Grunau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-27T07:40:12-06:00">November 27, 2024</time></span> · The worst traffic congestion in Texas this week is expected on the afternoon of Dec. 2 on northbound Interstate 45 between Galveston and Houston, when traffic volume will be 30 percent higher than usual, according to AAA.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/airport-news/" rel="tag">airport news</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/airports/" rel="tag">airports</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-airports/" rel="tag">Houston airports</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/thanksgiving-travel/" rel="tag">Thanksgiving travel</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-507294" class="card post-507294 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lgbtq category-news tag-gender-identity tag-kut tag-texas-gop tag-texas-legislature tag-transgender-issues"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2024/11/27/507294/texas-legislature-shifts-right-what-that-means-for-the-lgbtq-community/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26195929/img-5371-450x338.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26195929/img-5371-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26195929/img-5371-1500x1125.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26195929/img-5371-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26195929/img-5371-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="338" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26195929/img-5371-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-507295 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26195929/img-5371-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26195929/img-5371-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26195929/img-5371-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26195929/img-5371-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26195929/img-5371-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>LGBTQ+</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2024/11/27/507294/texas-legislature-shifts-right-what-that-means-for-the-lgbtq-community/" rel="bookmark">Texas Legislature shifts right: What that means for the LGBTQ community</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/blaise-gainey-texas-newsroom/" title="Posts by Blaise Gainey, Texas Newsroom" class="author url fn" rel="author">Blaise Gainey, Texas Newsroom</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-27T07:15:35-06:00">November 27, 2024</time></span> · Last session Texas GOP lawmakers passed a drag bill, a ban on gender-affirming surgery and other legislation targeting the LGBTQ community. With the Republican Party growing more conservative after the election, experts say it's likely the theme will continue.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/gender-identity/" rel="tag">gender identity</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/kut/" rel="tag">KUT</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-gop/" rel="tag">Texas GOP</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-legislature/" rel="tag">Texas Legislature</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/transgender-issues/" rel="tag">transgender issues</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-507122" class="card post-507122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-energy-environment category-hurricane category-in-depth category-infrastructure category-news category-politics category-texas category-weather tag-2025-texas-legislature tag-centerpoint-energy tag-hurricane-beryl tag-power-outages tag-public-utility-commission-of-texas"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/11/27/507122/what-the-pucs-report-and-pending-audit-mean-for-centerpoint-and-the-puc-itself/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21133019/Screenshot-103-450x253.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21133019/Screenshot-103-1000x563.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21133019/Screenshot-103-1500x844.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21133019/Screenshot-103-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21133019/Screenshot-103-2048x1152.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="253" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21133019/Screenshot-103-450x253.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-506770 wp-post-image" alt="PUCT" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21133019/Screenshot-103-450x253.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21133019/Screenshot-103-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21133019/Screenshot-103-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21133019/Screenshot-103-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21133019/Screenshot-103-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Energy & Environment</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/11/27/507122/what-the-pucs-report-and-pending-audit-mean-for-centerpoint-and-the-puc-itself/" rel="bookmark">What the PUC’s report and pending audit mean for CenterPoint – and the PUC itself</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/andrew-schneider/" title="Posts by Andrew Schneider" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Schneider</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-27T07:00:52-06:00">November 27, 2024</time></span> · The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued a raft of recommendations for utilities, and lawmakers, in the wake of its investigation into CenterPoint Energy’s handling of Hurricane Beryl. But the pending audit may force commissioners to come to terms with their own role in the disaster.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/2025-texas-legislature/" rel="tag">2025 Texas Legislature</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/centerpoint-energy/" rel="tag">CenterPoint Energy</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-beryl/" rel="tag">Hurricane Beryl</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/power-outages/" rel="tag">Power outages</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/public-utility-commission-of-texas/" rel="tag">Public Utility Commission of Texas</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-506225" class="card post-506225 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-full-show category-houston category-houston-matters category-local category-news tag-archaeology-now-houston tag-feast-of-saint-martin tag-film tag-heretic tag-martinmas tag-movies tag-political-roundup tag-politics tag-religion tag-the-bigger-picture"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/11/27/506225/the-week-in-politics-nov-27-2024/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202851/HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share-450x236.png.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202851/HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share-1000x525.png.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202851/HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share.png.webp 1200w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="236" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202851/HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share-450x236.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-381306 wp-post-image" alt="HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202851/HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share-450x236.png 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202851/HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share-1000x525.png 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202851/HM-CC_Banner-FB-Share.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Houston Matters</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/11/27/506225/the-week-in-politics-nov-27-2024/" rel="bookmark">The week in politics (Nov. 27, 2024)</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/michael-hagerty/" title="Posts by Michael Hagerty" class="author url fn" rel="author">Michael Hagerty</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-27T07:00:32-06:00">November 27, 2024</time></span> · On Wednesday’s show: The State of Texas is identifying property to make available to the incoming Trump administration to use for potential mass deportations. 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