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On Wednesday’s show: From arrest warrants being issued for Texas Democrats who fled the state to break quorum, to other developments in the Texas redistricting fight, we discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup.
Also this hour: Houston Restaurant Weeks is underway during the month of August raising funds for the Houston Food Bank. In this month’s installment of The Full Menu, food writers talk about what dishes local restaurants are offering this year and what they’re looking forward to sampling.
And, 80 years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, we talk with an area psychologist and author whose dad took part in the Manhattan Project that developed the bomb. Dr. Leslie Shover talks about her debut novel, Fission: A Novel of Atomic Heartbreak, which is based on anecdotes from her parents during that time.
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