{"id":428773,"date":"2025-12-06T12:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T12:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/428773\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T12:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T12:30:44","slug":"houston-trash-and-traffic-woes-dec-5-2025-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/428773\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston trash and traffic woes (Dec. 5, 2025) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Friday\u2019s show: We consider the implications of a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on redistricting.<\/p>\n

Sign up for the Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n

Plus: We look at the future of trash pickup in Houston.<\/p>\n

And, we get an update on some major road closures from TxDOT.<\/p>\n

Also this hour: People can pay for the opportunity to SCUBA dive into the gulf to spear and kill invasive lionfish<\/a> one by one. We talk with a Texas Monthly writer who recently did just that.<\/p>\n

Then, our non-experts consider The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly<\/a> of the week.<\/p>\n

And we go behind the scenes of an adaptation of It\u2019s a Wonderful Life performed as a live radio play at Stages Houston<\/a> through Dec. 28.<\/p>\n

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