Enough With Trains, Ogg’s Final Donations & Most Miserable Politician

It’s been a week since Milby High School student Sergio Rodriguez was tragically killed by a train on his way to school. Now, Union Pacific is making some safety changes. But why isn’t more being done to protect communities of color from trains?! Host Raheel Ramzanali dives into that big question with ABC13’s Pooja Lodhia and Monique Welch, diverse communities reporter at Houston Landing. Plus, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg’s interesting donations as she leaves office, another chapter in the Mayor Whitmire and Judge Hidalgo drama, and more! 






Stories we mentioned on today’s show: 



• Union Pacific to limit train traffic near Milby HS after student hit and killed (https://abc13.com/post/sergio-rodrigu...)


• Railroad says Milby student tried to 'outrun' train as mayor pushes for sky bridge (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news...)


• Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s (Fake) Secret Diary (https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-pol...)


• Outgoing DA Kim Ogg donates forfeiture funds to respected charities, plus political allies (https://houstonlanding.org/outgoing-d...)


• Houston's dangerous rail crossings have killed, maimed and delayed us long enough | Editorial (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opin...)


• Why does Houston have so much trouble with trains?  (https://www.instagram.com/p/DDvKEl0Ov...)


• Sheila Jackson Lee terminal may be coming soon to IAH after Houston city council vote. What to know (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/poli...)


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‘People need to be with community’: Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce hosts 9th annual holiday celebration (https://houstonlanding.org/people-nee...)  


• Grammy-nominated Khruangbin to return to the Houston area for its A La Sala tour (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news...)







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