Election’s effect on education (Nov. 5, 2026)

On Thursday's show: The results of this week's election could have profound implications for the future of education in Greater Houston, from the HISD takeover, to vouchers, and beyond.

Also this hour: As the Taliban retook Afghanistan five years ago, The New York Times scrambled to evacuate people working at its bureau there and their families. They ended up here in Houston. We learn why, how, and what happened next, a story told in the new book, The Last Free Women. We talk with the co-authors, Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp, ahead of a trio of events Blumenstein is holding this weekend in Houston.

Then, in this month’s edition of The Full Menu, Houston foodies discuss their favorite pizza around the city.

And firefighter, paramedic, and documentary photographer RJ Clarke tells us about the Houstonians featured in The Color of Fire, an archive telling the stories of Black firefighters.

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