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The week in politics (July 5, 2023)
Houston Matters
English - July 05, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MB - ★★★★ - 88 ratingsDaily News News Society & Culture affairs craig cohen current events houston local matters media news politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Using Independence Day to end slavery (July 3, 2023)
Next Episode: Building skyscrapers in Houston (July 6, 2023)
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics.
Also this hour: Houston food writers talk about their favorite places to get Mexican and Tex-Mex food in the city right now, in this month's installment of The Full Menu.
And a new graphic novel called Last on His Feet tells the story of boxer and Galveston native Jack Johnson, the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion. His victory over the white former champion Jim Jeffries on July 4, 1910, was called "the fight of the century" and spawned race riots across the country.