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September 26, 2025 31 mins
It’s our final day of Education Week and we’re mixing it up by bringing on student journalists for our Friday news roundup! Host Raheel Ramzanali is joined by Sarah Knowlton, editor in chief at ⁠The Rice Thresher⁠, and David Hill, reporter at ⁠KTSU from Texas Southern University⁠, to talk about safety on campus and Mayor Whitmire’s press conference in light of the Houston serial killer social media rumors, what free speech issues local university students are facing right now, and more!  Stories we talked about today:  ⁠No serial killer in Houston, Mayor Whitmire says, after five bodies pulled from bayous⁠ ⁠Rice announces Chao College as 12th residential college⁠ ⁠Rice drops to bottom of free speech ranking⁠ ⁠Rice’s Student Survey ⁠ ⁠Andrew White officially launches Democratic bid to take on Greg Abbott⁠ ⁠Students struggle with mail-in ballots during 2024 election⁠ ⁠Texas Southern University's beloved campus radio station could go silent⁠ ⁠Many Texas retailers can no longer sell THC to customers under 21⁠ ⁠Soccer wins twice, ranked 25th in the nation⁠ Want to become a City Cast Houston Neighbor? Check out our ⁠membership program⁠.  Learn more about the sponsors of this September 26th episode: ⁠Texas Renaissance Festival⁠ ⁠The Village School⁠ ⁠Babbel⁠ - Get up to 55% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST ⁠Downtown Houston+⁠ ⁠Wise⁠ Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter ⁠Hey Houston⁠  Follow us on ⁠Instagram ⁠ @CityCastHouston Don’t have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have ⁠feedback or a show idea⁠? Let us know!  Interested in advertising with City Cast? ⁠Let’s Talk!⁠ Photo: Jermaine Thomas II/City Cast
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