Wildfire Affecting Montgomery and San Jacinto Counties

Jimmy Barrett takes you through the stories that matter the most on the morning of 03/20/25.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
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Speaker 2 (00:13):
It's more what matters to you. From the John Morris
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Speaker 3 (00:17):
Good morning, five am. As we get started this morning
here in Houston's Morning News. Among our top stories here
this morning, the FED left interest rates alone, as expected.
But what else did the FED have to say yesterday?
The head of the FED wildfire threatening Montgomery and San
Jacinto Counties and coming up at five aw eight. Yeah,
it's bad, but there are a lot worse places if

(00:37):
you have seasonal allergies. Details in the minutes ahead. You're
Houston's Morning News. First, sky Mike is here semi awaken,
a nose full of what I think.

Speaker 4 (00:47):
I got some smoke from Sanjacino County. All my neighbors
up in Tarkington, we're seeing that yesterday. I know you're
going to have more on that at this newscast here.

Speaker 3 (00:55):
We got it in East Freeway.

Speaker 4 (00:57):
They just picked up some roadwork that was on the
outbound past the bud plane.

Speaker 3 (01:00):
At six'.

Speaker 4 (01:01):
Ten i've got some blind spots, here but WHAT i
can see it looks like that's wide. OPEN i don't
see any suckage on the digitals. Either so it looks
like let's consider that picked up. Now if you see something,
different hit me on your tip line seven one three
two one two. Tips I'm skymike on THE Usa rbresorts
Dot com traffic center.

Speaker 3 (01:18):
From o R ktrh top Tax defenders twenty four Hour
Wather's and there are lots of sunshine, today high temperature
right about. Seventy, unfortunately it's also going to be windy,
today which is not good for fighting. Wildfires we'll have
more coming up with and we talked To Terry smith
at The Weather channel in about nine. Minutes right now
fifty two if your, officials some of your weather. Station
news radio seven forty k T, rh it is time

(01:40):
now for the news and for cliff this. Morning Here's Eric.
Shark good.

Speaker 5 (01:43):
Morning it is now five oh one on news radio
seven forty K. Trh our top story this. Hour, well as,
expected no cuts from The Federal. Reserve they did up
to hold interest rate steady and not.

Speaker 6 (01:55):
A surprise to Economist Jewel. Griffith but what.

Speaker 7 (01:59):
Was what was far more interesting was the actual written
statement of The fed issues after each, decision and then
also the press comforts that The fed share.

Speaker 6 (02:07):
Gave after four years of praise for the economy Under,
biden The fed suddenly has a gloomy.

Speaker 3 (02:14):
Outlook some fairly bad.

Speaker 7 (02:16):
News they were talking about lower, growth higher, unemployment higher.

Speaker 3 (02:19):
Inflation some good.

Speaker 6 (02:21):
News there are still two rate cuts projected for later this.
Year Jeff Biggs news through radio seven forty k trhe.

Speaker 5 (02:29):
A fast moving wildfire Continues bernie And Santa soto And Montgomery.

Speaker 3 (02:33):
County it now has a.

Speaker 5 (02:35):
Name Montgomery County Fire Marshal Jimmy williams says that weather
conditions are fanning the flames of the Now Pauline road.

Speaker 3 (02:41):
Fire we're going.

Speaker 8 (02:42):
To see thirty mile an HOUR gus with humidities in
the ten and twenty percent. Doles that's very unique For Southeast.

Speaker 5 (02:49):
Texas the fire began around five o'clock, yesterday grew from
two hundred acres so down estimated two thousand acres in
just a few. Hours it's only as a ten percent
cantainment as of the latest update from The TEXAS a
AND m four at. Service voluntary and mandatory evacuations have
been in place since yesterday, evening and there are evacuation

(03:09):
shelters In cleveland Cold spring And. Splendora, also The CLEVELAND
id has canceled classes for. TODAY a federal judge has
given The trump administration until today to account for the
deportation flights last week set violated illegal alien gang members
out of the. Country White House Press Secretary Carolyn levitt
says that the deportations are completely within the.

Speaker 9 (03:31):
Law under This, act it is within The president's authority
to deport these, terrorists and anybody trying to defend these
terrorists who have now been sent off Of american soil
should talk to the families of the individuals who these
heinous monsters have killed and have.

Speaker 5 (03:47):
Raped the judge tried to order the flights to turn
around mid, air but The White house says it was
impossible since they were already over international. Waters an executive
order over is expected to be signed at By President
trump that aims to do away with The department Of.
Education the order reportedly been in the works for weeks. Now,
meanwhile judicial activist on federal courts are trying to Stop

(04:09):
trump and his agenda at every.

Speaker 10 (04:12):
Turn Another obama appointed judge has Stopped trump from firing federal.

Speaker 11 (04:16):
Workers agencies absolutely have a right to tern a probationary.
Employees this is definitely judicial. Overreach trump clearly has the
law on his.

Speaker 10 (04:25):
Side Robert romano With americans For Limited government, says these
are legitimate laws That trump is simply.

Speaker 11 (04:30):
Following the judges want to decide that the laws don't
apply When trump is the president and that he's less
than a, president or that he's an illegitimate president or
something like.

Speaker 10 (04:39):
That romano, says these cases are clearing the way for
future presidents to govern without this judicial. Interference Even Buchanan
News radio seven FORTY ktr and this.

Speaker 3 (04:48):
Should be a shock to know.

Speaker 5 (04:49):
What according to a new, survey Most americans don't trust
the mainstream media for accurate coverage when it comes to the.

Speaker 12 (04:54):
Presidents, trump to be, sure is mercurial and makes, Mistakes
but THE, abc The New York, times and THE CNNs
just refused to cover or put in context thing That
trump might be.

Speaker 13 (05:05):
Doing.

Speaker 5 (05:05):
Right that's The Paul university Professor jeff. McCall according to
the study From, yugov only twenty nine percent Of americans
Believe trump receives accurate. Coverage after setting a new all
time high last, week going over three thousand dollars per,
Ounce some On Wall street say the price of gold
could reach thirty.

Speaker 3 (05:23):
Five hundred dollars sometimes this.

Speaker 14 (05:25):
Year the great thing about it is it's not really
correlated to the things that make stocks. Fall so you,
see like you look at the stock, market zero percent
correlation with. Gold you look at the, Vics so when volatility,
rises doesn't do anything to.

Speaker 3 (05:37):
Gold that's a great gasset to have right.

Speaker 5 (05:39):
Now Ben, levish and editor At Baron's market says gold
has exceeded expectations so far this, year ends up more
than thirteen percent in twenty twenty five and thirty eight
percent over the past twelve. Months texas moving closer to
bad on cell phones in.

Speaker 3 (05:53):
Schools State.

Speaker 5 (05:54):
Rep Caroline farley says that they distract from, learning lead,
bullying and can spread false alarms about school.

Speaker 3 (06:03):
Safety we want our.

Speaker 15 (06:04):
Kids to focus on academics such as, math, science and,
reading and the reality is these phones they're.

Speaker 5 (06:09):
Distraction she knows this is not a new, concept with
nine states already banning or restricting cell phone use in public.
Schools herbie allows districts to craft a policy that works
best for. Them some districts already have their own. BANDS
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(06:31):
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Speaker 3 (07:09):
H we can't let these things happen. Anymore New, age
The Golden age Of america begins right.

Speaker 1 (07:16):
Now these year stay two one Use radio seven k
t R. H, so how are your?

Speaker 3 (07:25):
Allergies if you are allergic to tree? Pollen this is
this is not the place to be right, now because
we got a ton of tree, pollen, pine pine tree,
pollen oak tree. POLLEN i DON'T i don't Think i'm
allergic to. IT i, GET i GET i get a little,
Stuffy but BUT i don't think it's you, know if

(07:45):
it's an allergic it's not a severe allergic, reaction let's
put it that. Way BUT i think we all get
a little, stuffy even those of us who aren't allergic
certain times of the year when certain, things you, know
bloom or or come. Out and because we have so much,
pollen and this year it feels like it's worse than

(08:07):
it's been in the last few, years just the level of.
POLLEN i, MEAN i. Try i've tried to keep my truck.
CLEAN i cannot keep my truck. CLEAN i. TRIED i
cannot rinse that stuff off with a. Hose i've taken
a hose with a really really good spray on, it

(08:27):
and it still doesn't want to all come, off you.
Know but the only cure for, THIS i guess is
a car. Wash but it turns out as bad as
we have a tendency to think it is that we
are far from the worst place for seasonal, allergies at
least according to The asthma And Allergy foundation Of. America
they release a list every year of the worst cities for.

(08:49):
Allergies here is the list in reverse. Order number, Ten,
Greensboro North, carolina number, Nine, Greensville South, carolina number, Eight, Richmond.
Virginia they traditionally are on that list every, Year i've
seen it more towards number one in the. Past, Raleigh North,
carolina came in, Seventh Little, Rock, arkansas, Sixth, Memphis tennessee was.

(09:13):
Fifth it's Also oklahoma, Fourth Oklahoma, City, oklahoma, Third New
orleans came in, second And, Wichita, kansas came in. First
this is the second year in a row they've been
at the top of the list for having being the
worst city if you suffer from. Allergies according to the
fourth of the city had worse than average tree in grass,
pollen worse than average allergy medication. Use so evidently they

(09:38):
keep track of all, right who's buying the over the
counter drugs to try to counteract the allergy and didn't
put that into the component here as part of the
reason why they made number one on the list and
worse than average board certified allergists and immunologists to help
treat those with. Allergies in other, words they've got more
a lot more than your average amount of people who
are in the allergy business to treat. It five Ten

(10:01):
time for draffic and weather together as we check out
the drive.

Speaker 4 (10:04):
Again Sky mike's, here just taking a gander Around San
Jacino county this, Morning Cold, spring and those of you
Around Lake.

Speaker 3 (10:11):
LIVINGSTON i know we've got some back road.

Speaker 4 (10:13):
Closures looks like one fifty still open and the twenty
two seventy five which feeds over to one oh five In.
Cleveland this part of it's still, open but obviously there's
going to be some back road closures this. Morning it's
not affecting The east Tex OR i sixty nine coming
down From, livingston and so far we're moving find one
for six you're not affected yet. Either of, course we

(10:35):
keep an eye on things and that's why we check
every ten. Minutes Here cleveland down is pretty easy step
now twenty twenty two minutes once you get From humble into.

Speaker 3 (10:44):
Downtown Ship channel.

Speaker 4 (10:45):
Bridges luck this shot of The Fred Hartman bridge here
camera one three zero. Eight we look nice and looking
From missouri street Side, baytown we look.

Speaker 3 (10:54):
Good laport both.

Speaker 4 (10:55):
Ways Toll bridge rocked it along nicely this morning both
ways FROM i ten to twenty five six. Ten let's
do Bud plant and down to The Goodyear. Plant it's rocking.
ALONG i Got Ghetto dave on your tip line. ALREADY
i might dude.

Speaker 16 (11:07):
FROM fm at thirty all the way The Punker road
on forty Five, south very very clean and. Green but
put your moon shades, on men that have loon is still.

Speaker 4 (11:18):
Fright there you, Go, terry you're wearing your sunglasses at.
Night I'm skymike THE Usa rbresorts Dot com Traffic center from.

Speaker 3 (11:25):
R ktrh top Tax defenders twenty four, hour whether it's under.
Terror we've got a wildfire up In Montgomery county threatening
parts Of Santa Central, county nine hundred homes in the,
path and we have windy conditions going on for the
next few. Days this will not be.

Speaker 17 (11:39):
Helpful, no not only just, windy but also very dry.
Air and it's that combination of the dry air and
the winds that are the. Concerns so there is a
red flag warning that's in effect for this. Afternoon that's
when the humidity is at its, lowest and we haven't
seen a lot of rain here. Recently we're running just

(12:01):
a little bit of a deficit in terms of, rainfall
so far for the, year the worst of it has
been near the. Coast that's where we've been the, driest
and that's where the winds will be most, persistent at
least through the morning. Hours the closer you are to the,
coast the windy or the. Conditions we are sunny and
dry and cooler today on this excuse, me it's the

(12:23):
first day of, Spring, jimmy upper sixties to low seventies
this Afternoon tomorrow warms up just a little, bit load
to mid.

Speaker 18 (12:30):
Seventies, saturday we're in the load of mid.

Speaker 17 (12:32):
Eighties no rain Through, saturday but early next week we
have a forty percent chance of showers and Thunderstorms sunday
Afternoon monday. Morning it's only been spring for about an, hour, Right,
yes what we was at four oh one that spring
officially showed?

Speaker 3 (12:46):
Up all, Right happy springtime. Everybody right now fifty two
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South Windows. Solutions now back To Jimmy bears and The
Houston Morning news. Team all the info you need to
take on the. Day SO i know there's wildfires In
Montgomery county And San jacento and there's not nearly the

(13:09):
population base there that there, is you, know in most
of The houston. Area but last NIGHT i Saw Judge
markeel From Montgomery county bringing the media up to date
on what was going on with the, fire AND i
thought he had some important information to. Share we'll share
that audio with you coming up. Next, first we've got
traffic and weather. Together that, yeah what sky mine closures

(13:31):
In San Jacto. County thank you very. Good, yes that's
good to. Know we Got.

Speaker 4 (13:34):
Pauline, Road Lee Turner, Road Kirby, road Big Buck, Road Herford,
Way Blue Till road evacuated and they've got.

Speaker 3 (13:42):
Closures up and down these.

Speaker 4 (13:43):
Roads this is just right around Cold spring, too twenty
two to seventy, five which comes up From. Cleveland that
looks to be open south of this. Area but if
you're going up north this, morning you want to avoid.
That of, course give the emergency emergency cruise their room
to do what they've got to do this. Morning if
you see anything related to, this Then i'm not seeing
hit me at seven, one, three, two one two tips.

Speaker 3 (14:07):
And so far Are houston freeways rocking along.

Speaker 4 (14:09):
Nicely I'm skymike on THE USA r And bresorts Dot
Com Traffic center.

Speaker 3 (14:13):
From R ktrh top Tax defenders twenty four hour Weather.
Center red flag warning coming out. Later today's gonna be windy, today, Tonight, Tomorrow, Saturday,
sunday so not good for again for fighting. Wildfire sunday
today about seventy then sunshine tomorrow with the high seventy.
Seven book windy both. Days temperature currently is fifty two

(14:34):
at your official severe weather. Station News radio seven forty K.
Trh time to get caught up on some of our
top stories this.

Speaker 5 (14:40):
Morning Here's Eric Good morning five twenty one on News
radio seven forty K. Trh your headlines brought to you
BY Dnm Auto Leasing uston and executive order expected to
be signed today By President trump aimed at eliminating The
department Of. Education The Social Security administration will now require
in office visits to verify identity to start a. Claim
And greenpeace being ordered to pay six hundred and sixty

(15:02):
million dollars to A texas company over its involvement in
The dakota pipeline. PROTEST a judge rule That greenpeace incited
people to protest by using misinformation. Campaigns get the latest
news anytime AT ktrh dot. Com our next update comes
your way at the bottom of the.

Speaker 3 (15:16):
Hour the once are under, construction two eighty eight.

Speaker 2 (15:20):
Sixty ten accidents and alternate next on the ten on SEVEN.

Speaker 3 (15:24):
Ktrh all, right let's be, clear this is not A Los,
Angeles california, situation but there will be rug. Closures mike's
already told you about a few of.

Speaker 16 (15:35):
Them.

Speaker 3 (15:36):
There there is probably gonna be. Smoke if you get
nothing else from, this you're going to probably smell smoke
and see. Smoke and it is amazing how quickly several
thousand acres have burned. Up of, course the wind is
not helping any of these. Things but there was a
a press conference last night With Montgomery County Judge Mark

(15:57):
kelloh and the fire chief and few other. FOLKS i
thought you shared a little audio with. You this information
is from about eleven or twelve last, night BUT i
think a lot of it is still very pertinent here this.

Speaker 19 (16:08):
Morning I'm Mark, kello And i'm A Montgomery county, judge
And i'm out here where this thirteen hundred acre fire
is going on over In Sanjasino, county and it is
breaking Towards Montgomery. County what we've been watching all day
long is the wind has been moving and it's been
pressing this, fire causing now people In San Jacino county to.

(16:29):
Evacuate we've had some that are starting to voluntarily evacuate
In Montgomery.

Speaker 20 (16:34):
County we have.

Speaker 19 (16:35):
Our fire groups on both sides of the creek that
divides The Montgomery county From San Sino. County chief all
find is here with. Us, chief why don't you tell
us what's going on with the? Evacuations would you do
that for?

Speaker 21 (16:46):
Us so this time we have a cruise both Assisting
Montgomery county And Santa Center county fire apparatus working most
flags of the, fire doing mandatory evacuations in court portions
of the county Of San Center, county and we have
voluntary evacuations in parts Of Montgomery. County some of the

(17:07):
streets that are mandatory Evacuations Lee Turner, Road big Uh.

Speaker 3 (17:13):
Peace Creek Estate.

Speaker 21 (17:14):
Subdivision voluntary evacuations Are duro In Montgomery, County chisholm And
Big Buck.

Speaker 3 (17:22):
Drive at this, time how many holes is that.

Speaker 21 (17:26):
We're estimating right now about nine hundred homes between the
mandatory and voluntary.

Speaker 3 (17:32):
Evacuation so there's.

Speaker 19 (17:34):
A lot of people that are going to be looking
looking that they're going to voluntarily or that they're going
to be forced to. Leave we have our animal shelter
already set, up brought out From San Jacino county to
be able to help people with their, animals and also
From Montgomery.

Speaker 20 (17:47):
County they're on their.

Speaker 19 (17:48):
Way right now from The Montgomery County Animal shelter and
the catal and What Livestock Commissioner Matt gray precinct for
us here with Us commissioner tell us what's going on with?

Speaker 3 (17:57):
That would?

Speaker 22 (17:57):
You?

Speaker 23 (17:58):
Yeah, Thanks, Judge so BEFORE i get into the livestock
people that have been displaced voluntary or mandatory, evacuation we're
recommending go get out Of harms way as far as.
Possible go to a family member's, House go get a.
Hotel if not up fifty Nine, north fifty nine, south excuse,

(18:18):
me on The Creek wood exit at the OLD, ymca
The East Montgomery County Community, center we are going to
be having a, shelter so if you don't have anywhere to,
go we're gonna be taking people in. There, Secondly, judge
what you were talking about with the. Livestock we're gonna
be taking livestock At Bullsallas park And. Precinct fort's on
McClusky road off of fifty Nine. South we've got an arena.

(18:41):
There That's location. One location two is going to be
at The Canny Creek Cowboy church that's In Caney. Creek
it's right there at Four canty five and non Such
road Pastor Mark Drimes. Church and there's plenty of arena
space for, cattles horses and whatever the livestock needs. Are
so you guys be safe out there while you're moving.

(19:02):
Around and let's try to keep one oh five clear as.

Speaker 3 (19:05):
Well plus have WE i think they're saying around thirteen
thirteen hundred acres in that press. Conference it's now over two,
thousand and that's just since the last five or six,
hours so it is spreading rather. Rapidly we will keep
you alerted this. Morning conrod could end up being impacted by.
THIS i Think CLEVELAND isd has already announced that they

(19:25):
have school closure for today because of the. Fire five
twenty six now here On Houston's Morning, news it is
time to get you up to date on your. Money
Here's Jeff bellinger and good, Morning.

Speaker 24 (19:36):
Jimmy Federal Reserve Chair Jerome powell struck the right note with,
investors and even though interest rates were held, steady stocks
made solid, advances and yesterday's trading the major averages posted
gains ranging from nine ten percent to one point four.
Percent but it could be one and. Done the futures
are all lower this morning, now futures down two hundred

(19:57):
and nineteen points. Now I'm Jeff, Bellinger Blomberg business On
News radio seven forty KTRH A.

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Five everywhere within THE.

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Irp more of what's happening now from The John Morris Services.

Speaker 3 (20:21):
Studios it is five point thirty now here In Houston's Warning,
News I'm Jimmy. Barrett among our top stories this half,
hour aw, woild The trump administration react to that judge's
order for more information on, deportations mandatory and voluntary, evacuations
and schools closed from That Montgomery county. Wildfire and coming
up at five thirty, eight what should happen to The tesla?

(20:42):
Terrorists details in the. Minute Say, hey you're In houston's warning. News,
first we're checking out that morning drive again with. Skymne
do you have one truck record it's a.

Speaker 4 (20:50):
Minor this is The west sam southbound at The Little
York Told. Plaza there's plenty of langage, there not a big,
deal but watch out for the supercise and then just
they'll be there. Shortly and, also As Mark Keel Montgomery
County Mark Montgomery County judge, mentioned let's keep one oh
five clear Between cleveland and security so the emergency responders
can do their thing for The San Jacino county Wildfirest

(21:12):
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Speaker 3 (21:15):
From OUR Ktrh generator Super, center twenty four hour Weather.
Center sunshine today with the high temperature right about, seventy
we'll get you the rest of the forecast for the
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(21:37):
it's time now for the. News Here's Eric.

Speaker 5 (21:39):
Sharp Good morning five thirty one on News radio seven
forty K. Trh our top story this. Hour The trump
administration continues operations to remove, violent criminal illegal aliens despite
pushback from leftist federal. Judges Whitehouse Press Secretary Caroline levitt
detailed one such recent operation right here In houston And.

Speaker 9 (21:59):
Ice houston rested the citizen Of guatemala convicted of indecent
sexual contact with a child In. Texas these are heinous
criminal alien monsters who the previous administration allowed to flood
into our, country and every Time president shomp and this
team to port one of, them our country becomes.

Speaker 5 (22:15):
Safer this is a federal judge trying to order the
administration to turn around planes transporting criminal game members out
of the country last. Weekend that judge has given the
administration until noon today to provide more information on the
timing of deportation flights under The Alien Enemies.

Speaker 3 (22:32):
Acts at a.

Speaker 5 (22:33):
Wildfire we've been talking, about it's grown to two thousand
acres In Santa, Sanoa Montgomery. Counties it's leading to hundreds
of people being ordered to. Evacuate Montgomery County office Of
Emergency Management Director JASON millsap says that it's all hands
on decks this.

Speaker 25 (22:47):
Morning the disaster declaration has been signed by the, judge
and we will bring all resources to. Bear as Fire
chief all Off it said he's got crews on both
sides of the, flight protecting structures and keeping those residents
those homes have been evacuated to try to protect their structures.

Speaker 3 (23:03):
As best we. Can, luckily no injuries have been reported so.

Speaker 5 (23:06):
Far residents in The Peach creek subdivision are being asked
to stay on alerts as that fire. GROWS a key
part Of trump's agenda is the dismandling of failed federal
institutions like The department Of, education something conservatives say is long.

Speaker 10 (23:20):
Overdue the department has become just redundant government waste and a.

Speaker 3 (23:24):
Failure it was.

Speaker 26 (23:25):
Created to close achievement gaps and to improve education, nationwide
but it hasn't done. That achievement gaps have in some
cases gotten.

Speaker 10 (23:33):
Worse Corey dangelis with The American Culture project says education
should just be left to the state education.

Speaker 3 (23:39):
Departments you'd have more.

Speaker 26 (23:40):
Money on education to spend in the, classroom more local
control because you want to have as much money wasted
on useless.

Speaker 10 (23:47):
Bureaucrats dangelis says that in the, end it would have
to be an Official act Of congress that shuts the
department down for. Good Ethan Buchanan News radio seven FORTY Ktrh.

Speaker 5 (23:56):
Center points is once again asking THE puc to ranthem
a rate. Increase this time it's on natural gas rate
and it's likely tied to the aging pipe infrastructure across
the city Of.

Speaker 27 (24:07):
Houston it really is the necessity of replacing the old
pipes and, upgrading and that's costing more and. More the
cost of providing the reliable service on the natural gas
side is going.

Speaker 5 (24:19):
Up that you of age energy fellow At, Hers he,
says whether or not THE puce Grant Center points request
depends on how Well Center point can demonstrate that a
rate hike is actually. Needed egg price is falling this
month is after a spike in cheaper eggs being moved
in From.

Speaker 28 (24:37):
Mexico according to THE, usda prices last week for a
dozen grade a large eggs averaged just over five, dollars
three dollars less than previous.

Speaker 29 (24:45):
Weeks our high prices really encourage things like that to, happen,
Right so you have high prices in your next to
a border you're going to go, across and if you
find them cheaper you're going to get.

Speaker 28 (24:55):
Them TEXAS a AND m professor and extension, economist Doctor
David anderson, says egg prices shift.

Speaker 29 (25:00):
Constantly egg prices typically are really. Volatile they move a
lot in these wholesale. Markets you know when high prices,
happened consumers buy.

Speaker 28 (25:09):
Less Share Lewis News radio seven FORTY KHRH.

Speaker 5 (25:13):
Ktrh news time is now five thirty. Five the tough
end to the season for The Texas. Longhorns they fell
To exavier eighty six eighty in the first four of
THE Ncaa. Tournament as for the top Seeded Houston, cougar's
Their March madness begins this. Afternoon they will take on
sixteen SEED Siu. Edwardsville live coverage will begin at twelve

(25:34):
forty FIVE O run nine to FIFTY kPr Seed The
Rocket string is stretching their win streak to eight. GAMES
a knocked off The magic win sixteen one oh eight In.
Orlando look to keep it Going tomorrow night they visit
The Miami. Heats I'm eric Scharpon houston's newsweather and traffic,
station News radio seven FORTY. Ktrh what, Happened.

Speaker 2 (25:55):
Why it, Happened the information you need to start the
day back To Houston's Morning.

Speaker 3 (26:01):
News oh, yeah, yeah five thirty seven is our time
here on The Houston's Morning. NEWS a, right, so reaction
continues to come in over whoever is. Responsible i'm calling
them The tesla. Terras whoever is responsible for setting That
Las vegas fire at That tesla service. Center people don't

(26:23):
have their vehicles in there to get, fixed and somebody
showed up dressed all in. BLACK i mean they got.
Cameras they probably did a very good job of disguising.
Themselves i'm sure that you know these are professional arsonists
employed by the far. Left, uh you know environmentalists, are
although that would be that would be, ironic would it

(26:44):
not if any of these people are environmental. PROTESTERS i
never understand environmental protesters when they set fire to, things
because when things, burn it kind of puts out a
lot of. Pollution plus they're they're setting fire to an electric,
vaal which supposedly they support for environmental, reasons but evidently

(27:06):
they Hate Elon musk more than anything. Else, Well kevin,
O'Leary who is very much a, businessman sees these people
as terrorists and he thinks they should be treated as.

Speaker 30 (27:16):
Such first of, all like most people that are watching
both sides of, THIS i would like to see the law.

Speaker 3 (27:22):
Upheld arson is a.

Speaker 30 (27:25):
Crime you should go to jail for. That there's cameras
all over those. Lots the cars themselves have cameras that
record what happens to, you AND i think they should
be persecuted relentlessly for what they're, doing because loss of
property is one of the laws we support in. Hympocracy
it doesn't matter what party you're. On AND i, thought you,
know most people would look at that and, Say i'm

(27:46):
not okay with. It democrats own these, Cars republicans own these.
Cars these are. Criminals they should go to. Jail number,
one is he a? Hero, well apparently the government couldn't
get them back with all the money they Gave.

Speaker 3 (27:58):
Boeing tax dollars went To. BOEING i didn't want to do.

Speaker 30 (28:02):
That they failed at the, mission and a private company
happens to be founded By Elon musk was.

Speaker 3 (28:08):
Successful that's a fact. TOO i think.

Speaker 30 (28:11):
We should keep going With elon because he actually has
executional skills while others. Don't and IF i were THE
ceo Of, BOEING i would put my head in shame
today BECAUSE i could not deliver and my bird is
still on the ground and his bird is flying back and.

Speaker 3 (28:25):
Forth also a.

Speaker 30 (28:27):
FACT i think everybody should just get over it and
realize what's really going on. Here this guy is An american,
Hero he's an incredible entrepreneur of great executional. Skills and
everybody burns his. Cars i'd like to see them in
prison as.

Speaker 3 (28:39):
Terrorists, yeah, well no doubt about. It and that's not
the only, punishment by the, way that's being executed Towards
tesla In Elon, musk you, know sitting in the cars on.
Fire look what happened In vancouver where there's an auto
show going on, There Vancouver International Auto show Moved. Tesla

(29:01):
sorry you can't be. There it's a danger to have
you here for our other. Exhibitors so they get removed
because they're the target of, terrorists so they can't go
to the auto show and put their vehicles on. Display
not to mention the security efforts probably going on At
tesla dealerships all around the country by forty time for

(29:24):
traffic and weather together that then the punks win exactly.
Right can't let that?

Speaker 4 (29:28):
Happen SKY i, NO i, think you, know just get
a bunch of get a bunch of truck supporters around
that for.

Speaker 3 (29:34):
Security let's do a golf freeway.

Speaker 4 (29:35):
Now we're scheduling some roadwork again Between Tiki island And
Bayou vista this. Morning fun places by the, way but
from the causeway up so far we seem to be
getting out just. Fine coming up From galveston up by,
tenure golf, freeway buckets all the way into towntown wide
open for now to eighty eight steven At. Boston stanley
proudly out there just north Of. Angleton as we go

(29:58):
From Lake jackson up. Good we've got some roadwork At Roach.
Sharon we're moving through that so. Far we can't wait
to hear From amy From Lake jackson this. Morning mamble
into town, now an easy twenty three minute. Stroll West
sam watching them pick up the super sized ninja is
on scene. Here this is The West sam southbound at
The Little York Told.

Speaker 3 (30:15):
Plaza no kind of hubub, here it's just a very minor.

Speaker 4 (30:18):
Deal just give him a little bit of. Space let's
call that a right lane southbound for. Now if you're
coming down from two to ninety and, uh let's go
to our chip line seven one three two one two
t ips coming in from The Golden triangle day.

Speaker 3 (30:30):
Time mike Tom me From, Paullmont. YO i got. YOU
i did Right, West Paul.

Speaker 13 (30:35):
Clear we have a half of bull.

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Hold all, right there we.

Speaker 4 (30:39):
Go, terry half a, moon half a hewl From tony From.
Beaumont i'm in The Generator supercenter Dot com Traffic center.

Speaker 3 (30:46):
From our KTR H Generator supercenter twenty four hour where the,
Center terry is. Here we have a red flag warning
day to, Day terry more high Wind we've had that
seems like every day for the last.

Speaker 17 (30:55):
Month, well you, know spring is the time of, transitions big, ops.
Bigstowns gusty winds accompany these kind of fronts very. Frequently
the windiest conditions today are going to be along the.

Speaker 18 (31:10):
Coast that's where we've got the wind.

Speaker 17 (31:12):
Advisory through the morning, hours the wind should ease up
a little. Bit here's the, problem, Though we've got some
gusty winds and very low, humidity and so if a
fire was to, start it would be very easy for
it to get out of, control and that's why we
have the red flag. Warning it would be difficult to
contain these fires under these, conditions especially with the low.

Speaker 18 (31:33):
Humidity it's so, low in, fact that we have no
rain the rest of the, week.

Speaker 17 (31:38):
Just, sunshine much cooler temperatures today upper sixties to low,
Seventies tomorrow warming up just a little, bit load of
mid seventies Tomorrow saturday in the load of mid. Eighties
another colfront heads our. Way so we do have some
Rain sunday And. MONDAY a forty percent chance of rain
to start next.

Speaker 3 (31:56):
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Speaker 3 (32:10):
Solutions houston is. Big we all know that we live.
Here houston is, big but it's still getting bigger and
bigger and. Bigger Houston Area county is among the fastest
growing in the entire country according to the latest census.
Data we'll talk To chuck dev Or Texas Public Policy
foundation about that coming up. Next it leads to a
few problems and a few growing. Pains, first we've got

(32:30):
traffic and weather together as we check out the drive
again with Sky.

Speaker 4 (32:33):
Mine All, Right, Jimmy we've got some evacuations In sanjacino
And Montgomery, county and of course there's some roads that
are both evacuated and cleared for. Now Pauline, Road Lee,
turner parts Of Lee, Turner Pauline, Road Kirby, Road Big Buck,
Road Herford, Way Blue teal those roads, Evacuated and of
COURSE i Think Montgomery County's Judge Mark keo has asked

(32:56):
us to keep one oh five Between cleveland And security,
Open so.

Speaker 3 (33:00):
Some of you know those backroads as well AS i do.

Speaker 4 (33:02):
Too if you want to hit us on the tip,
line tell us some ways to avoid one oh five
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Speaker 3 (33:12):
From R Ktrh generator Super, center twenty four Hour Weather.
Center for, today we're gonna have plenty of, sunshine wendy
again today with the high temperature right about seventy that's
not good when you're trying to fight. Wildfires in bet
we have a red flag warning for today Mainly sunday
tomorrow windy in seventy. Seven uh sunny and windy On
saturday eighty three and looks Like, sunday there's a chance

(33:33):
of a scattered. Storm but guess, What it's gonna be windy.
Again temperature right now is fifty one at your official
severe weather, Station News radio seven forty K. Trh we're
checking out some of our top stories here on A thursday.
Morning and For, cliff Here's. Eric good.

Speaker 5 (33:48):
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(34:11):
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Speaker 3 (34:19):
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Speaker 3 (34:36):
In The woodlands Or sugarland or all sorts of places
that you might want to. Live here in The Greater houston.
Area it's a great place to. Live i've been here
almost eight years, now love. IT i get angry with
myself on a weekly basis that it took me so
long to get here for goodness, sakes But i'm Glad i'm.
Here chuck de vorr is also whethers he's with The
Texas Public Policy. Foundation we are among the fastest growing

(35:00):
areas in the entire. Country chuck, THAT i guess that
doesn't really come as a. Surprise you, know it, doesn't
and and there's some good things about, that but there's
also some bad things about, that because we don't always
do a great, job especially with, infrastructure on keeping up
with population. Growth how long before you think we run
into some problems because of, That, well it all.

Speaker 32 (35:22):
Depends on the nature of the growth and how quickly
that happens and the. Location so you, know the infrastructure
is a broad, topic, RIGHT i mean that includes roads
and includes water water, treatment which is always can be
difficult and. Expensive but you, know it's always better to
have the problem of growth than the problem of you,

(35:43):
know contraction or de growth because that, place of course
havoc with schools and tax bass and everything.

Speaker 3 (35:49):
Else so it's a good problem to. Have, well and
you mentioned you mentioned. SCHOOLS i, mean that's that's an
expensive problem to have because we're constantly building new schools
and filling them, up in having to build more new
schools and filling them. Up and it's not a cheap.

Speaker 32 (36:03):
Proposition, well it's not a cheap, proposition and especially the
way we do it. NOW i, mean if you look
At american education in, general And texas is just not
an exception for. This, unfortunately you find that administrative costs just,
skyrocketed whereas the number of teachers that has gone compared

(36:23):
to students really has been fairly. Static in other, words
we're spending a lot of money on things that don't
actually teach. Children and of, course In texas we're known
for our fairly opulent school campuses and especially sports. Facilities so,
YEAH i, mean the growing pains are, tough but, again
it's a good problem to. Have and one of the

(36:44):
reasons why we're having, it of, course is that the business.
CLIMATE i, mean you, know you look at the headlines
from just a year, Ago chevron relocated its headquarters To,
houston and that was the twenty Fourth fortune five hundred
company to establish its Headquarters. Houston and of course that
comes with.

Speaker 3 (37:02):
Growth. Yeah the other thing that's, growing which also is
a bit of a problem is. Government even here In,
texas government continues to. Grow and for those of us
who are small government AND i consider you one of those,
people small government, types that can be a little bit.
Alarming And i'm not just talking about state. Government i'm
talking about local, government Including Harris county, government which continues

(37:25):
to grow an alarming rate in the city Of houston
and to the point where they're operating under a.

Speaker 32 (37:29):
Deficit, yeah and that is something That i've been following
for a. While there's something that only those of us
that think tanks could really. Love it's called The census
Of governments and it's something that THE Us census does
and they publish this report, generally it's not an every
other year's. Cycle and what you see is That texas

(37:50):
is more decentralized and it's spending than a place Like,
california WHERE i came from thirteen years. Ago and over
half of the public's spending In texas happens at the local.
Level In, california it's well over half at the state.
Level and so then you drill down a little more
and you, Say, okay how's that spending going compared to

(38:12):
the population growth and inflation at the local. Level and
what you find is that local government In, texas as you,
suspected is growing faster than the rate of inflation and population,
growth and, sadly it's growing faster than out In. California
now at the state, level it's. Reversed right the state,

(38:32):
level you see that our state lawmakers are doing a
relatively decent, job and of course compared To california where
they're more profligate. Svendors but when you think about, it
if most of the spending In texas happens at the
state level or partly at the local, level not the state,
level then it looks like we need to do something
to maybe restrain local.

Speaker 3 (38:52):
Spending, yep these are said than. Done BUT i think you're.
Right there are those who think that we will be
at least the third large, city maybe the second largest
city BY i want to, say like twenty forty or twenty.
Fifty you think that's. Reality you think that's going to.

Speaker 32 (39:06):
Happen, YEAH i certainly, Do and at the very, least of,
course you, know there's the largest city and then there's
of course largest. Metroplex so you, Know Dallas Fort worth
is a little larger Than houston from a metroplex, standpoint
at least it was the last TIME i. Looked but
in so far as a, city, Yeah houston still got

(39:26):
a lot of room to. Grow and you look at
places Like chicago And Los, angeles their growth is pretty much.

Speaker 3 (39:33):
Stopped, yeah there you, Go. Chuck always a, pleasure, Sir
have a great. Day that is truck De vore for
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Speaker 2 (39:50):
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Speaker 3 (39:57):
Six on one is our time here In houston's morning.
News I'm Jimmy. Barrett among our top stories this half,
hour a rapidly spreading wildfire Threatening montgomery And Sanjacento. Counties
The fed left interest rates? Alone what else did The
fed head have to? Say and coming up at six o',
eight more of middle aged adults and older are TAKING adhd.

(40:18):
Medications details and the minutes ahead you're In Houston's Morning. News,
first what were we talking? About pay attention sky. Bike all.

Speaker 4 (40:26):
Right fortunately here In, houston we don't have a whole
lot of. Slowdowns, Now i've got the roadwork on the
north sand All Dean westville.

Speaker 3 (40:33):
Westbound that's finally real smunch this. Morning two ninety looks.

Speaker 4 (40:36):
Good Graham parkway twenty seven minutes into the westpoop, Iten Katie,
Freeway Katie mills twenty seven minutes into The President's Southwest
freeway is all? Good sugarland twenty one. Minutes mike From,
Magnolia dude.

Speaker 33 (40:50):
Ninety nine southbound just before ninety as the government reinject.
It there is a six foot ladder opened up lay
on its side in the right hand. Lane it's really you're,
there and it's seeks upbody past and everybody's swerving like.

Speaker 4 (41:03):
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GUMMAN i need a ladder. Too mike From, Magnolia we're
going to Update San jacino closures at six,' Ten and
i've got information you can't get from any other big city.

Speaker 3 (41:14):
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Good morning it's HOW six so three On news radio
seven forty K. T RH this nuw is brought to

(41:40):
You BY. Isopharmic llc our top story. THIS hour a
fast moving wildfire continues Burning In sanja Center On montgomery
counties now has. A Name Montgomery County Fire Marshal jimmy
williams says that the weather conditions are fatting the flames
Of The pauline. Road fire we're going.

Speaker 8 (41:55):
To see thirty mile AN hour gus with humidities in
the ten and. Twenty percent that's very unique For.

Speaker 5 (42:02):
Southeast texas the fire began around five o'clock, yesterday evening
grew from about two hundred acres to now an estimated
two thousand acres in a matter. Of hours it's only
ten percent contained as of the latest update From THE
texas A And M. Forest service voluntary and mandatory evacuations
have been in place since yesterday evening or our evacuation Shelters.

Speaker 3 (42:21):
In Cleveland, cold Spring.

Speaker 5 (42:23):
And, Splendora ALSO cleveland isd has canceled classes. FOR today
a federal judge has Given the trump administration until today
to account for the deportation flights last weekend that sent
violent illegal alien gang members out of. The Country White
House Press Secretary caroline levitt says the deportations are completely within.

Speaker 9 (42:42):
The law Under, this act it is Within the president's
authority to deport, these terrorists and anybody trying to defend
these terrorists who have now been sent Off of american
soil should talk to the families of the individuals who
these heinous monsters have killed and.

Speaker 5 (42:58):
Have raped the judge tried to order the flights to
turn around, mid air But The white house says it
was impossible since they were already over. International waters an
executive order is expected to be signed Today By president
trump that aims to do away With the Department. Of
education the order has reportedly been in the works for
a few, weeks now but without an Act, from congress
how much can he actually do to shut.

Speaker 26 (43:20):
It down linda McMahon can get in there and give
it death by a thousand cuts and kill it from,
the inside which is what she's already starting to do with.

Speaker 5 (43:29):
Massive Layoffs It's corey DeAngelis With The American. Culture project
he says dismantling the department could actually lead to more
money going towards students' education rather, than bureaucrats and give
parents more control over what their. Kid learns, as expected
no cuts From The, federal reserve which opted to hold
interest rates steady and not.

Speaker 6 (43:50):
A surprise To Economist. Joel griffith but what was what.

Speaker 7 (43:55):
Was far more interesting was the actual written statement OF
the fet issues after each, des decision and then also
the press comforts That the fed.

Speaker 6 (44:02):
Share gave after four years of praise for the Economy,
under Biden the fed suddenly has a.

Speaker 3 (44:08):
Gloomy outlook some fairly.

Speaker 7 (44:11):
Bad news who were talking about, lower growth, higher unemployment.
Higher inflation some.

Speaker 6 (44:15):
Good news there are still two rate cuts projected for later.
This Year Jeff biggs News through radio seven FORTY k trh.

Speaker 5 (44:25):
And the opening bell rings this morning after a higher
close for Stocks on Wednesday On Wall Street, investors today
and we'll be keeping an eye for a couple of
noteworthy reports with the release of weekly jobless claims and existing.
Home sales there's a new survey that Finds most americans
say don't trust, the media.

Speaker 6 (44:46):
And it's not a surprise to the Director Of media
studies At The Pauw university.

Speaker 12 (44:51):
Jeff McCall establishment media just has not figured out that
a continuous Stream of trump fashions doesn't come off as
fair or.

Speaker 6 (45:00):
Objective news according to, you guv only twenty nine percent
have trust in.

Speaker 12 (45:05):
The MEDIA and i think what this survey is showing
us is that activism is just not a healthy, news
agenda and that's Why more Americans trust trump than the.

Speaker 6 (45:14):
Establishment media he has that while the media has been
wrong about almost all of the, Major issues trump has.
Been Right Jeff Biggs news radio seven forty Kt orh.

Speaker 5 (45:25):
Texas moving closer to a bat on cell phones, In
Schools State Repped caroline fairly says that they distract, from
learning lead, to bullying and can spread false alarms about.

Speaker 3 (45:35):
School safety we want.

Speaker 15 (45:36):
Our kids to focus on academics such, as, math science,
and reading and the reality is these phones they're.

Speaker 34 (45:42):
A distraction she.

Speaker 5 (45:43):
Notes it this is not a, new concept with nine
states already banning or restricting cell phone use in. Public
schools herbill allows districts to craft a policy that works best.

Speaker 3 (45:52):
For them some districts already have their.

Speaker 5 (45:54):
Own bands it was a tough end of the season
For The, texas longhorns who Fell to exavier eighty six
eighty in the first FOUR The. Ncaa tournament as for
The uh Coop's There march madness run begins. This afternoon
they'll take on SIXTEEN Seed. SIU edwardsville i have coverage
begins at twelve FORTY five pm on nine TO. Fifty,
kprc Meanwhile, the rockets stretching their win streak to eight

(46:17):
games after knocking Off The magic one sixteen to one
o Eight, In, orlando houston will keep It going tomorrow
night they'll Visit The.

Speaker 3 (46:23):
Miami Heat I'm.

Speaker 5 (46:25):
Eric Sharp on, houston's news weather and Traffic Station news
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Speaker 3 (46:29):
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park next on the ten your reliable forecast on SEVEN,
forty Ktrh, young man did you remember to take? Your
medications six o eight is our time Here in houston's
MORNING news adhd is not SOMETHING that i. SUFFER from i,

(46:51):
YOU know i didn't have kids WITH, H adhd, SO
yeah i really can't relate to it as far as
you know what it does. TO people i know it,
exists clearly but by these stories, LIKE this i have
to worry just a. Little bit the story says that
prescriptions FOR eighty hd medications have been spiking in, recent

(47:13):
years with the sharpest increase among middle aged and, older women.
Not kids. Middle aged in, older women according to a,
new study they're also the least likely to misuse the.
Prescription stimulants like, anything else they can be become addictive and.
Be misused about twenty five percent, of people by, the

(47:35):
way with PRESCRIPTIONS for, adhd medications it meant that they.
Misused them about nine percent had what they called either
a disorder or addiction to. The medication the rise, among
women though this is interesting thirty five to, sixty four has.
Been substantial at the end of twenty, twenty two to
one point seven million women in this age group were

(47:55):
prescribed adderall and RIDDLING, for adhd compared to one point
two million prescriptions in. Twenty nineteen my guess is that
some of it has to do with just the general
idea that these these are probably people THAT had adhd
their entire lives to just now being diagnosed. With it
i'm sure that's part. Of it but the part of

(48:17):
me that always is concerned about this is just the
OVER prescription i believe of medications. In general it seems
we live in a society where everybody feels like they
need to have a medication for whatever it is that
they deem is a problem in, their life that there's
a pill you can take, for it which of course
is not always. The case Six' ten time for traffic.

(48:39):
And whether together you imagine if we, WERE kids, now,
i mean oh there's no way you don't GET. Labeled
as adhd sky THEY.

Speaker 4 (48:46):
Would get i have More Pills than JANIS joplin if
i were.

Speaker 3 (48:49):
A kid NOW thank god i was raised in. A
different time Let's go To.

Speaker 4 (48:53):
DAVID and kingwood i. GOT something immediate i think that's
GOING to be? I sixty Nine what Up?

Speaker 3 (48:57):
David, FROM kingwood.

Speaker 13 (48:58):
Hey i might sixty nine toll. Road the loop two
cars have managed to bump each other just as you
come around the corner and they're back.

Speaker 4 (49:09):
In the toll road, Up all right so let's run
with the rip rap on the east texavoid the toll
lanes and also the hob for right now southbound and
let me let the rest of the media know about that.
Six' ten northwestbound we are getting loopy at. That squeeze
down this is six to ten north where it gets
With forty five watch the wicked curve too downtown when
you get a little further down your east text elevated

(49:31):
packs up.

Speaker 3 (49:31):
From the ballpark not bad for this.

Speaker 4 (49:33):
Time Of Morning And, san jacino, county of course we've
been watching you all morning. With the evacuations you've Got Roads,
like pauline Road Evacuations On, Lee Turner, Kirby Big, Buck
Herford Way, blue till road And Also The peach creek
state's neighborhood is that's. A mandatory evacuation there's been Some
Voluntary evacuations montgomery county. Associated With this Durham dua Rather

(49:57):
Chisholm And big buck drive, about Nine Homes.

Speaker 3 (50:01):
Bull sallas park, by.

Speaker 4 (50:02):
The way if you're trying, To Evacuate, Livestock Terry bull
Salace Park, and new canny That's. Almost McClusky road they're
taking livestock, in their arena And So Is Caney creek
cowboy church on, fourteen EIGHTY five and i defy any
other big city station they have that kind of info for.

Speaker 31 (50:18):
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Speaker 4 (50:18):
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Warning coming out today's only ten miles for our, Wins,
right now terry but they're going to increase as the,
day goes on which is we know is not good.
For fighting fires any word on what direction we're expecting
the winds today that may have an impact on where.
That fire goes so.

Speaker 17 (50:41):
It's northerly winds that. We're dealing with the colfronts moved
through and the northerly.

Speaker 18 (50:48):
Winds are bringing in. The dryer air.

Speaker 17 (50:50):
It's that combination it's not so much the winds in,
and of themselves because they're going to be in the
ten to fifteen mile an hour range most. Of the
day we'll see gusts as high as twenty five, Miles
per hour so that by itself. Isn't the problem it's
that combination of gusty winds. And low humidity humidity is
going to be quite low today, in the teens, like you,

(51:14):
know fifteen, sixteen seventeen percent and when you have air that,
is that dry it's really easy for any sort of
fire to get, out of control and the winds will. Also,
fuel That now where i'm seeing the gustiest, winds so
far we're talking like thirty mile an. Hour wind gus,
near the airports. It's Been gusty sugar LANs reported a

(51:35):
wind gusto of twenty one, miles an hour but It's
the coast galveston thirty mile an. Hour wind gus so
the closer you are, to the coast the. Gustier the
winds we're sunny And. Dry through saturday, temperatures today cooler
upper sixties To, low seventies tomorrow slightly warmer load Of
mid seventies saturday lo, to mid eighties and then some

(51:58):
needed rainfall ahead of A cult front Sunday. Night into
monday we'll be watching not just for the, possibility of
rain but we'll have to see if this produces any strong.

Speaker 3 (52:07):
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Speaker 3 (52:21):
South windows, Solutions All Right so jay POWELL headed the.
Fed talk yesterday they left. Interest rates alone he had
a few other things to say and we'll try to
analyze those Things With, The Joel griffith Senior Fellow With.
Advancing american freedom he'll. Join, us, next first though we've
got traffic, and weather together starting. To do Skyline It's Your.

Speaker 4 (52:40):
East text Freeway david from kingwood with. The banana stricker
this is an accident on The Toll Lanes east, text
freeway southbound not the hob right.

Speaker 3 (52:49):
Before six' ten it is causing us scunch.

Speaker 4 (52:51):
On, THE main lanes also i, would stay the course
and the thing To Do on the east text for
now is to stay on the normal lanes. On a
grand parkway i'm going to take this. Off your Navigation
here mike from magnolia gave Me A. Ladder at cumberland
ridge looks like they've.

Speaker 3 (53:03):
Got that up and.

Speaker 4 (53:04):
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(53:31):
Seven forty k trh time to check out some of
our top. Trending Stories. This morning. Here's eric good morning
your headline is BROUGHT To You By.

Speaker 5 (53:39):
Dnm auto leasy houston an executive order is expected to
Be Signed today by president trump Aimed at Eliminating. The
Department Of Education the social security administration will be requiring
in office visits from now on to verify identity To
start acclaim in greenpeace being ordered to paint six hundred
and sixty Million dollars to A texas company of Rit's
involvement in. The dakota pipeline protest you can get these

(54:01):
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Speaker 3 (54:07):
I live at katie your Best.

Speaker 2 (54:08):
Ways are round houston next on the ten on seven forty,
ktrhing pretty so yeah kind of, the, opposite of that
right we need a new version of, this, six twenty
three Sir Time Here. In houston's, morning news All, right so,
the fed as expected left. Interest rates alone yesterday, WHAT
was more interesting i think Is probably what j powell

(54:32):
had to say afterwards, at the press conference and because
the topic, of tarriffs came up and it's been interesting
to watch how people have interpreted what. He said about
tariffs some interpreted his comments on, tariffs is, saying that
you know we don't believe there'll. Be any immediate impact
we have to wait and see what, happens WITH the
tariffs which i think. Is the right answer and there

(54:55):
are those who are interpreting into the same see tariffs are.
Going TO CAUSE inflation so i i guess it depends
a little bit on what. You want to hear let's
Let's Find out what. Joel griffith Heard Yesterday he's a
Senior fellow. And advancing american freedom what Do You think.
THAT jay paw was i know he's trying always to
kind of thread the needle when it comes to comments
on what's going. On with interest rates what did you
make of what he? Had, to, say yesterday.

Speaker 35 (55:17):
Yeah well good morning well you. There Are, two Things
number one the fed releases a written statement after. EACH
rate hype decision i think it was quite Interesting to
see the fed is now predicting LOWER, economic growth than TRIER,
higher inflation. Than trier higher unemployment. These are not, positives

(55:39):
And In, fact the chair pale, during his oral remarks
said that there's an unusually high level of, economic uncertainty
in general and part of that is because of the
Erratic Tariff, policies from president trump where you'll see him
put in place an executive order, and posing new tariffs

(56:01):
and the. Sometimes he backs, down the other day after
imposing twenty five percent tariffs On a, number of canadian
products he threatened to double that tariff rate and then back.
Down with an hour so there's a. Lot of Uncertainty
here and what power is trying to say is that
they want to see how everything plays out because a

(56:24):
lot of these. Threats they don't materialize. Some OF them
do so i think it's unfortunate that we continue to
see this administration play. Games, with our economy.

Speaker 3 (56:34):
Basically on the, tariff it's called negotiation, is what it's
called and. It's been, highly effective you know you can
threaten anything you want as far as what you're going.
To do with tariffs if the end result is the
other side blinks and decides that they're going to change
their trade, policies to your advantage then guess what you. Just,
WON the negotiation.

Speaker 35 (56:55):
Well i know the president some of his advocates continue
to say, this IS a negotiation but i think We
Should actually take president. Trump At his word president. Trump
believes in tariffs he believes that tariffs, will actually create
jobs will. Will enhance our economy, And But guess what
president trump, is.

Speaker 16 (57:16):
Wrong on this.

Speaker 35 (57:17):
COMPLETELY wrong, ON this, I.

Speaker 3 (57:19):
Think i think. I think you're wrong i think. You're Wrong,
On this joel griffith time will tell, who's right about,
this but we. Will, certainly, won't we well look we.

Speaker 35 (57:31):
Have a, lot of economic data a lot of past
issues from ourk countries and others to show. Us what
tears do we actually went through higher Tariffs in the
Prior trump administration that. Biden kept in place and guess
what when we had those tariffs.

Speaker 3 (57:45):
And pose on, the aluminum one deal and Guess what
we number we. Didn't have inflation issue we didn't have
inflation Issues during. The first trump administration we only Had them.
During the biden administration and it's not because of the terrorists.
THAT state in place i gotta leave it. At That,
For Now joel Griffith Senior Fellow. In advancing american freedom it.
Is six twenty six time to take a. Look At
Your money Here's. Jeff Bellinger and.

Speaker 24 (58:06):
Jimmy colonial pipeline has, been exploring its options, including a possible.
Sale since last fall now sources say a sale is,
the most likely Scenario A Sale. To brookfield asset management
final offers for the pipeline That transports Fuel From houston
to new jersey, were Submitted last week and brookfield is
set to be the front runner for a deal that

(58:28):
could value the pipeline at ten. Billion dollars possibly more
stock market futures. Pointing lower this morning the now futures
down one hundred. And Fifty Five, Points I'm jeff Bellinger
Bloomberg business on news RADIO Seven Forty, Ktrh.

Speaker 3 (58:46):
A houston's news why there were traffic plus breaking news.
Twenty four TO Seven this is US radio. Seven forty
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among our top, stories this half hour mandatory and voluntary

(59:08):
evacuations and Schools Closed from. That montgomery county Wildfire how
about the trump administration react to that judge's order for.
More information on deportations and. It's six thirty Eight turns
out the biden. Administration buried his study they contradicted their policy.
On liquid natural gas details. In the Minutes Ahead You're. In,
houston's morning news first we're checking out that Morning. Drive

(59:30):
again with skyline and we've done a pretty good job
of not bumping into each other on.

Speaker 4 (59:34):
Most of our freeways the exception This Morning Is your east,
tex freeway southbound right not. At the toll lanes i'm
not at the hib the toll lanes. Southbound at, six'
ten watch out got about a three or four. Minute
skunch on the mainlanes This Is. All happening southbound golf
freeway we haven't had Our. Wreck yet at park place.
You know what'll happen northbound i've got some bit of A.
Drag now from waffle house you. Lose About two minutes

(59:56):
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In For. Clip today, here's eric sharp. Good morning six

(01:00:22):
thirty one.

Speaker 5 (01:00:22):
Our Top story this hour the trump administration continues operating,
the remotes to, remove violent criminal illegal aliens despite. Pushback
From Leftist Federal Judges White house press secretary caroline levitt
detailing one such Recent operation Right Here in houston.

Speaker 9 (01:00:39):
And ice Houston arrested a citizen of guatemala convicted of
indecent sexual Contact. With a child in texas these are
heinous criminal alien monsters who the previous administration allowed, to
flood into Our country and every time president shomp and
this team, to port one of. Them our country becomes safer.

Speaker 5 (01:00:56):
This is a federal judge trying to order the administration
to turn around plane transporting criminal gang members out. Of
the country last weekend that judge has given the administration
until noon today to provide more information on the timing
Of Deportation Flights.

Speaker 3 (01:01:09):
Under the alien enemies act at.

Speaker 5 (01:01:12):
A wildfire now growing To Two thousand Acres In santa
cento and montgomery counties and leads to hundreds of. People
Being Ordered to Evacuate Montgomery County Office Of emergency management
director jason millsaps says. It's all hands on deck the.

Speaker 25 (01:01:26):
Disaster declaration has, been signed by the judge and we will.
Bring all resources to bear as fire, chief all off
it said he's got crews on, both sides of the
flight protecting structures and keeping those residents those homes have
been evacuated to try to protect those.

Speaker 5 (01:01:40):
Structures as best we can they're saying the, fire is
ten percent contained expect it to grow until those weather conditions.
Become more favorable later today no injuries. Have been reported
So Far residents in the peach creek subdivision are being.

Speaker 3 (01:01:52):
Asked to stay on.

Speaker 5 (01:01:53):
ALERTS as that fire grows A key part of the
trump agenda is dismantling or Failed federal Institutions, like the
department of education something. Conservatives say is long overdue the
department has become just redundant. Government waste and a failure.

Speaker 26 (01:02:08):
It was created to close achievement gaps, and to improve
education nationwide.

Speaker 36 (01:02:13):
But it hasn't done that achievement gaps have.

Speaker 3 (01:02:15):
In Some cases gotten Worse.

Speaker 10 (01:02:16):
Corey Dangelis with the american culture project says education should
just be left. To the state education departments you'd have more.

Speaker 26 (01:02:23):
Money on education, to spend in the classroom more local
control because you want to have as much. Money wasted
on useless bureaucrats dangelis.

Speaker 10 (01:02:31):
Says that in the end it would have to Be
an official act of congress that shuts. The Department Down
For good ethan BUCHANAN news radio seven Forty ktrh.

Speaker 5 (01:02:39):
Counties in the houston area once again a top the
list Of Fastest. Growing In the UNITED states, chuck devour
the tppf says our pro business and family policies are,
attractive to blue state movers but we.

Speaker 3 (01:02:51):
Have some issues to correct.

Speaker 32 (01:02:54):
You're going to continue to see surpluses that the legislators
will Likely use to fund prior it, is like reducing
property taxes which Tend to get burdensome in texas because
we still haven't figured out how to restrain.

Speaker 3 (01:03:06):
Spending at.

Speaker 5 (01:03:06):
The, local level he says Politically our growth well net
texas about ten to twelve. ADDITIONAL Congressional Seats next census ktrh.
News time six thirty four the arrival of spring Brings
positive signs.

Speaker 3 (01:03:20):
In the houston housing markets the.

Speaker 34 (01:03:22):
Median Home price in the greater houston area fell by
more than one percent in the past year to about
three hundred. And Twenty five thousand Dollars Teresa hill With
the houston association of realtors says the biggest factor.

Speaker 3 (01:03:32):
Is growing supply for.

Speaker 22 (01:03:33):
Buyers this is just going, to be, with more inventory
more options more. Selection OF homes for them so i
think that.

Speaker 37 (01:03:40):
We are heading towards a more balanced market and definitely.
Leaning towards a buyer's.

Speaker 34 (01:03:45):
Market, interest rates are also improving with the average on
a thirty year fixed mortgage falling to a. Five Month
Low last month COREYELSON News Radio seven forty ktrh.

Speaker 5 (01:03:54):
Center POINT once again asking the puc to. Grant them
the Rate increase this time it's onnatch gas and it's
likely tying to the aging. Pipe infrastructure across the city
it really.

Speaker 27 (01:04:05):
Is the necessity of replacing, the old pipes and upgrading and.
That's costing more and more the cost of providing the
reliable service and the natural.

Speaker 3 (01:04:15):
Gas side is GOING Up that you have.

Speaker 5 (01:04:17):
Ahia energy, fellows at hers he SAYS whether Or Not
the puc grant center points Request Depends on how well
center point can demonstrate the. Rank height is actually needed
egg price is falling this month after a spink and
cheaper Eggs.

Speaker 3 (01:04:31):
Being moved in FROM, mexico.

Speaker 28 (01:04:33):
According to the usda prices last week for a dozen
grade a large eggs, averaged just over five dollars three.
Dollars less than previous weeks.

Speaker 29 (01:04:41):
Our high prices really encourage, things, Like that to happen
right so you have high prices in, your next to
a border you're going to go across and, if you
find them cheaper.

Speaker 28 (01:04:50):
You're GOING to GET them texas a and m Professor
And extension economist doctor david anderson.

Speaker 3 (01:04:54):
Says egg prices shift constantly egg.

Speaker 29 (01:04:57):
Prices typically are really volatile they move a. Lot in,
these wholesale markets you, know when high prices. Happened Consumers Buy.

Speaker 28 (01:05:04):
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Speaker 5 (01:05:08):
News Time Six thirty six although, texas longhorn season Is
over they fell to xavier eighty six eighty IN The first.
Four the ncaa tournament yesterday As, for Top Seed at
houston their march. Madness run begins this afternoon THEY Take.
On sixteen seed siu edwardsville i've, covered starts twelve forty FIVE.
Overrun Nine fifty kPr c the rockets stretching their win

(01:05:30):
streak to eight Games And knocked out the magic one Sixteen.
One oh eight in orlando look to keep it going
tomorrow Night When they visit the HEAT news on. Demand
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Speaker 3 (01:05:54):
THE houston morning news team a, little gassy here this
morning six thirty seven is at A Time Here. On the,
houston's morning, news this story you know Certainly has an
impact on texas because we are a producer And right
here in THE houston metro area of lnng liquid natural
gas not Only For, consumption in the united states. But also,

(01:06:17):
for consumption overseas you know. We're an export of this
and For a while there the biden administration was just,
shut the whole thing down and they claimed that they were. Doing,
it for environmental reasons well so it turns out there
was a study that was released And then buried by
the biden administration showing that there weren't Greenhouse gas effects

(01:06:43):
caused by. American liquid natural gas program The study contradicted
everything the bide, administration was saying about it so, rather
than change their. Policy they BURIED The study Here Is
Us energy the secretary. Chris, wright talking about it.

Speaker 36 (01:07:02):
Oh extremely disappointed.

Speaker 38 (01:07:04):
To see, what was, DONE in fact last night i
was just reading the Original report Prepared by the department
of energy in twenty twenty three that Clearly showed it
was AN american's, interest to grow lng exports, it wouldn't impact,
domestic prices and in fact it.

Speaker 36 (01:07:20):
Would lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Speaker 38 (01:07:22):
That's what The report said but the biden administration had
this all of, government approach against climate change which clearly,
wasn't really about climate change or they would have supported
things that were going to, drive down greenhouse gas emissions,
but for their Political Interests or maybe the Jane Fonda
TikTok on the cameron parish lng terminal that was trying

(01:07:43):
to get approved in direct contrast to. The results of
THAT study they initiated the lng pause after that study.

Speaker 36 (01:07:51):
Was produced but never released.

Speaker 3 (01:07:53):
You know, what a progressive tells. You it's about the
climate it's. Never really about the climate it's about who's making.
Money from all this stuff that's. Weirdly what. It's all
about six forty time for traffic and weather together as
we check. Out That drive once. Again sky mike's been
busy thanks. For that fire up north We Got That.

Speaker 4 (01:08:11):
Going on san jacino, county and by the way you.
Keep giving me Those, Reroutes As, A county judge mark
keo i asked people to stay off With one Oh
five between cleveland and security and give. Room to those
emergency responders remember to hit me on the tip line
if you've got some reroutes through the back, roads at
seven one three.

Speaker 3 (01:08:28):
Two one two t ips let's get on the.

Speaker 4 (01:08:31):
East text clear the toll lane accident that was southbound
at six' ten and we're. Just about back in business
here it's, a little slow, around water inbound but if
commoners you're doing pretty good on the east, text big
shot toll sticker holders your. Hardy Toll ROADS looking good,
NOW north freeway i forty five i DON'T even have
that usual uh i Forty five.

Speaker 3 (01:08:50):
Back, order slit between parker. And Tidwell Don't have that.

Speaker 4 (01:08:52):
Yet and north loop six' ten We're getting loopy at
the squeeze tip line's, Been A lot Of Fun this
morning Mike.

Speaker 13 (01:08:58):
James From hollands way to, go white, To rebut that
man's decision all right.

Speaker 4 (01:09:02):
Just A little feedback, there for you jimmy barrett two
ninety let's get a little two ninety dep got my two.

Speaker 20 (01:09:07):
Ninety east bound in the left lanes We'll take.

Speaker 13 (01:09:12):
The installed, vehicle, By the caterpillar dealership.

Speaker 16 (01:09:16):
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Speaker 3 (01:09:19):
Well said nice extra points for verbiage That's.

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Gonna be two ninety inbound at, piemont watch out for
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Speaker 17 (01:10:07):
The forecast the rest Of, this week There's no Rain
until Sunday maybe. Late sunday and sunday NIGHT monday morning
but at this point i can't say that it's. Going
to be like EVERYBODY gets wet and at this point
i haven't looked to, see how much rain we may.
Get so we'll keep our fingers, crossed we could use a.
Good soaking it's not going to happen we've had Dryer.

(01:10:28):
Air make its way into. SOUTHEAST texas, that is, the
big concern, i mean it's beautiful and it's cooler but.
Very low humidity and breezy at times so the main
concern right now are these Elevated Fire. Conditions that we're
seeing throughout southeast texas. Up over sixties to low. Seventies
today now tomorrow's another gorgeous day, the winds eats up. A.

(01:10:50):
Little bit load to mid seventies tomorrow saturday's. Warmer IN the,
load to mid eighties so i mean any, outdoor plants.
The rest of the week you're fine there's that Forty
percent chance Of showers. And thunderstorms sunday afternoon and monday morning.

Speaker 3 (01:11:06):
Temperature right now fifty. One At your official severe WEATHER.
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Are Commute You Are, forecast you're news it's Houston's morning News.
Brought to, You, by new south way those solutions well
our guests got my dander up, here About a, half
AN hour ago and kaylee, mcinady who i rarely.

Speaker 3 (01:11:27):
See get angry got a little angry she's she's angry.
At liberals who are angry appropriately enough so we'll share
some of. That, audio with you coming up next. First
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there you, go sky mike oh by the. Way, did
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(01:11:49):
And a half away from casper wyom emily does not,
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country up there let's. Go, up here to six to.

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North now these are some stressed people. We've got the
loopiness at the squeeze this is. Six' ten north westbound
at forty five you Always have those people packed up
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(01:12:19):
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Oh well, Said.

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again will be an issue we've Got A, Wildfire We're,
trying to fight in san jacento montgomery counties and the
wind is. Not gonna be helpful in low humidity too
temperature right now currently, Is Fifty at your official SEVERE.

(01:13:15):
Weather station news radio seven forty k trah get you
caught up. On, Some Of, our top stories this morning.
Here eric sharp good morning six FIFTY two YOUR Headlines Brought, To.
You by d and m auto leasing houston Israeli ground
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(01:13:35):
rates steadied despite, some Signs if the economy could be
slowing and finland has been ranked the world's happiest.

Speaker 5 (01:13:41):
Country for the Eighth Year In. A ROW according to
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you here i think that it's easy for to make

(01:14:16):
a comparison between conservatives and progressives. AS far, as how
they react to things i mean You Take a look
at what's Happened to elon musk and death threats and tesla's.
On fire and all that kind of stuff that's how
the progressive. Left reacts to things that Make them angry when,
we had a bud light thing Going on did we. Try,

(01:14:37):
to set a budweiser Plan on fire no we, Just stopped,
Buying budweiser for a little while kylle mackin, and he
made some good points about that and she sounded just. A,
little angry HERSELF while, she made them.

Speaker 40 (01:14:49):
Yeah Last time i checked. There weren't conservatives setting budweiser
factories On fire, there were not crazed conservatives king. Budweiser
vehicles rules. Or trucks around the. COUNTRY that, Wasn't Happening
but look at this i mean elon musk rescues two
astronauts who are up. There for two hundred and eighty
six days and this is how? He's thinked will light

(01:15:10):
your businesses on fire. And the absolute absurd behavior. OF
the left he Triggers Liberals so much i mean to
watch tim walls there talk about the.

Speaker 3 (01:15:20):
Joy IN his day of the stock app like i.
Put up The Stock.

Speaker 40 (01:15:23):
APP on my phone i'm not nancy, pelosi i don't
follow it minute by minute so. It says welcome, to
stocks On My. Phone on his phone he's tracking elon
musk he's. Excited, when, It Drops, to two twenty five well.
Sorry tim walls you're having a bad day it's now at,
Two Thirty, five and it's, not just him mark kelly
the supposed moderate the Guy Who's. Such a MODERATING voice
in the democratic party every time i get, in the

(01:15:45):
car over the last sixty Days it Reminds. Me of
the damage from trump and musk who gets in their
vehicle and for sixty days the thing on their.

Speaker 3 (01:15:53):
Mind is how much they.

Speaker 40 (01:15:55):
Despise a politician This Is, Entirely the. Behavior must call
it mark kelly. Americ day when you've gone In, your
car you don't Drive, Your in manhattan but when you
drive okay so every time, you got in your car
for sixty days Have You?

Speaker 18 (01:16:08):
THOUGHT about how much you hate donald trump i mean.

Speaker 36 (01:16:10):
That is A best.

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Because THAT'S all the way list. I love But i,
would just say this. Libs of TikTok said You Have
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Speaker 18 (01:16:29):
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Day amen sister amen yeah, i mean it's. It's, it's
all you know it's. All insanity really it's, psychotic behavior
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Studios It Is. Seven Am Now. Here on houston's morning
news i'm jimmy, barrett among our top stories This f
Hour We have. A Wildfire threatening montgomery and sanjo? Sento
counties the fed Left interest rates alone what else did the?
Fed have to say about her economic? Future and coming
up at seven o eight? Why do crazy people take.

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Off their Clothes Details In. The, minutes ahead you're in
houston's morning news first it's never anybody you want to.
SEE on the freeway taking their clothes off i? DON'T
know do sit coases make you. Hot i have no
idea what's going on, it's never somebody. From Weather or
you know Anyone From Sales, what i'm looking at. The
southwest freeway now no naked people here we just. HAVE
an accident here right on The ramp i sixty nine

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northbound at the beltway right.

Speaker 4 (01:19:04):
Where you don't need it in The. Ramp this is, causing,
well shine from peerland. You tell them oh it's a
scune there we go northbound and. That's about twelve extra
minutes on The Southwest let's take all ninety the Most.
City expressway instead two, eighty eight northbound seine.

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one on news radio.

Speaker 5 (01:19:49):
SEVEN forty ktrh our top story this hour a Two
thousand acre wildfire Continues Burning, and san ja said o.
In Montgomery counties prompting Mandatory Evacuations For some Jason Safs
of the montgomery county office of emergency. Management says there's plenty,
of shelter, for evacuees we.

Speaker 25 (01:20:05):
Have animal shelter livestock shelter so there should be no
reason why humans. Should stay behind and stay in their homes,
we can help you get your animals out help. You
get your aditta safe place.

Speaker 3 (01:20:15):
To stay.

Speaker 5 (01:20:18):
Around, nine hundred homes are threatened by the fire which
is ten percent contained high when. Gust and low humidity,
are fueling that fire despite the rapid spread though no injuries.
OR loss of homes have been Reported yet a federal
judge has given the trump administration until today at noon
to account for the deportation flights last weekend that sent violent.
Illegal Alien Gang Members Out of the country whitehouse press

(01:20:40):
secretary caroline levitch. Says the Deportations, are completely within the Law.

Speaker 9 (01:20:45):
Under this act it is, within the president's authority to
deport these terrorists and anybody trying to defend these Terrorists
who have now been sent off of american soil should
talk to the families of the individuals who. These heinous
monsters have killed.

Speaker 4 (01:21:00):
And have raped.

Speaker 5 (01:21:03):
The judge tried, to order The Flights turned around mid
air but the white house says it wasn't. Possible Since
they were already over international water president trump expected to
sign an Executive order Today. That would shut down the
department of education Trump Will reportedly sign the Order at
a white house ceremony. Attended, by Republican governors and state
education leaders Meanwhile an obama appointed federal judge is preventing trump.

(01:21:25):
From carrying out other parts Of his agenda this time
It's a judge james brad who ruled. That trump has
to rehire fired probationary workers these.

Speaker 11 (01:21:35):
Injunctions are just going to keep on coming so you
have to allow. The appellate process to Work Its way
out future presidents will thank.

Speaker 39 (01:21:42):
President Trump for the Actions.

Speaker 5 (01:21:43):
That He's Taking robert ramono with the americans for limited
government says that these judges are overreaching and trying to
decide that the laws don't. Apply, because they don't like
who's in office oh There's a new survey that finds
that most Americans. Don't trust them media to accurately cover trump.

Speaker 3 (01:22:02):
And It's Not a surprise To The, Director of.

Speaker 6 (01:22:05):
Media studies at the pauw university jeff McCall.

Speaker 12 (01:22:09):
The establishment media just has Not figured out that a
continuous stream of trump fashion. Doesn't come off as, fair
or objective.

Speaker 6 (01:22:17):
News according to you gov only. Twenty NINE percent have
trust in the media.

Speaker 12 (01:22:22):
And i think what this survey is showing us is that,
activism is just not A healthy News agenda and that's why.
More americans trust trump and the establishment media.

Speaker 6 (01:22:31):
He has that while the media has been, Wrong about
almost all. Of The Major Issues trump has been right.
Jeff biggs news radio seven forty kt Orh.

Speaker 5 (01:22:42):
In, their First Meeting under the new trump administration the
federal reserve opted to keep interest rates, the same At
Four and a half percent and economist.

Speaker 3 (01:22:50):
Joe griffith, says that's probably a good thing in reality.

Speaker 7 (01:22:53):
They should not be cutting rates right, now we have
inflation that, is picking up and this is you know
a Lot Of the blames and we placed in president
trump of the just but the fact.

Speaker 3 (01:23:00):
Is this Inflation That.

Speaker 7 (01:23:01):
We're experiencing the massive spending under president biden.

Speaker 5 (01:23:05):
Reat cuts, are still expected, at some point this year
But right. Now all eyes are on the trump tariffs
the Arrival of spring. Brings positive signs to the houston
Housing Markets the.

Speaker 34 (01:23:15):
Median home price in the greater houston area fell by
more than one percent in the past year to. About
Three hundred and Twenty Five thousand Dollars teresa hill with
the houston association of realtors says. The biggest factor is
growing supply.

Speaker 22 (01:23:26):
For buyers this, is just, going to be with more inventory.
More OPTIONS more selection of homes for them so i
think that.

Speaker 37 (01:23:33):
We are heading towards a more balanced. Market and definitely leaning.

Speaker 34 (01:23:38):
Towards, a buyer's market interest rates are also improving with
the average on a thirty year fixed mortgage. Falling To
A Five month low LAST, Month corey eelson news radio
seven forty ktrh.

Speaker 5 (01:23:48):
Texas moving closer to a Ban on Cell phones in
schools state wrapped caroline, and fairly says, that they distract
from learning lead to bullying. And can spread false alarms
about school safety we want.

Speaker 15 (01:23:59):
Our, kids, to focus, on academics such as math science.
And reading and, the reality. Is these phones they're a.

Speaker 5 (01:24:05):
Distraction she, notes if this is not a new concept
with nine states already banning, or restricting cell phone use
in public schools her bill allows districts to. Craft a
policy that works best for. THEM Some Districts already have
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Running hog on the street do the snow and sleep on,
the coldest.

Speaker 23 (01:25:22):
Night over here.

Speaker 17 (01:25:25):
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Speaker 3 (01:25:28):
Naked were web here's a. Naked, man you need, to
be worry Of oh. By, the way He's also. A
florida man yeah it's a Florida Man Story, seven o
eight here In houston's morning news a man residing in
florida has Been Arrested After, allegedly making disturbing threats against

(01:25:50):
president donald trump challenging him. To quote, fight me naked
until the death huh see seems like he'd want, to have,
clothes on when you're fighting somebody but no he Would
Like to get naked. And then Fight President Trump, To,
the death HE'S from saint lucie county florida. Which is

(01:26:12):
i think on. The left coast He's Forty Two. Years
old his name is Kendall Aaron Todd he's been posting.
Threats to president donald trump on social, media in one
Of his, sense Deleted Clips authority say That todd declared
quote Donald Trump, is the antichrist and because of donald trump.

(01:26:33):
Every Single person in the world is cursed donald trump
has personally made business Decisions. Which have hurt so many
different reincarnated jesuses He Went On to say the sheriff
of saint lucy. County said he just, kept escalating His

(01:26:53):
Behavior He Got, the attention obviously the united. States secret
service and that got our attention they. Obtained an arrest
warrant and a search warrant he is currently under arrest.
And not in a position to, hurt anybody the sheriff,
went on to say we're not messing. Around obviously with
threats of, suicide by cop oh, he's threatening that too.

(01:27:16):
And things like that threats to our president we. Weren't
letting any or weren't taking any chances we're not. Going
to put our deputies lives. At risk so it's a high.
Risk situation, neighbors described the suspect as unfriendly no really
he's not an ideal neighbor and. Like a vampire who.
ONLY operates at night yike's seven to ten i think

(01:27:41):
that this guy Is, Probably, the poster, child for psychosis guy.

Speaker 4 (01:27:45):
Mike well you know it's a good thing that it's
a good thing that. He didn't go to school in
the eighties they. Would have given Him a, Lot Of.
Pills let's do some Katie Freeway. Jimmy is we're coming.
In from graham parkway you've got Some. Breaks that's really.
Not bad for the katie outside the Belt Maybe, an
extra two or three into. Barker cyprus you'll hit that wall,
of brakes as you get around the curve all the
people from. Other stations just Slow down, for no reason

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right before. The president's head You Lose Two Or three
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Speaker 3 (01:28:12):
To us and brings at.

Speaker 4 (01:28:12):
Eldridge southwest freeway we've cleared the Smash.

Speaker 3 (01:28:16):
Northbound that. Was an accident at The.

Speaker 4 (01:28:17):
Beltway everybody's okay we're squished up from sugarland now an
extra eight minutes up to eighty Eight messy right from
the belt to. Or i'm not bad for two eighty
eight something is scunching Us Up on the highway ninety Old.
Ninety crosby freeway right at the butt plant give Me
about the seven to. TWENTY break And i'll get you some,
langage i got wesley on the hardy.

Speaker 13 (01:28:36):
Dude morning sky, my twelve? Pound party Accident wouldn't.

Speaker 27 (01:28:41):
You Know.

Speaker 3 (01:28:43):
No. Way julian from spring dude oh, i'm six.

Speaker 35 (01:28:49):
It was, a Free car Accident all right that's.

Speaker 3 (01:28:51):
Inbound and steve from spring's a little, closer just.

Speaker 13 (01:28:55):
Before the sixth or a loop there are a couple
of cars and.

Speaker 3 (01:28:59):
Just now, had some, type of all hit all right
big shots let's.

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Top Pax devenders TWENTY four hour weather center terry smith.
Joins us is the first day of spring it's, been
spring for just under three hours now, and you know
it's the coldest coldest day or going to be the
coldest day we've had. Probably, a week, and, a half or,
two yeah.

Speaker 18 (01:29:25):
It's yeah right, it's like, hello uh huh.

Speaker 16 (01:29:30):
And you know For.

Speaker 17 (01:29:31):
Me spring starts the first part, of march but today
is the vernal equinox the.

Speaker 20 (01:29:35):
Day that.

Speaker 17 (01:29:37):
The daylight hours and the, night time hours are supposed,
to be equal and.

Speaker 4 (01:29:41):
They're.

Speaker 18 (01:29:42):
Not exactly equal but close enough whatever.

Speaker 17 (01:29:46):
Ah but we have had a dose of much cooler And,
dryer air make its way into southeast texas so a.

Speaker 18 (01:29:51):
Little bit less humidity and.

Speaker 17 (01:29:54):
Some breezy conditions nice day to be outside, not good
conditions though for containment of wildfire and so there is
a red flag warning today for the afternoon hours as any.
Sort of, burning may get out of control temperature wise,
we're in the upper sixties to low seventies and tomorrow's.
A Little bit warmer load of mid, seventies and saturday
we're still sunny and dry and temperatures, are back in

(01:30:17):
the load. Of mid eighties, Kind of Like yesterday Was,
over the weekend let's see sunday and monday that's, when
we have our next chance. Of rain and we could
use some rain we'll. See how that next coal front
pans out temperature right now. Still Fifty at your OFFICIAL.
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Speaker 3 (01:30:42):
Morning news team all the. Info, you need to take
on the day well if you went to bed early
last night or, you just are getting up at about
now you may not be Aware of a wildfire Situation
We have and sanja sent to a. Montgomery counties that
has spread Rather Rapidly Overnight We'll check in with the
marquillo montgomery county judge and get the. Latest, on, this

(01:31:04):
wildfire in, Just a moment first, though it's seven TWENTY traffic.
And weather, together starting with.

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The southwest freeway wreck. Inbound at the belt.

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SUNNY with a high today right about seventy. A little
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Speaker 5 (01:31:51):
You by dnm out on lease in houston an Executive
Order expected to be signed Today by President. Trump Aimed
At eliminating the department of education social security administration will
require in office visits, to Verify identity to start a
claim now and greenpeace being ordered to pay over Six hundred,
and sixty million dollars to A texas company. Or it's
involvement in the dakota PIPELINE protest get. The latest news

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anytime at ktrh dot com our next update comes. YOUR
way at the bottom Of the hour i live in
friends with your forecast is at the BOTTOM. Of the
hour on seven forty kt rh we have a Fire Situation.

Speaker 3 (01:32:27):
And. San just sent to A montgomery county uh. IT'S
been burning since i believe sometime yesterday i don't know
if we have any, idea yet what may have. Sparked
the blaze But It. Continues To spread Joining, us is
montgomery county judge mark ke oh do?

Speaker 42 (01:32:41):
We?

Speaker 3 (01:32:41):
Have any, idea how it all started judge.

Speaker 20 (01:32:45):
You know there's there, are some people centered who was trash.
Fire some people who said, that.

Speaker 16 (01:32:49):
It was, to be honest with you at this point.

Speaker 20 (01:32:53):
We'll FIGURE that out once it's all over.

Speaker 6 (01:32:56):
But i.

Speaker 20 (01:32:56):
Got to tell you it was it hit it. GOT
very quickly to about thirteen hundred acres. I left there
about one o'clock last night, i'll be back there in
a few minutes and now. It's, up the two thousand acres,
only contained yeah so the good news though is that
we there, was an Evacuation Of about nine hundred homes
Both In. San diracino and in uh in montgovernment, county

(01:33:19):
but there was, no damage to structures. No loss in
life fill loss of animals.

Speaker 35 (01:33:24):
All, of our.

Speaker 20 (01:33:24):
Assets are there and.

Speaker 16 (01:33:25):
Prepared well that's good.

Speaker 3 (01:33:27):
That, is good news that's a. Good, news yeah there's
good news For now anyway We Know we're gonna have we're. Gonna,
have gusty wins here d drop out okay try to
try to. Re establish Contact with him if you, can
i'm guessing i'm guessing wherever he is he might not.
Be in a very good Sell Cell situation but we'll. Try,
to get judge. Keoh back on here, yeah that's great

(01:33:50):
news at least so far we don't. Need, to hear a.
Ringing on, the air marco take that down let's uh
let's take a look. At this nine hundred homes in
the way but so far we don't have any. Structure
damages or any homes. That are damaged and that is.
Good news but we got the judge back i'm guessing
you're not probably not in the best. Place for cell.
Phone service at the moment judge let. Me let me

(01:34:11):
ask you about the winds. It is supposed to be
windy again today not as bad today ten to fifteen.
With occasional twenty five miles for our gusts but it's
going to be, windy here all the way through the
weekend and. The winds are COMING out of, the north
and from what I, can tell, the population centers such
as conroe for example are obviously. Our south or where
this fire is burning are there any concerns that the

(01:34:32):
fire could? Head towards, more populous areas.

Speaker 20 (01:34:36):
At this point you know it's it's been, moving south
and east in, MAJOR forest areas but as a continuous
south i mean. There are population areas that could be
affected we don't want to put a, bunch OF bear,
into people we've already evacuated as, i mentioned about nine hundred.
Homes and so but we're watching very close advantage we

(01:34:58):
have this morning that we. Did not have have all
night last night. We're going to have air assets out
there some people have asked about these, Various one thirties
and what not these bankers well you're going to, see
THAT all over the place here today and, i think,
that will help us tremendously well.

Speaker 3 (01:35:13):
Of course the idea here. Is to try to catch
up on this you mentioned. It's, about ten percent contained
at this point obviously a nice steady rain would probably
be one of. The best things that could happen for.
You but there's no rain in the. Forecast, there's not
a cloud in the? Sky yeah what's what's the plan
going forward how many how many different fire departments? Do

(01:35:35):
you have working on this right now i'm guessing you're
getting A lot. Of support from in the entire Houston
Area we.

Speaker 20 (01:35:40):
Have We Have them, From Houston, heavy from south county
precinct one north county of. Certainly all those out in
our East area We, also have the one from san
J Cino, and we, have set up on peach creek
You Know that's Kind Of the borderline between, montgomery county
and san cino on.

Speaker 3 (01:35:59):
Both, sides.

Speaker 11 (01:36:02):
With the.

Speaker 20 (01:36:02):
Goal of protecting, people's assets, homes AND whatnot and so
far so good and i think We're got a great
team out there managing we've also got things set up
in shelter. For People as needed out in that area
mission gray has done a good job and in organizing
what we, need to Do With All Of our livestock

(01:36:24):
got the montgomery county animal, shelter Has Got a team of,
people trailer Our animal control, is Out There the Four
Services With Us. THE texas, department of regigency management strike,
team i mean there's. A lot of stuff a lot
of people but as, things are kind of getting going this,
morning it's, going, To, be pretty active here.

Speaker 3 (01:36:43):
All right sir well we'll let you get back to
it and hopefully we'll talk. Again soon and get another,
update from you. Thank you for your time as always good.
That Is Much For the Call our pleasure. Montgomery county
judge mark ke oh seven six it's, time to take
A Look at Your. Money As We welcome jeff bellinger
and Jimmy the european union wants. More TALKS with washington
over tariffs on alcohol the Eu is proposed A fifty.

(01:37:06):
Percent Tariff on, american whiskey STARTING april first president trump
countered saying the us would levy a two hundred PERCENT tariff.
On all alcohol imported FROM the eu now a representative
of the eu says officials are READY. To engage in
constructive dialogue with the us no new Terraffs. Will be
imposed at least until. Mid april it's the first day of.

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county wildfire? How will the trump administration react to that
judges order for more information on, Deportation AND coming up
at seven thirty eight the un says. You're unhappy because
many of. You are Alone Details In. The, minutes ahead

(01:38:30):
you're in houston's morning. News first let's check, Out, That morning,
Drive are. You lonely sky mike i'm over i'm okay.

Speaker 4 (01:38:36):
I've got a million people listening right now we've, Got,
your hearty toll road accident clear now jimmy this was.
Southbound right at the connector. For six ten nobody needed all.
That habadashary stay the course on. The hardy those backups
will Go away Quickly, plus on forty five between temblem.
And parker that's a southbound back order Slip we lose
about six minutes down north loops All Loopy westbound at

(01:38:57):
six ten and so montgomery county is asking us to
ask you to try to keep, one oh five Clear
for The emergency responders the firefighters between cleveland and security and.
So they can have a little space there we'll have
more about those Evacuated Roads at The Forty Break and the.

Speaker 3 (01:39:15):
GENERATOR Supercenter Dot, com traffic center From Our. Ktrh generator supercenter,
twenty four hour weather, center sunny for today a little
bit breezy red flag warning for this. Afternoon with a
height today right about Seventy We'll get you The Complete
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news radio seven. Forty Ktrh It's, Time Now for the news.

(01:39:39):
Here's eric sharp good morning.

Speaker 5 (01:39:40):
SEVEN thirty one our top story this hour a wildfire That's,
now Growing, To Two thousand acres in santja senta wan
montgomery counties leads. To Hundreds Of People In order to
evacuate montgomery county judge mark quy host has more resources or.
Available to fire crews in the daylight hours.

Speaker 20 (01:39:55):
Now advantage we have this morning that we Did not
have all in that last n. We're going to have
air assets out There some people have asked about these various,
Sea one thirties and what not these bankers well you're
going to see THAT all over the place here today.

Speaker 5 (01:40:09):
And i think that will help us tremendously the fire
just ten percent contained and expected. To grow until weather
conditions become more. Favorable no injuries have been, reported so
far we do have shelter information school. Closure information in
that area that UNDER evacuation all. Of That is listed
at ktrh dot com, the trump administration, continues operations to

(01:40:33):
remove violent criminal. Illegal Aliens Despite Pushback From Leftist federal
judges white house press secretary caroline levitt Detailed one Such
Recent operation right here in Houston.

Speaker 9 (01:40:43):
And ice houston arrested a citizen of guatemala convicted Of.
Indecent sexual contact, with a child in texas these are
heinous criminal alien monsters who the, previous administration allowed To
flood into our country and every time president shomp, and
this team to.

Speaker 3 (01:40:58):
Port one of them our country becomes.

Speaker 5 (01:41:00):
Safer this is a federal judge trying to order the
administration to turn around planes transporting criminal. Gang members out
of the country last weekend that judge has given the
administration until noon today to provide more information On The Timing.
OF deportation flights under the Alien enemies act i keep
part of the trump Agenda dismantling The, failed federal institution

(01:41:22):
like the department.

Speaker 3 (01:41:22):
Of education something conservative saying is long overdue the department has.
Become just redundant government waste and a failure.

Speaker 26 (01:41:29):
It was created to, close achievement gaps and to. Improve
education nationwide but it hasn't done that. Achievement Gaps have
in Some Cases Gotten.

Speaker 10 (01:41:38):
Worse corey dangelis with the american culture project says education should.

Speaker 3 (01:41:41):
Just be left to the state education departments you'd have.

Speaker 26 (01:41:44):
More money on education, to spend in the classroom more
local control because you want to. Have as much money
wasted on, useless bureaucrats.

Speaker 10 (01:41:52):
Dangelis says that in the end it Would have to
be an official act of. Congress That Shuts The department
down For good ethan buchanan News radio seven forty kator.

Speaker 5 (01:42:01):
Counties in the houston area once again a top Of A.
List of Fastest growing IN, the, united states chuck de
vour the tppf says our pro business and, family policies
are attractive to blue state movers.

Speaker 3 (01:42:12):
But we do have some issues to correct you're.

Speaker 32 (01:42:15):
Going to continue to see surpluses that the legislators will likely,
use to fund priorities like reducing Property taxes which tend
to get burdensome in texas because we still haven't figured out,
how to, restrain, spending at the local level.

Speaker 5 (01:42:28):
He says politically our growth will net tex is about
ten to. TWELVE additional congressional seats by the next census.
Ktrh news time is now seven thirty four the Arrival
of spring. Brings positive signs in the houston Housing Markets the.

Speaker 34 (01:42:43):
Median home price in the greater houston area fell by
more than one percent in the past year. To About
three hundred Twenty Five thousand Dollars teresa hill with the
houston association of realtors says. The biggest factor is growing supply.

Speaker 22 (01:42:54):
For buyers this, is just, going to be with more inventory.
More OPTIONS more selection of homes for them.

Speaker 37 (01:43:00):
So i think that we are heading towards a more balanced.
Market and definitely leaning.

Speaker 34 (01:43:05):
Towards, a buyer's market interest rates are also improving with
the average on a thirty year fixed mortgage. Falling to
a five month low last Month Corey 'lson use radio
seven FORTY krh center point.

Speaker 5 (01:43:16):
Once again asking. The puc to grant down a rate
increase this time it's on natural gas rates and it's
likely tying to The. Aging pipe infrastructure ACROSS the city
of houston.

Speaker 28 (01:43:26):
According to the, usda prices last week for a dozen
grade it.

Speaker 27 (01:43:29):
Really is the, necessity of replacing the old pipes. And
upgrading and that's costing more and more the cost of
providing the reliable service on the natural gas side is
going up.

Speaker 5 (01:43:41):
At you, have h energy fellow ED hers He Says
whether or not the puc Grant center points request depends
on how well center point can. Demonstrate that a rate
hike is actually needed egg price is falling this month
after a Spike. In cheaper eggs BEING, moved in from mexico.

Speaker 28 (01:43:56):
According to The USDA prices last week for a dozen grade,
a low eggs average just over. Five dollars three dollars
less than previous weeks our high.

Speaker 29 (01:44:05):
Prices, Really encourage things like that to happen right so
you have, high prices in your next to a border
you're going to, go across and if you.

Speaker 36 (01:44:12):
Find THEM cheaper YOU'RE going.

Speaker 28 (01:44:13):
To get them texas A And m professor and extension economist.
Doctor david anderson says egg prices. Shift constantly egg prices typically.

Speaker 29 (01:44:21):
Are really volatile. They move, a lot in these, wholesale
markets you. Know When High Prices happen consumers buy.

Speaker 28 (01:44:28):
Less shart lewis news radio seven Forty Khrh.

Speaker 5 (01:44:31):
The season is Over for the texas longhorns they lost
to xavier EIGHTY Six eighty. In the first four the
ncaa Tournament Yesterday, as For The top seed at. Houston
cougar's their march madness STARTS This Afternoon they'll take on
sixteen seed siu edwardsville i've coverage starts TWELVE forty five
Over on nine to fifty kprc and the. Rockets stretching
their win Streak to eight games they knocked off the Magic.

(01:44:54):
One sixteen to one Oh eight In orlando, they take
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WEATHER in traffic station, News, Radio Seven Forty?

Speaker 3 (01:45:03):
Ktrh four more? Years hi donald john trump?

Speaker 42 (01:45:08):
What happens next who Knows what happens NEXT happens here
on youth radio seven forty Ktrh.

Speaker 3 (01:45:17):
Seven Thirty. AT our time here in. HOUSTON'S borning news.
I Don't mind being alone i really don't. I'm I'M
kind of self sufficient that way so. I was, a
little surprised, To see this i mean by, The, way
i'm not asking to be. ALONE honey don't let, Anything.
Happen to you i ENJOY your company, ELIZABETH but but
but when i. Am alone, I do enjoy that as
well so. Listen i'm, responding here to this happiness report

(01:45:40):
you KNOW We never. Ranked very high on the un
Happiness List that's. Who Compiled This as a united nations study.
The united states fell to twenty fourth place they. Blamed
it on, A couple of different things by the way.
AFGHANISTAN remained the unhappiest country in the world i can.

(01:46:04):
Certainly BELIEVE that, we fell the twenty fourth as i
said the highest, we ever got for happiness was number
eleven way back. In twenty twelve when they started this
thing here's what. They had to say about the alone
factor The Number of people dining alone in the united
states has increased. Fifty three percent over the last twenty

(01:46:24):
years the authors noted that. Sharing meals is strongly, linked
with well being In twenty twenty three roughly one in
four americans reported eating. All of their meals alone the
previous day the increasing number of people who eat alone
is One Reason. For declining well being in the united
states they also noted that we were one of the

(01:46:44):
few countries to see a rise of so called deaths
of despair from suicide or substance abuse at a time
when those. Deaths are declining in the majority of countries
so we have a, higher than normal suicide rate for
whatever reason we have a still increasing substance abuse rate

(01:47:06):
that certainly can have a. Little something to do with
that as well and people who are alone. Seven forty
time for traffic and, weather together picky, now in my
golden ears more pick more picky about the company you. Keep,
a little bit in the old days well thank you.
For gracing, us with your presence This Morning.

Speaker 4 (01:47:24):
Pictures Here let's go, to the cadie freeway jimmy barrett as.
Advisors You're going To Need. Them This morning graham parkway
into barker.

Speaker 3 (01:47:31):
Cypress So I'm.

Speaker 4 (01:47:32):
Going to connect those dots to eldridge parkway IT'S an
Extra eleven minutes In.

Speaker 3 (01:47:35):
On the kdi ten west park Tol Way You've. Got
the breaks.

Speaker 4 (01:47:38):
Right after south parker cypress that's nothing Unusual And that
ramp getting off. To The southwest. Freeway is all stanked
up west sam southbound Here We go with the breaks
right after west road and. SOME big suckage right at
two ninety southbound I think we've got. Something hammer right past?
Hammery on the southbound is that a stall let's get
you some laneage at the seven to fifty Break, Tipline

(01:47:59):
seven Two.

Speaker 3 (01:48:00):
One two T. Ips yo nick from cyprus he.

Speaker 39 (01:48:03):
And mike we got a Little bump call with emergency
Vehicle As it.

Speaker 3 (01:48:10):
Why is he talking.

Speaker 39 (01:48:10):
All, southern terry on the southbound west self.

Speaker 4 (01:48:14):
OKAY now you still get a Banana Sticker, i like
you better as. An italian Nick, But that's, a That's.
Good audrey from cyprus.

Speaker 13 (01:48:21):
Good morning sky.

Speaker 20 (01:48:22):
Mike people should be observant of emergency.

Speaker 39 (01:48:26):
Vehicles i've noticed lately.

Speaker 20 (01:48:27):
People are annoying them it's. A state law WE.

Speaker 4 (01:48:30):
Need to, move over that's a great psa you Know,
my driving WOULD scare the dukes of hazzard.

Speaker 11 (01:48:34):
But.

Speaker 3 (01:48:35):
Even i move over for emergency responders. Terry check this
Out the Picture right here This, Is.

Speaker 4 (01:48:40):
Hazardous man from cleveland's shot from security texas He's Showing.

Speaker 3 (01:48:44):
The glow.

Speaker 4 (01:48:44):
From the wildfires in sanjasino county See That I'm Sure.
They could see at montgomery County liberty. County also hit
us on our. Facebook Page you can See All this
Stuff i'm skymike. On the generator, Supercenter dot com, Traffic
center by The way oh my goodness hazardous make from cleveland.

Speaker 3 (01:48:59):
Is, about eight miles from. The actual FIRE Wow be
Safe out there from our Ktrh, Generator Super center twenty.
Four hour weather center. Terry smith is here it's forty.
Nine Degrees it's the first? Day Of spring terry smith
what's going on.

Speaker 18 (01:49:12):
Mother nature is confused.

Speaker 11 (01:49:15):
Or just.

Speaker 17 (01:49:15):
Wants, to tell us who's really in charge yeah we
had the colfront move through. And a quick dose of some,
cooler weather it's it's a little, chilly today a little
on the cool side and. Then it's warming up tomorrow.
INTO the, weekend so overall not too bad i mean
one more day of. Sweaters or long sleeves and we'll. Be,
good upper sixties to, low seventies today tomorrow, load Of

(01:49:40):
mid seventies, a nice spring day and saturday's, even warmer
a little. More humidity as Well, LOAD of mid eighties
no rain through saturday A forty percent chance Of showers
and STORMS sunday afternoon and early monday.

Speaker 3 (01:49:52):
Morning temperatures i said, Forty Nine at your OFFICIAL. Severe
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so we have all sorts of. Activist judges that are
popping up their heads now we have Another one out

(01:50:14):
there that has. Ordered, the trump, administration to rehire probationary
workers yep hang on isn't that the whole point of
being a probationary worker is that you're odd probation and
you can be fired. For any REASON within. That, Specific
Time frame that's WHAT I thought Anyway Robert romano will
join us. Americans for limited government in just a moment.

(01:50:34):
But first, we've got traffic and Weather, together you know
HE'S no. Relation to raymond As Far. As i know
that's a different robert. Romano Let's get some advisors on
quickly here katie. Freeway Just got a Lot Of breaks
now grant parkway connected to Eldridge Parkway Lose About. Ten
minutes this, way west.

Speaker 4 (01:50:49):
Park park tollway fun To Say, backed up from fourteen
sixty four.

Speaker 3 (01:50:53):
Southwest freeway you'll hit a.

Speaker 4 (01:50:55):
Wall Of breaks at The Fountains north Found I'm Skymike
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little breezy red flag warning as a result with the
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Speaker 3 (01:51:59):
At, The Top Of? The four more? Years hi donald john?

Speaker 42 (01:52:03):
Trump what happens next who Knows what happens best Happens,
here On youth radio seven forty k.

Speaker 3 (01:52:11):
Well the trump administration kind of gave, that message to
at least some federal workers and. Of course activist judges
are now Getting involved we Have a judge out in
california ordering the trump administration, to reinstate probationary employees fired
At six agencies, saying the firing is. And i'm, Quoting,
now based on a lie say. What Yeah the JUSTICE

(01:52:34):
Based on a lie. Robert vermando joins us americans for
limited government what in the world? Does this guy mean
based on a. Lie what's the lie, that it's based
on you're a probationary worker that by nature means that
you can.

Speaker 10 (01:52:48):
Be.

Speaker 3 (01:52:48):
Fired, At any time for any reason right yes, for about.

Speaker 39 (01:52:53):
The first year of federal service you are on a
PROBATIONARY Period and that's under federal, law five Us coast
three three two one where the president can. Prescribe regulations
to do with the probationary period and under, the current
regulation it lasts about a, year and you can be
fired if quote the employee fails to demonstrate. Fully his

(01:53:13):
or her qualifications for continued employment and that is a
discretionary decision by. The managers at the department and or.
Agency and you know these are not layoffs this is
this is people who are have. Been determined to be
unqualified for whatever reason and that is a political question
with which the agency head or department head has the discretion,

(01:53:36):
to make in accordance with the president's regulation which. Has
been in Place For years and years it's only when
president trump actually enforces laws that have been on the,
books for decades or in some cases centuries that suddenly
we have to go through. An administrative review process at
the federal courts and that's. Not the way things were
supposed to work, we're supposed to have the separation of

(01:53:56):
powers and that is being violated right now, by basically
WHERE the judge has gone wild or. What, i, like,
to call the imperial judiciary.

Speaker 3 (01:54:04):
Yeah well yeah we. Have a lot of activist judges
Out There. This was the decision in the ninth circuit
there's no There's No. More liberal court system than The.
Ninth circuit this judge is Out in california we have
another judge in. Maryland MAKING a similar sort of ruling
here so i guess you just if, you're if you're
the union, in this case the union, representing government employees

(01:54:25):
you just judge shop right you find you find, the
right place to put your request in and then. You,
you get the results that you want now what is
supposed to the goal of this, IS because at the
end of the day i Would think at some point in.
Time the trump administration wins on this issue is the
goal here to try to obviously delay these these firings

(01:54:46):
so that it gets to the, point where these employees
are technically, still employed they get past their probationary period
and therefore. YOU can no longer get rid of them.

Speaker 39 (01:54:55):
I think that there's certainly a. Delaying tactic that is
being a cur here i'm uncertain of how the what
would happen to? The probationary period in lieu of the litigation.
Does that get paused or something like that they could
be there, trying to run out the clock on, it
and on a lot Of other stuff which is to
say that trump's in his second term and so just

(01:55:17):
throw as much stung at the. Wall and see what
sticks as he can and They're Going to analyze every
single decision that president trump is. Making right now and
his Departments And agencies so it's just gonna the, JUSTICE department's,
going to be very, very busy i think defending. All these,
Actions not because they're bad. Action in fact, trump is
not acting arbitrarily he is acting as we see. In

(01:55:38):
this case in accordance with the law When You Look, at,
the Removals Under The alien enemy act Well, the alien
enemy act was enacted by congress and you can go
on down the line that every single one of the actions,
that are being taken under these, executive orders whether, it's
getting rid of diversity equity and inclusion which is enforcing the,

(01:55:59):
civil rights, fact which has been in, PLACE you know, for,
over fifty years now i THINK that yeah we're in
a situation where i think that these judges don't want the,
president to be able to enforce the law and, they're,
commandeering even the commander in chief powers yeah to say
that they can't decide what. Medical conditions are disqualifying in

(01:56:24):
the military service Are They kidding they're going to create a,
fifth amendment protection for people with. DYSLEXIA too or someone
who's got. Multiple, PERSONALITIES i don't, think that's really wise
no i know neither but. That's the direction we're going.

Speaker 3 (01:56:38):
In, right now it sure seems that. WAVE robert thanks,
For Coming On the Program I. Appreciate that robert, romano
Americans for limited government by the way the president today
Supposedly Is going to officially right off the education department.
So get ready for that. Lawsuit coming shortly y'all have
a Great day We'll See to. You're up in montgomery
or santa cento. Counties our thoughts and prayers, are with,
you WE'LL see you tomorrow morning BART nearly and i

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HOPE to see this SAP from before in am nine
fifty k prc