Houston’s Poverty Tops Nation, Galleria Bans Famous Influencer, & Lovebugs

Houston’s annual count of our homeless population shows a troubling trend. And now, our city just ranked first in the country for the highest poverty rate. What’s going on?! Host Raheel Ramzanali is talking with Rebecca Schuetz, housing reporter for the Houston Chronicle, about what’s being done by the city to reduce homelessness. Plus, what happens when the fire truck’s too big for the station, and why one of the world’s most famous influencers got banned from the Galleria. 

Stories we talked about on today’s show: 


⁠Houston's chronic homelessness is rising as funding wanes, survey shows⁠

⁠Inside Houston’s quiet shift to police the homeless and crack down on public spaces⁠

⁠Houston has the highest poverty rate among the biggest U.S cities, new Census data finds⁠

⁠Houston’s new million-dollar firetruck goes unused because it’s too big for its fire station⁠

⁠Why thousands of bugs are taking over the Texas Gulf Coast right now⁠

⁠Streamer IShowSpeed filmed his own ejection from Houston Galleria⁠


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