Rats Eating Weed, $100 Million for Oil Wells, & What’s ‘Out’ in 2025

Oil and gas companies are a big part of Houston and Texas, but who’s going to pay for the growing cost to clean up abandoned oil wells? We’re watching that. Plus, what’s in and what’s out for 2025 in H-Town? Host Raheel Ramzanlali and executive producer Laura Isensee team up to break down those stories. And you won’t believe today’s Only in H-Town, where rats are eating up thousands of pounds of marijuana in storage at the Houston Police Department.

Stories we talked about on today’s show: 

• The Railroad Commission’s $100M request poses a potential challenge for Texas taxpayers
• The Forgotten Consequences of the Texas Oil Boom
• Houston’s 2025 crawfish season looks promising, according to caterers, experts
• Music Legends and Rising Stars Collide: The 2025 RODEOHOUSTON® Unveils Epic Entertainment Lineup
• Houston drivers spent almost 50 hours in rush hour traffic last year
• What development zones are – and how Houston uses them to drive growth
• America has a loneliness epidemic. Here are 6 steps to address it
• 'The rats are the only ones enjoying it’ | Houston to clear outdated police evidence

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