Weed at Turkey Leg Hut, Racist Group Texts, & Police Raises

Host Raheel Ramzanali is joined by Chron.com’s trending news reporter Faith Bugenhagen to break down the biggest stories impacting Houstonians. They dig into Mayor Whitmire’s proposal to give Houston police a nearly 40% raise. Plus, you won’t believe the wild FBI allegations against the former Turkey Leg Hut owner. And Faith talks about her deep dive into racist messages leaked from a Texas A&M student group. 

Dive deeper into the stories we talked about on today’s show: 

• Ex-Turkey Leg Hut owner Lynn Price paid crew $1,400 for bar arson, could face 20 years in prison, FBI says
• Turkey Leg Hut sold hundreds of pounds of marijuana using bags branded with restaurant logo, FBI says
• Houston police officers to get 36.5% salary increase by 2030 under proposed contract
• Private school vouchers are now law in Texas. Here’s how they will work.
• How Private School Vouchers Would Impact Houston Taxpayers & Parents
• Houston mogul Tilman Fertitta officially confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Italy
• Texas A&M young conservatives shared hate speech in group texts
  

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