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On Thursday’s show: We learn why officials in Kerr County didn’t upgrade their flood warning system over the years, even when the county had a surplus of funds.
Also this hour: Larry Bagneris helped launch Houston’s first Pride Parade and became the first Black president of the LGBTQ+ Political Caucus. He reflects on overcoming racism and homophobia, which he details in his new memoir, Call Me Larry.
And the new Ari Aster film Eddington explores the sticky world of small-town politics amid the controversies of the COVID era. On this month’s installment of The Bigger Picture, producer Joshua Zinn discusses the film and how journalists covered small towns during the pandemic.
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