Candidates in Texas’ most contentious races in November speak out about separating families.
Written by Brandon Moeller. Read and produced by Steve Gallington. Aired on 90.1 FM KPFT’s The People’s News on June 22, 2018.
Author: Brandon Moeller
Deputy arrested for sexual assault of immigrant child; he told mother if she spoke out he would deport her
Bexar County sheriff’s deputy Jose S. Nunez was arrested this week on a first-degree felony charge of super aggravated sexual assault of a child.
Written and produced by Brandon Moeller. Aired on 90.1 FM KPFT’s The People’s News on June 22, 2018.
Eleven cooling centers around Houston will be open all summer
For the 13th year, thanks to a partnership with the City of Houston and Reliant, 11 cooling centers will be open and offer a place for residents to go to stay cool – free of charge.
Written by Brandon Moeller. Read and produced by Richard Hanna. Aired on 90.1 FM KPFT’s The People’s News on June 22, 2018.
In the past 20 years, suicides in Texas up 19 percent
Suicides are up 25 percent across the united states in the past 20 years, with North Dakota leading at an increase of about 58 percent while Texas is up about 19 percent. This new data is from a report published by the U.S. Center for Disease Control last week – and the report comes as the national media was discussing the news of two celebrity deaths by suicide.
Written and produced by Brandon Moeller. Aired on 90.1 FM KPFT’s The People’s News on June 15, 2018.
Bytes of Technology: Congressman tries to explain net neutrality, PC Magazine rates cell phone service providers
If you wrote a letter to John Cornyn recently, the U.S. Senator from Texas, appealing to him to save the concept of net neutrality, he might have written you back with a letter where he argues he was trying.
Written and produced by Brandon Moeller. Aired on 90.1 FM KPFT’s The People’s News on June 15, 2018.
Bytes of Technology: Microsoft buys GitHub, Valve defines what games it won’t allow, E3 means new games coming soon
One of the biggest technology stories this week is Microsoft’s acquisition of GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock.
GitHub is an open source code repository used by about 28 million software developers ranging from high school homework projects to massive international corporate entities like, well, Microsoft.
Written and produced by Brandon Moeller. Aired on 90.1 FM KPFT’s The People’s News on June 8, 2018.
Federal judge says high school pledge of allegiance case can move forward
Today I am speaking with Randall Kallinen – a local civil rights attorney who has been practicing and representing clients for more than 20 years. Mr. Kallinen, you are representing a client and her mother who are suing the Klein Independent School District because the student claims she was harassed after she decided to no longer stand up during the daily reciting of the pledge of allegiance.
Written and produced by Brandon Moeller. Aired on 90.1 FM KPFT’s The People’s News on June 1, 2018.