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On Wednesday’s show: In our weekly Wednesday roundup, we go over the beginning of the Texas legislative session, the confirmation hearings for the Trump cabinet, and other political news.
This hour as well: The extent of America’s digital divide—the difference between those who can access and use digital technology and those who cannot—was made clear by the COVID-19 outbreak. Has Houston been able to close that gap in the years since?
We also revisit a previous discussion about a new book that asks astronaut Alan Shepard, who is famous for hitting a few of golf balls on the moon, if a specific golf ball was ever on the moon. More significantly, though, it narrates the bond between Shepard and Carlos Villagomez, his barber, to whom he presented the golf ball upon his return to Earth. The Lone Star Flight Museum will host a book discussion and a showing of a connected video on Saturday.
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