Happy Friday! Host Raheel Ramzanali is back with the biggest stories you need to know about H-town. He’s joined by Houston Landing’s diverse communities reporter Monique Welch. Raheel and Monique start with breaking down the new billion-dollar plan to revive the Astrodome, but Raheel’s not convinced anything will come of it. Then, they unpack why voters skipped so many local races on the ballot, and how that could have changed results. Plus, why are Houston police response times the worst since the 1990s? And, of course, they end the week with their moments of joy. 

Dive deeper into the stories we talked about:

• Exclusive: Renderings of the Astrodome Conservancy's $1 billion plan to repurpose landmark stadium


• Skipped votes could have changed the outcome of many Harris County election contests


• Harris County LGBTQIA+ Commission drafts policy recommendations, key initiatives in report


• Houston Police response times are still the slowest since the 90s and continue to climb, records show


• AfroTech comes to Houston to connect Black professionals in the tech industry. What to know


• Space City Weather's Matt Lanza now works for CenterPoint

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