Fort Bend superintendent saga (Dec. 12, 2023)

Published: Dec. 12, 2023, 2 p.m.

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On Tuesday\'s show:\\xa0Fort Bend ISD\\u2019s board of trustees met last night amid ongoing questions over why it\\u2019s sent the district\\u2019s superintendent into early retirement. We review what we have \\u2013 and haven\\u2019t learned \\u2013 since this all became public at last week\\u2019s board meeting.\\xa0

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Also this hour: We\\u2019re doomed \\u2013 but we can be okay with it, says author David Gessner. He shares why in his book, A Traveler\\u2019s Guide to the End of the World.

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Then, we revisit our 2021 conversation with actor and Houston native Brent Spiner, who\\u2019s best known for playing Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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And, ahead of the Houston Symphony\'s annual performance of Handel\\u2019s Messiah, we learn how the piece has become a holiday staple even though only one section of this very large work is actually centered on Christmas and the nativity. And the most famous part, the Hallelujah chorus, isn\\u2019t even part of that section.

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