IANR 2406 021024 HC DA Kim Ogg on Jail Intake Process; US Dist 7 Rep Candidate Pervez Agwan; Ft Bend Comm Pct 3 Candidate Abrahim Javed

IANR 2406 021024 Line Up  4-6pm INTERVIEWS Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Feb 10, 2024 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app (www.masalaradio.com) By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indo-american-news-radio-houston-tx/id1512586620 ) Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. We have 5 years of Podcasts and have had over 9,000 hits.   TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL. AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED WHEN OF NEW UPDATES. 4:20 pm Harris is the largest County in the state and has a huge number of crime cases, though recent data suggests that it has fallen this year by 6 per cent. As the head of the law enforcement division, District Attorney Kim Ogg has dealt with a huge but overburdened staff, COVID plagued courts and a reduced budget but still managed to reduce the case load. She has recently faced criticism for the way the county jail intake process has been handled. She joins us today to describe her offices’ response. 5:00 pm In 2022, redistricting created the new US House District 7 by dissecting two other districts and Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher was elected to the seat. In this year’s election cycle, Pervez Agwan is challenging her for the seat. He joins us again today to explain his platform and ideas for winning the seat, with the March 5 primary looming on the horizon. 5:20 pm The Democratic Primary race for Ft Bend Commissioners Court Pct 3 is being tightly contested by 5 candidates, four of whom are South Asian. We are joined once again today by one of them, Abrahim Javed, to learn how his race is going, as the March 5 Primary election rolls closer, with early voting starting in 10 days on February 20. Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-6397 or at [email protected] Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is available all across town at grocery stores. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 70,000+ hits to track all current stories.   And remember to visit our digital archives from over 16 years.    Plus, our entire 43 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.