IANR 2625 062026 Comm. Dir. Anna Carpenter on METRO's plans, State Rep Gene Wu on Youth Education, Tara Capital CEO Gopal Aggarwal on Real Estate Portfolio

IANR 2625 062026 Line Up4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Guest host Kapil Sharma in for Jawahar)Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, June 20, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker or go to our website and click on the IANR link. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com and rated in the Top 20 Apple Podcasts in 13 countries by Podstatus.com. In 6 years and with over 600 Podcasts, we have had thousands of hits.TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEWUPDATES.4:20 pm It’s been 47 years since METRO Houston was officially launched in January 1979 and it has mademajor strides in encouraging people to ride its buses and trains. With the agency’s $1.6 billion annual budget and expansive 1300-square-mile service area, METRO has made a priority of improving roads and streamlining routes, addingnew bus shelters with benches and revamping the Park & Ride lots just in time for the crowds attending the FIFA World Cup games. Anna Carpenter, METRO Director of Communications, joins us today to tell us more about theseimprovements. 4:50 pm The State of Texas has an astonishingly low rating – 43 worst out of all states – for the way it deals with child welfare – how they are being cared for and the environmentthey’re growing up in – and the school systems that are being pushed for money, with many districts closing schools even as the State offers vouchers for kids going to private schools. State Rep. Gene Wu has fought for better care of juveniles ever since he was a prosecutor with the Harris County District Attorney’s office and is a singular voice in the Texas legislature advocating for more funds for better child care. He joins us today to talk about the challenges in Texas for caring for the youth.5:20 pm Gopal Aggarwal is the founder and CEO of Tara Capital. He leads the company's corporate strategy, long-range planning, and business development functions and oversees capital improvement and value-add programs across portfolio. He has over 30 years of multi-faceted real estate experience across apartments, hotels, and retail. He is with us again today to tell us more about his current project and his plans for a new one which he will open to interested investors, as well as what to look for when making a real estate investment.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-NEWS or 6397 or at [email protected] 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 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.And remember to visit our digital archives from over 18 years. Plus, our entire 45 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.