Stop Eating Fake Meat And Stop Raising Taxes

Houston doesn’t get to hide behind national headlines when the bills come due locally. We dig into a brewing fight at City Hall after Controller Chris Hollins warns Houston could be staring at a $174 million general fund deficit for fiscal year 2026, while Mayor John Whitmire says the warning is overstated and insists the city can balance the budget without raising property taxes. I walk through what each side is claiming, why overtime and reserve drawdowns matter, and why “just raise taxes” has become the lazy default in too many cities.From there, we zoom out to the elections and policies that shape Texas life fast. District C heads to a runoff, and I make the case that so-called small elections are where power is quietly won or lost. We also hit the latest on gambling legalization, where Governor Greg Abbott signals casinos are not happening next session, and I challenge the popular argument that tax revenue makes a risky policy worth it.We also bring in Justin White from Senior Health Services for Medicare Monday to explain looming Medicare Advantage reimbursement changes and what that could mean for premiums, copays, deductibles, and those extra benefits people rely on. Then we close with two consumer-focused stories: Impossible Foods losing a major trademark verdict to a smaller business, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton investigating solar companies over deceptive savings claims and confusing contracts. ************************************************Listen every day to our strong conservative programs on Patriot Talk 920 AM.  Tune-in on your radio in Houston to KYST 920 AM or download our app by visiting 920app.com or search for "Patriot Talk 920" from your app store!