On Wednesday’s show: According to a report in the Texas Tribune, coal companies across the state are leaving behind contaminated land, and the state is letting them:

Then, we learn about the changing politics of Fort Bend County and the race for Texas House District 28:

Plus, we discuss the week in politics in our weekly political roundup:

Then, Bettina Elias Siegel explores the challenges parents face in encouraging their children to eat a healthy diet when so much of the food landscape can be bad for them. It’s the subject for her new book, Kid Food: The Challenge of Feeding Children in a Highly Processed World:

And a new rock opera celebrates the life of Ann Richards: