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Donald Trump says he wants to "terminate" spending on what he calls the Green New Deal. But investments have been made, renewable energy is on the market, jobs have been created and it is a major part of the energy economy. Is it too late for Trump to pull the plug on green power? Jeremy Brecher discusses his new book The Green New Deal from Below: How Ordinary People Are Building a Just and Climate-Safe Economy

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Today on Texas Matters—Can a progressive agenda pass in the conservative Texas legislature? We hear the legislative plan for the Sierra Club, The AFL-CIO and Move Texas.

Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado spoke with over 300 immigrants from Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean about their exposure to gun violence.

Barbara Jordan was a trailblazing American politician, civil rights leader, and the first Southern Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Mary Ellen Curtin chronicles Jordan's life in her book, She Changed the Nation.

Robbery, kidnapping, extortion, rape and murder— that’s what migrants face on their journey north. Jason De León spent years interviewing human smugglers in Mexico and Central America. De León argues it’s far more complicated than what American politicians and the media portrays. His book Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling won the National Book Award.

Also: UTSA cancels classes Tuesday; 'We Fight Back' rally held ahead of Trump's second presidency; SAPD officers to assist in inauguration security.

Breece D'J Pancake died young in 1979 at age 26 but since then he has continued to be considered a great American story writer. Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides discuss two stories by this native of West Virginia.

Also: Driver in 2022 San Antonio smuggling incident pleads guilty; Council approves affordable housing tax credit applications; East Central ISD teacher earns Presidential Award

Plants-2-Plate is a six-month program that helps people adopt a whole food, plant-based diet.