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

Last week conjunto music legend Flaco Jiménez was hospitalized with what friends and colleagues called a “minor health concern.” They said the 85-year-old is in good spirits. Over the course of his seven-decade career, Flaco has received numerous awards and honors, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grammys. Erin Bauer author of Flaco’s Legacy: The Globalization of Conjunto Joins us to discuss Flaco music and influence.

The way we build our cities is largely driven by zoning. The decisions about land use are made at city hall. But have these rules helped to create urban sprawl and economic inequality? What are some zoning reforms that can transform city planning into a force for social good, enabling cities to become more sustainable, walkable and socially just? Sara Bronin talks about her latest book, Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World.

One of Donald Trump’s campaign promises is to close down the Department of Education. Trump picked former wrestling executive Linda McMahon to be his education secretary. She has limited experience in educational administration. What would be the fallout if the Department of Education is shut down?

UT Health San Antonio neuroscientist Yu Shin Kim, PhD, has discovered how stress causes migraines, which could lead to treatments that prevent them.

Also: Over 50 warming centers open across San Antonio; Paxton again sues TikTok; ATF report tracks origins of weapons used by Mexican cartels

Also: Rep. Dustin Burrows elected as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives; Jurors acquit Fort Cavazos solider of murder; TPWD offers tips amid avian bird flu cases

Also: Advocates say Trump is unlikely to succeed in closing Dept. of Education; E-book provides recommendations to reduce cancer in Latinos; VIA looks for feedback on Better Bus Plan

Wildland firefighter and The Nation contributor, Lazo Gitchos, who has studied and worked in land management policy, believes that the LA fire disaster is a wake-up call. He argues that we need a new approach to fighting fire—one that emphasizes preparedness and a change in the way we think about our relationship to nature, and to fire itself.

Roberto Treviño-Peña, MD, has written about the human brain and the forces of nature in his newest book, "The Four Forces of Human Nature: A Unifying Theory." Treviño Peña is a medical researcher whose groundbreaking work in diabetes and obesity prevention in children appears in prestigious medical journals and receives millions in federal funding.