this broadcast originally aired from 6:30-7pm on 90.1 fm, kpft in houston, texas. listen to kfpt news every wednesday and friday live at www.kpftx.org. see story transcripts at www.kpft.org/news

stories include...

- texas redistricting attempts still going

- 1966 civil rights murder case ends in a federal medical center in ft. worth

- houston police dept captain mark aguirre found not guilty on 5 counts of official repression stemming from the largest mass arrest in recent us history. civil rights groups call for special prosecution in similar cases

- galveston narcotics task force set to have funding cut by state

- kenneth wayne thomas executed by texas for the 1986 murder of prominent civil rights activists

- niceraguan born, and nyc-based journalist roger calero speaks in houston after dept homeland security drops its deptortaion case against him

- juneteenth holiday approaches

- justice bus loaded with union workers raises awareness on labor issues with 9 stops around houston

- immigrant workers freedom ride mobilization plans kick off in houston

- pacific lumber, owned by houston based maxxam, forcibly extracts tree sitters in northern california