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Speaker 2: Well, as you know, every two years the Texas State

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Speaker 1: It is in even number of years if the state

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Speaker 2: We've spoken to Luke Massias about that. We've spoken to

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Speaker 2: Why on earth did they not tackle property taxes? It's

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Speaker 2: It's what particularly the base but all Texans want fixed.

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Speaker 2: You know as well as I do, that the Republican

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Speaker 2: This should be an issue on which Republicans should be leading.

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Speaker 2: Brandon Walton's with Texas scorecard dot Com. I want to

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Speaker 1: Why on earth he did this?

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Speaker 2: I'ming a bizarre of talk radio the Michael Barry Show.

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Speaker 1: Brandon Waltons is our guest. He is a daily writer

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Speaker 1: on all things.

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Speaker 2: Texas politics for Texas scorecard dot Com. I think they

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Speaker 2: and Texas Scorecard is a very good alternative to the Chronicle.

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Speaker 2: I think it's a much more fair balanced approach to

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Speaker 2: political commentary. Brandon Walton's our guest, Brandon, I will read

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Speaker 2: Fabrizio Lee and associates who are posters who've done a

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Speaker 3: Well, and it's interesting that this this, you know, Florida

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Speaker 2: I got this on my toolbox in my garage. Oh

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Speaker 2: Pay thirty five thousand to get out of jail and

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Speaker 2: This dude is an old fashioned stalker in the purest

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Speaker 1: Now. This story we're about to play is after.

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Speaker 4: Hernandez Cornejo stood in court last night, twenty four hours

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Speaker 3: A calculated effort to take the life of this complaining.

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Speaker 4: The prosecutor asked for a three hundred thousand dollars bond,

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Speaker 2: The amount of three hundred and fifty thousand is a

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Speaker 4: For the man who quote tracked, stalked, chased, and stabbed

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Speaker 2: So that judge and I don't know who that was.

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Speaker 2: Who who ordered a three hundred and fifty thousand dollars bond.

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Speaker 2: That's lower than i'd like to see. He just murdered

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Speaker 1: You are going to think I'm the most monstrous human

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Speaker 2: I'm going to warn you right now, when one of

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Speaker 1: These people are monsters. They're just monsters.

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Speaker 2: So I read a story that the Papas family is

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Speaker 2: Else AND i loved the concept of paying tribute to your.

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Speaker 1: Fantastic so we wish them. Well we love The papas

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Speaker 2: Enough where does he come up with these? Things i'm

437
00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:19,919
Speaker 2: told That jill whispered In joe's ear that they were Visiting,

438
00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:23,840
Speaker 2: hawaii and he's very excited so far to Be maybe

439
00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,280
Speaker 2: they'll put him out on the. Beach you, know we

440
00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:28,640
Speaker 2: would always get he'd be At Rehobeth's beach and they'd

441
00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:32,600
Speaker 2: always have him out there on the. Beach there would

442
00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:34,840
Speaker 2: be Old joe just laid out there on the beach

443
00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,560
Speaker 2: like an old. Man sometimes you'd wonder if he had

444
00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:41,199
Speaker 2: died or. Not he looked like. Death he's looked like

445
00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,320
Speaker 2: death warmed. Over he's got the prostate. Cancer now they

446
00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,679
Speaker 2: just discovered. It now that the election's, over and they

447
00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:49,520
Speaker 2: just discovered. It it's a fast growing and it'll take

448
00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,080
Speaker 2: him in a, minute but they just discovered. It turns

449
00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:53,760
Speaker 2: out it takes a decade or more to die from

450
00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,600
Speaker 2: this kind of, cancer and he may die in a,

451
00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,240
Speaker 2: minute but they've just discovered. IT i wanted to go

452
00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:01,760
Speaker 2: back and read the detail BECAUSE i love. RESTAURANT i

453
00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:07,280
Speaker 2: love restaurants. Period but the article, said, yah, Y'all mary

454
00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,439
Speaker 2: shuddered at both Its Hobby airport And. Uptown the LOCATION

455
00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:13,199
Speaker 2: i was talking about Was uptown location In may And

456
00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:17,399
Speaker 2: june of twenty, twenty, respectively after nearly twenty years in.

457
00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:21,840
Speaker 2: Service The uptown, restaurant formerly at forty seven forty seven Sam,

458
00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:25,679
Speaker 2: phillippy was known for Its greek And mediterranean fair like

459
00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:26,600
Speaker 2: do you say?

460
00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:27,200
Speaker 1: Euros?

461
00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:32,600
Speaker 2: Ramon how do you pronounce gyrs? Uo, okay all, right,

462
00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,680
Speaker 2: well look some people say, hero some people say. Giros

463
00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,320
Speaker 2: some people Say i'm going to get a bunch of people.

464
00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,040
Speaker 1: Go it's said this. WAY i understand that that's how

465
00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:41,440
Speaker 1: you say.

466
00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:44,719
Speaker 2: It i'm telling, you some people Say Sam felipe and

467
00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:47,720
Speaker 2: some people Say Sam. Phillippy for you to say that's

468
00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:49,840
Speaker 2: how it said makes you look like an idiot to.

469
00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:53,199
Speaker 2: Me hummus not, you BUT i mean and. Domaldays do

470
00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:54,080
Speaker 2: you know what demal days?

471
00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:58,480
Speaker 1: Are D M A l d? Ees can you look that?

472
00:25:58,560 --> 00:25:59,320
Speaker 1: UP i never heard of.

473
00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:06,360
Speaker 2: That alongside seafood, Offerings Houston Hospitality Group Papas restaurants will

474
00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:10,159
Speaker 2: bring back the once popular concept now known As. Yaya's

475
00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,520
Speaker 2: it will now be known As Yaya's Papas Greek.

476
00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:15,200
Speaker 1: Kitchen Oh?

477
00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:18,000
Speaker 2: Stuffings oh is that the one they put into Green

478
00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:19,400
Speaker 2: leaf and then oh that's?

479
00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:20,000
Speaker 1: Delicious?

480
00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:25,879
Speaker 2: Yeah, Yeah instead Of Yaya. Mary's they're gonna call it

481
00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:29,280
Speaker 2: Ya Ya's Papas Greek. Kitchen do you know why they're doing?

482
00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:32,919
Speaker 2: That because The papas name is very, strong and if

483
00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:34,800
Speaker 2: people know it's A papas, restaurant they'll give it a.

484
00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:35,959
Speaker 1: Try Yaya.

485
00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:38,439
Speaker 2: Mary's if you didn't know that was A papas, restaurant

486
00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:40,520
Speaker 2: Which i'll bet you that, happened then you.

487
00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:41,840
Speaker 1: Wouldn't know to go in and try.

488
00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:45,000
Speaker 2: It but The papas name is so strong that if

489
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:48,280
Speaker 2: it Has papas on. It they've got Text Mex, Papasitos

490
00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:57,840
Speaker 2: they've Got, papado which is the Seafood they've got what's

491
00:26:57,880 --> 00:26:59,600
Speaker 2: the other, one you, know the one that's getting a

492
00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:02,520
Speaker 2: lot of press is the one over On North, shepherd

493
00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:06,480
Speaker 2: just north of fifty, nine that seafood, kitchen that sleepy

494
00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:11,639
Speaker 2: little seafood. Kitchen apparently they renovated it and brought in

495
00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,159
Speaker 2: a new chef and it is getting all the.

496
00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:15,240
Speaker 1: Reviews we got to go try.

497
00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:18,440
Speaker 2: It, ramon that sleepy little seafood restaurant that you never

498
00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,000
Speaker 2: noticed is getting a lot of great food.

499
00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:22,120
Speaker 1: Reviews let's.

500
00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,720
Speaker 2: See so the Ya Yas Papas Greek kitchen is the

501
00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,400
Speaker 2: second iteration is going to be at twenty four to Ten,

502
00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:32,160
Speaker 2: richmond which used to be The papado. There That's richmond

503
00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:35,719
Speaker 2: And Kirby. Ish you, know There's papasitos and a papado right,

504
00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:38,800
Speaker 2: there and that was WHERE i don't know if it's still,

505
00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:41,120
Speaker 2: there But kayber used to be there And kyber would

506
00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,840
Speaker 2: always have funny he would always poke fun at The papas.

507
00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,439
Speaker 1: Family with his with his.

508
00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,119
Speaker 2: SIGNS i don't know that they appreciated, it but it

509
00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:49,320
Speaker 2: was funny and by the, WAY i think it was

510
00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:50,880
Speaker 2: good for them because it brought a lot of people

511
00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,480
Speaker 2: would drive by, there including, myself just to see the

512
00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:55,399
Speaker 2: funny thing that he would that they would. SAY i

513
00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:59,840
Speaker 2: remember one day papas had a sign on either papasitos

514
00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:02,120
Speaker 2: or OR i think it was on the papasido sign

515
00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:08,280
Speaker 2: and it said now hiring servers something something, Something And

516
00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,480
Speaker 2: mickey the owner Of kyber who lived In, london but

517
00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:15,080
Speaker 2: they would call him from the story every day and

518
00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,800
Speaker 2: tell him what the papacito sign, said and then he

519
00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:19,720
Speaker 2: would dictate to them what to put on his, sign

520
00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:21,920
Speaker 2: which brought a lot of. Attention and it, was you,

521
00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,440
Speaker 2: know the papasidos that said now hiring bus boys and.

522
00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:27,920
Speaker 2: Servers and he, said, Ha we've got all The indians

523
00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:31,439
Speaker 2: we need at which again his his jokes.

524
00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:32,520
Speaker 1: Were it was always in.

525
00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:36,840
Speaker 2: Response they are scheduled to open In august twenty twenty.

526
00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:44,520
Speaker 2: Five it will Be greek And mediterranean prim rabbi suvlaki

527
00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:46,400
Speaker 2: And may's.

528
00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:49,160
Speaker 1: STYLE i may not be saying this. Correctly m E.

529
00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:53,640
Speaker 2: Z style appetizers are up for, grabs alongside wood grilled

530
00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:58,000
Speaker 2: meats and seafood. Dishes according to The chronicles food critic Bao,

531
00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:01,040
Speaker 2: on The papas group all also plans to add a

532
00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:04,840
Speaker 2: cocktail menu With greek, liqueurs such, as is it pronounced

533
00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:08,080
Speaker 2: ozo o u z? O, oh it's?

534
00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:13,680
Speaker 1: Uzo? Okay you ever had? It is it? Good you

535
00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:14,160
Speaker 1: were in high?

536
00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,920
Speaker 2: School, well you had to try, it whether you probably

537
00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:19,880
Speaker 2: did fireball in high. School i'd like to know if

538
00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:24,080
Speaker 2: it's any. Good and MUSTIJA M A S t. Iha

539
00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,400
Speaker 2: apologies to ninety nine point nine percent of people Of

540
00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:31,240
Speaker 2: greek heritage IF i mispronounced any of those.

541
00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:33,160
Speaker 1: Words i'm SURE i. Did i've never heard them.

542
00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:36,160
Speaker 2: Spoken And i'm gonna get some stupid email From Jimmy

543
00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:39,200
Speaker 2: pappas and he's gonna it's pronounced this. Way but If

544
00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:40,840
Speaker 2: i'd asked him how to pronounce, it he never would

545
00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:44,040
Speaker 2: have because that's this. Way he is alongside a selection

546
00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:47,560
Speaker 2: of wines From greek. Wineries In june twenty, twenty the

547
00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:52,680
Speaker 2: Acclaimed Papist restaurants shuddered five concepts Across. Houston, oh that

548
00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:55,400
Speaker 2: was a, pandemic of course they. Did aside from Both

549
00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:59,400
Speaker 2: Yaya mary's locations and The Richmond Avenue, papado the hospitality

550
00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:02,640
Speaker 2: group also, Shuttered Papas Shrimp, SHACK i don't even know

551
00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:06,920
Speaker 2: where that, Was Little Papa Seafood, HOUSE i don't know

552
00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:07,360
Speaker 2: where that.

553
00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:10,960
Speaker 1: Was And Papa's Seafood, HOUSE i don't know where. That

554
00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:16,200
Speaker 1: don't they Own Delta blues also Ram. Older you, Know

555
00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:20,120
Speaker 1: i've never been, there BUT i hear it's.

556
00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:26,880
Speaker 2: Good Chris pappas is one of the most intense People

557
00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:27,880
Speaker 2: i've ever met in my.

558
00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:31,440
Speaker 1: LIFE i mean. INTENSE i will tell you.

559
00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:37,640
Speaker 2: Something you will see articles about this or that new

560
00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:40,760
Speaker 2: hot restaurant and the hot new, chef and they're always

561
00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:46,200
Speaker 2: going to bring an la version with The houston twist To, houston, right.

562
00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:48,320
Speaker 1: And they get the glowing.

563
00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:50,240
Speaker 2: Review and there's the picture of the chef and oh

564
00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:52,480
Speaker 2: they've done, this and oh they've done, this and here's

565
00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,280
Speaker 2: the menu and this is gonna be infused with butthole,

566
00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:57,200
Speaker 2: dirt and this one's gonna have to, cheese and this

567
00:30:57,240 --> 00:31:01,360
Speaker 2: one's gonna bring eyeballs from Uh Northern, asia and this

568
00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,360
Speaker 2: one's gonna and a year, later quietly it closes and

569
00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:07,840
Speaker 2: you couldn't get in for the first, month and so

570
00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:12,000
Speaker 2: all the people that love to go to places that

571
00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:13,840
Speaker 2: you can't get in and wait for three hour or

572
00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:16,760
Speaker 2: they'll say we're going to so and so In. October

573
00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:19,800
Speaker 2: why are you telling me that In? June, well that

574
00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,440
Speaker 2: was the earliest we could get. IN i don't understand

575
00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:26,000
Speaker 2: how that's a good. THING i don't understand why you're

576
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,920
Speaker 2: excited that they can't.

577
00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:29,280
Speaker 1: Work you in sooner than.

578
00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:32,080
Speaker 2: That it's almost as if it's a Contrived it's, like

579
00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:37,040
Speaker 2: why do you spend money advertising a product to beat

580
00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:38,520
Speaker 2: me over the head with the fact you better call

581
00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:41,480
Speaker 2: right now they're about to be. Out if they were

582
00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:43,920
Speaker 2: about to be, out they wouldn't need to market that

583
00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:44,760
Speaker 2: they're about to be?

584
00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:49,200
Speaker 1: Out DO i look Like? Jimmy, NO i want to

585
00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:51,720
Speaker 1: that's not that's too. Far all, Right we're going to

586
00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:54,080
Speaker 1: talk to the Turtle box Fellow Will bradley coming.

587
00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:57,160
Speaker 2: Up this dude knows a lot of. People i've got

588
00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,160
Speaker 2: a lot of emails from people who know. HIM i

589
00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:03,120
Speaker 2: still don't understand how four white dudes In, Houston texas

590
00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:06,080
Speaker 2: a few years ago start a speaker company like didn't

591
00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:09,000
Speaker 2: didn't all the other companies already dominate.

592
00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:12,160
Speaker 1: That how has this? HAPPENING i guess we'll find. Out,

593
00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:16,640
Speaker 1: huh