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On Thursday's show: Houston City Council has approved $18 billion worth of capital projects. We find out what the money will be spent on and how that might affects services, such as solid waste.

And we get details on the new $300 million arena complex the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo plans to build, which is intended to “complement, not replace” operations at NRG Park.

Also this hour: Sleep expert Dr. Sudha Tallavajhula fields listener questions about sleep and sleep disorders, which you can send now to talk@houstonmatters.org.

And we take a closer look at the Texas Newsroom podcast After the Flood, about the people who died last summer when a flood tore through the Texas Hill Country.

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