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On Thursday's show: A longstanding city of Houston program requiring some government contracts to be awarded to minority-owned businesses was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge. We learn why and discuss the ramifications of the decision.

Also this hour: Free speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences. Negative backlash, a boycott, a lost job -- lots can happen when you express yourself in a way others don’t like on social media. We discuss what is a fair and appropriate response and what is going too far.

Then, we preview the next installment of the podcast After the Flood.

Plus, we learn about the documentary Los Tejanos: A 500-Year History, which chronicles five centuries of Mexican American history in Texas. A free screening of the film will be held Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Auditorium on the campus of the University of Houston-Downtown.

And, with another new Spider-Man movie coming out, we talk about the big business of movies based on comic books.

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