In today's edition of "The Commuter Cut," we hear from Lexi Churchill , a research reporter for the ProPublica–Texas Tribune investigative unit, who discusses a report that found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing, and outright conflicts of interest at 27 Texas private schools – practices that would break the law in public schools.

Also, Terry Gosliner , Senior Curator of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology at the California Academy of Sciences, tells us about the recent rediscovery of a coral species that was named after a University of Houston professor.

Then, Frank and Celeste talk with Brandon Rottinghaus , a University of Houston political science professor and co-host of Houston Public Media's Party Politics , who helps us break down the more than 800 new Texas

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