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April 25, 2025 6 mins
Dana In The Morning Highlights 4/25

TX Education Agency released the school report cards - HISD receives a C for the 22-23 year
'Skyfarm' at POST Houston is now Texas' largest rooftop farm
Announcing our Grand Prize winners for that trip to Sanibel Islad, Florida - congratulations!
Online - Christina
On-Air - Kerry
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Sunny nightty nine point one on Dana with producer Anthony
and we've got Houston's best variety of the eighties, nineties
and today we also have the three Things you need
to Know to get your feel good. Friday, April twenty
fifth started while private school vouchers head to Governor Greg
Abbott's desk to become law after the Texas Senate voted
to pass it yesterday. It allows families to use tax

(00:22):
dollars to fund their kid's private school education. It's going
to be ready in time for the twenty twenty six
to twenty seven school years. Speaking of schools that list, yesterday,
the TEA Accountability Report was released. One hundred and twenty
one HISD schools got a D or an F. Now
you've got to remember this accountability report was delayed several years,

(00:46):
so it's for the twenty twenty two to twenty three
school years and HISD overall gets a C. The good
news there is HISD is slightly higher than the state average.
Details your school, remember it was for the twenty twenty
two to twenty three school years. You can get the
details at txschool dot gov. Big Night at the NFL

(01:06):
Draft last night It continues tonight at six. Cam Ward
from West Columbia, Texas native number one draft pick by
Tennessee Titans. Let's see Texans are going to wait for
the second round after trading the first round pick. Kelvin
Banks from Summer Creek High School came in at number
nine and he's going to go to New Orleans Saints.

(01:29):
So rounds two and three six pm. You can check
it out on ABC thirteen tonight. Weather today some showers
on and off, and then should be sunny by this afternoon.
We're gonna go up to eighty four a sunny weekend,
going up to eighty six. Right now, it's seventy in
Uptown and you're up to date on sunny. Tell me
something good brought to us by our friends at Goodwill Houston.

(01:51):
I love coins. I love the history of coins. I
love to feel them. I love the sparkle, silver, gold,
platinum coins. I love them all and coins worth thousands
of dollars are being hidden and placed all over Houston.
It's a real life treasure hunt us coins and jeweling
my favorite place. Kenny Duncan Junior, the owner, says he

(02:13):
wanted something out there that was tangible, that people could
be excited about teaching the history of these amazing coins.
All of them are pre nineteen fifteen, and what you
do is you learn all about their possible locations on
their Instagram Find the Cash Houston.

Speaker 2 (02:33):
Doesn't that sound amazing exciting? Producer Anthony Dane, This is
really cool too, a reason for me to go back. Recently,
a handful of volunteers got all got together to plant
some herbs and vegetables on top of Post Houston downtown
and even cooler, This dubbed sky Farm at Post is
a whole acre of greenery and now being touted as
the state's largest rooftop farm. One of the lead sky

(02:54):
farmers says that not a lot of people have their
own homes or garden spaces, so this may be the
only access to living, breathing soil that they have without
using pesticides or any herbicides. They are now growing about
forty different crops, including sunflowers, camameal, onions, and okra and
they invite the public to engage with the new sky
farm learn about urban agriculture. They're going to host open
farm days every Wednesday and it's absolutely free. Find Post

(03:16):
uson off Franklin Street in downtown and check out their
new one acre skyfarm.

Speaker 1 (03:21):
I wonder if we're allowed to pick off a basil
leaf or a mint leaf right, because it's great for
your breath our dinner at home. Yeah, exactly, what is
good for your breath? Anyway, those are great stories. We
always have our tell me Something Good stories up at
Sunday ninety nine dot com. You can also follow us
on Facebook, x, TikTok, and Instagram at Sunday ninety nine
Houston Sunday ninety nine point one Houston's Best Variety of

(03:41):
the eighties nineties, and today Dana in the Morning and
producer Anthony. So for all of you who qualified for
this incredible trip to Florida from our Visit Florida team,
who just they have created the most amazing destinations for
our Houston families.

Speaker 2 (03:57):
They really have.

Speaker 1 (03:58):
They love you and they take such good care. This
new trip is going You're going to Santabelle, Florida, and
our online qualifier Christina and her family. Now she is
in school right now because we tried to contact her,
so she's a teacher, So we will get in touch
with her later this afternoon and then we've got Harry

(04:20):
who got qualified on air with Chris in the afternoon,
trying to call him. Now, Hello, Hey Carrie, Dana and Anthony.
And I'm just wondering if you're needing some good news
this week. Oh lord, Yeah, like something that'll make you,
something that will make you feel good. So what's been

(04:41):
going on? You sound like you're really it's been a
tough week for you. You know, it's it's life.

Speaker 2 (04:48):
That's man so well said.

Speaker 1 (04:50):
It's just life.

Speaker 2 (04:51):
I sound much less things every day.

Speaker 1 (04:53):
It's like everybody else in the world. You know, we're
all just trying to do our thing. Well, you know
what we do around here. We try to do good
things and make people feel good. And I think this
might make you feel good, Carrie.

Speaker 2 (05:04):
Anthony tellim, Carrie, we want to get you on our
next Sunny send off to Florida. It's a three night
state and a two bedroom sweet at Sundial Beach Resort
and spat Harry, You're gonna be enjoying golf views, white
sandy beaches, amazing dining, pickleball, paddle boarding. Family's gonna have
a chance to set sail on Salty Sam's Pirate cruise

(05:25):
and explored the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, beautiful gardens,
historic homes. Carrie, this entire amazing vacation in yours. Let's go.

Speaker 1 (05:34):
Harry so thrilled right now. I'm so glad. Now we
know you got one hundred dollars from our buddy in
the afternoon, all right, yeah, yeah, my wife that up
and we already spent it.

Speaker 2 (05:54):
Of course. We went to home depot and bought a
bunch of stuff for Honeydew. Thanks around the house that
we've been trying to get it done, so that that
was really appreciated.

Speaker 1 (06:03):
Perfect. I know, Chris love talking to you. Okay, so
you got everything around your house done. Now you're free
to travel to Florida. Oh my god, you guys are
the best. We're so glad. I don't want to yell
because if I blow your ear drums out. Well, we're
glad you want Carrie and you guys have the best time.
What's your wife's name, Karen? Give Karen lots of love

(06:25):
from us, and you all. You know, our friends at
visit Florida will take such good care of you. Okay,
my gosh, this is amazing.

Speaker 2 (06:31):
We love you guys. We honestly do need guys all
the time.

Speaker 1 (06:35):
Thank you, and you'd be sure to send pictures.

Speaker 2 (06:37):
Okay, absolutely, thank you guys. You guys will
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