On Monday's show: Some 80 million Americans are expected to travel this week. Whether you’re driving or flying in and out of Houston, we have all you need to know before you go as we check in with Jim Szczesniak, director of aviation for the Houston Airport System.

Also this hour: On what’s traditionally the biggest travel week of the year, we welcome your questions and comments about the rules of the road for local law enforcement. Whatever you want to know about how we’re actually supposed to drive here in Houston and across Texas is welcome.

Then, we discuss tech gift options for the upcoming holiday season in our monthly conversation about consumer technology with columnist Dwight Silverman.

And the Texans go from one rivalry to another. On the heels of their shellacking of the Dallas Cowboys, we recap Sunday's game against the Titans with Jeff Balke.

On Friday's show: Mayor John Whitmire has announced a new push "to end homelessness." The plan calls for increased local funding and more collaboration between the city and county. Whitmire also wants to make it illegal to sleep in public spaces. We learn what all the plan entails.

Also this hour: From a lawsuit over off-duty officers carrying weapons in some area hospitals, to a new baby elephant at the Houston Zoo, our panel of non-experts contemplate The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

And Houston native Attica Locke, who's got an extensive resume writing novels and for television, talks about incorporating Houston and East Texas into her writing, including her latest novel, Guide Me Home, the final installment of her Highway 59 trilogy, which centers around a Black Texas Ranger named Darren Mathews. She also discusses what it was like working with her sister, Tembi Locke, in bringing her memoir, From Scratch, to the screen for the Netflix series of the same name.

On Thursday's show: The State Board of Education is poised to vote on optional Bible-infused curriculum for Texas public elementary schools on Friday. We discuss whether it will be approved and whether it's constitutional.

Also this hour: We find out how the cruise ship industry is faring along the Gulf Coast.

Then, new public artwork on display at Discovery Green is part of Art Lab, a new mentorship program helping Houston-area artists learn how to create and install public art.

And we learn about the open mic poetry events from Write About Now, which recently included Houston Matters producer Laura Walker performing some of her work.