{"id":1015753,"date":"2026-08-21T21:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T21:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1015753\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T21:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T21:56:15","slug":"hello-houston-august-21-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1015753\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (August 21, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-517231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HH_Podcast-Cover-1000x1000.jpg\" alt=\"Hello Houston: where Houston talks!\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/>Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks!<\/p>\n<p>On today&#8217;s Hello Houston, we talk with <a href=\"https:\/\/algreen.house.gov\/about\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Representative Al Green<\/a>, currently serving Texas&#8217;s 9th congressional district, who  discusses his goals and priorities before he leaves the Capitol in January and the annual Slavery Remembrance Legislative Update Breakfast that he&#8217;s hosting tomorrow, August 22.<\/p>\n<p>Then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shonniemurrell\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Shonnie Murrell<\/a>, Governor of the Recording Academy&#8217;s Texas and Oklahoma Chapters and leader of the band Funk Potion #9, tells us about her work advocating for artists, mentoring young people through Grammy U, and her upcoming new R&amp;B album.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>In the second hour, former superintendent of Big Bend National Park and chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/keepbigbendwild.org\/about-us\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keep Big Bend Wild<\/a>, Bob Krumenaker, discusses how the organization is fighting border wall construction in that area, what&#8217;s at stake for the famous Texas national park, and what happens next now that construction has been paused.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we do our regular Friday feature \u201cLast Minute Plans,\u201d in which our hosts share a comprehensive rundown of events going down in the Houston area this weekend, while they, and Hello Houston listeners, share their own plans for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, our hosts Ernie Manouse and Tessa Barrera discuss today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including Minnesota officials suing Gov. 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