{"id":346273,"date":"2025-10-31T19:40:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T19:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/346273\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T19:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T19:40:19","slug":"hello-houston-october-31-2025-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/346273\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (October 31, 2025) \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&#8217;re joined by Houston Public Media reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/staff\/bianca-seward\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bianca Seward<\/a>, who helps break down the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/politics\/elections\/2025\/10\/30\/534688\/cy-fair-school-board-election-conservative-policies-greg-abbott\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cy-Fair ISD Board Election<\/a>, and Ghosts of Galveston author, <a href=\"https:\/\/kathleenmaca.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kathleen Maca<\/a>, shares some spooky ghost stories from the Houston\/Galveston region, in the show&#8217;s first hour.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in the second hour of the show, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uh.edu\/hobby\/about\/faculty\/gail-buttorff\/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gail Buttorff<\/a>, a research associate professor at the Hobby School of Public Affairs, tells us about the findings of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uh.edu\/hobby\/txtrends\/2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2025 Texas Trends Survey<\/a> from the University of Houston and Texas Southern University, which includes how Texans are coping with the rising cost of energy.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we share a rundown of events happening in Houston tonight and this weekend for a special Halloween edition of our regular Friday feature \u2013 &#8220;Last Minute Plans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, Ernie and Celeste discuss today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including Harris County commissioners supporting the idea of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/health-science\/healthcare\/2025\/10\/30\/534654\/harris-health-ben-taub-hermann-park-eminent-domain-commissioners-court\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">acquiring park land for Ben Taub Hospital&#8217;s expansion<\/a>, King Charles III stripping his brother of all of his royal titles, President Trump calling for the filibuster to be scrapped to end the government shutdown, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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