{"id":393069,"date":"2025-11-20T21:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/393069\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T21:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:04:17","slug":"hello-houston-november-20-2025-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/393069\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (November 20, 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 talk with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.galvestoncountytx.gov\/our-county\/commissioners\/commissioner-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Robin Armstrong<\/a>, currently serving as a member of the Finance Commission of the Texas Republican National Committee and commissioner for Galveston County&#8217;s Precinct 4, who gives us the Republican reaction to the ruling on redistricting maps in the show&#8217;s first hour.<\/p>\n<p>Also, in the first hour, we hear the newest installment of Ernie&#8217;s &#8220;InnerVIEWS&#8221; series, in which he catches up with 80s easy-listening and R&amp;B singer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlene_(singer)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlene<\/a>, known for the hit song &#8220;I&#8217;ve Never Been to Me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in the show&#8217;s second hour, we&#8217;re joined by Houston area immigration attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fosterglobal.com\/attorney\/charles-foster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charles Foster<\/a>, who discusses the Department of Justice&#8217;s decision to fire certain immigration judges and how this is impacting U.S. immigration broadly.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, our hosts and listeners share a rundown of the things that are currently taking over all their free time for our regular Thursday feature, &#8220;Current Obsessions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, Ernie and Celeste discuss today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including the Houston City Council enacting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/city-of-houston\/2025\/11\/19\/536590\/scooter-curfew-houston-city-council-rentals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">curfew on scooters<\/a> across the city, a movie based on the life of Houston businessman \u201cMattress Mack,\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/19\/536664\/monks-dayton-texas-car-crash-walk-for-peace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buddhist monks on a 2,000-mile &#8220;Walk for Peace&#8221; injured<\/a> after a traffic crash.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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