{"id":516348,"date":"2026-01-14T21:11:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/516348\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:11:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:11:30","slug":"hello-houston-january-14-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/516348\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (January 14, 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, interim Harris County Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/cao.harriscountytx.gov\/About\/Jonathan-Fombonne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Fombonne<\/a> joins us in the first hour of the show to share his thoughts on the recent threats Governor Greg Abbott has made about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/politics\/elections\/2026\/01\/09\/540334\/elections-harris-county-texas-governor-greg-abbott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking over Harris County elections<\/a> and what comes next.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we revisit a conversation Frank had with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcm.edu\/people-search\/karen-winston-33029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karen Winston<\/a>, a licensed master social worker and former psychotherapist to the Houston Texans, for his Friends of Frank series.<\/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>In the show&#8217;s second hour, we&#8217;re joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/martylancton.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marty Lancton<\/a>, president of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association and a candidate for Harris County Judge, who talks to us about his platform as well as takes questions from Hello Houston listeners.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Houston-based musician, author, filmmaker, and professional storm chaser <a href=\"https:\/\/pecoshank.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hank Schyma<\/a> joins us to tell us more about his storm chasing career and his recently released book, Storm: Chasing Nature&#8217;s Wildest Weather.<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, Ernie and Celeste talk about today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/houston\/2026\/01\/13\/540611\/houston-texans-game-lawsuit-aramark-sexual-assault-allegation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parents filing a lawsuit<\/a> against a man accused of sexually assaulting their child at a Houston Texans game, several Texas private schools being barred from the state&#8217;s new school voucher program, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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