{"id":568913,"date":"2026-02-05T20:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/568913\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T20:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:53:11","slug":"hello-houston-february-5-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/568913\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (February 5, 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 hear Celeste&#8217;s conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/texasagriculture.gov\/About\/Commissioner-Miller\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller<\/a> during the show&#8217;s first hour, in which he gives an update on the state&#8217;s screwworm threat, his re-election campaign, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we&#8217;re joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acementor.org\/our_people\/amy-hufnagel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Hufnagel<\/a>, executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acementorhouston.org\/home\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ACE Mentor Program Houston<\/a>, who tells us about their work educating high school students about careers in architecture, construction, and engineering.<\/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 of the show, we break down this weekend&#8217;s upcoming Super Bowl with former ESPN and CityCast Houston broadcaster <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/The_Raheel\" rel=\"nofollow\">Raheel Ramzanali<\/a>, who also shares his thoughts on the commercials that air during the big game and the highly anticipated halftime show featuring Bad Bunny.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, our hosts and listeners share the latest things that are currently taking over all their free time for Hello Houston&#8217;s regular Thursday feature, Current Obsessions.<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, Ernie and Celeste discuss today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including the Houston Association of Realtors not including flood risk data on Texas home listings, a large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/transportation\/2026\/02\/05\/542631\/sinkhole-i-10-houston-water-leak-txdot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sinkhole closing every eastbound lane<\/a> on I-10 East Freeway, and President Trump calling for elections to be nationalized. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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