{"id":617378,"date":"2026-02-26T11:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/617378\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:20:07","slug":"prayer-in-texas-schools-feb-26-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/617378\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer in Texas schools (Feb. 26, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-530383 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HMCC-Featured-Image-Dark-Blue-2025-1000x563.jpg\" alt=\"A mint green skyline against a dark blue background with the words Houston Matters with Craig Cohen in white\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. You can also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app1.kuhf.org\/player\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">listen online<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HoustonPublicMedia\/streams\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">watch live on YouTube<\/a>. Join the discussion. Call or text 713-440-8870. Email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/shows\/houston-matters\/2026\/02\/26\/544108\/prayer-in-texas-schools-feb-26-2026\/mailto:talk@houstonmatters.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talk@houstonmatters.org<\/a> or tag us <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonMatters\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> @HoustonMatters<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday\u2019s show: Apple plans to build its Mac mini computers right <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/technology\/2026\/02\/25\/544388\/apple-houston-jobs-ai-mac-mini-computers\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here in Houston<\/a>, and Wall Street Journal reporter Rolfe Winkler got an exclusive <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/apple-plans-to-manufacture-mac-mini-in-houston-c9b4c23c?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_3\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">inside look<\/a>. We talk with him about what is driving this move and what it means for the city.<\/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>Also this hour: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/religion\/2026\/02\/04\/542335\/texas-school-prayer-bible-reading-deadline-sb-11\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">deadline is next week<\/a> for Texas public school boards to vote on whether or not to adopt a voluntary period for prayer and reading of religious texts during the school day. We discuss the law behind this, SB 11, and concerns over how it will be implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we learn about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancare.org\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CanCare<\/a>, a local cancer support organization that pairs patients with survivors.<\/p>\n<p>And we reflect on the history of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/downtownhouston.org\/go\/julia-ideson-library\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Julia Ideson Library<\/a>, which is celebrating its centennial with a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/roco.org\/performances\/roco-unchambered-laurie-meister-harp\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">performance of new music from ROCO<\/a> on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audio from today\u2019s show will be available after 11 a.m. CT. We also offer a free podcast <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/podcasts\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/houston-matters-podcast\/id642557771?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on iTunes<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app.stitcher.com\/browse\/feed\/37496\/details\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stitcher<\/a> and other apps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. 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