{"id":93846,"date":"2025-07-26T10:27:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T10:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/93846\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T10:27:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T10:27:15","slug":"hello-houston-july-25-2025-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/93846\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (July 25, 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, Ernie and guest host <a href=\"https:\/\/tsu.edu\/academics\/colleges-and-schools\/school-of-communication\/pdfs\/bio-doris-childress.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doris Childress<\/a> discuss today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including the University of Houston hosting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/politics\/2025\/07\/24\/527083\/uh-to-host-texas-congressional-redistricting-hearing-on-saturday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">congressional redistricting hearing<\/a>, President Trump&#8217;s executive order allowing homeless people to be removed from the streets, and congressional candidate Isaiah Martin being arrested.<\/p>\n<p>In the first hour of the show, we talk with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KatieStoneHTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Katie Stone<\/a>, President of <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonrestaurantweeks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Restaurant Weeks<\/a>, who tells us about next week&#8217;s event, which is the largest annual fundraiser for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonfoodbank.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Food Bank<\/a> \u2013 the largest food bank in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in the second hour, The Texas Tribune&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/staff\/colleen-deguzman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colleen DeGuzman<\/a> discusses HB\u202f21-27\u2014dubbed the \u2018Death Star&#8217; bill\u2014a sweeping law that strips cities and counties of the power to pass local ordinances unless they mirror state law.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we also share some events happening this weekend in Houston as part of our regular Friday feature \u2013 &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/tag\/last-minute-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Last Minute Plans<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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