Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks!
On today’s Hello Houston, we speak with Dallas-based writer Diana Spechler, who gives us the latest on plans to build a series of border walls across the Big Bend region of West Texas and how Texans on both sides of the political aisle are fighting against it.
Then, State Senator Carol Alvarado, who represents Texas Senate District 6, joins us to discuss the fallout from the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and the growing response across Houston.
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In the second hour, Ernie Manouse and guest host Houston Public Media reporter Michael Adkison talk about the hundreds of protestors that gathered in Houston on Sunday, July 19, to demand transparency and accountability for the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
Next, Dr. Catherine Troisi, an epidemiologist with the UTHealth School of Public Health, joins us to discuss the rise in cyclosporiasis cases across Houston, and to help us better understand what the illness is and how we can prevent getting it.
Plus, Sam Lopez, the co-founder of Conscious Consumer Collective, a Houston-area non-profit that’s dedicated to promoting clothing sustainability, tells us all about their work and the local clothing swap events they host throughout the year.