Hello Houston: where Houston talks!Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks!

On today’s Hello Houston, with the U.S. Supreme Court opening its new term last week, we talk with Seth Chandler, a professor of law at the University of Houston Law Center, who breaks down some of the major cases on the docket and what effects they might have.

Next, we do our regular Tuesday feature, Five Simple Questions, in which Hello Houston Executive Producer Jim Kovacik sits down with Houston singer, producer, and songwriter Brandon J. Marks for a conversation about his music career and R&B influences.

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In the second hour, author Dr. Arelia R. Johnson, who was the first Chief Equity Officer and Chief Officer of Human and Civil Rights for Harris County, discusses her book Hijacking Equity and the Fight for Justice and how leaders can turn words into meaningful action.

And finally, we wrap up today’s show with Brandon J. Marks performing his songs PLJ (Peace, Love, Joy), Hold On, and ALR in our Geary studio.

Plus, as always, our hosts Tessa Barrera and Michael Adkison discuss today’s top stories at the top of each hour, including President Trump’s government funded TV ads still running despite a federal judge’s order to take them down, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office launching an investigation into an incident involving an ICE agent’s vehicle striking a man, James Talarico leading over Ken Paxton in Harris County according to a new poll, and more.