{"id":117017,"date":"2026-01-09T17:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/117017\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T17:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:01:16","slug":"houstonians-protest-ice-jan-9-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/117017\/","title":{"rendered":"Houstonians protest ICE (Jan. 9, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-530383 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/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>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\/01\/09\/539470\/houstonians-protest-ice-jan-9-2026\/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>.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday\u2019s show: We learn what took place at Houston protests in connection with the fatal <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/07\/nx-s1-5670289\/ice-minneapolis-shooting-immigration-crackdown\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ICE shooting in Minneapolis<\/a>.<\/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: We find out why the state teacher\u2019s union is suing the TEA following investigations into teachers&#8217; social media posts last fall.<\/p>\n<p>Then, our non-experts consider <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/topics\/good-bad-ugly\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly<\/a> of the week.<\/p>\n<p>And the series <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mfah.org\/events\/films\/movies-houstonians-love\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Movies Houstonians Love<\/a> returns this weekend to the MFAH with a documentary decades in the making. The 2023 film <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt29629778\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird<\/a> focuses on Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler Zavala, the duo behind the El Paso progressive rock band <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Mars_Volta\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Mars Volta<\/a>. It&#8217;s culled from hundreds of hours of footage filmed across decades. Houston DJ and producer Gracie Chavez talks about why this film means so much to her.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/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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