{"id":149532,"date":"2026-02-03T20:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/149532\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T20:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:36:17","slug":"hello-houston-february-3-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/149532\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (February 3, 2026) \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.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/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, we discuss Governor Greg Abbott ordering public universities and state agencies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/education\/2026\/01\/27\/541779\/texas-greg-abbott-h1b-visa-schools-universities\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pause new H-1B visa applications<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidentsalliance.org\/about-our-members\/leadership\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miriam Feldblum<\/a>, co-founder and CEO of the Presidents&#8217; Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we find out about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehobbycenter.org\/broadway-2026-2027-season-announcement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Broadway at the Hobby Center&#8217;s 2026-27 Season<\/a> with the center&#8217;s president and CEO, Mark Folkes.<\/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>In the second hour of Hello Houston, we&#8217;re joined by local attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/ebonywilliamsforjudge.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ebony Williams<\/a>, who is running for the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 judge seat, which is currently held by Judge Jim Kovach. 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