{"id":159021,"date":"2026-02-10T22:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T22:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/159021\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T22:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T22:30:09","slug":"hello-houston-february-10-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/159021\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (February 10, 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 talk with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.votebeat.org\/authors\/natalia-contreras\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Natalia Contreras<\/a>, a reporter covering election administration and voting access for Votebeat, who shares her thoughts on why the Trump administration is asking states to turn over their voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>Then, at the end of the first hour, Houston actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brendapalestina.com\/about-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brenda Palestina<\/a> joins us to tell us about playing the character Ana in the Alley Theater production <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alleytheatre.org\/plays\/real-women-have-curves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Real Women Have Curves<\/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>In the second hour of the show, we&#8217;re joined by representatives from <a href=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)<\/a>, who discuss the <a href=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/halt\/#:~:text=The%20Honoring%20Abbas%20Family%20Legacy,%2C%20airbags%2C%20and%20backup%20cameras.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HALT Drunk Driving Law<\/a>, which aims to equip every new car with anti-drunk driving technology by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we also explore the history of one of the largest Black-owned and operated theaters in the nation, <a href=\"https:\/\/ensemblehouston.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Ensemble Theatre<\/a>, with artistic director Eileen J. 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