{"id":183479,"date":"2026-02-27T20:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/183479\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T20:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:30:11","slug":"hello-houston-february-27-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/183479\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (February 27, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"HelloHello Houston: Where Houston Talks!<\/p>\n

On today’s Hello Houston, we’re joined by Tony Payan<\/a>, Fellow in U.S.-Mexico Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, who shares his thoughts on the violence taking place in Mexico after the killing of cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.<\/p>\n

Then, actress Pantea Ommi<\/a> joins us to talk about the Pulitzer Prize-winning play English<\/a>, currently running at the Alley Theatre, as well as her role as Roya in the play.<\/p>\n

Sign up for the Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n

In the show’s second hour, we talk with Housing Alliance HTX<\/a> president and CEO, Jamie Bryant<\/a>, who tells us about the organization’s recent rebrand from the Houston Housing Authority, and his plans for the organization in his second year of leadership and beyond.<\/p>\n

Plus, our hosts share their weekend plans and a rundown of events happening this weekend in Houston for our regular Friday feature, Last Minute Plans.<\/p>\n

And, as always, Ernie, Celeste, and Frank talk about today’s top stories at the top of each hour, including Houston ISD\u2019s state-appointed board of managers voting to close 12 schools<\/a> by the end of the school year and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s testimony before a congressional committee yesterday.<\/p>\n

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