{"id":189874,"date":"2026-03-04T10:05:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/189874\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T10:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:05:39","slug":"hello-houston-march-3-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/189874\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (March 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, it&#8217;s Election Day for the 2026 Primary Election \u2013 we talk with University of Houston political science professor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/shows\/party-politics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Party Politics<\/a> co-host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uh.edu\/class\/political-science\/faculty-and-staff\/professors\/rottinghaus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Rottinghaus<\/a>, who breaks down all the key races.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we hear from Houston Chronicle space reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/author\/andrea-leinfelder\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea Leinfelder<\/a>, who gives us the latest developments on the updated plan for NASA&#8217;s Artemis III mission.<\/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, <a href=\"https:\/\/climateandcommunity.org\/bio\/emmett-hopkins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emmett Hopkins<\/a>, the Transportation Policy Manager at the Climate &amp; Community Institute, educates us on a new transportation proposal by the Trump administration, which would scale back federal support for public transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we also learn about the Houston-based social service agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexanderjfs.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander JFS<\/a>, with their Director of Program Services, Morgan Zeringue, who also explains what impact SNAP cuts are having on the work they do.  <\/p>\n<p>And, as always, Ernie and Celeste discuss today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including President Trump saying the Iran strikes are meant to prevent the country from acquiring a nuclear weapon and President Trump&#8217;s endorsements in the Texas primaries. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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