{"id":191007,"date":"2026-03-05T01:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/191007\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T01:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:35:13","slug":"hello-houston-the-commuter-cut-march-4-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/191007\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston \u2013 The Commuter Cut (March 4, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"HelloHello Houston: The Commuter Cut<\/p>\n

In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” Texas Monthly senior writer Michael Hardy<\/a> discusses Lina Hidalgo\u2019s tenure as Harris County Judge, as well as how clashes with local politicians and her leadership style reshaped her time in office.<\/p>\n

Then, actor Edward Staudenmayer<\/a>, who’s playing Meyer Wolfsheim in the national tour of The Great Gatsby<\/a>, joins us to tell us about what audiences can expect from this musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, currently running at the Hobby Center.<\/p>\n

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

Also, we discuss possible human trafficking at the upcoming FIFA World Cup games here in Houston, with David Reid, founder of the Houston-based non-profit redM<\/a>, who also explains how the group is working to raise awareness and support survivors of human trafficking.<\/p>\n

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