{"id":227453,"date":"2026-03-30T20:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/227453\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T20:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:20:12","slug":"hello-houston-march-30-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/227453\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (March 30, 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&#8217;re joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/shows\/hello-houston\/2026\/03\/30\/547459\/hello-houston-march-30-2026\/Darren%20Bush\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darren Bush<\/a>, a professor of law at the University of Houston Law Center, who breaks down a newly filed bill aimed at strengthening reviews of antitrust cases following the settlement of the Live Nation antitrust lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Next, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstongrandopera.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Grand Opera<\/a> General Director and CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstongrandopera.org\/artists\/khori-dastoor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Khori Dastoor<\/a> joins us to tell us all about their upcoming 2026 \u2013 27 Season, which includes six operas, and to share her thoughts on the current state of opera.<\/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 show&#8217;s second hour, we discuss a new investigation that&#8217;s raising questions about how federal prosecutors are handling immigration cases at the southern border with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/people\/perla-trevizo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Perla Trevizo<\/a>, a reporter with the ProPublica\u2013Texas Tribune investigative unit, who also explains how this is affecting the courts. <\/p>\n<p>Plus, we learn about The Salvation Army Women\u2019s Auxiliary of Houston\u2019s upcoming annual four-day designer shopping event, Chic Boutique, with Lesha Elsenbrook, chair of the organization\u2019s Reflections on Style event.<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk about today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including Houston ISD\u2019s state-appointed board of managers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/education\/2026\/03\/27\/547364\/hisd-high-schools-1882-nonprofit-partner-tea\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">approving outside management<\/a> for four top-performing high schools and pre-K centers, ICE agents possibly remaining at U.S. airports even after TSA workers get their paychecks, and this past weekend&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/civil-rights\/protests\/2026\/03\/29\/547416\/no-kings-protest-houston-fort-bend-brazoria-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018No Kings&#8217; protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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