{"id":259157,"date":"2026-04-21T07:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/259157\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T07:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:20:17","slug":"hello-houston-april-20-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/259157\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (April 20, 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 about the changing outlook for clean energy in the state of Texas with freelance journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/lauramallonee.com\/info\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Mallonee<\/a>, who recently reported on this topic for the Texas Observer.<\/p>\n<p>Next, Liz Selig, the Director of Development for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txfne.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Forensic Nurse Examiners<\/a> and Licensed Clinical Social Worker <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chau_Nguyen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chau Nguyen<\/a> join us to tell us all about an upcoming concert event aimed at supporting survivors of sexual assault.<\/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, we&#8217;re joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/kinder.rice.edu\/centers\/houston-education-research-consortium\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Education Research Consortium<\/a> researcher <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.rice.edu\/staff\/courtney-thrash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courtney Thrash<\/a>, who discusses what&#8217;s driving the changes in public school enrollment across the Houston region and what these changes could mean for local districts.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, <a href=\"https:\/\/magpiesandpeacocks.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Magpies &amp; Peacocks<\/a> founder Sarah-Jayne Smith and vice president Ahshia Berry tell us about their work with the Houston-based non-profit design house that works to recycle textiles and turn them into locally made, upcycled collections.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Hello Houston host Ernie Manouse and Houston Public Media reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/staff\/michael-adkison\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Adkison<\/a> discuss today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including the latest developments on the war with Iran, the Supreme Court ruling that banning conversion therapy is a violation of the First Amendment, and the U.S. government launching an online portal for tariff refunds.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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