{"id":298074,"date":"2026-05-18T11:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/298074\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:42:11","slug":"early-voting-begins-for-primary-runoffs-may-18-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/298074\/","title":{"rendered":"Early voting begins for primary runoffs (May 18, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-530383 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HMCC-Featured-Image-Dark-Blue-2025-1000x563.jpg\" alt=\"A mint green skyline against a dark blue background with the words Houston Matters with Craig Cohen in white\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. You can also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app1.kuhf.org\/player\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">listen online<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HoustonPublicMedia\/streams\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">watch live on YouTube<\/a>. Join the discussion. Call or text 713-440-8870. Email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/shows\/houston-matters\/2026\/05\/18\/551494\/early-voting-begins-for-primary-runoffs-may-18-2026\/mailto:talk@houstonmatters.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talk@houstonmatters.org<\/a> or tag us <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonMatters\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> @HoustonMatters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday\u2019s show: Early voting begins today and runs through May 22 in the runoffs for the Texas primary races. We discuss that and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/city-of-houston\/2026\/05\/16\/552093\/houston-city-council-district-c-election-results-panzarella-hellyar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Panzarella\u2019s victory<\/a> in a special election runoff to fill the District C position on the Houston City Council.<\/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>Also this hour: Sidewalks are a part of public infrastructure that could easily be overlooked. But, according to a new book, sidewalks are at the core of numerous major debates. Michael Pollack discusses his book, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hup.harvard.edu\/books\/9780674296411\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sidewalk Nation<\/a>, which features a chapter about Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Then, veterinarian <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/experts.tamu.edu\/expert\/lori-teller\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dr. Lori Teller<\/a> answers listener questions about their pets.<\/p>\n<p>And we check in on Houston sports with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/jeffbalke\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jeff Balke<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bleav.com\/shows\/bleav-in-astros\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bleav in Astros<\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Audio from today\u2019s show will be available after 11 a.m. CT. We also offer a free podcast <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/podcasts\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/houston-matters-podcast\/id642557771?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on iTunes<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app.stitcher.com\/browse\/feed\/37496\/details\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stitcher<\/a> and other apps.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. 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