{"id":324562,"date":"2026-06-05T19:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/324562\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:51:11","slug":"hello-houston-june-5-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/324562\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (June 5, 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 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerinstitute.org\/expert\/heidi-russell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heidi Russell<\/a>, Director of the Center for Health Policy at Rice University&#8217;s Baker Institute, who explains what healthcare policy changes have been made under the Trump administration and how they&#8217;re affecting patients and providers.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we&#8217;re joined by legendary Texas singer-songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lylelovett.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lyle Lovett<\/a>, who talks about his <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonsymphony.org\/performance\/lyle-lovett-with-the-houston-symphony\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">performance tonight<\/a> with the Houston Symphony, as well as his music career and the musicians he\u2019s worked with.<\/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, Cindy Siegel, Chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harriscountygop.com\/who-we-are\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harris County Republican Party<\/a>, joins us to give us her take on the results of recent runoff elections, the current state of the Republican Party, and what the party hopes to accomplish in the Fall.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, our hosts share a rundown of events happening this weekend in Houston as part of our regular Friday feature, &#8220;Last Minute Plans,&#8221; while they and Hello Houston listeners also share their own weekend plans.<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, Ernie Manouse and guest host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tess1tess2\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tessa Barerra<\/a> discuss today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including CBS News firing longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, advocacy groups asking a federal appeals court to bring back the Texas Dream Act, and officials determining that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/local\/galveston\/2026\/06\/04\/553700\/galveston-stuck-roller-coaster-cause-failed-sensor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">failed sensor caused the Pleasure Pier roller coaster to stop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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