{"id":345780,"date":"2026-06-22T16:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/345780\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:48:09","slug":"state-oversight-of-local-elections-june-22-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/345780\/","title":{"rendered":"State oversight of local elections (June 22, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Monday\u2019s show: Three years ago, Texas Republican lawmakers approved a state law eliminating Harris County’s chief elections official and allowing state officials to intervene and supervise elections here. We learn how the state is using the law to take over elections<\/a> in some other, much-smaller counties.<\/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 this hour: We hear the story behind the Houston-based nonprofit Love You Adam Foundation<\/a> and how it is using some new approaches to prevent suicide.<\/p>\n

Then, an expert from the UTHealth Houston Neurosciences-Headache & Pain Center answers your questions about headaches and migraines.<\/p>\n

And, after some MLB players wrote Bible verses<\/a> on the rainbow-themed hats they wore on a recent LGBTQ+ Pride night, we talk about athletes and free speech \u2014 what they can say, do, and even wear on the field.<\/p>\n

Watch<\/p>\n

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