{"id":348927,"date":"2026-06-24T20:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/348927\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:09:13","slug":"hello-houston-june-24-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/348927\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (June 24, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"HelloHello Houston: Where Houston Talks!<\/p>\n

On today’s Hello Houston, as Texas races to become the nation’s data center capital, we discuss the energy infrastructure needed to support this growth and whether residential customers can avoid inheriting the cost with University of Houston Energy Fellow Ed Hirs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next, we learn about the award-winning documentary film, The Gas Station Attendant<\/a>, which will be screened at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, tomorrow night, with its director, Houston-born filmmaker Karla Murthy<\/a>, and HTX MADE creator Li Lu<\/a>, who will be moderating the screening.<\/p>\n

Sign up for the Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n

In the show’s second hour, we break down the reasons why Houston is trailing other major Texas cities like Austin and Dallas when it comes to attracting and retaining college graduates and young professionals, with Houston Business Journal reporter Janet Miranda<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plus, Colin Woodard<\/a>, Director of the Nationhood Lab at Salve Regina University’s Pell Center, joins us to discuss why Americans are so divided today and new research that suggests these divisions can be traced back to the country’s earliest colonial settlements.<\/p>\n

And, as always, Ernie Manouse and guest host Maria Todd<\/a> discuss today’s top stories at the top of each hour, including Texas’s judicial oversight agency being required to pay $640,000 to a Waco judge who was disciplined for refusing to marry gay couples, a federal judge blocking bans on using SNAP for foods considered unhealthy, and more.<\/p>\n

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