{"id":351995,"date":"2026-06-26T22:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T22:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/351995\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T22:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T22:26:16","slug":"hello-houston-june-26-2026-houston-public-media-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/351995\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (June 26, 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&#8217;re joined by Gary Joiner, the Communications Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/texasfarmbureau.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Farm Bureau<\/a>, who gives us an update on the spread of the New World screwworm in the United States and how ranchers are responding to the spread of this parasite.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Houston Public Media reporters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/author\/dominic-walsh\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dominic Anthony Walsh<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/author\/sarah-grunau\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Grunau<\/a> join us to tell us about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/fis-1269164163\/after-the-flood\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">After the Flood<\/a>, a new podcast series that looks into the aftermath of the deadly floods that devastated the Texas Hill Country last year.  <\/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 show\u2019s second hour, we hear from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txs.uscourts.gov\/page\/vanessa-gilmore\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vanessa Gilmore<\/a>, a former U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, who helps us sort through recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court as well as what decisions still lie ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, our hosts share a comprehensive rundown of events going on this weekend in Houston, as part of our regular Friday feature, Last Minute Plans.<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, Ernie Manouse and guest host <a href=\"https:\/\/tsu.edu\/academics\/colleges-and-schools\/school-of-communication\/pdfs\/bio-doris-childress.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doris Childress<\/a> discuss today&#8217;s top stories at the top of each hour, including the Supreme Court decision that could make it difficult for asylum seekers to enter the country, Houston groups <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/local\/2026\/06\/26\/555633\/venezuela-houston-earthquake-katy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">helping Venezuela\u2019s earthquake recovery<\/a> efforts, and HISD\u2019s state-appointed Board of Managers approving the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/education\/2026\/06\/26\/555625\/houston-school-district-bible-curriculum-hisd-bluebonnet-learning\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">controversial Bluebonnet Learning curriculum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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