{"id":380043,"date":"2026-07-20T20:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380043\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T20:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:51:14","slug":"hello-houston-july-20-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380043\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (July 20, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

On today’s Hello Houston, we speak with Dallas-based writer Diana Spechler, who gives us the latest on plans to build a series of border walls across the Big Bend region of West Texas and how Texans on both sides of the political aisle are fighting against it.<\/p>\n

Then, State Senator Carol Alvarado<\/a>, who represents Texas Senate District 6, joins us to discuss the fallout from the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and the growing response across Houston.<\/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 second hour, Ernie Manouse and guest host Houston Public Media reporter Michael Adkison talk about the hundreds of protestors that gathered in Houston on Sunday, July 19<\/a>, to demand transparency and accountability for the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. <\/p>\n

Next, Dr. Catherine Troisi<\/a>, an epidemiologist with the UTHealth School of Public Health, joins us to discuss the rise in cyclosporiasis cases across Houston<\/a>, and to help us better understand what the illness is and how we can prevent getting it.<\/p>\n

Plus, Sam Lopez, the co-founder of Conscious Consumer Collective<\/a>, a Houston-area non-profit that’s dedicated to promoting clothing sustainability, tells us all about their work and the local clothing swap events they host throughout the year.<\/p>\n

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