{"id":400422,"date":"2026-08-07T17:48:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/400422\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:48:22","slug":"back-to-school-health-aug-7-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/400422\/","title":{"rendered":"Back-to-school health (Aug. 7, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Friday\u2019s show: We get updates from Houston Public Media reporters on several stories from Fort Bend County, Galveston County, and Harris County.<\/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: Classes begin for HISD students on Monday. Kids returning to class means another year of close contact, germs getting passed around, and a variety of other health-related questions and considerations. We talk through them with pediatrician Dr. Desiree Evans<\/a> from Texas Children’s.<\/p>\n

Then, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly<\/a> of the week.<\/p>\n

And we meet the director and one of the actors from the regional premiere of the newly revised West End production of Mean Girls: The Musical<\/a>, on stage at Queensberry Theatre through Aug. 16.<\/p>\n

Watch<\/p>\n

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