{"id":423417,"date":"2026-09-02T00:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T00:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/423417\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T00:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T00:54:21","slug":"hello-houston-september-1-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/423417\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (September 1, 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\/2026\/09\/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, the University of Houston Law Center&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.uh.edu\/faculty\/main.asp?PID=8606\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Froomkin<\/a> joins us to help us make sense of what&#8217;s happening with mail-in voting after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump&#8217;s executive order imposing restrictions on mail-in voting.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we discuss why childhood vaccination rates are declining and what this means for children and communities with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/michaelcburgess\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dr. Michael Burgess<\/a>, a physician and former U.S. Congressman, who represented Texas&#8217;s 26th district.<\/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 second hour of the show, we talk with <a href=\"https:\/\/hft2415.org\/hft-president\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jackie Anderson<\/a>, president of the Houston Federation of Teachers, who explains what&#8217;s driving Houston ISD&#8217;s teacher exodus with public records showing significant teacher departures at dozens of campuses last year.  <\/p>\n<p>Also, internationally acclaimed artist <a href=\"https:\/\/jitishkallat.com\/biography\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jitish Kallat<\/a> joins us to tell us all about his new art installation at the Menil Drawing Center and what inspired it ahead of its opening on Thursday, September 10th.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, our hosts Tessa Barrera and Ernie Manouse get the latest on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/weather\/2026\/08\/31\/560724\/tropicall-disturbance-houston-galveston-storm-rain\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tropical Storm Edouard<\/a> at the top of each hour by talking with Space City Weather meteorologist <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SciGuySpace\" rel=\"nofollow\">Eric Berger<\/a> and Houston Public Media reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/staff\/julianna-washburn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julianna Washburn<\/a>, who reports live from Galveston to tell us what we\u2019re currently seeing on the island.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! 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