{"id":464122,"date":"2026-10-12T22:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T22:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/464122\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T22:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T22:20:09","slug":"hello-houston-the-commuter-cut-october-12-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/464122\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston \u2013 The Commuter Cut (October 12, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"HelloHello Houston: The Commuter Cut<\/p>\n

In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” we hear highlights from our LIVE show at the 2026 Greater Houston Arts Forum at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n

First, we hear from Bao Long Chu<\/a>, Program Director of Arts & Culture for the Houston Endowment, and Jen Benoit-Bryan<\/a>, director of SMU DataArts, who both tell us about the impact of arts and culture on the city of 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

Next, Chris Heinbaugh<\/a>, Chief Advocacy Officer of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, and Taylor Jackson<\/a>, CEO of Houston Arts Alliance, both discuss how the next Texas legislative session could impact funding for the arts.<\/p>\n

And finally, we find out what makes Houston’s arts community so vibrant with Claudia de Vasco<\/a>, the Effective Storytelling Working Group Lead for HouArts in Action, and Joel Luks, the Marketing and Communications Director for the Hobby Center.<\/p>\n

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