{"id":82338,"date":"2025-12-09T22:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/82338\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T22:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:59:09","slug":"hello-houston-the-commuter-cut-december-9-2025-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/82338\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston \u2013 The Commuter Cut (December 9, 2025) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

In today\u2019s edition of \u201cThe Commuter Cut,\u201d we learn about the upcoming opening of the Ismaili Center Houston<\/a>, a long-envisioned landmark, which is the first center of its kind in the United States and seventh in the world, with spokesperson Omar Samji.<\/p>\n

Then, we discuss a new study<\/a> on climate anxiety in the Houston area, with Rice University’s Dr. James Elliott<\/a>, who helps break down what was uncovered in the study and what its findings mean for resilience in the future.<\/p>\n

Sign up for the Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n

Plus, we also hear from Dr. Michael Chang<\/a>, a pediatric infectious disease physician with UTHealth Houston, who shares his thoughts on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s vaccine advisory committee voting to roll back a decades-long, universal recommendation for newborns to receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth.<\/p>\n

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