{"id":90496,"date":"2025-12-16T21:42:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/90496\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T21:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:42:12","slug":"hello-houston-the-commuter-cut-december-16-2025-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/90496\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston \u2013 The Commuter Cut (December 16, 2025) \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 break down Governor Abbott’s proposed plans for lowering property taxes in Texas and their long-term impact, with Adam Langley<\/a>, associate director of tax policy at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.<\/p>\n

Then, local certified financial planner Juan HernandezAriano<\/a> joins us to share his thoughts on “Trump Accounts,” as well as how these kinds of accounts will impact the parents’ finances, and whether they will help benefit kids 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

Also, we hear from Houston-based actress Courtney Markowitz<\/a>, who tells us all about Theatre Under the Stars’ production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas<\/a>, which is on stage now at the Hobby Center through December 24, and her role as Betty Haynes in the musical.<\/p>\n

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