Hello Houston is your connection to the heart of the Bayou City. Every weekday, we dive deep into the stories that matter to Houstonians — from breaking local news to cultural happenings, community voices, and the everyday joys and challenges of life in our vibrant city.
On today’s Hello Houston, Harris County Attorney Abbie Kamin (https://cao.harriscountytx.gov/About/County-Attorney-Abbie-Kamin) joins us to discuss a new program that's designed to help domestic violence survivors get protective orders and other legal protections, the latest court battles surrounding local election rules and mail-in voting, and more.
Next, we hear the latest edition of Tessa’s regular Friday feature, Tessa Takes On, in which she talks with Louie Hinchliffe (https://uhcougars.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/louie-hinchliffe/10053), a member of the UH Track and Field team, who also won a bronze medal with his home country of Great Britain in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In the second hour, Hello Houston producer Laura Walker showcases the Call Me Mother Experience (https://www.callmemotherexperience.com/) with its founder, curator, and lead artist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton (https://www.livelifedeep.com/), who explains how this exhibition uses art, poetry and personal stories to confront disparities in Black maternal health. The exhibition is on view at The Health Museum (https://thehealthmuseum.org/) through February 28, 2027.
And finally, we wrap up the week with our regular Friday feature, Last Minute Plans, in which we share a list of Houston area events that will help you make the most of your weekend, while our hosts and Hello Houston listeners share their own plans for the weekend.
And, as always, our hosts Tessa Barrera and Michael Adkison (https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/staff/michael-adkison/) talk about the top stories of the day at the top of each hour, including Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones saying more than 60 Flock cameras will be decommissioned (https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2026/10/08/563919/more-than-60-flock-cameras-to-be-decommissioned-in-harris-county-commissioner-says/) in precinct 4 and the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan being livestreamed.
8 Oct 2026
Hello Houston (October 8, 2026)
On today’s Hello Houston, we discuss an effort to restore the Bastrop Promenade in Houston's East Downtown after it was altered for the FIFA World Cup with former Houston City Councilmember Robert Gallegos, resident advocate with Save Bastrop Promenade, Nguyen Le, and president of Friends of Columbia Tap, Ed Pettitt.
Then, in this week’s HPM In Focus, we talk with Houston Public Media’s Fort Bend County bureau reporter Melissa Enaje (http://houstonpublicmedia.org/staff/melissa-enaje/), who breaks down the new boundary changes (https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2026/10/06/563704/fort-bend-isd-school-boundary-changes-2027/) approved by Fort Bend ISD for several middle schools and high schools.
In the second hour of the show, we discuss Farmer’s Markets in the Houston area with AJ Beard (https://texaslocalfood.org/about/aj-beard/), Executive Director of the Texas Center for Local Food (https://texaslocalfood.org/), who also tells us more about food systems and the critical role they play in the lives of Houstonians.
And finally, we’re joined by long-time Houston-based comedian Andy Huggins (https://www.oldmanhuggins.com/), who stops by to tell us about his 45 years in stand-up comedy, his experience as a contestant on America’s Got Talent, and his perspective on the current state of comedy.
And, as always, our hosts Tessa Barrera and Michael Adkison (https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/staff/michael-adkison/) discuss today’s top stories at the top of each hour, including the live explosion found at George Bush Intercontinental Airport last month, the Houston City Council unveiling a $48 million initiative to address homelessness (https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2026/10/07/563800/houston-officials-unveil-48-million-initiative-to-address-homelessness-as-citys-shelter-sees-long-wait-times/), President Trump rallying for Republican candidates in San Antonio, and more.
7 Oct 2026
Hello Houston (October 7, 2026)
On today’s Hello Houston, with a federal judge ordering Texas to air condition all its prisons by the end of 2029, we talk with Amite Dominick (https://www.tpcadvocates.org/tpca-board-and-staff), the founder and president of Texas Prisons Community Advocates (https://www.tpcadvocates.org/), who’s also one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit that led to this ruling.
Next, Ernie talks with musician and composer Nathan Felix (https://electrochestral.com/bio/) for this week’s edition of On the Marquee, who discusses his new immersive opera La Gran Esperanza (https://blafferartmuseum.org/events/la-gran-esperanza-oct-10/), which will be performed at the Blaffer Art Museum on Saturday, October 10.
In the second hour, we turn to music and hear an excerpt from the latest installment of Ernie’s InnerVIEWS series, in which he chats with Swedish singer Martin Rolinski (https://www.instagram.com/martinrolinski/?hl=en) of the international best-selling group BWO to reflect on his career and a variety of different topics.
Plus, author Louise Barnett (https://www.louisebarnett.com/about) talks to us about her new book Tainted Love: A Bipolar Memoir, which shares her personal journey navigating the challenges of Bipolar One disorder and how she began to understand what recovery really looks like.
And, as always, our hosts Tessa Barrera and Ernie Manouse talk about today’s top stories at the top of each hour, including protests being planned at President Trump’s rally at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Houston ISD losing roughly 9,000 students (https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2026/10/07/563768/houston-isd-loses-roughly-9000-students-more-than-twice-its-projection/), and new Galveston signs raising concerns (https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2026/10/06/563759/new-galveston-signs-aim-to-improve-navigation-but-some-residents-question-their-placement/) for pedestrians and bikers.
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Hello Houston (May 30, 2025)
Published 30 May 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I read all the books in third grade. And it was a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder based on her growing up in adulthood in the American Midwest in the later part of the 1800s. The books were adapted into a widely popular and celebrated television series that Frank liked Michael Landon. blended on that ran from 1974 to 1983 and centered on the ingles family joining us now to tell us more about the ingles family is author and writer r lee ingles who as his name suggests is also a member of the ingles family lee's books include ingles on the prairie cooking on the prairie with the ingles family the prairie has a rainbow lee welcome to hello houston we're excited to have you Thank you. […]
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