Hello Houston

On today’s Hello Houston, Ernie and Frank discuss an ordinance passed by the city council last week that prohibits clubs and dance halls in Houston from enforcing unwritten dress codes and requires them to display dress rules near their entrance. 

In the first hour, we talk with Lauren McGaughy, an investigative reporter with The Texas Newsroom, who has been tracking Elon Musk’s political playbook inside the Texas Capitol, and Nicol...

On today’s Hello Houston, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with Ed Hirs, energy economist and fellow at the University of Houston, who breaks down how the “One Big Beautiful Bill' could reshape the future of clean energy, fossil fuels, and the billions of dollars flowing through both during the first hour of the show.

Also, in the first hour, Juan Garcia, Chairman of the Harris County Houston Sports Authority, discusses Houston hostin...

On today’s Hello Houston, Frank and Celeste discuss The House approving a rescission plan to cut funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and its effect on NPR and PBS with Houston Public Media’s Associate Vice President and General Manager, Josh Adams, at the top of the first hour.  

In the first hour of the show, we break down aspects of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” with Joyce Beebe, a fellow in public finance at Rice U...

On today’s Hello Houston, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste discuss the Senate approving legislation to rescind $9 billion in federal funding for NPR and PBS with Houston Public Media's Associate Vice President and General Manager, Josh Adams, at the top of the first hour. 

Also, in the first hour, we discuss the dismantling of the Department of Education with University of Houston Law Center professor David Froomkin. Also, Mark Hughes, the...

On today’s Hello Houston, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with State Senator Paul Bettencourt to discuss the newly formed Disaster Preparedness and Flooding committee, made in response to the devastating floods in Central Texas at the top of the first hour. 

In the first hour of the show, we talk with State Rep. James Talarico, who joins us to discuss the future of the Texas Democratic party, and we learn about Urban Paths, a walking...

On today’s Hello Houston, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste weigh in on today’s top stories at the top of each hour, including the U.S. Supreme Court allowing the Trump administration to resume dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, recent ICE crackdowns in Houston, and more.

In the first hour, we talk with Houston Public Media reporter Sarah Grunau, who discusses her reports highlighting the recent string of deaths at Harris County ...

On today’s Hello Houston, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste discuss today’s top headlines at the top of each hour, including recent findings related to Camp Mystic and FEMA, reactions to the new Superman film, and more.

In the first hour of the show, Mike Shine of the Texas Restaurant Association Greater Houston Chapter breaks down why so many Houston restaurants are struggling, and Thomas Bille of the Houston-area restaurant Belly of the B...

On today’s Hello Houston, Frank and Celeste weigh in on today’s top stories at the top of each hour, including President Trump’s visit to Texas to survey the devastation from the floods, Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce, and more.

In the first hour of the show, we talk with Harris County Commissioner for Precinct 3 Tom Ramsey, who discusses the major funding shortfall in Harris County’s 2018 flood bond, and Houston-based artist...

On today’s Hello Houston, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste get the latest on the floods in Central Texas as well as rescue efforts from Texas Newsroom reporter Lucio Vasquez, who joins us live from Kerr County at the top of the first hour.

Also, in the first hour of the show, we discuss men's mental health and other mental health issues with Thomson Ivins, a Council on Recovery therapist, and we chat with Amy Blumrosen and Hugh Zhang, owne...

On today’s Hello Houston, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with Kelly McBride, Senior Vice President of the Poynter Institute, about a false story that has circulated related to the floods in Central Texas at the top of the first hour.

Also, in the first hour of the show, former Spring Branch superintendent Dr. Duncan Klussmann discusses HISD’s teacher vacancies and how they’re addressing them, and Amanda Orr, founder of Orr Strategy ...

On today’s Hello Houston, Ernie and Celeste continue covering the floods in Central Texas at the top of each hour. Houston Public Media reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh calls in to give us the latest, and they weigh in on Rep. Joaquin Castro calling for an investigation to find out what went wrong in warning and evacuating residents.

In the first hour of the show, Harris County District Clerk Marilyn Burgess joins to tell us about Hou...

On today’s Hello Houston, Celeste and guest host Doug Miller discuss the tragic flooding occurring in Central Texas as well as disaster relief efforts. Houston Public Media reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh joins us at the top of the first hour to give us the latest. 

Also, in the first hour, Wall Street Journal reporter Jim Carlton breaks down the response to the conditions by both State and Federal agencies, and Dr. Marni Axelrad, a ...

On today’s Hello Houston, Frank and Celeste talk with Houston Councilmember Mario Castillo of District H who discusses making city council meetings more accessible to the public. 

Also, in the first hour of the show, Ricardo Magdaleno, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Special Events gives us a behind-the-scenes look at this year’s Freedom Over Texas festivities, and we talk with Houstonian Dustin Jones, who discusses his experience...

On today’s Hello Houston, Frank and Celeste weigh in on today’s top stories at the top of each hour including the car malfunction during Beyoncé’s Houston concert, a bill allowing agencies to develop remote-work policies, Houston ISD’s compensation plan for the 2025-26 school year, and more.

In the first hour of the show, we talk with Daniel Potter, Director of Research at the Kinder Institute who tells us what residents think about...

On today’s Hello Houston, Frank and Celeste discuss a lawsuit filed by two Houston ISD parents against the district after teachers and staff allegedly continued to use their child's preferred pronouns despite requests from the parents not to at the top of the first hour.

Also, in the first hour, we hear the latest installment of Party Politics co-host Brandon Rottinghaus’ new feature Texperts, in which he discusses and explains the ...

On today’s Hello Houston, Frank and Celeste discuss today’s top stories at the top of each hour including Houston City Council’s improvement plan, Jeff Bezos’s upcoming wedding, the Trump administration fending off claims that the US strike on Iran's nuclear program wasn’t as effective as first claimed, and more.

In the first hour of the show, Dr. Brent Kaziny, the Medical Director of Emergency Management at Texas Children’s Hospita...

On today’s Hello Houston, Frank and Celeste talk about today’s top stories at the top of each hour including public colleges and universities being asked to identify which of their students are living in the country illegally, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praising President Trump at the 2025 NATO Summit, and more.

In the first hour of the show, we talk with Dr. Asher Lubotzky, a Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Houston...

On today’s Hello Houston, our hosts discuss today’s top stories at the top of each hour including President Trump’s Iran and Israel ceasefire comments, Texas public school students being required to keep their cellphones locked away during school hours, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s reaction to Gov. Abbott vetoing a ban on all THC products.

In the first hour of the show, Ernie, Frank and Celeste talk with property tax expert Ryan Dean ...

On today’s Hello Houston, Ernie, Frank and Celeste discuss today’s top stories at the top of each hour including the U.S. military’s attacks on three of Iran’s nuclear sites, and Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing a state ban on THC products.

In the first hour, we talk with Kris Larson, President and CEO of Downtown Houston+ who updates us on some new economic developments downtown, and marine scientist Dr. James Gibeaut explains the ecologic...