Hello Houston (April 13, 2026)

On today’s Hello Houston, we talk with Paul Cobler, the economy and industry reporter for the Texas Tribune, who joins us to discuss the tax breaks being given to data centers and what we can expect to happen next.

Next, Houston Public Media reporter Michael Adkison joins us to give us the latest on the Artemis II mission now that the astronauts are back in Houston after returning safely to Earth last Friday.

In the second hour of the show, we talk with Joe Panzarella, a community organizer and candidate for Houston City Council’s District C seat, who discusses the upcoming runoff election as well as answers questions from Hello Houston listeners.

Plus, we learn about the Houston area non-profit, the Citizens' Environmental Coalition, with board president Amanda Kuhl, who also tells us all about the upcoming 2026 City Nature Challenge.

And, as always, Ernie Manouse and Celeste Diaz Schurman discuss today’s top stories at the top of each hour, including a Texas House committee voting in favor of financial penalties on House Democrats for breaking quorum last year, and the U.S. military’s blockade on ships entering or exiting Iranian ports, which they discuss with University of Houston energy fellow Ed Hirs.