Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (January 5, 2026)

In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” Bill King, a fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses his newest book, Depopulation: Our New Demographic Reality, and what changing demographics could mean for Houston and beyond.

Then, we’re joined by University of Houston energy fellow Ed Hirs, who talks to us about the role oil is playing in the U.S. military operation in Venezuela as well as President Trump’s plans to bring in American oil companies to fix the country’s oil infrastructure.