Hello Houston (May 8, 2025)

On today’s “Hello Houston,” Ernie and Celeste discuss the big topics of the day including Houston Congressmembers fighting NOAA cuts, Houston Pride parade changes, Harris County deputy’s pay discrepancy, a Texas bill backing guns for judges, and more at the top of each hour.

Plus, breaking news occurs during the show as the Papal conclave elects Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new pope. He is the first American pope in history and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. We hear from Craig Considine, author and scholar of religion and interfaith dialogue at Rice University, who shares his thoughts and reactions to this news as it occurs.

Also, in the first hour, Dr. James Henson, Director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas, discusses the latest Texas voters’ polls, and Leah Blackwell, Chief Nursing Officer at Memorial Hermann, and Eric Clay, Vice President of Security Services for Memorial Hermann Health System, explain the rise in workplace violence against nurses.

Then, in the second hour, Houston actor and Ransom Canyon star Brett Cullen joins in to talk about his popular Netflix show and all the arts programs he’s supporting at the University of Houston, and our hosts and listeners share their “Current Obsessions” for this week.