On today’s Hello Houston, we’re joined by Bishop James Dixon II, president of the NAACP Houston chapter in the show’s first hour, who discusses the current issues affecting the organization, as well as his commitment to civil rights and community empowerment.

Also, at the end of the first hour, we learn all about the German cultural center, the Goethe-Institut, with Sandy Schwalen, program coordinator of the institute’s Houston branch.

In the second hour of the show, we talk with Marcos Velez, a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, who tells us more about his campaign, the issues driving his run, and his vision for the future of the state.

Plus, we also hear from Mark Norris, Senior Director of Digital Operations at Houston Public Media, who gives us a live report from the 2026 Winter Olympics taking place in Italy.

And, as always, Frank and Celeste discuss today’s top stories at the top of each hour, including Harris County residents filing a lawsuit to halt immigration enforcement raids in Houston, University of Houston faculty being asked to sign an agreement to "not indoctrinate" students, and we recap last night’s Super Bowl and its halftime show.