On today’s Hello Houston, we talk with John Diamond, senior fellow in public finance at Rice University’s Baker Institute, who breaks down the latest issues impacting the Federal Reserve and what’s at stake for the markets.

Then, we hear from Clay Ross, founder of the music group American Patchwork Quartet, who tells us more about the group and their upcoming cabaret-style concert at the Hobby Center, Modern Folk – Multicultural Roots.

In the second hour, we’re joined by Jim Kovach, who has been serving as judge of Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 since 2019. He talks to us about his re-election campaign, his priorities, and his qualifications as a judge.

And finally, Karen Kennard, assistant executive director of The Children's Assessment Center, discusses how the organization is educating families about how they can protect children from trafficking for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

Plus, as always, Ernie, Celeste, and Frank talk about the top stories of the day at the top of each hour, including reactions to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents, early voting in the 18th Congressional District special election runoff being extended by two days, and the debate between Texas Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico.