On today’s Hello Houston, Ernie, Frank, and Celeste discuss today’s top headlines at the top of each hour, including the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk while speaking at a university in Utah, the firing of a University of A&M professor, and more.

In the first hour, our hosts talk with the Kinder Institute’s Daniel Potter, who discusses a surprising new poll in which Houstonians give their real thoughts on immigration. Also, Theatre Southwest director John Patterson tells us about their production of the play Incident at Vichy.

Then, in the show’s second hour, we hear from Capital & Main reporter Elena Bruess, who breaks down the Trump Administration’s easing of pollution rules for coal plants and chemical facilities. Plus, our hosts and listeners share their weekly pop culture obsessions for our regular Thursday feature – “Current Obsessions.”