Hello Houston (May 6, 2026)

On today’s Hello Houston, Jason Cunningham, Deputy Chief Appraiser for the Harris Central Appraisal District, joins us to walk us through the process of how people can protest their property taxes in Harris County ahead of the deadline on Friday, May 15.Next, director and choreographer Jakari Sherman talks to us about his residency, Our Road Home: Gallery as Instrument, which honors the legacy of Houston’s Freedmen’s Town as part of Fresh Arts' 2026 Space Taking Artist Residency initiative.In the second hour, we’re joined by Bryan Sisk, Chief Nursing Executive with the Memorial Hermann Health System, who discusses the shortage of nurses in Texas with a new projection showing the state could be short of more than 50,000 nurses by 2032.Plus, Justin Lacey, the Director of Communications and Community Engagement at Houston Botanic Garden, talks to us about their new sculpture exhibition ViewPoints: Nature in Focus, which will be on view through October 2026.And, as always, Ernie Manouse and guest host Brandi Smith talk about today’s top stories at the top of each hour, including Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s proposed city budget plan, a murder-suicide in River Oaks connected to Houston area restaurant owners, and a new poll showing President Trump's approval ratings dropping due to rising gas prices.