{"podcast":{"title":"Houston News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112","podcast_index_feed_id":7458112,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-houston-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-houston-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":362,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Houston News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Houston—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Houston News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T08:20:26.086082+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112"},"episode":{"title":"Conroe Eyes U.S. Space Academy | Houston News","slug":"conroe-eyes-u-s-space-academy-houston-news","published_at":"2026-09-17T08:56:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/conroe-eyes-u-s-space-academy-houston-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/2b864eb490d094d2","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/87db42d1-8a3d-4a9b-9566-a2fee000143a.mp3","summary":"Conroe, Texas is racing to become the home of the new U.S. Space Academy, eyeing a ready-made 214-acre site at Deison Tech Park and leveraging its existing student housing, airport access, and deepwater engineering expertise. With a federal deadline looming and Texas needing to submit its top choice by October 26, city leaders are moving fast—consulting state officials and planning a formal feasibility study to make sure Conroe’s bold bid gets heard. If selected, groundbreaking could start by 2027, with the first class in temporary facilities by 2028 and the permanent campus opening by 2031—potentially transforming the city and the entire county. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/conroe-considers-bid-host-proposed-us-space-academy More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/2b864eb490d094d2 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Conroe, Texas is racing to become the home of the new U.S. Space Academy, eyeing a ready-made 214-acre site at Deison Tech Park and leveraging its existin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":96,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/episodes/conroe-eyes-u-s-space-academy-houston-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/conroe-eyes-u-s-space-academy-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}