{"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":"Harris County’s Bold Budget Move | Houston News","slug":"harris-county-s-bold-budget-move-houston-news","published_at":"2026-09-18T07:07:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/harris-county-s-bold-budget-move-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/b6e1c8e6b8859f47","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/73ee16f1-da21-4cd8-909b-4af879f41e28.mp3","summary":"Harris County just approved a $3.1 billion budget with a steep 7.6% property tax hike — one of the largest increases in two decades — to cover rising costs and lost federal funding, sparking debate over spending priorities and potential reforms to employee health benefits. 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.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2026/09/17/562090/harris-county-commissioners-approve-historic-3-1-billion-budget-finalize-tax-hike/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/b6e1c8e6b8859f47 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Harris County just approved a $3.1 billion budget with a steep 7.6% property tax hike — one of the largest increases in two decades — to cover rising cost…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":88,"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/harris-county-s-bold-budget-move-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/harris-county-s-bold-budget-move-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}