{"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":600,"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":"2026-07-20T08:19:29.885613+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112"},"episode":{"title":"Houston Florist Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion | Houston News","slug":"houston-florist-pleads-guilty-to-tax-evasion-houston-news","published_at":"2026-07-01T05:43:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/houston-florist-pleads-guilty-to-tax-evasion-houston-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d724d5b2-9a78-4243-abdc-73373e252100.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d724d5b2-9a78-4243-abdc-73373e252100.mp3","summary":"A Houston florist, Le Hao Tran of Blooming Gallery, just pleaded guilty to filing a fake 2022 tax return, hiding millions in business income over four years by cashing checks and misreporting bank deposits. One client paid her over $2.7 million for a single event. She’s already paid back $1.39 million in restitution and faces up to three years in prison, with sentencing set for September 11. 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. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/fbff4ee202d4dbac","meta_description":"A Houston florist, Le Hao Tran of Blooming Gallery, just pleaded guilty to filing a fake 2022 tax return, hiding millions in business income over four yea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":73,"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/houston-florist-pleads-guilty-to-tax-evasion-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/houston-florist-pleads-guilty-to-tax-evasion-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}