{"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":"Lawmaker Apologizes After Honoring Chris Brown | Houston News","slug":"lawmaker-apologizes-after-honoring-chris-brown-houston-news","published_at":"2026-09-17T01:58:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/lawmaker-apologizes-after-honoring-chris-brown-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/8c8a993658146f2e","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/bc5294e3-d1c5-4a7c-8ed4-49f47555a4ce.mp3","summary":"Texas lawmaker Venton Jones is facing backlash after presenting singer Chris Brown with a state proclamation at a concert—prompting outrage over Brown’s history of violent incidents, including his 2009 assault conviction of Rihanna. Jones issued an apology focused on hurting Black women, while Brown responded by suggesting the lawmakers approached him and questioned the sincerity of the apology as political theater. Both lawmakers removed photos from social media and admitted the event was meant to energize voters ahead of midterms, even as Brown’s recent guilty plea in London for a nightclub brawl adds fuel to the fire. 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/texas-chris-brown-concert-venton-jones-jasmine-crockett More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/8c8a993658146f2e Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Texas lawmaker Venton Jones is facing backlash after presenting singer Chris Brown with a state proclamation at a concert—prompting outrage over Brown’s h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":102,"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/lawmaker-apologizes-after-honoring-chris-brown-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/lawmaker-apologizes-after-honoring-chris-brown-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}