{"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":"Texas Vies for U.S. Space Academy | Houston News","slug":"texas-vies-for-u-s-space-academy-houston-news","published_at":"2026-09-15T19:22:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/texas-vies-for-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/d1afb36a07369797","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/e5e6cc28-c825-4018-abd0-a83aef97e803.mp3","summary":"Texas is all-in to land the new U.S. Space Academy, with Governor Greg Abbott assembling a powerhouse team led by State Rep. Greg Bonnen to make a winning case. Backed by NASA’s Johnson Space Center, top universities, and a booming private space sector, Texas is positioning itself as the birthplace of American human spaceflight. The state’s leadership—featuring former astronauts, university heads, and space experts—is crafting a statewide blueprint that highlights military bases, research institutions, and an aerospace workforce unmatched in the nation. With the federal government still deciding, Texas is racing to prove it’s the best fit—and it’s throwing everything it’s got at the table. 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/governor-abbott-creates-leadership-team-pitch-texas-permanent-us-space-academy More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/d1afb36a07369797 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Texas is all-in to land the new U.S. Space Academy, with Governor Greg Abbott assembling a powerhouse team led by State Rep. Greg Bonnen to make a winning…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":90,"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/texas-vies-for-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/texas-vies-for-u-s-space-academy-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}