{"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":"Veterans Vote After Service | Houston News","slug":"veterans-vote-after-service-houston-news","published_at":"2026-09-18T01:30:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/veterans-vote-after-service-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/040d09931391771f","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/809a5665-5d9c-4a06-945f-367661c0f9c0.mp3","summary":"Veterans are stepping up to serve their country beyond the uniform—Houston nonprofit Combined Arms launches two bold new programs to boost civic engagement. Civic After Service empowers active-duty vets and U.S.-born veterans alike to register, vote, and update their voter rolls, ensuring their voices count in democracy. Meanwhile, the Citizen Guide initiative partners with Welcome.US to connect volunteers with recent immigrants, helping them prepare for citizenship exams—and it’s already smashing yearly goals. With over three million volunteers nationwide, this movement turns service into sustained civic participation. 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/voting/2026/09/17/562077/houston-veterans-organization-rolls-out-voter-outreach-initiative/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/040d09931391771f Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Veterans are stepping up to serve their country beyond the uniform—Houston nonprofit Combined Arms launches two bold new programs to boost civic engagemen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":100,"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/veterans-vote-after-service-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/veterans-vote-after-service-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}