Houston Public MediaSep 2, 2025

Less than two months after losing millions of dollars in previously allocated federal funding, Houston Public Media is eliminating nine staff positions in an effort to cut costs.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/09/02/529910/houston-public-media-eliminates-nine-staff-positions-in-wake-of-federal-funding-cuts/

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Houston Public Media eliminates 9 staff positions after federal funding cuts

The news outlet lost $2.2 million in annual federal funding – or nearly 10% of its annual operating budget – when Congress voted in July to claw back $1.1 billion in funding over the next two years for public broadcasting.

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Houston Public MediaJul 18, 2025

Houston Public Media will lose $2.2 million annually for the next two years -- or nearly 10% of its annual operating budget -- after Congress voted to rescind $1.1 billion in previously approved federal funding for public media.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/07/18/526710/houston-public-media-loses-4-4m-in-previously-allocated-federal-funding-over-next-two-years/

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Houston Public Media loses $4.4M in previously allocated federal funding over next two years

The rescission package proposed by President Donald Trump and approved by Congress claws back nearly $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides annual federal funding to PBS, NPR and their member stations across the country, including Houston Public Media.

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