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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.
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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July 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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.