<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-530383 size-medium" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/09105018/HMCC-Featured-Image-Dark-Blue-2025-1000x563.jpg" alt="A mint green skyline against a dark blue background with the words Houston Matters with Craig Cohen in white" width="1000" height="563" /></p><p>On Thursday's show: Houston City Council has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2026/04/08/548492/ice-houston-police-city-council-prop-a/" rel="noopener">approved a proposal</a> to limit Houston police officers' cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Councilmember <a target="_blank" href="https://www.houstontx.gov/council/4/" rel="noopener">Alejandra Salinas</a> joins us to discuss the details and why she supported the measure.</p><p>Also this hour: From changing trends to pleasing customers and thin profit margins, running a restaurant has never been easy. But is it even harder these days with on-again/off-again tariffs and rising costs? We talk it over with some folks in the business.</p><div>And an upcoming performance from the Houston Chamber Choir called <a target="_blank" href="https://www.houstonchamberchoir.org/2025-2026-season/the-sacred-veil" rel="noopener"><i>The Sacred Veil</i></a><i> </i>explores how music can be used for healing.</div><div> </div><div><strong>Watch</strong></div><p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t1dk5Fn_PSI?si=F4dWb-Zuxz1aOZPL&amp;start=368" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>