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I think FLY BAIT opened for us when I was the drummer for Gravyboat

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A Houstonian had some choice words to share this week with the Texas Department of Transportation over their I-10 construction’s role in shutting down two popular trail bridges — and they did it with spray paint.

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Getting away close to some of the state’s biggest cities & most popular spots is becoming increasingly difficult. Parks w/ high use also have high maintenance needs, and even as the state pours more than $1B into making more of TX into parkland, there is uncertainty there is enough cash for upkeep.

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NEWS: The CIA under President Trump has been covertly flying MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexico to spy on drug cartels, part of Trump’s dramatic reorientation of national security assets to the US southern border. www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...

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Tiny O'Neill, Nebraska, took a big hit from a 2018 ICE raid. The town is still recovering, its Latino residents again fearful. "The potential removal just lingers on for years like a war wound that won’t heal." @anniegowen.bsky.social wapo.st/4gtmQu8

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Not one, but two popular trail bridges spanning White Oak Bayou were struck by loose construction materials from ongoing work along Interstate 10, closing both spans as well as a key stretch of trail, isolating portions of the running and cycling path.

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“My commitment to ending the loss of lives starts right now,” Mayor John Whitmire said. “Not years from now.” Less than a year later, 2024 ended as the deadliest year for drivers, passengers & pedestrians in the city. At least 344 people were killed on Houston area streets last year, a record high.

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A really important story for Houston and Texas, which has resettled among the most Afghan refugees and those who aided American efforts against the Taliban for the past few decades - now some of their relatives in danger are stranded and they feel abandoned - by @dugbegley.bsky.social and team.

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“She cannot leave the house. When she needs groceries, she asks the neighbor. … Imagine if you can’t trust anyone around you or trust anyone to get groceries.”

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Following Bourbon St. attack & focus on bollards & other protective devices, @cityofhouston.bsky.social officials remained mum on how permanent street changes will be used as deterrents as the city prepares for upcoming major events such as #WorldCup

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I bicycle shirtless during the summer. (Truly, I’m sorry, but it is hot). I’m good, right?

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Janis Scott, a fixture of community meetings and public lectures who was lovingly called “the bus lady” by four generations of Houstonians, died Monday. She was 73. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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Without a doubt one of the most passionate live poetry performers i have seen. She famously said some of her best crowds were inmates... I would have loved to have seen that, but not enough to, you know, be convicted of a crime.

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Meanwhile HPD released not one but two videos -- one of a officer that struck a pedestrian and one an officer-involved shooting -- the day before Thanksgiving. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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“Nearly no claims made by U.S. law enforcement about crimes committed by purported members of TdA have been substantiated by hard evidence… None of the national, state, and local law enforcement agencies contacted in the U.S by InSight Crime in April 2024 reported any significant presence of TdA.”

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A 2006 study found undocumented immigrants contribute more than they cost Texas. The state hasn’t updated it since. via @serranoalej.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2024/12/06/t...

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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan's abrupt exit from the speakers race, which came a day before House Republicans were set to vote on a nominee, opens up a fight for who will lead the chamber next month as lawmakers return to take up school vouchers, border security and other conservative priorities.

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Former Alliance clients and volunteers both praised the organization’s decadeslong record of helping refugee families establish lives in the United States and criticized the nonprofit for its apparent mismanagement in the lead-up to its shutdown in June.

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Lots of big questions for the energy transition under Trump, but one of ours was: What about #Justice40? Biden's policy to prioritize #environmentaljustice for federal climate funds was a big shift. Now, #EJ advocates are worried they'll lose $ and momentum. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/01/s...

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One day in June, The Alliance programs that helped transform the Gulfton neighborhood into a modern-day Ellis Island suddenly vanished. Here’s why. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/alliance-houston-refugee-resettlement-collapse-19770798.php

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Today in 1909, Houston's African American community hosts the De-Ro-Loc No-Tsu-Oh Carnival, in response to the segregated No-Tsu-Oh, in the Third Ward's Emancipation Park.

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Given Texas already having institutional relationships with these companies and willing land use, expect private detention to be a part of the scene here.

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Female astronaut goes to space but can’t escape online sexism by ‘small men’

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“Some said it raises serious questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to diverge from the standard of care and reach for less-effective options … Doctors and patients described similar decisions they’ve witnessed across the state.” www.propublica.org/article/pors...

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Intuitive Machines could lay off up to 35 employees who were working on a NASA technology demonstration that was canceled. trib.al/99J8KPp

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Refugee rights agencies in Houston are braced to shoulder some of The Alliance’s load, but now face uncertainty with the Trump administration. trib.al/HtxbYZR

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One day in June, The Alliance programs that helped transform the Gulfton neighborhood into a modern-day Ellis Island suddenly vanished. Here’s why. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/alliance-houston-refugee-resettlement-collapse-19770798.php

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Texas has offered Trump a 1,400-acre ranch to build detention facilities on.

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Mayor John Whitmire received a written rebuke from a national engineering group over plans to change city ordinance to no longer require an engineer to head Houston Public Works, according to a letter obtained by the Chronicle.

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More than a week after racist text messages threatening Black people with enslavement were sent by anonymous numbers to recipients across the country, similar threats have been sent to people in Latino and LGBTQ+ communities, according to the FBI.

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Farewell juice box, hello swamp cooler. www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astro...

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Bela Karolyi, who coached Mary Lou Retton and established gym in Houston area, dies at age 82 www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/gener...

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"There is not enough annual snowfall to make a forecast."

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Access to bilingual health care services for people using Medicaid is lagging in the Houston suburbs, according to a new UCLA study, even as people of color continue to drive population growth outside the city.

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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/houston-interchange-road-closures-19919356.php

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"Before coming to Public Works, Macchi worked as an attorney and started a life coaching business. According to his online resume, he was also the COO and general counsel for a start-up dating services company."

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The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled a House committee overstepped its authority when it effectively stalled Robert Roberson’s execution by issuing an eleventh-hour subpoena. The ruling clears the way for prosecutors to seek a new execution date for Roberson.

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Medical center leaders have been slow to take up significant parking garage improvements in the campus' bustling core – improvements that multiple engineering firms have recommended over the last 10 years to improve traffic and make the parking experience less stressful for visitors.

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Two commissioners say Harris County pays too much for 'contract' police. They renewed the policy anyway.

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