Alan Fossler
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Interim business editor @HoustonChron | “Most modern people don’t belong anyplace as intimately as we belonged to Hudson.” — Ian Frazier #PonyUp
The Woodlands, TX
Joined October 2011
The highest-voltage power line in Texas raises the stakes for Hill Country https://t.co/KiIsmdR1Hn via @expressnews
expressnews.com
The line to West Texas is part of a project to increase grid reliability. Hill Country residents wonder if business is being prioritized over their unique region.
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Could building dams lower flood risk on the Guadalupe River? https://t.co/ZkKm1VHAJK via @expressnews
expressnews.com
River management officials are looking into the the possibility. Experts say the dams could be effective, but they are costly and would take years to build.
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Custom suit maker Balani expands Houston showroom as demand grows, via @EricaGrieder
https://t.co/MqGDx9eYkj via @houstonchron
houstonchronicle.com
Balani, a custom suit maker headquartered in Chicago, recently opened a new and expanded showroom in Houston after first coming to the city in 2014.
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Power is shifting to homebuyers in Houston — but not for everyone, via @marissaluck7
https://t.co/kNCWN2bedR via @houstonchron
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Houston has more homes for sale than any major U.S. city. Home buyers are gaining leverage like they haven't seen in decades, but some neighborhoods are still fiercely competitive.
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NEW: With the inflow of immigrants to the US almost completely cut off, Houston is losing its biggest (by far) source of population growth. Experts now predict that the region's growth could dramatically slow, and the city could even lose residents https://t.co/5cAg2f8OMe
houstonchronicle.com
Experts now predict that Houston’s population will stagnate or even decline over the next several years.
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Houston can’t keep its chill: What’s keeping fall warmth in place this November, via @JustinBallardWx
https://t.co/dGD6lNgGor via @houstonchron
houstonchronicle.com
Houston’s warm fall isn’t fading fast. Here’s what’s fueling the heat, how La Niña factors in, and what it could mean for the months ahead.
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Houston's first 3D-printed home community breaks ground near Hobby Airport, via @EllisMaliya
https://t.co/VwOKULSxUX via @houstonchron
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The homes are expected to go on sale by next summer and be priced under $300,000.
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No one covers Texas environmental issues like we do at the @HoustonChron. Here’s an example. This project tackled the sinking land in Houston that could threaten homes near Katy. https://t.co/X1mLRV3WLL (1/2)
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Houston’s land is sinking. And its fast-growing population and growing water demands are making it worse in the suburbs. Here is the billion-plus dollar plan to slow subsidence.
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Why are Houston suburbs sinking? Explaining Texas’ subsidence hotspots, via @RebekahFWard
https://t.co/Rz5PxMSyjG via @houstonchron
houstonchronicle.com
Here's what to know about the phenomenon known as subsidence, which is causing Houston land to sink, especially in the suburbs.
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Texas' 'Y'all Street' scores wins as Nasdaq plans local exchange, Coinbase moves HQ, via @EricaGrieder
https://t.co/n94iZKkSrO via @houstonchron
houstonchronicle.com
On Wednesday the stock exchange Nasdaq announced that it will launch Nasdaq Texas, a dual listing venue, and Coinbase announced plans to move from Delaware to Texas.
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These Houston suburbs are sinking faster than any other big city in the U.S. Can anything stop it? via @RebekahFWard
https://t.co/VmuvN5ejJ4 via @houstonchron
houstonchronicle.com
Houston’s land is sinking. And its fast-growing population and growing water demands are making it worse in the suburbs. Here is the billion-plus dollar plan to slow subsidence.
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College football chaos shines spotlight on former Southwest Conference teams from Texas
dallasnews.com
In mid November, three teams from the Lone Star State are currently ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll: Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Texas.
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NASA employees return to work as 43-day government shutdown ends, via @a_leinfelder
https://t.co/hAmnMpNueN via @houstonchron
houstonchronicle.com
After 43 anxious days without pay or certainty, NASA employees are returning to work Thursday at the Johnson Space Center in Houston as the federal government reopens
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A toxic geyser blew sky-high in West Texas. New rules that followed wouldn’t stop the next one, via @AmandaDrane
https://t.co/SB9dkQZ0ex via @houstonchron
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A West Texas oil well blowout shot a 100-foot-high plume of poisoned water into the air last fall, prompting reforms at the Texas Railroad Commission. Are they enough?
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Exclusive: Inside Houston's most unusual new office — built like a giant wooden puzzle, via @marissaluck7
https://t.co/4OwwHBWmCZ via @houstonchron
houstonchronicle.com
Forget steel and concrete. This unique new office building in Cypress was built like a giant wooden puzzle in a project that is as sustainable as surprising.
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I love this lede from NYT's Victor Mather on the death of the penny
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Texas just got the green light for underground carbon storage. What now? via @rachelnostrant
https://t.co/yWi58FPWJF via @houstonchron
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Chevron is building its first power plant for AI in Texas. Here's where, via @rachelnostrant
https://t.co/WG9rFKbMyt via @houstonchron
houstonchronicle.com
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See photos of the northern lights spotted across Texas on Tuesday night, via @a_leinfelder
https://t.co/cS3ZqWQFyX via @houstonchron
houstonchronicle.com
The northern lights were spotted in Texas on Tuesday night as an especially strong geomagnetic storm hit the Earth.
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Did you see the Northern Lights last night in Texas? Please send me your pictures (and your name/where the photo was taken) for an article in the Houston Chronicle!
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