1/ A few months ago, I had the privilege of meeting Corinthian Giles while producing a podcast about environmental justice. He died this month from complications from leukemia. He was 13. The thing is, he should never have been sick in the first place. https://t.co/XMlI05eIfC

💙💙💙 Sad to see @CityCastHouston close 💙💙💙

Ted Cruz was in Greece vacationing when the Texas floods hit, and was spotted at the Parthenon with his family on Saturday. He left Sunday - the soonest he could, according to his office. via @Owen_Dahlkamp @birenbomb https://t.co/WqyiyLF1hr

.@RiceKinderInst 2025 survey is out, a couple of stand-out points: - 45 percent of Harris County residents said they couldn't afford an unexpected $400 cost - 7 in 10 residents said immigrants contribute more to the economy than they take @chron https://t.co/rLgpNZw6ot

NPR memo: Pope Leo offers thoughts for journalists. The times are “both difficult to navigate and to recount,” and demand that “each one of us” should “never give in to mediocrity.”

Wow. @HoustonChron's editorial board wins a Pulitzer for for their "powerful series on dangerous train crossings," including a story about a @HoustonISD Milby High School student killed by a train.

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Bad news for Houston

BREAKING: Middle school science teacher in Miami-Dade detained by ICE. The Miami-Dade teachers union confirmed today that the teacher attended his immigration hearing and was detained. He had been in the US since his youth and had DACA. He will likely be deported.

In its newly released annual report, @teainfo notes that 56% of first-time teacher hires last school year were uncertified (no formal classroom training), an alarming increase from pre-pandemic rates https://t.co/I2814ZZ2Qy #txlege

New: Texas is offering President-elect Trump a 1,400-acre Starr County ranch as a site to build detention centers for his promised mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham on how the offer came to be: https://t.co/996ri4n4wA

NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found. https://t.co/vXmUGxPWBU

A new ride-sharing service with armed drivers is coming to Houston. Here's what you need to know

"Why can’t a city as beautiful and welcoming as my hometown create more opportunity for the hardworking residents who keep it running?" An important new piece by @mimiswartz: https://t.co/kyan7Qjgj7

Overwhelmed by this. Truly. @BillAddison, @PatSharpeTex, @pete_wells, @hannahraskin_ , @brettmartin, @BrettEats, @odam—you're the best. American restaurant critics reflect on Alison Cook: 'We should all be studying Alison's life work' https://t.co/Ta9NcIQ3Ha via @houstonchron

The Michelin Guide announced its inaugural Texas selection of winning restaurants at an awards ceremony Monday night, with six Houston restaurants receiving one-star ratings. See the full list of Michelin recognitions here: https://t.co/DgOkWKTaCu

If you're trying to make sense of the sharp rightward swing among voters in South Texas, read @Perla_Trevizo's excellent, deeply reported piece about how immigration politics are playing out in Val Verde County, once a Democratic stronghold. https://t.co/YNycfFZAlp

Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence Wednesday that he now has enough votes in the Texas House to pass a school voucher program, his top legislative priority since last year.

I’m at Sean Teare’s watch party watching the Dem. candidate chatting with the crowd of supporters here at 8th Wonder Brewery. The early vote results for Harris County are in — as of now, the race is tight between Teare and his Republican opponent, Dan Simons. @HoustonPubMedia

Harris County voters have rejected Houston ISD’s historic $4.4 billion school bond, the largest school bond in Texas history, forcing the district to delay much-needed facilities upgrades due largely to voters’ mistrust of Superintendent Mike Miles. https://t.co/6XhmsDPvEx

as of tonight, houston (harris county) voters have cast 924,861 ballots (that's in-person + mail). we've got 2,693,055 registered voters here. has anyone seen the other 1,768,194 people