Harris County's first death penalty trial of 2025 starts today. Xavier Davis is accused of killing three people, including a 6-year-old child, after being hired by one of the victim's ex. @blushresponse.bsky.social with the coverage www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

In a SCOTUS case over whether the court should apply a new standard to excessive force killing cases stemming from a Houston police killing, Justice Kavanaugh compared the circumstances to the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Man who threatened Houston judge, journalists and hospital sentenced to 16 years in prison www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via @houstonchronicle.com

Come for Jon Shapley's awesome photos of the sheep. Stay to learn why Texas solar developers are incorporating agriculture & conservation initiatives into their projects, and why solar could once again be at the center of heated debate at the legislature: www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...

Hannah Goldfield writes about her dining experience at the Nigerian restaurant Safari, in Houston, Texas, which included a whorl of land snail, draped in sautéed onions; abacha, shredded cassava tossed with stockfish; and fufu, which came with a bowl of nsala, a thick, fragrant soup.

SCOOP from me: The FBI said today a Houston park ranger might have preyed on dozens of people at city parks, in an extortion scheme that appears to have targeted gay men Joey Ellis has already been charged with 20 federal crimes related to 8 victims www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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The family of a woman mortally injured in a downtown Houston crash last year has sued the restaurant owned by NBA player James Harden, and accused the business of overserving the man driving the car that caused the wreck.

Houston lawyer charged in son's death waited 17 hours to report killing to Sabine County deputies www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via @houstonchronicle.com @blushresponse.bsky.social

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Kind of wild. Harris County reponded to a lawsuit accusing jail deputies of abusing a prisoner by saying, among other things, it's actually safer to the in the jail than on the outside. A federal judge dismissed the county and the sheriff from the lawsuit. The deputies are still in

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Different social platform; same TLH news: Houston's embattled Turkey Leg Hut is closed indefinitely after landlord terminates lease www.houstonchronicle.com/food-culture... Via @houstonchronicle.com

I'll be over at Houston's federal court this afternoon to watch if a judge steps in to stop The Onion's purchase of Infowars. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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The Houston Chronicle is trying to find crime victims who believe their reports were among the 264,000 investigations suspended by the Houston Police Department since 2016. If you made a report and didn't receive a follow up, let our team know here www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...

India, Houston's wandering tiger, dies at wildlife sanctuary houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via @houstonchron.bsky.social

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Two Houston Police Department officers were arrested in a span of 12 hours between Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning

Galveston's Park Board of Trustees say it picked up 200,000 pounds of trash from beaches after Tuesday's holiday. via the Galveston County Daily News

Have you been curious to learn about the most valuable sports franchises in the world? Would you prefer this information to come in the form of a ranked list that is both disordered and incorrect? https://defector.com/go-media-bot-blogs-may-be-unreadable-but-at-least-theyre-incorrect

It's raining in Houston. High water stops on highways and feeder roads are mostly south and west of downtown #houwx

There’s a lesson in here about being cautious and skeptical when reporting on things that smell weird from the outset https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/rudy-farias-updates-houston-police-18187162.php

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Houston files lawsuit against 'Death Star bill' that blocks an array of local regulations https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/houston-challenges-state-law-blocking-regulation-18183091.php via Houston Chronicle

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More than 3 years after a neighborhood is northwest Houston was blown up in a gas explosion, a new federal report concluded the tragedy could have been prevented. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/watson-grinding-federal-report-preventable-18180044.php

The looming decision comes 19 months after Scott’s annual festival at NRG Park left 10 people crushed to death and injured hundreds more. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/astroworld-fest-tragedy/article/travis-scott-astroworld-criminal-indictment-18177044.php

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