SURVEY: Are you on testosterone therapy? We want to hear about your experience. www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...

Seeing some false reports about the man who collapsed in the Oval Office. It was *not* Novo Nordisk executive Gordon Findlay. It was a patient who uses Lilly GLP-1 drug, per multiple sources. I hear he's OK now.

NEW: Transgender child's family sues Baylor over leak of medical records to conservative activist www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Exclusive: Dr. Paul Klotman to retire after 15 years as executive dean at Baylor College of Medicine www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

What does this do to Travis Kelce’s draft position?

The untold origin story of Trump Burger: A $250K murder-for-hire plot, ICE arrest and vaccine scam www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... by @sarahesmith23.bsky.social

UTHealth Houston presidential finalist was named in 'no confidence' letter at Virginia www.houstonchronicle.com/health/artic... via @emacdonald5.bsky.social

Parent upset after Alabama church youth group visits Houston homeless camp without notice www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

New by me —> The vulturous hedge fund Alden Global Capital has been prevented from taking over @dallasnews.com — thanks to one final act of stewardship by the family that has run the paper for more than a century. www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/alde...

NEW: For years, the FDA and state pharmacy boards have raised red flags over Houston-based Empower Pharmacy’s drug quality and other deficiencies. Yet the Tx pharmacy board has never raised quality issues of its own in regular inspections since 2019. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

NEW @houstonchronicle.com: Less than 5% of homes in the highest-risk areas of Kerr County had flood insurance before July 4. Without insurance, "It's a much, much longer road home.” Read the story, by me and Caroline Ghisolfi: www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Renowned MD Anderson cancer doctor Hagop Kantarjian stepping down as chair of leukemia department www.houstonchronicle.com/health/artic... via @emacdonald5.bsky.social

State Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Texas AG Ken Paxton www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex... via @taygoldenstein.bsky.social

Odessa residents who died in Kerr County floods remembered as 'perfect couple,' loyal friends, via @juliangill.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

NEW: Houston ISD student Greta Toranzo is one of about 20 girls who went missing after devastating flooding at Camp Mystic. Her family is asking for her picture to be shared far and wide as they search for her, per the Sinclair Elementary PTO. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

A CONTEMPT hearing has been scheduled for former Houston DA Kim Ogg — because she kept talking publicly about a case even though the judge had issued a gag order www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

NEW: We asked TX leaders if they're REALLY sure CenterPoint is giving back $100s of millions consumers spent on unused generators -- since documents indicate otherwise. They pointed us to a spreadsheet that is VERY scant on detail. w/ @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

She called 911 to report domestic abuse. Then Houston police called ICE on her. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via Matt DeGrood and Sam Kelly

Exclusive: Director of Texas funeral commission alleges widespread 'rot' amid potential firing www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex... via @sarahesmith23.bsky.social @dugbegley.bsky.social

NEW: Houston-based Empower Pharmacy pushes back against Eli Lilly’s effort to block compounded GLP-1 sales www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Trump cuts at UH affect studies on residential segregation, a 1900s feminist society and LGBTQ health www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... @samanthakett.bsky.social

NEW: Last week we published a story about a decade of regulatory lapses at Houston's Empower Pharmacy, including its use of low quality ingredients. Today we learned that the pharmacy recalled 8K vials of testosterone over quality concerns. https//www.houston...

NEW: Baylor College of Medicine to end partnership with homeless nonprofit serving 6,500 patients www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

“I thought the town was mean. It’s little kids’ paintings. I just hope the kids who painted it are still around to come back and have a donut party.” apnews.com/article/bake...

SCOOP: In Feb, federal agencies "lost" many #FOIA requests but you probably had no idea. It turns out that the FOIAs disappeared due to an "insider threat attack" by 2 employees at a software company who were previously convicted of hacking into the State Dept 🧵 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Even with police reforms in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020, the citizen board overseeing HPD rarely disputes officer discipline and even less frequently challenges how cases are resolved when police are accused of negligence and abuse. trib.al/PqidLc6

Pharma giant Eli Lilly eyes Houston for $5.9B biomanufacturing plant that could bring over 2,000 jobs www.houstonchronicle.com/business/rea...

Ambassadorship prompts Tilman Fertitta to resign from UH System board after 16 years www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

NEW: The Houston-based Empower Pharmacy bills itself as the largest and most advanced producer of compounded drugs in the US. But 10 years of FDA violations raise doubts about the quality of some of their products. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

NEW: Baylor College of Medicine lays off 122 employees as Trump funding cuts loom www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

NEW: MD Anderson implements hiring pause after $43M loss, anxiety over Trump tariffs www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Eli Lilly is trying a new legal tact to crack down on copycats of its GLP-1 meds: suing telehealth companies on the grounds they violated "corporate practice of medicine" laws. Good reporting from @pharmalot.bsky.social and @katiepalmer.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...

Houston-area Social Security offices, phone lines slammed as staffing dwindles amid Trump cuts www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art... via @dugbegley.bsky.social

NEW: Eli Lilly is suing a Houston-based compounding pharmacy, Empower Pharmacy, over wildly popular diabetes and weight loss drugs. The suit challenges a key strategy that has allowed compounders to sell the drugs even when they’re not in short supply. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Texas House approves $1B private school voucher plan, marking major victory for Gov. Greg Abbott www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art...

When the Trump decided to eliminate DEI funding, few imagined a Houston reading camp would be caught in the political crossfire. It was. So are people with disabilities, unhoused veterans, domestic violence programs and other unlikely targets. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

BREAKING: Memorial Hermann reactivates liver transplant program after scandal triggered yearlong suspension www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Cuz I was out supporting him here in San Antonio tonite 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

NEW (and my first BlueSky post!): How overwhelmed is the Houston-area criminal justice system? Read my story about a man who spent 18 years in the Harris County jail pre-trial. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

NEW: Baylor is scaling back class size, research plans fearing Trump cuts could cost university $80M www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

NEW: In late 2020, St. Peter’s Hospital in Montana fired oncologist Dr. Thomas Weiner and publicly accused him of widespread mispractice. He denied the allegations. This week, the Montana Board of Medical Examiners renewed his license for two years. With @montanafreepress.org

BREAKING: The national transplant system has leveled its most severe sanction against Memorial Hermann hospital over its liver transplant scandal, citing among other things "a culture of intimidation and retaliation for reporting potential problems." www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

It has been a very busy month since Trump arrived. Here are a few of the stories I have published with my colleagues... Norms recognized for decades in Washington by both parties no longer appear to apply to the Trump White House, ex-prosecutors & ethics lawyers say. (With Maggie) nyti.ms/4gQPXaS

Great reporting by @juliangill.bsky.social on financial burden faced by parents by Texas Children’s. Great interview by @craigcohen.bsky.social with @houstonmatters.bsky.social yesterday!

Check out this excellent overview about outpatient facility fee billing and how it affects patients in the @houstonchronicle.com Thanks to reporter @juliangill.bsky.social Gill for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts. www.houstonchronicle.com/health/artic...

Houston parents whose children need routine diabetes management at Texas Children’s have been charged hundreds $$ for simply walking into a hospital building. These charges are called “facility fees,” and they’ve got Tx lawmakers’ attention. www.houstonchronicle.com/health/artic...

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is securing real beneifits as he helps Trump disrupt the federal government. Just how? The NYT takes a deep look today at these benefits: federal investigations targeting Musk companies that have been disrupted or now may die. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

Why is #txlege worried about THC when you can buy a synthetic opiate at convenience stores and gas stations? What you should know about 7-OH, the dietary supplement that offers addiction for $18. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... @houstonchronicle.com

If you’re a concerned researcher in Houston and want to talk about this for a story, please reach out to me. Info in bio.

NEW: Baylor College of Medicine, MD Anderson among Houston research institutions that could lose millions under NIH grant policy www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...