Politics, suspicion infiltrate nonpartisan races for Harris County appraisal board houstonlanding.org/politics-suspi…

Can schools give student addresses to strangers? A private eye says one Fort Bend campus did.
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Houston Landing journalists took home nine awards from the Texas Managing Editors journalism contest at the group’s annual conference this weekend, including first-place awards in feature writing and specialty reporting. bit.ly/49IJ5sI

Very proud to win the ⁦Texas Managing Editors⁩ community service award with my colleagues for our series on high speed chases. I’m deeply grateful to the Houstonians who trusted us with their stories. Their courage prompted change and hopefully the roads are safer for everyone.

So incredibly proud of the @hou_landing team for winning NINE journalism awards in the Texas Managing Editors contest.

We’re less than a year old yet this talented group is already doing incredible work. I can't wait to see what the future holds.

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'If it's on the city dime, somebody is stealing money.”

In an attempt to oust a council member, Arcola Mayor Fred Burton spent $7,500 of Fort Bend taxpayer money on a private investigator.

Here’s what we know.

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Arcola, a Houston-area town on the eastern edge of Fort Bend County, has not had a full City Council meeting since January, causing city business to be delayed.

What's been going on in Arcola?

A 🧵 on Briah Lumpkins' latest findings:

This story by Briah Lumpkins is bonkers:

The mayor of Arcola hired a private investigator to spy on a fellow city council member.

The investigator followed the official for days, rummaged through her trash and obtained information about her kids:

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Arcola Mayor Fred Burton used $7,500 in public funds to have a private investigator follow council member Ebony Sanco in February.

Documents reveal this isn’t the first time the city hired an private investigator.

My latest:

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Latest collab with my favorite Houston Landing diverse communities partner Monique Welch . Please go read it here: 👇
Houston will have two Pride parades. City officials say there should be one. houstonlanding.org/houston-will-h…

NEW: A Houston state district judge on Thursday denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to block Harris County’s implementation of a guaranteed income program. houstonlanding.org/judge-rejects-…

Did Houston Police fail to investigate 264,000 reported crimes, as Gov. Greg Abbott claimed?

For my latest, I spoke with two dozen people whose stories of frustration and satisfaction with HPD varied widely.

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Did Houston Police neglect ‘suspended’ cases? We asked 24 crime victims about their experience: houstonlanding.org/did-hpd-neglec…

Excellent work by Monroe Trombly and Jacob Carpenter finding real people behind the headlines about this controversial issue. #hounews

Nearly 60 cities and counties across the country have enacted guaranteed income programs. None have faced legal action — until now.

Read to find out more about what legal experts have to say about the case:
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Did Houston Police fail to investigate 250,000 crimes, as Gov. Greg Abbott claimed?

Monroe Trombly spoke with 24 crime victims about their cases and experience with HPD.

Here’s what they had to say about how police handled their “suspended” cases. houstonlanding.org/did-hpd-neglec…

Maria Pineda's case is part of the soaring 3.4 million immigration court backlog. But getting her case out of court had an unexpected consequence.

My latest for Houston Landing:

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With the immigration court backlog at more than 3.4 million, the govt is trying to dismiss more cases to get them out of court.

But that can have unintended consequences for some immigrants like Maria Pineda

My latest for Houston Landing houstonlanding.org/immigration-co…

Via Asher Lehrer-Small: Houston ISD's board of managers tabled a vote on whether to partner with a Chinese university for language and culture classes.

Board members said too many questions weren't answered by district administrators about the proposal. houstonlanding.org/a-little-bit-c…

Never have you seen a woman type quite so quickly in an airport Buffalo Wild Wings. This just in:

Houston Public Library reverses decision, announces Montrose branch will reopen Monday houstonlanding.org/houston-librar…

An Arcola city council meeting ended in a walk out once again after city officials did not recognize council member Ebony Sanco.

Arcola hasn't had a full city council meeting since January. How did we get here?

A thread⬇️ + 📸Annie Mulligan:
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