Harris County had more immigrants removed than any other county in the country in March: axios.com/local/houston/… via Axios

your 20s are for realising that spending two hours with your friends really does help with your mental health

NEW: Houston Council Member Letitia Plummer announced she is running for Lina Hidalgo's job: Harris County Judge. Former Mayor Annise Parker also announced her bid to run for the position. x.com/plummer4hou/st…

My Muckrack also includes some research articles about health or AI, so sometimes I get emails like this thinking they are story tips. PLEASE STOP I'm but a mere Houston government reporter, not some AI researcher

NEW: Houston will hold public comment sessions at night starting in August until December. The plan is to hold evening public comment sessions at the last Tuesday of every month. After December, City Council will determine whether to continue it in 2026 communityimpact.com/houston/bellai…

BREAKING: Hearst, which bought Austin Statesman in recent months, announced it is purchasing Dallas Morning News.

My colleague Aaron Parsley and his family were swept away in their home by the Guadalupe River. His harrowing story and their loss are described in one of the most important pieces Texas Monthly has ever published. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

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NEW: HPD revealed their new $40M Central Patrol Station after the previous building was damaged by flooding during Hurricane Harvey.

Why Greg Abbott refuses to release his emails with Elon Musk With KUT Austin + ProPublica: bit.ly/4nUthLR

Less clean energy — perhaps much less — will be built in Texas as a result of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” signed into law by President Donald Trump on the Fourth of July. That could raise energy costs for everyday residents: houstonchronicle.com/business/energ…

POV: you’re John Whitmire and this is who is asking you questions

NEW: Houston bans public sleeping in downtown, East End areas 24/7, with the hopes of eventually expanding the ban to other parts of the city communityimpact.com/houston/height…

Congress has eliminated all federal public media funding — including $2.2 million annually for Houston Public Media. We’ve launched the Resiliency Fund to protect local news, education & services. Give now: houstonpublicmedia.org/donate

Breaking News: The EPA said it would eliminate its scientific research arm and begin firing hundreds of scientists, after denying that it intended to do so. nyti.ms/4500xIU

Here's something good... The local NPR station needed to replace $1.4m in cuts. Anticipating the loss, they had found big donors willing to match up to $700k. They made the appeal this morning, and by afternoon, the community had rallied in sums as small as $5 and saved it.