Y'all, the news is never slow down in here in Texas. State Rep. Shawn Thierry is switching parties after losing her Democratic primary runoff in May. Taylor Goldenstein has all the details. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Three days after Dylan McGuinness reported on emails that raised questions about a $6M Harris County contract award, the Harris County Public Health leader has been fired, writes Mike Morris. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

BREAKING: Ex-Harris County Public Health director Barbie Robinson says she'll "prosecute her claims" against the county, after she was fired last Friday amid scrutiny of her department's contracts. Dylan McGuinness and Mike Morris report on the details. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

When do Shell's reportedly planned layoffs mean for Houston? Amanda Drane 🦋 explores the consequences. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

Sometimes food writing leads you to writing about missing turtles (some named after SATC characters), turtle soup and how community comes together to rescue them. Here's a gift link: houstonchronicle.com/food-culture/r…

"Beyoncé has already done something worth more than a trophy. She’s launched invaluable conversations about hidden histories and gatekeeping and canonizing, about race and music, about the point or pointlessness of genres." andrew dansby Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/…

Lil news nugget from today's public safety committee meeting at City Hall: HPD launched a dashboard for the public to track how many of the 268k suspended cases have been reviewed + how many are left to go. It will be updated biweekly: houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via Houston Chronicle

It's one of those days where I sort of can't believe Joy Sewing, our wonderful metro columnist, has to debunk the myth of immigrants eating cats... and then I flash forward to the presidential debate. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

My read, every 9/11, on Rick Rescorla, who ran back in. newyorker.com/magazine/2002/…

Houston high-speed police chases drop 35% after Chronicle investigation reveals chronic problem. Andrea Ball and Caroline E Ghisolfi break down all the numbers. houstonchronicle.com/projects/2024/…

I've done a million stories over 31 years. And sometimes, - if you're very, very lucky - something like this happens.

Who owns property in #Texas? Enter an address and find out. houstonchronicle.com/projects/2024/…

After laying off 5% of its workforce, Texas Children's is hiring some of the recently laid off rehabilitation therapists back. Julian Gill has the full details. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

I'm reporting on home insurance for Houston Chronicle! I want to talk to people across the state who have been affected by rising rates, dropped coverage, and extreme weather. Get in touch! Email me or drop a note here: houstonchronicle.com/projects/2024/…

🧵Four years ago, an oil field explosion in Burleson County, about 100 miles northwest of Houston, left Justin Cobb fighting for his life. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

Justin Cobb, who survived an oil well explosion in 2020, defied the odds -- he lived. And now he is doing something even more unexpected -- he's trying to get back into the oil and gas industry. Amanda Drane 🦋 and Jon Shapley share his eye-opening story. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

Because of gerrymandering, most Texans don't live in competitive districts. But some candidates think they can beat the odds. Edward McKinley and I talked to a few of these longshot candidates about why they're running, with data viz by Matt Zdun houstonchronicle.com/projects/2024/…

SCOOP: A Memorial Hermann transplant doctor admitted to altering records to make it highly unlikely that patients would receive an offer for a life-saving organ, according to federal documents provided this week to the Houston Chronicle. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga… via @houstonchron

Remember when CenterPoint spent $800 million on generators that were largely unusable post-Hurricane Beryl. Well the deal to acquire those generators is now raising serious doubts -- Neena Satija and Claire Hao report. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

A little-known East Texas church paid legal bills for prominent anti-abortion lawyer Jonathan Mitchell. New details came out in court last week when Mitchell and his client, anti-abortion activist Mark Lee Dickson, took the stand >> houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… #txlege