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Harris County saw a 34% increase in domestic violence killings between 2023 and 2024, even as the rest of the state saw a sizeable decline. bit.ly/4n1zyUm

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 6h

The new contract's $20 minimum wage is a significant raise, but less than the $23 wage union leaders had wanted. bit.ly/3VW86w9

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 1d

A Chicago federal judge partially blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of Texas troops in Illinois on Thursday. bit.ly/4mVX6tC

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 1d

Harris County's medical examiner has released three new identities and one more cause of death for people found dead in Houston bayous this year. bit.ly/46LnWQu

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 1d

The Republican Party of Texas sued the state to keep Democrats and non-GOP voters from participating in their primary election. bit.ly/3KJjjh4

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 1d

Discover the best Houston’s food scene has to offer in our new newsletter, Where We’re Eating.

Each week, we’ll share our top picks of where to dine each week — straight to your inbox. Sign up here. www.houstonchronicle.com/newsletters/...

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 1d

Can’t make it to today’s Houston ISD school board meeting?

Sign up for Meeting Monitor, our new data tool that analyzes Houston ISD school board meetings and sends easily digestible summaries on the latest meetings to your inbox. www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/mee...

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The Texas Stock Exchange is officially registered and expects to launch trading and corporate listings next year. bit.ly/4h2QyYE

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Death row inmate Robert Roberson's execution, scheduled for next week, has been stayed following a ruling by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. bit.ly/3IO5Nbx

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Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., the tenacious oil magnate and philanthropist who parlayed an $800 loan into a multibillion-dollar business empire, died Wednesday. He was 101. bit.ly/48iVYwB

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 1d

Keeping track of air pollution and community health trends can help residents, researchers and regulators understand where to take a closer look. Explore Houston air quality where you live.
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Unionized workers employed by Levy at Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center authorized a strike on Wednesday in their push for a $23 wage. bit.ly/4mUJG0M

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Sign up for alerts from our new data tool Meeting Monitor to get in-depth analysis of school board meetings packaged into digestible summaries and sent directly to your inbox. www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/mee...

Catch up on Houston-area school district meetings in minutes

Stay on top of critical decisions affecting your schools with our AI-powered tool. Search meeting transcripts and summaries from HISD, Katy ISD, Spring Branch ISD and Fort Bend ISD.

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Tomorrow, in our new newsletter Where We're Eating, we'll share the food team's favorite coffee spots right now.⁠ Sign up here: www.houstonchronicle.com/newsletters/...

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“Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space” is a short documentary on this religion during the Apollo moon landing, space shuttle and International Space Station. bit.ly/3WvaIkE

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The Ritz-Carlton condo tower in The Woodlands has hit a big construction milestone. Buyers are paying up to $18 million for homes in a project that could redefine luxury real estate in the suburb. bit.ly/4mTQ6gU

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 2d

Among the new restaurants are burger joints like the halal Smash City, a Lebanese place in Cypress and a cafe specializing in Vietnamese coffee. bit.ly/3KUSCWG

18 Houston restaurants and cafes that opened in September

Among the new restaurants are burger joints like the halal Smash City, a Lebanese place in Cypress and a cafe specializing in Vietnamese coffee.

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 2d

Houston police and other first responders are at White Oak Bayou under the Interstate 45 and Interstate 10 interchange. Read more: bit.ly/46ZmZmw

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"We are not OK. The president is behaving like a tyrant. The people need to speak out," writes Robert L. Fischer. bit.ly/4o7I8BA

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 2d

Are tariffs from President Donald Trump to blame for your rising grocery bill? Use our new tracker to see how prices for different types of groceries have changed since major tariffs were enacted in April this year.
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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 4d

A failure on behalf of the Flood Control District to reform its contracting process is putting Harris County residents at risk, said Judge Lina Hidalgo in a Monday news release. bit.ly/46ZJLKR

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 4d

A judge declined to halt the deployment that was ordered by President Donald Trump. bit.ly/3Kvpw0a

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 4d

The "super hub" will be opened sometime next year and will cost anywhere from $10 million to $14 million a year to operate. bit.ly/3IVAKui

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Texas once feared a phantom federal occupation. Now Gov. Abbott’s troops are helping carry it out under Trump. And Houston may be next, writes the Houston Chronicle editorial board. bit.ly/48Q3D5C

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 4d

The contract will initially run for two years, and can be worth up to 5% of the program’s total funds, or an initial $50 million. bit.ly/4mPYbmw

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