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Alan Fossler
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Interim business editor @houstonchronicle.com | “Most modern people don’t belong anyplace as intimately as we belonged to Hudson.” — Ian Frazier #PonyUp
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · Nov 23
He prefers Mr. Sir, but Mr. Dog will do.
Corgi along the seawall in Surfside Beach.
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Bayliss Wagner @baylisswagner.bsky.social · 1d
In Republican-dominated Texas, the state’s leaders are largely chosen in the GOP primary.

Now, the party is weighing a move to make the group of deciders even smaller.

The intra-party fight over a bid to remove some Republicans from primary ballots: #txlege

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Why a push to kick Republican lawmakers off the ballot is dividing the Texas GOP
The state Republican party will consider whether to censure 10 Texas House members and possibly kick some of them off the March GOP primary ballot.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 7h
“The devastating drought of 2011, one of the costliest natural disasters in state history, was also preceded by a dry fall in 2010.“

Southeast Texas drought worsens, and history shows how bad a dry fall season can get, via @justinballardwx.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Texas drought worsens, and weather history shows how bad it can get
Nearly all of Southeast Texas is now abnormally dry, the precursor stage to drought. A rainless fall can lead to long, costly dry spells across Texas.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 8h
$59.9 million castle-like mansion in Hunters Creek could set a new price record for Houston www.houstonchronicle.com/business/rea...
This $59.9M Houston mansion looks like a castle — and could set a new record
A 22,000 square-foot estate in Hunters Creek Village recently relisted after a year off the open market. The castle-like home could redefine what's possible in Houston luxury home prices.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 23h
Historic 40-day hotel strike in downtown Houston ends with new contract granting $20 minimum wage, via @maliyaellis.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Hilton workers win new contract after 40 days on strike
The new contract's $20 minimum wage is a significant raise, but less than the $23 wage union leaders had wanted.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 1d
A big federal grant boosted Oxy’s carbon capture plans in South Texas. Now some of it is in question www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Trump’s funding cuts cloud financial picture for Oxy’s King Ranch project
The potential cut for Houston-based Oxy's carbon capture plan comes as theTrump administration pares back funding for clean energy projects.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 1d
"Those breathtaking sunsets are brought to you by the very things Houstonians complain about most — humidity and pollution."

Why Houston’s sunsets look like cotton candy — and the best places to watch them www.houstonchronicle.com/explained/ar...
Yes, Houston sunsets are prettier than other places. Here's why
Ever wondered how Houston's sunsets can go from fiery orange skies to cotton candy clouds? Houston Chronicle meteorologist Justin Ballard helps us explain.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 1d
How a Texas group is positioning itself as a Republican alternative to teachers unions, via @taygoldenstein.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
This Texas group aims to be a Republican alternative to teachers unions
The Teacher Freedom Alliance launched this spring as a free, national membership program meant to incentivize educators to jump ship from traditional unions.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 1d
This federal agency is probing Pemex’s deadly Deer Park refinery leak. Trump hopes to dismantle it, via @rebekahfward.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Trump's threats to safety board could kill probe into Houston refinery deaths
The Chemical Safety Board is investigating a hydrogen-sulfide leak that killed two Deer Park refinery workers. But the White House wants to defund the agency.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 1d
H-E-B, Dell and Toyota are the most reputable companies in Texas, according to new ranking by Merco www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
What is Texas' most reputable company? Chances are you already shop there.
Merco ranks H-E-B Texas' most reputable company; Dell Technologies founder and CEO Michael Dell Michael tops leaders and H-E-B chairman Charles Butt is No. 2.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 1d
Texas advocacy groups say student prayer rule could force schools into costly legal battles www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Will Texas schools face lawsuits over new prayer time rule?
Advocacy groups including the ACLU told school districts if they comply with Texas Senate Bill 11, they may face legal consequences.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 2d
Map shows which Houston neighborhoods breathe the dirtiest air
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Map shows which Houston neighborhoods breathe the dirtiest air
As Houston’s population grows, so has traffic, construction and industry – all things that cause pollution. See which neighborhoods have the most polluted air.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 2d
Harris County’s richest residents are earning up to seven times what everyone else makes on average, a new Houston Chronicle analysis shows.
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Where does Houston's wealth live? Check our interactive map
The Chronicle mapped wealth in every Harris County ZIP code.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 2d
Texas is getting its own stock exchange. Here's what to know about the TXSE. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Can “Y’all Street” rival Wall Street? Texas thinks so.
The Texas Stock Exchange expects to launch trading and corporate listings next year.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 2d
George R. Brown Convention Center workers authorize strike, may join Hilton walkout, via @maliyaellis.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Houston GRB workers approve strike vote in $23 wage push
The roughly 100 unionized food service workers can now call a strike at any time.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 2d
Metro to remove pride crosswalk after Abbott threatens to withhold funding from Texas cities www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Metro to remove pride crosswalk after Abbott threatens to withhold funding
He threatened to withhold road funding from cities and counties if they do not remove “political ideologies” from their streets.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 2d
Are groceries in Houston getting more expensive? Use this dashboard to see for yourself.

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Are groceries in Houston getting more expensive? Use this dashboard to see for yourself.
This dashboard uses weekly grocery data from thousands of stores to show how prices are changing over time
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 2d
Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., oil magnate and philanthropist, dies at 101 after 'colorful and well-rounded' life www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Oil magnate and philanthropist Oscar S. Wyatt Jr. dies at 101
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.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 3d
The ‘Fiddler on the Moon’ documentary examines if – and how – Judaism can be adapted to spaceflight, via @andrealeinfelder.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
‘Fiddler on the Moon’ examines how Judaism can be adapted to spaceflight
“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.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 3d
Exclusive: First-of-its-kind Ritz-Carlton tower hits key construction milestone in The Woodlands www.houstonchronicle.com/business/rea...
First-of-its-kind Ritz-Carlton tower hits major milestone in The Woodlands
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.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 4d
A desalination plant could be coming to Galveston Bay as Texas looks to shore up water supply www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Company files to build desalination plant on Galveston Bay
The seawater desalination plant in Texas City would provide fresh drinking water to Harris and Galveston counties and discharge the briny byproduct into Galveston Bay.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 4d
I went looking for the best gas station in Houston. I found something else along the road www.houstonchronicle.com/explained/ar...
Houston’s best gas station isn’t pretty. But it's perfect for us.
One writer’s search for Houston’s best gas station reveals how these fuel stops reflect the city’s culture, community and daily survival.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 5d
Missing air monitors in Houston's booming suburbs hide cancer-causing risks

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Missing air monitors in Houston's booming suburbs hide cancer-causing risks
A new Houston Chronicle analysis of air quality data shows worrisome pollution levels in rapidly growing suburbs like Fort Bend County.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 5d
New 40-story tower opens near Buffalo Bayou, defying Houston apartment slump www.houstonchronicle.com/business/rea...
New 40-story tower opens near Buffalo Bayou, defying Houston apartment slump
Apartment construction in Montrose and River Oaks has fallen to its lowest level since 2012, making this new luxury high-rise a rare new addition to the neighborhood's skyline.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 6d
'Nobody's house is standing': Appeals court rebukes port in Freeport eminent domain case www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Appeals court sides rebukes port in Freeport eminent domain case
The 14th Court of Appeals says Port Freeport overstepped in the city's East End, in a case that illustrates the challenges property owners face when confronted with eminent domain actions.
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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 7d
Inside Texas Children's 'rescue mission' flights to help critically-ill patients www.houstonchronicle.com/health/artic...
Why Texas Children tags in a Kangaroo Crew for rescue missions across the U.S.
Texas Children's Hospital's Kangaroo Crew uses ambulances, a helicopter and a jet to aid patients across the U.S. and internationally.
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