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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Chevron and Exxon Mobil, Houston’s oil majors, take rival stances on Venezuelan oil as profits drop www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Houston’s oil majors take rival stances on Venezuelan oil as profits drop
Chevron said it sees a 50% increase in its current Venezuelan output over the next two years, while Exxon left Venezuela out of its official 2030 plans completely.
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January 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Chevron and Exxon Mobil, Houston’s oil majors, take rival stances on Venezuelan oil as profits drop www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Who benefits if Wall Street buys your utility? Texas-New Mexico Power customers could soon find out, via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
What a private equity owner could mean for Texas-New Mexico Power customers
Private equity firm Blackstone is seeking permission to buy the parent company of Texas-New Mexico Power, a Houston-area electric utility.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Who benefits if Wall Street buys your utility? Texas-New Mexico Power customers could soon find out, via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Rich, bored and isolated: Why Texas oil country loves OnlyFans www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
In the Permian Basin of Texas, oil booms — and so does OnlyFans
OnlyFans viewers in sparsely populated counties in the Permian Basin spent more per capita than any others in the state, according to an analysis by adult search engine Onlyguider.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Rich, bored and isolated: Why Texas oil country loves OnlyFans www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Chemical giant Dow plans to lay off 4,500 employees, citing shift to AI and automation www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Dow plans to lay off 4,500 employees, citing AI and automation
The chemical giant Dow, which announced sweeping layoffs Thursday, is one of the largest employers in the region, with facilities in Houston, Freeport, Bayport, Deer Park, La Porte and Texas City.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Chemical giant Dow plans to lay off 4,500 employees, citing shift to AI and automation www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Which Houston neighborhoods gained and lost residents in 2024? Find out with our map. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
See which Houston neighborhoods gained and lost residents in 2024
Some neighborhoods, especially in the Inner Loop to the west of Downtown, have added thousands of residents over the last five years.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Which Houston neighborhoods gained and lost residents in 2024? Find out with our map. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Our new Houston School Finder guide combines our expert reporting with custom data tools and easy-to-use guides to help families navigate Houston’s complex school choice landscape.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Our new Houston School Finder guide combines our expert reporting with custom data tools and easy-to-use guides to help families navigate Houston’s complex school choice landscape.
Link: www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
Link: www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
Trump just quit the Paris Agreement. Some Houston oil companies aren’t cheering. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Why some Houston oil companies oppose Trump’s exit from the Paris Agreement
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods has repeatedly warned President Donald Trump against withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris agreement.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Trump just quit the Paris Agreement. Some Houston oil companies aren’t cheering. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
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Undecided on where to eat next in Houston? Chowbot, our AI-powered restaurant assistant, can help. www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/whe...
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Undecided on where to eat next in Houston? Chowbot, our AI-powered restaurant assistant, can help. www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/whe...
Map: Houston's top-selling master-planned communities in 2025-26
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See Houston's top-selling master-planned communities, updated for 2026
The Houston area is one of the top regions for new home sales in master-planned communities nationally. Explore the top neighborhoods, updated with new 2025 data.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Map: Houston's top-selling master-planned communities in 2025-26
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Who are the top donors to Harris and Montgomery county officials? Here's the top 5 in each county, via @chengyilun.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...
See top political donors to Harris, Montgomery county officials
County commissioners directly impact residents’ lives. In Harris and Montgomery counties, their top contributors are government contractors and developers.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Who are the top donors to Harris and Montgomery county officials? Here's the top 5 in each county, via @chengyilun.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...
Follow the latest Texas power outages using our live tracker.
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Power out? See where fellow Texans have lost electricity right now
Track Texas power outages as they happen in real-time across the state
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January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Follow the latest Texas power outages using our live tracker.
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Houston-area churches to close doors Sunday, offer livestreamed services. Here’s what to know, via @haajrah.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Winter storm causes Houston-area churches to cancel weekend services
Many Houston churches are switching to online-only services as the region awaits an arctic front.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Houston-area churches to close doors Sunday, offer livestreamed services. Here’s what to know, via @haajrah.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Texas winter storm live updates: Latest on Houston power outages, road conditions, school closures www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Winter storm live updates: Latest on Houston power outages, road conditions
Chronicle reporters and photographers are following road conditions, power outages and other storm impacts for the duration of the freeze. Follow along here for updates.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Texas winter storm live updates: Latest on Houston power outages, road conditions, school closures www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
A 66-year-old Austin tech veteran and songwriter finds her sound with AI, via @dwightsilverman.com www.houstonchronicle.com/business/tec...
A 66-year-old Austin tech veteran and songwriter finds her sound with AI
Susan Scrupski’s songs sound like the work of a seasoned Nashville songwriter, but the music comes from an algorithm.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A 66-year-old Austin tech veteran and songwriter finds her sound with AI, via @dwightsilverman.com www.houstonchronicle.com/business/tec...
Houston vs. Austin: which city works better for Gen Z? via @maliyaellis.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Gen Z is choosing between Houston and Austin. Here’s what matters
We compared the two cities across a set of key criteria to guide your decision — or help settle a perennial debate.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Houston vs. Austin: which city works better for Gen Z? via @maliyaellis.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
CenterPoint says weekend freeze could resemble 2018 storm that left tens of thousands without power, via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
CenterPoint says winter storm could bring 2018-style ice, outages to area
CenterPoint officials say this weekend’s power outages are likely to be more similar to Houston’s 2018 ice storm than the deadly 2021 freeze.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:53 PM
CenterPoint says weekend freeze could resemble 2018 storm that left tens of thousands without power, via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
MTV ‘Cribs’ mansion once owned by NBA star tops Houston’s most expensive home sales in December www.houstonchronicle.com/business/rea...
Former MTV ‘Cribs’ mansion tops Houston’s most expensive home sales in December
A 20,900-square-foot mansion once owned by NBA All-Star Nick Van Exel and featured on MTV ‘Cribs’ sold at auction, topping Houston’s most expensive home sales in December. Take a look...
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January 24, 2026 at 12:51 PM
MTV ‘Cribs’ mansion once owned by NBA star tops Houston’s most expensive home sales in December www.houstonchronicle.com/business/rea...
Donald Trump vowed to unleash U.S. oil. A year later, low prices are squeezing Texas producers, via @amandadrane.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Donald Trump vowed a U.S. energy boom. Texas got oil layoffs instead.
President Trump used tariffs and now Venezuelan oil to drive down oil prices and keep pump prices low. For Texas, low oil prices brought layoffs and idle rigs.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Donald Trump vowed to unleash U.S. oil. A year later, low prices are squeezing Texas producers, via @amandadrane.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Houston is one of the least livable big metro areas in the US, website ranking says www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Houston is one of the least livable big metros in the US, ranking says
A million people have moved to the Houston region over the past decade, according to Census data, but a new ranking suggests that they may encounter long commutes and barriers to health care...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Houston is one of the least livable big metro areas in the US, website ranking says www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
AI data centers could make up nearly 3% of Texas water usage by 2030, creating strain, report says www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
AI data centers could strain Texas water supply by 2030, report says
Texas’ AI data center boom will guzzle an increasingly hefty share of the state’s tight water supply.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:23 PM
AI data centers could make up nearly 3% of Texas water usage by 2030, creating strain, report says www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
What Texans should know about power outages ahead of the weekend freeze, via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
What to know about Texas power outages ahead of the weekend freeze
Many Texans are having flashbacks to the deadly winter freeze that crippled the state’s isolated power grid nearly five years ago.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM
What Texans should know about power outages ahead of the weekend freeze, via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Drone delivery company Zipline is coming to Houston this spring. What to know, via @ericatx.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
More delivery drones are coming to Houston. Here's what to know
Zipline, a rapidly growing robotics company, said that it plans to launch its drone delivery service in Houston early this year.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Drone delivery company Zipline is coming to Houston this spring. What to know, via @ericatx.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Orphaned oil and gas wells in Texas broke a 20-year record in December. Here’s why www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Texas orphaned oil wells hit 20-year high, topping 11,000 statewide
Orphaned oil and gas wells are multiplying in Texas, reaching a 20-year high in December, according to the Texas Railroad Commission.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Orphaned oil and gas wells in Texas broke a 20-year record in December. Here’s why www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Trump promised an energy boom in his second term. Texas shows who actually got one www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Drilling, LNG and layoffs: Texas energy after a year of Trump
From LNG to wind, where has Texas energy landed a year into President Donald Trump’s energy shake-up? We break it down.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Trump promised an energy boom in his second term. Texas shows who actually got one www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...