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Longtime graphic artist for Houston Chronicle. Native Texan who’s dreaming of leaving. #Apple, #Astros and #Honda. #Trekkie, #Whovian, #Humanist, #BLM, 🏳️‍🌈 Ally, 🇺🇸 🇵🇹. Opinions are mine. behance.net/kenduque https://bsky.app/profile/houstonchronicle.com

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · Nov 12

I drew this for my daughter back in 2017. I updated it today.

kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 10h

Beef is selling for record highs at the grocery store. Here's why. www.houstonchronicle.com/food-restaur...

Beef prices are breaking records. Here's why they're so high.

The U.S. has the fewest cattle right now since 1951, and ranchers face hard decisions on whether and how to grow their herds.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 3d

Can somebody please make a parody song honoring Admiral Holsey, based on Paul McCartney’s “Admral Halsey?”

kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 4d

My dad flew in the 8th Antifa Air Force in WWII. This is him flying back to England after 13 months in Stalag Luft 1.

kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 5d

President of Peace.

Trump authorizes CIA operations in Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro - Reuters

kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 6d

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Orphan well count surges in Texas as oil market dips

The Railroad Commission's number of orphaned oil and gas wells is rising as the oil industry faces falling oil prices.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 6d

Why does Harris County own so many animals? Dozens of species populate commissioners' menageries www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...

Harris County commissioners' offices own dozens of animals

Dozens of animals are in the care of Harris County commissioners, according to public records secured by the Houston Chronicle.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 6d

Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, the last two SuperSonics, reflect on their NBA path and Houston reunion www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/rocke...

Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, the last two SuperSonics, are reunited in Houston

Kevin Durant and Jeff Green were rookies together in Seattle's last year in NBA. Their careers have intersected again in Houston 18 years later.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 6d

Austin state Rep. Gina Hinojosa launches Democratic bid against Greg Abbott www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politic...

Austin state Rep. Gina Hinojosa launches Democratic bid against Greg Abbott

The progressive Democrat has been a vocal critic of Abbott’s $1 billion private school voucher plan, likening it to "welfare for the well off."

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 6d

Exclusive: Griddy customers still waiting for refunds after winter freeze may never see a dime www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...

Where did Griddy’s money go? The trail leads to lawyers and a global bank

The now-defunct Griddy Energy paid large sums to creditors like an Australian investment bank and ERCOT, but customers who were charged sky-high electricity bills may never get their money back.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 6d

'Counterproductive': John Whitmire breaks silence on Greg Abbott's call to remove rainbow crosswalks www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...

Mayor Whitmire breaks silence on Abbott's call to remove rainbow crosswalks

Whitmire emphasized that the crosswalk argument was politicizing something "so important" and that Abbott's move was "counterproductive."

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 6d

Houston City Council votes to permanently close Polk St. to make way for $2B George R. Brown expansion www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

This downtown Houston street will close for a $2B convention center expansion

Houston's City Council voted to abandon a major connector between downtown and the East End.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 6d

Here is what you need to know about the major constitutional amendments on the Texas ballot www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

What to know about the major constitutional amendments on the Texas ballot

Texans will vote on whether to expand property tax breaks, send billions to dementia research and fund new water projects.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 6d

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 6d

A.I. camel has four legs and two arms.

kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 7d

Murrow wept.
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Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 8d

I know someone who had to drop off their car at a repair shop today and they had to sign something stating that they understand there will likely be delays and higher prices due to tariffs.
So that's great.

kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 9d

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We’re UT, not TU. Just say no to Trump's ultimatum. | Opinion

Trump is dangling extra funding for universities that agree to his Compact for Academic Excellence. University of Texas risks becoming the University of Trump.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · 29d

A Sitting Senator Just Went Full Mask-Off White Nationalist - Slate

kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · Sep 17

It looks like this one will stay out of the Gulf of Mexico, but we’re going to keep an eye on it.
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Tropical Storm Gabrielle forms in Atlantic. Here's where it's headed

Tropical Storm Gabrielle has formed in the mid-Atlantic. Here’s the forecast path, its timeline for growth, and how it is taking shape.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · Sep 16

Pride crosswalk in Montrose removed, will return with a new design, leaders say www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Pride crosswalk in Montrose removed, will return with a new design, leaders say

Houston's pride crosswalk in Montrose is currently blank due to recent construction. But Pride Houston says the crosswalk will return.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · Sep 16

Gruesome claims about Houston funerals shocked the nation. Then a quiet horror unraveled. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

How gruesome claims about Houston funerals unraveled a nightmare

A Houston man stands accused of disrespecting the dead. A bereaved mother will stop at nothing to get justice for her son. And the police trail on the case has seemingly gone cold.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · Sep 16

'Inherently racist': Texas' redistricting map cuts Houston's Black Democrat representation in half www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...

'Inherently racist': New congressional map cuts Houston’s Black representation

Texas’ mid-decade redistricting packs Houston’s 9th into the 18th, likely cutting Black House representation from two seats to one.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · Sep 15

State education board rejects far-right push for more focus on Texas history, less world culture www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art...

State education board rejects far-right push for more focus on Texas history

The State Board of Education is taking on an overhaul of the social studies curriculum that had been delayed by a split over Texas history.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · Sep 15

Texas A&M moves into AP top 10 after beating Notre Dame while Texas slips one spot to No. 8 www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/colle...

Texas A&M moves into AP top 10 after beating Notre Dame

The Aggies and Longhorns are in the top 10 at the same time for the first time since 2020.

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kenduque @kenduque.bsky.social · Sep 15

Houston ISD teacher removed 'to protect the culture' is reassigned to a different campus www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

HISD teacher reassigned for 'culture' will go to new district campus

A Durham Elementary School teacher abruptly reassigned to 'home duty' will teach first grade at Davila Elementary School.

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