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Lisa Falkenberg
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VP/Editor of Opinion, Houston Chronicle. Three kids. Two Pulitzers. Countless houseplants. One home: Texas. Optimist by necessity.
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Mike Miles says the 'science of reading' justifies limiting books in HISD. Experts say no.

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HISD's Mike Miles invokes ‘science of reading’ to limit books. Experts disagree
The Science of Reading emphasizes phonics but does it support Mike Miles' sidelining libraries and books in HISD schools? I asked literacy experts Maryanne Wolf, Emily Hanford and...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Wonderful to join my former Houston Chronicle team last night to accept the Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing! Congrats Sharon Steinmann, Raj Mankad and Leah Binkovitz!
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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‘I feel like a spy.’ In Mike Miles’ HISD, teachers and students say reading books is a secret plot

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October 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Arnold Schwarzenegger told me we’re getting the redistricting battles in Texas and California all wrong

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August 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Exclusive: Hidalgo staffer says he was ‘blindsided’ by the use of children in chaotic meeting www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
August 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Texas Democrats fleeing Trump’s redistricting didn’t abandon us. Gov. Greg Abbott did.

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August 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Falkenberg: Even Trump knows Gaza is starving. He's seen the pictures.
Photos of starving children captured in Gaza persuaded President Trump that real starvation is happening — despite Netanyahu's lies. How much longer can starving journalists do their jobs?
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July 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Trump’s Texas redistricting power grab makes Tom DeLay’s look tame

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July 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Column: So many didn’t have to die. Texas must fix the failures the Hill Country floods exposed

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Falkenberg: So many didn't have to die. Texas must act after Hill Country flood
Texas officials and Hill Country leaders knew the risks of flooding along the Guadalupe. Warnings went unheeded, flood warnings, river gauges and sirens unfunded — and more than 130 Texans died.
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July 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Falkenberg: Camp Mystic families hit by a deadly flood now face a wave of lies
Texas Hill Country's Camp Mystic was a refuge until the floods came – one made of water, the other made of lies. Grieving parents face social media rumors, Internet hoaxes and political...
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July 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Camp Mystic families are hurting enough. Stop the hate, hoaxes and rumors

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July 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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“The real America, especially these days with our discord and distrust, our families divided by politics, our universities under siege, our peaceful protests attended by the National Guard, our Home Depots the targets of ICE raids, is more like the national anthem performed by Jimi Hendrix.”
July 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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This July 4th, I’m honoring two national anthems — one hopeful, one haunting www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Falkenberg: An anthem for Trump's America sounds like Jimi Hendrix's guitar
Whitney Houston's dazzling "Star-Spangled Banner" gives America hope and Jimi Hendrix's rendition at Woodstock gives us a warning.
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July 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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It’s a bittersweet tale. John Sharp would have made a great Texas governor but our political system wouldn’t let him because he was a Democrat. So he became a great chancellor instead.

Chancellor John Sharp's legacy shows Texas' loss was A&M's gain

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Falkenberg: John Sharp's legacy shows Texas' loss was A&M's gain
Texas A&M soared under Chancellor John Sharp. Texans should ask: what could the moderate Democrat have done as governor?
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June 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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New column. Could FEMA’s chaos trigger another Hurricane Katrina? ‘Ain’t happenin’ in Texas,’ says top official

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Could FEMA chaos lead to another Katrina this hurricane season?
Amid firings, departures and deficit warnings, Trump's FEMA isn't ready for hurricane season. Nim Kid, head of Texas Emergency Management Division, explains what that means for Texas.
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June 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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My column: Houston's No Kings protesters gave Trump hell, not help

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Falkenberg: Hot dog vendor saw another side of America at No Kings protest
An undocumented hot dog vendor came to Houston's No Kings protest to make money to pay the rent. She made a discovery about America that gave her hope.
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June 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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New column. Exclusive: RFK Jr. ousts a respected Houston doctor from CDC vaccine advisory committee

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Falkenberg: Why did RFK Jr. oust a respected Houston doctor from vaccine panel?
Health Secretary Kennedy cited conflicts of interest in gutting the CDC's advisory panel. Houston's Dr. Julie Boom didn't have conflicts. Only vaccine expertise and a passion for protecting kids.
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June 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Banning THC in Texas? The issue isnt as simple as you’d think. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Falkenberg: To veto or not? Abbott faces an impossible choice on Texas THC ban
Gov. Greg Abbott's veto of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's THC ban would enable Texas' chaotic cannabis market; his signature could enable a hemp black market.
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May 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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This didn’t have to happen. When will Houston leaders demand Union Pacific curb train traffic when kids are trying to get to school?

Student killed crossing tracks near Milby High

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HISD Milby High student killed by train near school
Houston police were responding to the scene where a pedestrian was fatally struck by a train Monday.
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December 9, 2024 at 7:10 PM
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Joe Biden's pardon of Hunter Biden will justify Trump's authoritarian impulses | Editorial

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December 3, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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Whitmire must save Houston from a California-style homeless crisis. Give us shelter | Editorial

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November 21, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Mike Miles shamed voters after bond failure. Kids deserve better. (Editorial)

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November 19, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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Mike Miles shamed voters after HISD bond failure. Where’s the critical thinking? | Editorial 

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November 19, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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‘I have a house.’ The Sheri Macek who lived under a bridge for years never imagined having a home again | Editorial

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November 19, 2024 at 1:04 PM
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Is Houston’s housing-first program for the chronically homeless worth saving? Ask Sheri Macek. | Editorial

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November 19, 2024 at 1:02 PM