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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 8h

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 · 8h

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 · 9h

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 · 13h

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 · 17h

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 · 19h

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

'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 · 4d

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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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 6d

CenterPoint wins $1.2B rate hike for Hurricane Beryl, other storms. What it means for your bill, via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...

CenterPoint will soon charge nearly $1.2B for Hurricane Beryl and other storms

State regulators gave CenterPoint Energy permission to charge Houston-area customers almost $1.2 billion for last year’s Hurricane Beryl and other storms.

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 6d

Why Texas made a rare exception to honor Doug Pitcock with a highway sign, via @octaviajnews.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Why Texas made a rare exception to honor Doug Pitcock with a highway sign

James “Doug” Pitcock Jr. was named a “Texas treasure” for his firm’s role in major Houston road construction projects.

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 6d

Lake Livingston route approved for Entergy's new power line despite Houston's water concerns, via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...

Lake route approved for Entergy’s power line despite Houston official’s concerns

Entergy Texas said the power line is critically needed to keep up with the growing Houston metro. But city officials have concerns about drinking water impacts.

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 6d

NASA furloughs 83% of its federal workforce, more than 15,000 workers, during government shutdown www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

NASA furloughs 15,000 workers during government shutdown

NASA furloughed more than 15,000 employees when the federal government shut down Wednesday, but mission control operations continue in Houston.

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 6d

A Houston community's air is thick with pollution. Why hasn't the EPA done more?
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A Houston community's air is thick with pollution. Why hasn't the EPA done more?

Houston residents wonder why Texas and EPA officials aren’t doing more to keep the air clean in their polluted neighborhood.

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 6d

Does soot in the air cause health problems in Houston? Fine particle pollution, explained, via @rebekahfward.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

How dangerous is Houston's pollution problem? Here’s what to know.

A mixture of solid and liquid particles known as particulate matter, or soot, is a common source of air pollution.

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 6d

Elon Musk reaches new wealth milestone, now halfway to being a trillionaire, Forbes says, via @ericatx.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...

Elon Musk reaches historic wealth milestone, Forbes says

The Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO became a half-trillionaire during trading Wednesday afternoon, according to the Real-Time Billionaires tracker from Forbes.

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 7d

Exclusive: Sales begin in Fort Bend’s biggest new community in 30 years — 14K homes at Austin Point www.houstonchronicle.com/business/rea...

Exclusive: Sales launch in Fort Bend County's biggest new community in 30 years

Sales are now underway in Austin Point, a massive new development in Fort Bend County that could one day be home to 50,000 people, one of the largest communities the area has seen in almost 30...

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 7d

Kids’ Meals sets bold goal: double daily meals for hungry Houston kids, via @maliyaellis.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...

Kids' Meals to amp up free meal production with whimsical Houston headquarters

The nonprofit has set a goal of distributing 26,000 meals a day by 2031.

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 8d

Exxon plans to lay off thousands of workers. It’s part of a larger trend. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...

Exxon to lay off thousands in office strategy shift

Exxon plans to lay off thousands of workers in other countries — the latest in a larger trend sweeping Houston’s oil industry.

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 8d

White House is directing NASA to implement Trump’s budget cuts, report says, via @andrealeinfelder.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

White House is plotting NASA budget cuts, report says

The report says the Trump administration has told NASA to begin imposing the fiscal year 2026 budget, even though Congress hasn't approved it.

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 8d

'The smell test’: Rancher accuses Oxy of faking integrity tests, experts raise alarms over well safety, via @amandadrane.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

Rancher accuses oil giant Oxy of faking safety tests, endangering groundwater

Rancher Schuyler Wight aims to prove the Houston-based oil giant Occidental Petroleum faked mechanical integrity tests filed with the Railroad Commission. The company denies all wrongdoing.

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 8d

Vistra to build nearly $1B in natural gas power plants as oil and gas industry electrifies, via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...

Why Vistra is building $950M in new gas-fired power plants in the Permian Basin

Vistra plans to build two new natural gas power plants in the Permian Basin, partially in response to the oil and gas industry’s growing thirst for electricity.

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