Major retailers end mask mandates (but many Houston grocers hold out); the feds help balance Houston’s budget; Turkey Leg Hut draws national love; and more
Harris County suffers net outflow of residents over last decade; City addresses renegade donation boxes and digital kiosks; When a “hate crime” apparently isn’t; A Houston grocer ends its mask requirement; and more!
Mayor Turner announces policing reforms; Council authorizes $1.25M to defend Harding Street raid; Gonzalez nominated to ICE; Hotez’s latest authoritarian impulse; and more!
Chron focuses on Harris County flood bond deception; Human trafficking sentences draw scrutiny; Bettencourt moves to close tax loophole; Houston Forensic Science Center draws praise; and more!
Chron axes reporter (allegedly) over Deshaun Watson comments; No consensus on addressing violent crime; I-45 expansion plan has some merits; Ike Dike progress? And more!
City hit with $3.2 million light bill from winter storm; HGAC still supports massive I-45 rebuild; Houston real estate boomed in 2020 (and so will 2021 tax bills); and more!
Acevedo departs for Miami, warns of 500 murders; Dem gossips say John Whitmire likely to run for mayor; Sheriff’s office cracks down on street takeovers; and more!