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As of July 12, residents in the six counties eligible for aid via the FEMA have filed 2,142 applications for assistance. 88 have been approved for a total of about $1.25 million. houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

NEW: Houston clubs will now be required to post their dress codes at the front door after Council Member Edward Pollard and Controller Chris Hollins were denied entry to a club over Hollins' Nikes. More: houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via Houston Chronicle

Houston officials used suite perk to get free access to Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter tour, records show houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via @houstonchron

Texas sent out 282 public safety alerts last year, six times more than in 2017. The state also leads the nation in alert opt-outs. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

Get fancy! "I’ll have a breadstick if I’m feeling really extravagant." Museum of Fine Arts director Gary Tinterow shares his best day ever in Houston houstonchronicle.com/projects/best-…

"The state is the key in this. They have the capability to implement this and run it.” What should Texas Hill Country learn from its response to July 4 floods? This Rice researcher explains houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

New: Like most of the more than 230 Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas had followed U.S. immigration rules. Then Trump rewrote them. propub.li/44ClMS1

NEW: Texts obtained by Houston Chronicle show a Houston City Council member asked a city contractor for personal favors for herself + her nonprofit. Ethics and legal experts question whether the interactions violated city ethics code/state law. houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… w/ Mike Morris

I would like to make it very clear. I am not running for Congress. Can’t speak for my cousins, however.

Bob was a great interview and had unique insights into the political pulse of Houston. Great sense of humor.

HUD plans to halt its probe into allegations that a Texas agency diverted $1B in disaster mitigation money from Houston and other communities of color hit hard by Hurricane Harvey toward more rural, white communities less damaged by the storm. propublica.org/article/trump-…

Response to deadly Texas floods was 'a masterclass in how not to communicate,' experts say houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

Whoever voted for vanilla, know this: We all roll our eyes at you when you ask if the étouffée is spicy. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

"None of this is perfect; it is just better" What should Texas Hill Country learn from its flood response? This Rice researcher explains houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

Camp Mystic's liability waiver (parents are required to sign) lists a host of hazards, including heat, cold, lightning & “risks associated w/ horseback riding.” It mentions the word “floods” once and says nothing about the history of flooding at the site. houstonchronicle.com/news/article/c…

Kerr County river authority chose tax cuts over alert system upgrades before deadly floods houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

“There is no way we can get to them. The water is over the river, and we are all stuck.” Dispatch audio, 911 logs reveal Kerr County's chaotic hunt for flood victims houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

"Our scope was protecting the river, not warning people about flooding." Exclusive: Kerr County river authority chose tax cuts over alert system upgrades before deadly floods houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

So in all the comparing of the Hobby School of Public Affairs poll, little attention is being paid to the fact nearly or more than half the people polled have no clue who most of the county leaders are. Including two of the commissioners. uh.edu/hobby/harris20…

“We have a long way to go on improving our communications” Poor coordination hampered flood response, Texas official tells lawmakers houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… via @houstonchron