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Lawyers, consultants and other third parties have cashed in big on affordable housing deals. Renters have not, via Rebecca Schuetz, Yilun Cheng and Matt Zdun houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

Of all the private schools that could soon enroll students paying tuition with taxpayer dollars, Catholic schools are among those that stand to gain the most from Greg Abbott’s $1B voucher plan. Edward McKinley, Isaac Yu and I dive into why: houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… #txlege

New = Houston's Midtown development zone spent years buying land for affordable housing, hoping to stop luxury townhomes from taking over Third Ward. Then the agency quietly sold 16.6 acres of that land to developers – some of whom plan to build townhomes. houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

NEW w/ @houstonchron: We reverse-engineered Harris County’s property appraisal algorithm. Our suite of interactive tools shows if your home’s appraisal is unfair—and how to fight it. A truly inspiring collab with the @hearst devhub. Read more ⬇️

Early this morning, the Texas House greenlit Gov. Abbott’s $1 billion private school voucher plan, the first time the House has backed vouchers in decades. Only two Rs broke with their party to vote against the measure. Search how your lawmaker voted >> houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

IMPACT ALERT; Just weeks after Yilun Cheng, Matt Zdun and R.A. Schuetz exposed a controversial property tax break depriving low-income Houstonians of truly affordable housing, the Housing Authority had paused use of that tax break. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

🥳 I'm officially taking over Houston Chronicle's Houston Explained product, please follow along! houstonchronicle.com/projects/houst…

Career update: my time with the Las Vegas Sun will come to an end next month as I join the Houston Chronicle to cover religion! I'm attracted to the intersection between politics and religion, and I'm excited to explore my longstanding curiosities within this beat.

Big welcome to veteran Texas journalist Julian Aguilar, who will be joining the Houston Chronicle in July as our immigration reporter. houstonchronicle.com/about/newsroom…

The Texas Apartment Association helped turn Texas into one of the most landlord-friendly states. But its new 'anti-squatting' bill is a step too far for some lawmakers. NEW from me and Matt Zdun in Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

Will you receive any money when you file a home insurance claim in Texas? Flip a coin. Matt Zdun and I looked at the home insurers with the highest rates of claims closed without payment. Search to see where your home insurer falls. Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

After striking out in the Legislature, Texas’ biggest political donor may primary elected officials. Read the latest from Dylan McGuinness, Neena Satija and Matt Zdun on the fallout from Dick Weekley's lobbying group's losses. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Now that the 2025 #txlege is over, are you wondering how your legislators voted on key bills? I got ya covered! I built a nifty little lookup tool to help you do just that for the Texas Tribune

A really interesting look at the 65 miles of fragmented border wall that TX has built Zach Despart Alejandro Serrano Yuriko Schumacher >>> texastribune.org/2025/06/17/tex…

🧵All eyes were on Elon Musk as he slashed his way through Washington this year. But what about the Texas Capitol? I set about tracking Musk's influence here, where he's moved most of his companies. His star may be fading in DC. But Musk had a very good year in Texas. #txlege