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A Texas congressman is quietly helping Elon Musk pitch building $760M tunnels under Houston to ease flooding

Experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters. Musk’s company wants a piece of the project.

The Texas Tribune

Trump Burger owner in Texas faces deportation after Ice arrest

Roland Beainy from Lebanon, who opened chain of restaurants in support of president, says charges ‘not true’

The Guardian - US

Texas Quietly Downsizes Border Security Spending

But outlays remain far above state funding prior to the Operation Lone Star era.

Texas Observer

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Inside Houston’s Trump Burger restaurant: Where a Tower is 1lb of beef and its owner is a migrant

MAGA fast food chain expands across Texas – just don’t order the Biden Burger

The Independent UK

Five news organizations join Texas Tribune and ProPublica investigative initiative

El Paso Matters, Fort Worth Report, Houston Chronicle, The Texas Newsroom and WFAA will join us to support accountability journalism in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Republican Abortion Laws Are ‘Torturing Women.’ Can the GOP Fix Its Own Crisis?

Too late for many pregnant Texans, lawmakers might finally clarify exceptions to the state’s deadly bans—but advocates fear the current bills could also pose a new threat.

Texas Observer

Texas Man Spent Nearly Two Decades in Jail Without Trial Before Getting Murder Charges Dismissed

Edric Wilson was cleared of a murder charge after spending nearly 20 years in the overcrowded and underfunded Harris County Jail in Texas.

Latin Times

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A Texas Man Lured His Father Into the Garage to Look For Deer Meat. His Body Was Found in A Garbage Can The Next Day

A Texas man who lured his father to his death under the guise of searching for deer meat was convicted of murder.

Latin Times

Texas Man Accused of Impersonating Federal Attorney to Threaten Business Rival to His Side Project: Selling Snack Boxes

Trevor Neill was indicted on six federal felonies in January; if convicted, Neill could face up to five years behind bars.

Latin Times

Ime Udoka Delivered a Classy Retirement Gift to Longtime Rockets Writer

Jonathan Feigen retired from the Houston Chronicle Friday after more than 40 years in journalism.

Sports Illustrated

Rideshare Company Offering Armed Drivers To Launch In Texas

Rideshare customers in Texas will soon have the option to match with armed drivers with a background in law enforcement.

International Business Times

Rideshare Company Offering Armed Drivers Launches in Texas After Social Media Users Pick State in Online Poll

Rideshare customers in Texas will soon have the option to match with armed drivers with a background in law enforcement.

Latin Times

Texas Bill Will Allow Pregnant Women to Use Carpool Lane, Count Unborn Child as Second Passenger

Republican Texas State Rep. Briscoe Cain proposed a bill that would allow pregnant drivers to use HOV lanes, his second such attempt since 2022.

Latin Times

Former Houston Drug Cop Gets 60 Years for His Deadly Lies

That amounts to a life sentence for Gerald Goines, who instigated the no-knock raid that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas by falsely accusing them of selling heroin.

Reason

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Is Sunday a revenge game for Texans RB Cam Akers vs. Vikings?

Houston Texans Cam Akers heads back to Minneapolis for the first time since tearing his Achilles tendon.

Reason

Houston Officials Trusted a Dishonest Drug Cop for Decades Before His Lies Killed 2 People

But for a disastrous raid, narcotics officer Gerald Goines would have been free to continue framing people he thought were guilty.

Latin Times

Texas Democratic House candidate's home raided over vote-harvesting allegations

Authorities search Democratic candidate Cecilia Castellano's home over allegations of vote-harvesting in her 2024 campaign.

Texas Observer

Stories from Deep in the Heart

A new collection of Joe Holley's Native Texan columns treats subjects ranging from Austin's moontowers to a notorious prison to a battle of porcine proportions.

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USA Today Sports Media Group

Report: Rockets unlikely to offer max contracts in 2024 to Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun

Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun are unlikely to receive maximum-salary contract extension offers in 2024, the Houston Chronicle reports.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Report: Rockets to save 2024 mid-level exception for future trade

The Rockets plan to save their non-taxpayer mid-level exception for potential use in a future trade, per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle.

The Independent UK

Mark James, Grammy-winning songwriter of ‘Always on My Mind’, dies at 83

The songwriter, whose compositions were recorded several times by Elvis Presley, died in Nashville on 8 June

USA Today Sports Media Group

Report: Rockets interested in trading Brooklyn’s NBA draft assets for future picks

The Rockets appear interested in trading some or all of Brooklyn’s first-round draft assets for picks that are further in the future, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Sports Illustrated

Rockets Owner Tilman Fertitta Interested in Bringing WNBA Team Back to Houston

Houston has not had a WNBA franchise since 2008.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rockets extend front office contracts of Rafael Stone, Eli Witus

“We wanted to show them as well as the public we’re excited with the direction the Rockets were going,” owner Tilman Fertitta tells the Houston Chronicle.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Report: Cam Whitmore hopes to rejoin Rockets on Sunday versus Dallas

Cam Whitmore (right knee sprain) hopes to return to the Rockets in time for Sunday’s home game versus Dallas, per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle.

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