Tax incentives skip areas in need.

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View in browser FALL SALE! Unlimited Digital Access: 6 Months for 99¢. Subscribe Today. Good morning. Here are the top stories around Houston today:   Tax incentives skip areas in need. UNFAIR BURDEN: A Houston Chronicle investigation finds tax increment financing puts public funds in thriving neighborhoods while needier areas compete for scraps.   CenterPoint faces rate battle over $200M contract. The power company wants to add another $1.07 a month to electric bills to cover the cost of leasing mobile generation.   Jail is like a 'modern-day Alcatraz.' [Opinion] Overcrowding. Deaths. Beatings. Rape. As one official puts it, for both officers and inmates: "We are in a human rights crisis" at Harris County Jail.   Astros bench coach has managerial mettle. Joe Espada has interviewed with several clubs over the last few years, but being Dusty Baker's right-hand man isn't a bad way to bide his time.   Spotlight on Houston Ballet's first Black principal. Stages' Theatre Company's "Plumshuga: The Rise of Lauren Anderson" is as essential story in the Houston arts landscape. It runs through Nov. 13.   FALL SALE: Get 6 Months for 99¢ Unlimited Digital Access Act Now No Commitment | Cancel Anytime Unsubscribe  |  Manage Preferences  |  Privacy Notice Houston Chronicle 4747 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77027 © 2022 Hearst Communications